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The Role of Mental Imagery in the Free Recall of Deaf, Blind, and Normal Subjects

Craig, Ellis M. (University of Alabama Libraries, 1971)

In recent years there has been increased concern with the functional significance of "mental imagery" in learning and memory. Prior to the advent of Behaviorism, mental imagery played a major role in the interpretation of ...
The Interaction of Locus of Control of Reinforcement and Frustration Effect

Serum, Camelia Sue (University of Alabama Libraries, 1972)

According to Amsel's theory of frustrative nonreward (Amsel, 1958), the frustration effect (FE) is manifested in more highly motivated behavior immediately subsequent to nonreward of a previously rewarded response. Moreover, ...
Reinforcer effectiveness of adult social approval of preschoolers as a function of the amount of previous disapproval

Nolan, William T. (1977)

The effectiveness of a reinforcer's control over an individual's behavior typically depends upon the contextual features of stimulus provision. The manipulation of these features may enhance or attenuate the effectiveness ...
Partial helplessness conditioning as a possible etiological factor in psychopathy

Johnson, Tucker Dunlap (University of Alabama Libraries, 1989)

The clinical syndrome characterized by chronic antisocial behavior is variously known as psychopathy, sociopathy, and antisocial personality disorder. The entrenched behavior patterns that hallmark this disorder result in ...
To flatter the jury: ingratiation effects during closing arguments

Ziemke, Mitchell H. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

ABSTRACT The current study investigated the effect of defense attorney ingratiation during closing arguments of criminal trials. Previous research has shown ingratiation to be a powerful tool of social persuasion across ...
Awareness of rhyme in children and adolescents with Down syndrome

Moore, Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The aim of the present study was to measure rhyme awareness, along with alliteration and final phoneme detection, in a sample of children and adolescents with Down syndrome, compared with typically developing children of ...
The relation between Alzheimer's disease caregiving status, health-related possible selves, and health behaviors

Haley, Philip Parker (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Possible selves are personalized representations of the self in the future that may motivate individuals to strive toward desired states and avoid feared outcomes. Possible selves have been explored among many populations ...
Computer-mediated persuasion: emoticons as a proxy for nonverbal behavior

Muscanell, Nicole Lori (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The current research examined whether or not emoticons (in this case, smiley faces) could be used as proxies for nonverbal behavior when inserted into email discussions. Specifically, previous research has suggested that ...
Language development in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders: investigating fast-mapping abilities and utilization of word learning constraints

Williams, Amie M. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Children with typical development utilize social-cognitive skills (e.g., joint attention, imitation) and word learning constraints to quickly learn new words (i.e., fast-map). However, few studies have investigated ...
Gender disparity in the prediction of recidivism: the accuracy of the LSI-R modified

Evans, Stephanie Ann (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

During the last 50 years, the rate at which females enter the correctional system has increased exponentially. Despite this influx, risk assessment instruments remain geared toward male offenders. The Level of Service ...
A self-help behavioral activation treatment for geriatric depressive symptoms

Moss, Kathryn Sara (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The present study investigated behavioral activation (BA)bibliotherapy as a treatment for late-life depressive symptoms. BA bibliotherapy was administered using Addis and Martell's (2004) Overcoming Depression One Step at ...
Pre-treatment analysis of the demographic and psychosocial characteristics of rural Alabama patients with chronic pain

Day, Melissa Anne (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Rural residency and low socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with increased likelihood of chronic pain. Previous literature suggests numerous pain-related variables vary with age and sex, and research on pain and race ...
Predictors of coping success in children with functional abdominal pain: the influence of executive function and attention regulation

Hocking, Matthew (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Theoretical models of adjustment to chronic illness underscore the influence of executive function and attention regulation in children's coping attempts, yet few studies have investigated the relations between these ...
Effects of a psychosocial intervention on eating behavior compliance in bariatric surgery patients

Boeka, Abbe (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

Obesity is a leading cause of preventable death in America and its prevalence is increasing at an alarming rate. Given the medical and psychosocial consequences of obesity, surgical intervention for weight loss ("bariatric" ...
Repetitive behaviors and anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder

DeRamus, Michelle (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

There has been limited research on repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with little information about how repetitive behaviors in ASD differ from repetitive behaviors in other disorders, particularly ...
The use of social and temporal comparison to explore the process of quality of life evaluation in older adults

Chandler, Joseph Francis (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

QOL measurement is an enormous field that spans multiple disciplines (Felce & Perry, 1995; Phillips, 2006). Calls for its unification, clarification, or abandonment have been common for nearly four decades (Abeles, Gift, ...
Does nodding cause contagious agreement?: the influence of juror nodding on perceptions of expert witness testimony

Simpson, Jolene Elizabeth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The act of head nodding is thought to convey a signal of agreement and approval of a message (Helweg-Larson, Cunningham, Carrico, & Pergram, 2004; Stivers, 2008). Head nodding has also been shown to affect attitude change ...
Psychopathy and the role of anxiety in childhood populations

Kubak, Franz Alexander (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The study examined the relationship between psychopathy and anxiety in 147 community boys. Children and their guardians completed self- and parent-report measures of child psychopathy (APSD) and child anxiety (MASC). In ...
Juror perceptions in sexual orientation-based hate crimes

Gorter, Erin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)

The present study sought to investigate how victim sexual orientation and homonegativity influence the relationship between severity of crime and assignment of punishment to the perpetrator of a sexual orientation-based ...
The SRP-II as a rich source of data on the psychopathic personality

Lester, Whitney Suzanne (University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)

This study examines the factor structure, external correlates, and predictive utility of the Self-Report Psychopathy scale (SRP-II; Hare, Harpur, & Hemphill, 1989). It was hypothesized that the SRP-II would sufficiently ...

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