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, ...
Tortoriello, Gregory Kenneth(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
Social-cognitive perspectives suggest that ingroup perceived similarity between a message recipient and communicator stimulates systematic (e.g., more effortful) information processing of the message, which is posited to ...
Jones, Michelle Andrea(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
Many states allow individuals to be civilly committed as “sexually violent predators” (SVPs) after they have served their prison sentence. In order to be committed, there must be evidence of certain criteria, including ...
Meaux, Lauren(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
Mental State at the Time of the Offense (MSO) evaluations are used to inform the criminal courts in determinations of criminal responsibility and are an important part of psycholegal practice. Evaluator judgments of ...
Himmelberger, Zachary Mark(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
Down syndrome (DS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with many cognitive weaknesses, including certain aspects of wayfinding. There are several theoretical reasons, such as abnormal brain development and similar ...
Chappetta, Kelsey(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
The research presented here examines gender roles associated with gaming, a multi-billion-dollar industry, in which there is a large gender gap in participation rates (Entertainment Software Association, 2016). Using social ...
Brown, Carmen Elaine(University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)
In order to best prepare children for school, we need to know what factors contribute to their success, both academically and in social situations. Both executive functions and social skills are needed to get children ready ...
Sherwood, Ian M.(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
The existing literature suggests that there is a significant and positive relation of trauma and somatization. However, the existing literature seems to give little consideration to methodological, participant, and study ...
Mendoza, Jessica(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
A vast majority of the literature on technology usage has found evidence that when individuals rely heavily on technology usage there is a cost to cognitive processes in the areas of attention, learning, and memory (Sparrow, ...
Dillon, Casey(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Research has documented that upwards of 85% of students across the preschool through high school levels have some involvement in bullying incidents, whether as bully, victim, or bystander. Recent evidence has emphasized ...
LaRocca, Michael Andrew(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Previous research has established self-efficacy and posttraumatic growth as essential to post-deployment adjustment among veterans, and perceived transformational leadership is well known for its positive effects on follower ...
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 ...
Lewis, Jerome(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
People agree that legitimate victims ought to be helped and illegitimate victims ought to be punished. Yet, people disagree about who is a legitimate victim. Victimologists theorize that legitimate occupants of the victim ...
Robinson, Adam Trent(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
There are a number of different processes involved while performing a visual search task. One likely process involves learning spatial regularities in our surroundings. Contextual cueing reflects a form of associative ...
Newman, Andrea Kara(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Chronic pain is a serious health problem with high rates of health care utilization (HCU) and opioid prescriptions (OP). Many patients become stymied in a perpetual cycle of unsuccessful attempts to find relief from suffering ...
Tighe, Caitlan Ann(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Savoring abilities are proposed to enhance the experience of positive affect yet there is a paucity of research exploring the moderating role of savoring in the association of positive affect and health outcomes. The primary ...
Ryerson, Nicole Claudette(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Alcohol cue reactivity (ACR) is a critical component within many models of alcohol use and abuse. ACR can be conceptually defined as the physiological and subjective reactions that occur in response to alcohol related ...
Wood, Meagan Michelle(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
In the current study, I examined the effects of age, explicitness of instructional materials, and personality differences on risky decision making while playing the Game of Dice Task (GDT). Participants were randomly ...
Sokolowski, Kimberly Marie(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Background: Psychopathy is a personality disorder underpinned by three dominant dimensions including grandiose-manipulative, callous-unemotional, and daring-impulsive traits. Although there is some evidence of a specific ...
Rankin, James Alexander(University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)
Many youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience comorbid emotional and behavioral difficulties that have a significant impact on their functioning (Kanne, Abbacchi, & Constantino, 2009). Parents and teachers are ...