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Conceptual and Biofunctional Embodiment: A Long Story on the Transience of the Enduring Mind

Iran-Nejad, Asghar; Irannejad, Auriana B. (2017)

We examine how embodiment in biological activity is different from conceptual embodiment as reflected in classic, modern, and postmodern perspectives on tacit knowledge. The central theme of the essay is how understanding ...
Concordance in ratings of comorbid symptomatology in youth assessed for Autism Spectrum Disorder: child characteristics in relation to informant discrepancies

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 ...
Configurations of risk factors for poor parental treatment engagement

Minney, Jessica Ann (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

Behavioral parent training is an effective treatment for many child behavior problems; however, low parent attendance and engagement has been a chronic barrier to its successful implementation. Previous research identified ...
Contextual cueing in moving scenes

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 ...
Contextual Factors in Risk and Prevention Research

Lochman, John (2004-07)

This paper reviews how cascading levels of contextual influences, starting with family factors and extending to neighborhood and school factors, can affect children’s behavioral and emotional development. The ability of ...
Contingency learning in preschool-aged children with autism spectrum disorders: an examination of learning simple and complex relationships

Fowler, Stevie Nichole (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

Impairments in social interactions in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may be due to difficulties understanding the complex nature of social contingencies, as social information is not always straightforward ...
Correlation of Disturbed Sleep and Cancer Stress

Vander Wal, Gregory S.; Lichstein, Kenneth L.; Perkins, Cynthia K. (2015-12)

To illuminate the course of insomnia in the presence of an acute comorbidity, we examined the association between insomnia severity and breast cancer symptom severity over time and determined if this association varies ...
Custodial knowledge and legal perception among grandparents raising their grandchildren

Bownes, Elizabeth McVay (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

The current study examines the ways in which grandparents raising their grandchildren (GRCs) understand custody, perceive the legal system, and access resources related to their grandchild(ren)’s welfare. Due to the ...
Daily spillover in conflict from the marital relationship to the parent-child relationship: the moderating role of attributes associated with parent emotion-related regulation

Baden, Rachel Elizabeth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

Research has consistently documented that negativity generated in the marital relationship will "spill over" to negatively influence how parents interact with their children. The present study uses a daily reporting design ...
Death and Taxes: A Grounded Theory of Financial Stress, Coping, and Decision-Making Among Diverse Female-Identified Dementia Care Partners

Carden, Keisha Dawn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

As the population longevity increases, so does the demand for caregivers. The cost for providing unpaid care also continues to increase significantly. Given the weight of this financial burden, it is imperative scientific ...
Decision making quality of younger and older adults in familiar and unfamiliar domains

Wayde, Ernest N. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)

The older adult population of the United States is expected to increase substantially in the next twenty years. Working memory, one of the cognitive resources crucial for decision making, declines with age. The decline in ...
Dementia Risk Elevates Brain Activity During Memory Retrieval: An Fmri Analysis of Middle Aged and Older Adults

McDonough, Ian M.; Letang, Sarah K.; Stinson, Elizabeth A. (2019-07-08)

Longitudinal research suggests that genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors enhance one’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). However, it is not known how an accumulation of such ...
Detecting the Differences in Miranda Abilities Between Individuals with and without Intellectual Disability

Erickson, Sydnee (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

Objective: Although Miranda v. Arizona (1966) enacted safeguards for individuals entering custodial situations, existing research suggests that most individuals do not understand these protections. The purpose of this study ...
Determinants of mental health utilization in a palliative care outpatient setting

Azuero, Casey Balentine (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

This study examines the determinants of psychology service utilization among a chronically ill population. Data were combined from an outpatient palliative care clinic using two patient outcome studies for a secondary data ...
Determinations of mental retardation: the influence of standard of proof

Chen, Debra R. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

The effects of two standards of proof (preponderance of the evidence and clear and convincing) and quantified definitions (quantified and non-quantified definitions) on two dependant variables (mock juror determinations ...
Developing deception detection skills: an investigation of theory of mind and emotion knowledge as precursors

Nancarrow, Alexandra Failor (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

Examining developmental factors that impact young children’s success in both social and cognitive domains has important implications for advancing our current knowledge concerning social cognitive development. Both emotion ...
Development of the composite catastrophizing measure-short form (CCM-SF)

Smitherman, Anna (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

Pain-related cognitions play an important role in the pain experience. Several different pain cognitions are frequently assessed in both research and clinical evaluation. Among them, pain catastrophizing has been shown to ...
Developmental differences in repeated visual search as modulated by signal to noise ratio

Yang, Yingying (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

This dissertation was designed to study developmental differences in the way simultaneous and sequential signal to noise ratios impact contextual cueing effects. Contextual cueing refers to a form of implicit associative ...
Differences in Spatial Memory Between Chronic vs. Normative Smartphone Users and Texting Distractions

Mendoza, Jessica (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

Excessive smartphone usage affects daily life (i.e., interpersonal relationships, sleeping patterns, exercise, and physical health). With frequent phone use on the rise, researchers have developed several ways to distinguish ...
Differences in Weeknight Versus Weekend Self-Reported Sleep Parameters Across Sleep Subgroups

Molzof, Hylton Elisabeth (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

Insomnia identity refers to the conviction that one has insomnia, which can occur independently of poor sleep. The present study explored weeknight-weekend differences in sleep as a commonly overlooked factor contributing ...

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