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The Role Of Cingulate Cortex In Spatial Learning And Pain Processing
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)Research implicates the Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) mediates the affective component of pain processing but not spatial learning. The Posterior Cingulate Cortex (PCC) mediates spatial learning but not pain processes. ... -
Sex Differences In Object Location Memory: Fixed Versus Moving Through Space
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)Previous studies suggest that females possess superior object location memory than males. The present study investigated object location memory using both static and dynamic tasks. Additionally, the correlation between ... -
Peripheral Blood Perfusion Induced By Electrical Stimulation Of The Anterior Cingulate Cortex
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)In the last decade, much research has implicated the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in the modulation of both emotion and visceral functions in primates and rats. Rat studies have shown that electrical stimulation of ... -
Perception Of Diversity
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)Two studies were conducted to examine effects of diversity on perception. The primary purpose of the first study was to see how people perceive diverse groups, how comfortable they are working in such groups, and how ... -
Are Socially Dominant Men More Facially Dominant And More Prone To Sexual Jealousy?
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)Previous studies show that men with masculine facial characteristics are perceived as more dominant than men with less masculine facial characteristics. This study investigated whether facially dominant men behaved more ... -
Duration And Depth: The Effects Of Leader-follower Relationship Quality On Observer Ratings Of Leadership Performance
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)Previous research has shown that the duration and depth of the leader-follower relationship influences how followers rate their leaders. However, no studies were found that asked whether this relationship influenced how ... -
Validation Of World English (WE) Listening Comprehension Scale
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)World English (WE) includes any type of dialectical English spoken around the world (Hinkel, 2005). In the present study, a WE listening test was developed. The original form of the test consisted of six scales measuring, ... -
Re-experiencing Social Versus Physical Pain And Its Influence On Self-regulatory Reserve
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)This study examined the influence of reliving social pain on current reports of pain, self-regulatory ability, and differences in reactions. Participants (N=137) completed personality measures in phase one. Days later, ... -
Spacing And The Delay-retention Effect: An Alternative Explanation Of The Effects Of Feedback Timing On Semantic Learning
(Psychology, 2007-09-17)Current theoretical accounts of feedback timing effects on retention are problematic. Some predict that delayed feedback should lead to better retention; others predict that immediate feedback should lead to better retention. ... -
Chemotherapy Related Cognitive Impairment In The Rat
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)Treatment for cancer has been indicated to negatively impact the quality of life for patients. Specifically, chemotherapy has been associated with fatigue, nausea, and peripheral neuropathy. More recently, chemotherapy has ... -
Do Spinal Fusions Necessarily Result In Poorer Therapeutic Outcomes?
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)Controversy exists over the relationship between spinal fusion surgery and successful therapeutic outcomes. Common problems include unstandardized outcomes, ignoring the impact of the medico-legal system, and a paucity of ... -
Chronic Widespread Pain In Patients With Occupational Spinal Disorders: Prevalence, Psychiatric Comorbidity, And Association With One-year Treatment Outcomes
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)Chronic Widespread Pain (CWP) is estimated to affect 4.1% - 13.5% of the general population. Compared to those who are pain-free or have localized pain, those with widespread body pain have been found to higher rates of ... -
Are Some Children Weight Blind? The Stigma Of Obesity And Its Influence On 3rd-6th Grade Children
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)The aim of this research was to examine when the buffering effects (if any) of ethnicity, sex, age difference, and personality affect the stigmatization of overweight children, and to determine if some children can indeed ... -
The Influence Of A Strong Versus Weak Sense Of Self In Same-sex Dyadic Interactions
(Psychology, 2008-08-08)The goal of this study was to examine the influence of the participants' sense of self on the behaviors they displayed and the perceptions they reported in initial unstructured interactions. Participants were 82 male and ... -
Anxiety, In-group Identification, And Depersonalized Trust
(Psychology, 2008-08-08)In a previous study, we (Kenworthy & Jones, 2008) examined the effect of induced anxiety on depersonalized in-group trust within low and high importance groups. We found that the anxiety induction increased depersonalized ... -
What's The Personality Of A Blank? An Examination Of The Personality Differences Between Reporters And Nonreporters Of Demographics
(Psychology, 2008-08-08)The current study examined the measurement equivalence of personality measures between those who report demographic variables (i.e., age, race, and gender) and those who do not report these variables. Measurement equivalence ... -
Effects Of Birth-order Composition On The Intial, Same-sex Interactions Of Young Adults
(Psychology, 2008-08-08)Using both individual- and dyad-level analyses, this study investigated the effects of birth order on the initial, same-sex interactions of young adults. One hundred eighteen students (59 dyads) participated in initial, ... -
Partial Reinforcement Extinction Effects On Rats In A Runway And Operant Chamber
(Psychology, 2008-08-08)The partial reinforcement extinction effect (PREE) is traditionally observed in rats when on a partial reinforcement schedule in a runway, that is, they are more resistant to extinction (persistent) than those on a continuous ... -
Septal Stimulation Inhibits Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn Neuronal Activity
(Psychology, 2008-09-17)Deep Brain Stimulation is a useful technique for relieving chronic pain in patients that have exhausted their options. The septum has been a target for such treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine if ... -
The Roles Of Ingroup Identification, Prior Commitment, And Group Needs In Predicting Reactions To Group Defection
(Psychology, 2008-09-17)Three experiments were conducted to explore the effects of group member defection (versus control) on reactions by ingroup members. In Study 1, emotional reactions were less positive toward defectors than toward controls, ...