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Musculoskeletal Disorders: Primary and Secondary Interventions
(Elsevier, 2004-02)
In the United States alone, the annual cost associated with the diagnosis and care of musculoskeletal trauma amounts to tens of billions of dollars [Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: Function, Outcomes and Evidence. ...
Psychosocial Factors That Can Influence the Self-Assessment of Function
(Springer Netherlands, 2004-09)
What has plagued the evaluation process in this area has been the level of agreement in the wide variation in the measures used to document a construct such as pain, as well as changes in that construct as reflected in the ...
Social Familiarity As A Predictor Of Observational Learning In The Domestic Dog (Canis Familiaris)
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)
Experiments utilizing observational learning in dogs are becoming more frequent, but few investigate the familiarity relationship between model and observer. Two experiments were designed to explore the familiarity ...
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 ...
Evidence For A Simpatico Self-schema In Studies Comparing Hispanics and Whites
(Psychology, 2007-08-23)
Considerable evidence exists that many Latin American cultures emphasize concept of simpatia or simpatico (Triandis, Martin, Lisansky, & Betancourt, 1984). The purpose of this research project was to test for evidence that ...
The Influence Of Knowledge Aquired At Study On Younger And Older Adults' Source Memory
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)
The current experiments were intended to investigate the tendency of younger and older adults to use knowledge acquired during encoding to guide source memory judgments at test. Participants studied a list of words with ...
Organizational Justice And Stress: An Investigation
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)
Utilizing survey methodology, the four-factor model of organizational justice was assessed, including distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational justice, as well as their relationships with overall perceived ...
Insensitivity To Pain In Schizophrenia: An Examination Of Sensory And Affective Pain Processing In An Animal Model
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)
Patients with schizophrenia have been shown to display decreased sensitivity to pain, which can severely compound the impact of injuries and illnesses. Currently, the reasons for pain insensitivity in this population are ...
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. ...
Minimum Clinical Important Differences Of Health Outcomes In A Chronic Pain Population: Are They Predictive Of Poor Outcomes?
(Psychology, 2008-04-22)
Psychometric validation of health outcomes measures ensures that the methods utilized to evaluate treatment effects, and aid in individual patient diagnosis are reliable, valid, and meaningful. A relatively new concept ...