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Multidimensionality of parental monitoring
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
This study explored the construct of parental monitoring and its relation to antisocial behavior in children. The factor structure of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire Poor Monitoring/Supervision Scale (Frick, 1991) was ...
Act-to-product contingencies as a factor underlying the effectiveness of the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement system (ProMES)
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
The Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES) is an intervention that relies on feedback and personnel participation to increase organizational productivity. Over the years, it has produced very positive ...
Shock-induced enhancement of learning
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Moderate tailshock (3, 0.75 s, 1 mA) has been found to enhance subsequent Pavlovian fear conditioning to footshock in a different context. The current experiments examine whether this effect generalizes to other Pavlovian ...
Instrumental learning within the spinal cord: further examination of the deficit observed following noncontingent shock
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Six experiments are reported that explore the relation between a learning/performance deficit observed in signalized rats and the phenomenon of learned helplessness. Previous research in signalized rats has demonstrated ...
Combining information processing, personality, and demographic variables to predict motor vehicle crash involvement
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
The present study examined whether an empirical combination of three commonly but independently used predictor categories of crash involvement would result in incremental prediction over and above that provided by individual ...
Development and validation of a Spanish version of the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
I wanted to examine whether the factor structure of the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges (QSU; Tiffany & Drobes, 1991) was best represented by a one, two, or four-factor structure in two culturally distinct samples of smokers ...
Male body image: critical measurement issues
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The present study investigated various measurement issues related to male and female body image, with a particular focus on the former, which has historically received relatively little empirical attention. To address the ...
An examination of the relationship between goal orientation and leadership effectiveness
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Despite long-standing claims that traits are ineffective predictors of leadership, some recent studies have demonstrated empirical support for traits as significant predictors of leadership effectiveness (e.g., Judge, Bono, ...