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The relation between aggression and inflated self-concepts in aggressive children: a replication study
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
This study examined the relation between inflated self-concepts and levels of aggression in a sample of 167 aggressive second- and third-grade students. Variable-oriented data analyses of children's self- and others' ...
Shock-induced hyperalgesia: the role of the gaba and glutamate systems of the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Exposure to moderate shock has been shown to sensitize subsequent pain. Following 3, 0.75 s, 1 my tailshocks, rats display lowered vocalization thresholds to radiant heat and a gradually incremented test shock (Illich, et ...
Participant/assessor personality characteristics that influence feedback acceptance in developmental assessment centers
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The objective of the present study was to determine whether specified factors influenced the acceptance of feedback by participants (N = 113) in an operational developmental assessment center. Specifically, the relationship ...
Variability in baseline job duty measures as a component of worker control
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Naylor, Pritchard, and Ilgen's (1980) theory of motivation stresses the importance of worker control on productivity. Greater control over specific job duties is hypothesized to increase motivation to do those job duties. ...
Athletic Ability and Physical Attractiveness differences between aggressive-rejected and aggressive-nonrejected children
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
This study explored differences between aggressive-rejected and aggressive-nonrejected children on measures of Athletic Ability (AA) and Physical Attractiveness (PA). A main goal of the study was to explore possible ...
Priming on the path of least resistance
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The generation of new ideas was investigated by first noting how ideas are created for object concepts, such as 'tools' and 'animals', and then testing whether or not the same mechanism applies to idea generation for the ...
Neuropsychological profiles of cortical and subcortical dementia: underlying constructs and group differences
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Neuropsychological assessment is frequently used to aid in the differential diagnosis of dementia. In support of this practice, previous investigators have found distinguishable patterns of deficit on neuropsychological ...
Output dominance as a predictor of humor content in verbal productions
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Output dominance measures are used to determine what features people tend to instantiate in a mental representation when encountering a given concept. This study makes use of output dominance measures as a way of testing ...
Conflict and quality in the mentoring relationship: the role of mentor attachment
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
Aggression in childhood has been linked to concurrent maladaptive socioemotional functioning (Kazdin, 1993; Loeber, 1990) and future social incompetence, academic failure, substance abuse, mental health problems, and ...
Attachment and memory for negative emotional events
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
This research study examined the relationship between romantic attachment orientation and memory (explicit and implicit) for a negative, emotional film clip depicting attachment-relevant interactions. Two defensive ...