Browsing by Subject "Major psychology 2."
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The assessment of active listening skills in HelpLine workers
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)The goal of this project was to study the active listening skills of Student Counseling HelpLine workers at Texas A&M University. This research project was designed to determine if the test currently used by the HelpLine ... -
Corticosterone mediates the effects of chronic stress on Theiler's virus in mice
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus in mice is a clinically relevant model of multiple sclerosis (MS) since the current hypothesis is that a viral infection may be the initiating event in the development of MS. Chronic ... -
Integrating attachment styles and correspondence bias
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Based on Daniel Gilbert's research on the correspondence bias, I hypothesized that securely attached individuals, (who have had positive experiences with others in the past) would be less likely than insecurely attached ... -
A measure of experiences with violence and post-traumatic stress disorder
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)This present study examined the relationship between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, attitudes about sexuality, number of incidents of lifetime interpersonal violence (directly experienced, witnessed, and ... -
The neurobiological mechanisms underlying the sensitization of pain and learning
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Why animals learn and how they do so has long been a topic of inquiry and research. Recently, King, Joynes, Meagher and Grau (1996) showed that exposure to a mild aversive event (a brief shock) can enhance both learning ... -
Patterns of belief and patterned thought: relationships between religious fundamentalism and cognitive restructuring
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Previous research on religious fundamentalism has focused on correlating fundamentalism with a number of personality variables. Religious fundamentalism has been associated with low religious quest, high right-wing ... -
Social influence, evolutionary theory, and symmetry
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)Perceptions of attractiveness for symmetrical and asymmetrical stimuli were investigated. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two conditions in which they either discussed the stimuli or engaged in a distraction ... -
Women's reactions to dominant and Agreeable men: how are initial judgements of attraction affected by peer discussion
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)This study examined the role of social influence in females' judgments of dominant and Agreeable males' dating desirability. Three hundred and sixty participants viewed one of four videotape segments that featured an ...