Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Eckel, Catherine C."
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Murphy, Chantrey Joelle (2016-08-03)Previous research using status characteristics theory illustrates how stereotyping is activated and maintained in small task-oriented group interactions. This occurs when group members reference their and other’s observable ...
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Kassas, Bachir Mohamad (2018-06-11)This dissertation examines some of the social and psychological factors affecting individual cooperative and risk-taking behavior. Specifically, laboratory experiments were conducted in order to shed more light on the ...
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Williams, Jacob Forrest (2014-07-16)This dissertation covers three papers concerning voluntary contributions. There are competing theories as to why individuals contribute to projects which help others (e.g., charities); many of the theoretical models have ...