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What’s in a Name? Forenames as a Predictor of Psychopathological Personality Traits
(2021-05-07)
Forenames are commonly recognized as labels used to identify or distinguish ourselves from others and signal varying levels of behavioral traits within a gender group, with some gender-specific forenames appearing as more ...
Accuracy in Interpersonal Perception
(1990)
The extent to which gender and self-monitoring correlated with the ability to detect deceit in interpersonal interactions was examined. 20 men and women were videotaped while describing someone they liked and someone they ...
Pets, Empathy and Moral Development
(1991)
This study explored the relationship between current and childhood pet ownership/bonding, and current levels of empathy and moral reasoning. The subjects completed the Mehrabian and Epstein Emotional Empathy Scale (1972), ...
Interpersonal Problem Solving in Third and Fifth Graders: Sex, Grade, and Friendship Effects
(1995)
This study examines the relationship between friendship and the types of problem solving strategies, emotional reactions, and the intensity of the emotional reaction to hypothetical dilemmas. Third and fifth grade children ...
Attitudes Towards Homosexuality: A Correlational Study
(1995)
Attitudes towards homosexuality among 243 undergraduates at Texas A&M University were examined in this study. Measures were taken of tolerance for homosexuality, level of principled moral development, and a variety of ...
How the Acquisition of Stable Disposition Leads to a More Realistic Self-Concept
(1986)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the understanding of stable dispositions and the development of a realistic self-concept. It was hypothesized that once children have acquired the understanding ...
Attitudes Toward Aging
(1978)
Four theoretical explanations for the existence of negative attitudes toward the old, (1) poor life satisfaction as measured by loss in socioeconomic status, poor health and financial insecurity, (2) nearness to death of ...
To Violate or Not to Violate: A Study of Pedestrian Behavior at a Crosswalk
(1984)
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of a law-violating model, presence of a uniformed authority figure, and the combination of both of these factors on the likelihood of violating a "Don’t-walk" signal by ...