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Alcohol consumption, executive function and risky decision making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Previous research has shown that alcohol intoxication can adversely affect behavior by impairing higher cognitive function (e.g., Giancola, 2000) and can lead to increased risk-taking (Leigh, 1999) via impaired executive ...
How sweet it is to be loved by you : toward an understanding of why close relationships buffer existential fear
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Theory and research suggest that close relationships help to buffer against existential fears associated with the awareness of death (Mikulincer ...
Exploring the relation between cigarette smoking and alcohol hangover frequency
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Drinkers differ meaningfully in their susceptibility to hangover, and prior studies suggest individual differences in hangover proneness may be related to risk for alcohol use disorders (AUD). This project examined whether ...
A study of selective attention in young autistic subjects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
Pertinence level of the information in the unattended channel is supposed to play an important role in the process of selective attention in normal subjects (Norman, 1968). The developmental disorder of autism has been ...
To discover or to create : metaphors and the true self
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Two studies were conducted to examine how the metaphors of discovery and creation influence the perceived validity of the true self. It was hypothesized ...
Derivation and validation of alcohol phenotypes in a college population : a motivational/developmental approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Numerous typologies of alcoholics have been proposed, dating back to the 1850s. However, many of these typologies have categorized alcoholics on distal and/or static etiological factors. In this study, longitudinal data ...
Keeping your eyes on the prize versus your nose to the grindstone : the effects of level of goal evaluation on mood and motivation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Though higher level, primary goals provide meaning and direction for a person, evaluating progress on that primary goal versus a sub-goal is risky. Study 1 was a 2 x 2 experiment in which framing level (sub-goal or primary ...
Expressive writing, relationships, and health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The role of expressive writing in social functioning is investigated; results extend findings regarding benefits of writing about personally significant topics (Pennebaker & Beall, 1986; King, 2001; Niederhoffer & Pennebaker, ...
Internalizing introjected goals through reflective writing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
How do individuals internalize goals that are self-set? Research on this topic is rather limited, and this study examined whether writing exercises that encourage self-reflection about an academic goal would increase ...
Personal growth and personality development : well-being and ego development
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Personal growth is conceptualized as the phenomenological experience of self-directed growth, which has been found to be related to positive functioning. The question remains, does the phenomenological experience of personal ...