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Eye-tracking investigations of lexical ambiguity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The visual world paradigm was used to investigate the time course of ambiguity resolution. Typically, the visual stimuli consisted of one picture that was semantically related to the dominant meaning of an ambiguous word, ...
High intensity drinking : prevalence and correlates in a community-based sample of Australian adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Many adult drinkers consume far beyond the established binge threshold (i.e., 4/5+ drinks for women and men, respectively). High intensity drinking (HID), defined in two levels at two (high intensity low [HIL]) and three ...
A hierarchical Bayesian analysis of multiple order constraints in behavioral science
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
not; and a model where all people show an effect. I provide a Bayesian model-comparison approach to quantify evidence for these theoretically motivated models. And, finally, I show how the modeling approach can be applied both in a single...
A meta-analytic review of the relation between impulsivity-related traits and family history of alcoholism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Extensive research provides evidence that people with a family history of alcoholism are at risk for developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). Similarly, people with impulsivity...
Item response models for the measurement of thresholds
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
At least since Fechner (1860) described examples of human sensory thresholds, the concept of a threshold has been foundational in psychology. Thresholds exist when a sensation can be so weak that it does not lead to ...
Transformative technology : examining the capacity of virtual reality induced awe to change self-transcendent values and improve hedonic and eudaimonic well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Awe is an emotion that tends to shift focus away from individual concerns of the self towards collective interests that transcend the self. The primary purpose of the current study was to examine whether an experimentally ...
The etiologic, theory-based, ontogenetic hierarchical framework of alcohol use disorder: a translational systematic review of reviews
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
as dimensional and heterogeneous. It has the potential to improve AUD assessment and aid in the development of evidence-based diagnostic measures that focus on key mechanisms in AUD, consequently facilitating treatment matching....
Defending our place in nature: mortality salience and environmental concern
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
-environmentally moderates this effect. Conceptual and practical implications are discussed....
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 ...
Motivation for smoking and smoking cessation : a self-determination theory investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
and cessation behavior within nicotine dependence. Specifically, it aims to create two motives measures for smoking and quitting based on Self-determination Theory that can be used in conjunction with existing measures to examine two components...
Subjective cognition and objective cognitive performance: the role of sleep
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Subjective cognitive complaints and objective cognitive dysfunction are common in aging populations, however research investigating the associations between them is inconclusive. Given the high prevalence of sleep complaints ...
Provided and received partner support in the context of HIV-related stigma : effects on couple members' daily depression and relationship satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The current study utilized a diary methodology to better understand whether perceiving and encountering HIV-related stigma influences the ways in which ...
Ecological momentary assessment of affective instability, impulsivity, and alcohol use in borderline personality disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study examined the momentary and within-day relationships between mood states, impulsivity, and alcohol use. Participants included 48 ...
Not talking about sex : indirect parental communication and risky adolescent sexual behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The present study presents a newly adapted measure of participant reported indirect parental sexual communication. Undergraduate psychology students (N=297) were given an online survey which was utilized to investigate the ...
Sex differences in antisocial behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
paper-and-pencil questionnaire surveys in a population-based sample of 85,000 male and female Iowa schoolchildren between 10-19 years of age. The second study focused on retrospectively reported lifetime conduct disorder symptoms assessed by telephone...
Use of multimodal stimuli to facilitate associative memory in older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
providing evidence of an audiovisual benefit in the associative test under degradation across age groups. Experiment 2 failed to replicate these results, though there is some evidence that the prolonged stimuli degradation in the study phase, resulting from...
The log in my eye : awareness, acceptance, and correction of partisan political bias
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
People are often unaware of or under-estimate their own cognitive biases, suggesting that political bias -- measured by the influence of irrelevant political information on otherwise non-political judgments -- may be ...
Individual differences affect hormonal responses to a team-based violent videogame competition, but not in solitary play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Testosterone and cortisol were assessed along with various personality measures in response to a violent videogame competition in three different ...
The ability of an extinguished CS and a CS given conditioned inhibition training to pass tests for inhibition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Conditioned inhibition (CI) is a classical conditioning procedure that results in a conditioned stimulus (CS) that predicts the absence of an unconditioned stimulus (US). A procedure known as Pavlovian conditioned inhibition ...
The influence of positive mood and extraversion on different aspects of cognitive control
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] There is some evidence that positive mood might influence cognitive control and that extraverts might perform better than introverts when experiencing a positive mood...