Browsing 2011 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Psychological sciences (MU)"
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Can the focus of attention accommodate multiple, separate items?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Researchers of working memory currently debate capacity limits of the focus of attention, the proposed mental faculty in which items are most easily accessed. Cowan (1999) suggested that its capacity is about 4 chunks, ... -
Effects of alcohol and emotion regulation on performance monitoring
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Previous research indicates that alcohol dampens negative affect and is sometimes used in the regulation of psychological distress (see Greeley & Oei, 1999; Sher, 1987). Other work indicates that individuals using less ... -
Getting over a relationship breakup : testing two interventions to facilitate recovery
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Research suggests that individuals who have broken up from a romantic relationship and are also experiencing the transition to college may be particularly vulnerable to the stressors associated with both processes. The ... -
The influence of basic need satisfaction on sexual risk behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Despite two-decade long HIV prevention efforts, recent reports suggest that new HIV infections are on the rise in the United States (CDC, 2008). To combat this, many researchers believe that we must achieve a greater ... -
A longitudinal behavior genetic model for ordered categorical variables
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)A model for the analysis of longitudinal twin data consisting of ordered categorical variables was proposed. Proportional changes in response categories across time were modeled within growth curve by means of mean and ... -
To sleep, perchance to decide : the effect of sleep deprivation on error reactivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Previous research has shown a host cognitive decrements that result from sleep deprivation including impaired executive function and slowed reaction time (see Durmer & Dinges, 2005). The focus of this research is to ... -
Youths' cross-ethnic friendships and associations with socioemotional adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)Relationships with peers and friends are important and influential in the lives of youth, especially in adolescence (Buhrmester & Furman, 1987). Although attention recently has been drawn to the important roles of race, ...