Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Kerns, John"
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Examining measures of schizotypy for racial and gender bias using item response theory and differentiral item functioning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Schizotypy, a latent personality organization reflecting liability for schizophrenia, includes abnormalities and deficits in functioning and traits which cluster into positive, negative, and disorganized dimensions ... -
Examining positive schizotypy's relationship with openness facets, maladaptive openness, and other maladaptive traits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] Positive schizotypy is a trait reflecting increased risk for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders and includes symptoms such as magical beliefs and unusual perceptual experiences. The normative ... -
Examining the association between extreme drinking and prefrontal cortex functioning in young adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)The aim of this thesis is to examine whether a single extreme drinking episode in young adults is associated with harmful effects on prefrontal cortex (PFC) functioning as assessed with task-based functional magnetic ...