Browsing 2012 MU theses - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Psychological sciences (MU)"
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Cost-benefit analysis of multisystemic therapy for serious and violent juvenile offenders and their siblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study investigated the economic benefits of an intensive family-based treatment (multisystemic therapy, MST) versus individual therapy (IT) using arrest data from 25-year follow-ups of referred serious and violent ... -
The differential effects of presentation rate and retention interval on memory for items and associations in younger adults : a simulation of an age-related associative deficit
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Older adults show an associative deficit in episodic memory compared to younger adults. Previous research suggests two underlying brain areas, the frontal lobe (FL) and the medial temporal--hippocampal area (MTL/H), as ... -
The effects of dopamine and salience manipulations on magical thinking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Although delusional and magical thinking is associated with both increased dopamine and aberrant salience, it is unknown whether dopamine manipulations cause increased magical thinking on non-clinical measures or whether ... -
Effects on sibship size and composition on younger brothers' and sisters' alcohol use initiation : findings from an Australian twin sample
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The effects of sibship size and structure on delinquency are well established, but despite strong links between delinquency and alcohol use, the contribution of these factors to drinking behaviors remains largely unexplored. ... -
Examining the comorbidity of boderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in a community sample
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), both relatively prevalent disorders in our society, overlap and/or co-occur in ways that are not yet well understood, especially outside of ... -
If you've got it, flaunt it : humans flaunt attractive partners for status and desirability
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Mate choices that are influenced by the mating decisions of peers, i.e., nonindependent choice, occur in many species including humans. Recent research on humans has shown that women are more attracted to men with attractive ... -
Influence of conditioned compensatory response on drinking and driving decision making
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Perceived intoxication is a strong determinant of one's willingness to drive after drinking alcohol. When contextual cues are conditioned with the administration of alcohol, a compensatory response is elicited that decreases ... -
Positive affect, intuitive processing, and visual encoding
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The effects of positive affect (PA) on cognitive outcomes have been studied extensively. These effects map on squarely to a Cognitive-Experiential Self Theory (CEST) framework (Epstein, 1991; 1994). One component of CEST ...