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Does early androgen exposure moderate developmental plasticity?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Little is known about what mechanisms allow some individuals more than others to flexibly develop cognitive competencies and behavioral biases while growing up to better meet the demands of their ecology, a phenomenon known ...
Household labor and marital quality : perceived partner responsiveness as a buffer for unfair divisions of labor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Perceptions of household labor divisions as unfair are associated with lower marital quality, particularly for women. However, perceived partner responsiveness -- individuals' beliefs about their partner as caring, validating, ...
Mediating effects of youth-serving programs on adjustment in youth with temporarily-absent parents
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The purpose of this study is to examine how youth-serving programs support youth during the temporary absence of a parent. For this study, temporarily-absent parents have been identified as those who are absent from the ...
A comparison of continuous versus intermittent presentation of instructive feedback on secondary target acquisition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Previous research has shown that instructive feedback allows for effective and efficient teaching because it allows individuals to acquire two targets ...
Examining bidirectional associations between momentary impulsivity, alcohol consumption, and daily life contexts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Longitudinal, cross sectional, and laboratory studies have examined the relationships between impulsivity and alcohol use. However, most ...
Increasing independence for home skills through book and tablet schedules
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Previous research has used activity schedules to teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorder a variety of skills such as social, play, daily routines, ...
When theories of psychology and composition intersect : a case study of Schoenberg, Dutilleux, and Lansky
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Although music had been understood for centuries to affect and even express certain psychological states, the method of observation and study essential to the evolving field of psychology and neuroscience in the twentieth ...
An evaluation of functional analysis methodology for play behaviors in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Deficits in play skills are common among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The importance of play in educational settings provides opportunities to build relationships and social interactions in those ...
Effects of musical collaboration on intergroup attitudes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Music is an important presence in our world, thought to be universal in human societies. The ubiquity of music has led some to postulate that it might have an important evolutionary purpose. One theory about the purpose ...
The effects of blast-induced traumatic brain injury on two transgenic models of Alzheimer's Disease
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is well known to be a risk factor for Alzheimer's Disease (AD). However, the mechanism by which TBI increases the risk ...