Browsing Department of Psychological Sciences (MU) by Thesis Semester "2009 Summer"
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Adolescent suicide attempts and alcohol use : a developmental psychopathology perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study characterizes the extent to which the adolescent alcohol-suicide attempt relation varies across severity of suicide attempt (i.e., ... -
Assessing the role of pair familiarity in the associative deficit of older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)While aging causes relatively minor impairment in recognition memory for components, older adults' ability to remember associations between components is typically significantly compromised, relative to that of younger ... -
Boundary conditions for a visual working memory capacity model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Cowan's K (Cowan, 2001) is an effective measure of visual working memory capacity and has been widely accepted by working memory researchers in recent years. However, one fundamental assumption of this measure, so called ... -
Cognitive load and time based forgetting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Recently, various researchers have claimed that time does not play a direct role in shortterm forgetting. Instead, they claim that time is only related to forgetting because it is correlated with other factors that cause ... -
Extrinsic and intrinsic values, forecasts, and experiences: an experimental approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)A study was conducted wherein participants with different values were provided with either a value-congruent or a value incongruent experience in the form of a chance to choose an Apple Itune song download, which they were ... -
Gene-environment interaction in alcohol problems in emerging and young adulthood : the DRD4 VNTR, DAT1 VNTR, and 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Alcohol problems at different developmental stages are associated with different genetic and environmental factors. Taking a developmentally sensitive approach, the current study characterized interaction effects between ... -
Remembering and forgetting concurrently : new benefits of high working memory span
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Previous studies of working memory capacity have suggested that individuals with high capacities excel at several processes, including (1) distinguishing between information that is applicable versus irrelevant to the task ... -
Sex on the rebound: motivations for sex and sexual experiences following a relationship breakup
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Despite widespread belief in the rebound phenomenon, few studies have examined sexual experiences after relationship loss. The present study uses a longitudinal, online diary methodology to examine emotional and sexual ...