Browsing Psychological Sciences electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2012 Summer"
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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 ... -
Differentiating a chunk from a group: the role of verbal rehearsal in creating a hierarchical list structure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Working memory, the small amount of information that can be temporarily held in mind, can be boosted through the use of mnemonic processes. The purpose of the proposed research is to distinguish between two such processes, ... -
Evaluating the long-term impact of youth interventions on antisocial behavior: an integrative review and analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Youth antisocial behavior exacts a tremendous toll on society and often persists into adulthood. Although researchers have identified a number of interventions that prevent or reduce youth antisocial behavior in the short ... -
Personality and reproductive success in the Ache (Paraguay): implications for the evolution of human individual differences
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study tested alternative evolutionary mechanisms regarding the maintenance of heritable variation in human personality by examining the relations between personality and reproductive success (RS) in two villages in a ... -
Understanding delusions: the role of aberrant salience and self-relevant information processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The current dissertation contains six studies that examine the roles of aberrant salience and self-relevant information processing in the development and maintenance of psychotic and psychotic-like experiences. Aberrant ... -
Understanding the relationship between goal maintenance and disorganized speech
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Disorganized speech in people with schizophrenia is associated with cognitive control deficits, but the specific nature of the relationship remains unclear. The current research examined whether one specific aspect of ...