Browsing Psychological Sciences electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2015 Spring"
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The debt of heroism : an initial test of the legacy attained by social transaction (last) model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Rhetoric surrounding heroes suggests their contributions create a sense of indebtedness and that they deserve to be awarded a legacy for such contributions. Utilizing a novel theoretical framework, coined the legacy ... -
The effect of emotional facial expressions on item and associative memory in younger and older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Research suggests that emotional stimuli can modulate item and associative memory performance. While enhancing the memory for individual item components, ... -
Game violence, game difficulty, and 2D:4D digit ratio as predictors of aggressive behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Previous research efforts have sought to determine whether violent video games cause increases in aggressive behavior. The resulting literature is controversial. Those finding the effect may not have the desired degree of ... -
Genetic influences on non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal thoughts and behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Though non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) often co-occur, very little is known about the shared and unique ... -
Methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity and reinforcement learning in rats selectively bred for high and low voluntary running
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The goal of the present research was to assess two lines of Wistar rats selectively bred for high (HVR) and low (LVR) voluntary wheel running, in ... -
The motivational primacy of environmental coherence : self-derogation and the experience of meaning in life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Although the human tendency to make self-serving attributions is well-documented, not all behaviors and cognitions are primarily self-serving. Victims blame themselves for uncontrollable circumstances and individuals ... -
Neural and behavioral effects of regulating emotional responses to errors during an implicit racial bias task
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Emotion regulation plays a key role in several theories of prejudice reduction. Here, we tested whether engaging in emotion regulation strategies while performing an implicit racial bias task would alter neural and behavioral ... -
Resource-depletion : outcome of failed energy management or adaptive emotion?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The purpose of this study was to determine whether people have a limited self-control ability. Past research has shown that when people controls themselves they are worse at controlling themselve afterwards. So, for instance, ... -
Speech symptoms in Schizophrenia and relationships with working memory, goal maintenance, and processing speed
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)People with schizophrenia exhibit wide ranging cognitive deficits, including slower processing speed (i.e., speed of executing task components). Speech symptoms, such as disorganized speech and alogia, have been associated ... -
Values, situational need construals, and well-being : relative intrinsic to extrinsic values predict perceiving more opportunities for satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The link between relative intrinsic to extrinsic value orientations and psychological well-being is now wellestablished, and it is understood that need psychological satisfaction plays a key role in this outcome. It is an ...