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Drug Effects on Behavior in Transition: Does Context Matter?
(2008-09-09)
The generalized matching law has been used extensively to characterize choice under concurrent schedules of reinforcement. This model uses data obtained during periods of stable responding to describe response allocation ...
Evaluation of a School-Based Peer Mediation Program: Assessing Disputant Outcomes as Evidence of Success
(2009-02-23)
Peer mediation programs are frequently employed by school systems nationwide to help decrease rates of violence and promote constructive problem-solving methods. The current literature regarding evaluation of these programs ...
The Effectiveness and Transportability of Group Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with Community Families
(2008-09-09)
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a behavioral intervention that incorporates both operant learning and play therapy techniques to treat child disruptive behavior problems. Efficacy research indicates that PCIT ...
Effects of D-Amphetamine on Choice Behavior under Mixed Concurrent Schedules
(2008-09-09)
The goals of this dissertation were to conduct detailed analyses of behavior in transition in response to changes in reinforcement contingencies by using mixed concurrent Random Interval-Random Interval (conc RI RI) schedules ...
A Developmental Perspective on Juvenile Sexual Offenders: The Role of Childhood Abuse in the Development of Psychopathology and Sex Offending Behavior
(2008-09-09)
The child development field has a relative lack of research considering the impact of child abuse and victimization from a developmental perspective, and even less research that examines the effects of multiple types of ...
Effects of Dopamine Challenges on Clocked Fixed-Interval Schedule Performance for Rats Prenatally Exposed to Methylmercury and Selenium
(2008-09-09)
Fish consumption has been linked with health benefits, but fish are also a source of methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxicant implicated in well-documented population poisonings. To examine putative MeHg-induced alterations ...
A Brief Abstinence Test for College Student Smokers: Testing the Utility of a Novel Choice Task
(2008-09-09)
Cigarette smoking among college students is prevalent and correlated with other unhealthy behaviors. Reinforced abstinence (e.g., contingency management) has been demonstrated to be an effective method for reducing substance ...
Individual differences in the stressor-strain relationship: The role of ability-based emotional intelligence
(2008-09-09)
Researchers have uncovered several individual characteristics and situational variables that help explain and predict how, why, when, and which individuals will be affected by a potentially stressful encounter. Still, there ...
Individual Differences in Stable Motivational Qualities and Skill Acquisition: Dispositional Goal Orientation and Self-Efficacy
(2008-09-09)
The current study extends previous research on skill acquisition to develop a more complete picture of the motivational variables that influence task performance. Participants completed measures of cognitive ability, global ...
A Longitudinal Study of the Predictors of Contextual Performance
(2008-09-09)
The current study extends previous research on contextual performance by comparing data at two points in time to assess the temporal stability of contextual performance and the stability of the predictors of contextual ...