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Prediction of Adolescent Suicidality: Relative Contribution of Diagnosis, Psychopathy, and Impulsivity
(2008-09-09)
Suicide is a leading cause of death among American youth, and specific subgroups among the general population have been identified as being at particularly high risk for suicidality. The present study sought to assess ...
Transient Error and Coefficient Alpha: A Call for Cautious Practice when Applying and Interpreting Alpha in Personnel Selection Settings
(2008-09-09)
Reliability is an integral component in determining the worth of results from any measure. There are a number of estimates used to represent reliability, which vary in terms of the sources of error addressed, underlying ...
Association between fear and visual memory for central and peripheral details
(2008-09-09)
The present study sought to determine if phobic individuals have improved memory for stimuli that are related to their phobic fear relative to non-anxiety provoking stimuli. Four hundred fifty-eight participants were ...
A Cross-cultural comparison of emotional experience: Does culture matter?
(2008-09-09)
This study explored if and how culture influences the experience of emotion in two distinct groups: Indians and North Americans. Past studies have suggested that differences among persons from different cultures in the ...
Undergraduate Attitudes Towards Parental Discipline Strategies
(2008-09-09)
Parenting is an essential part of children’s development. Because everyone has had experience with parenting young adults likely have opinions, attitudes and beliefs regarding parenting behaviors – even before they become ...
Reports of Child Conduct Problems and Parenting Styles Among Asian Indian Mothers in the United States
(2008-09-09)
Parenting in the United States takes on a variety of different characteristics as a result of the cultural diversity. According to Calzada and Eyberg (2002), understanding parenting in the United States can be done through ...
Assessing Psychology Majors' Knowledge of Psychology Using the Auburn Psychology Term Test (APTT)
(2008-09-09)
Student assessment is a pressing issue for educators. This research addresses the proposition that students who perform better in psychology classes do so because they learn psychological terms and concepts with greater ...
Examining the Parent Perception Inventory within the Context of Behavior Parent Training
(2008-09-09)
The Parent Perception Inventory (PPI) is a child report measure used to assess child perceptions of parenting positive and negative behaviors. A parent version of the PPI was also used to assess how parents perceive their ...
The development and validation of the Auburn Psychology Term Test (APTT)
(2008-09-09)
The construction and investigation of the psychometric properties of the Auburn Psychology Term Test (APTT), a yes-no test designed to measure psychology knowledge, is described in this paper. The relationships between ...
Manipulating Reflexive Establishing Operations in Young Children with Pervasive Developmental Disabilities
(2008-09-09)
Previous research has demonstrated the effects of manipulating establishing operations (EO) on problem behavior, task compliance, and the effectiveness of items as reinforcers. Much research on EO focuses on deprivation ...