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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Avoidance Behavior"”.
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Avoidance Behavior in the Elderly Driver
… whether functional limitations were related to avoidance and whether avoidance is related to reducing crash risk. Results showed that, on the average, older drivers reported avoiding driving at night, on high traffic roads, on high speed roads, and in rush hour traffic while not avoiding left …
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Early experience and avoidance behavior : some relevant parameters
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Psychology, 1965
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Neural substrates of avoidance behavior: The afferent limb
During avoidance conditioning, the rabbit sitting in a large activity wheel was presented with two tones. One tone the positive conditional stimulus (CS+), predicted a mild foot-shock, the other tone (CS$-$) did not. The rabbit could learn to avoid the footshock by locomoting in the running wheel. …
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Reversible Cortical Depression and Avoidance Behavior in the Rat
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-03T23:51:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6104388.pdf: 5160157 bytes, checksum: fd26ef2106af1b328c394b3e2f4ac177 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1961
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The Neural Substrates Supporting the Inhibition of Instrumental Avoidance Behavior
… underlying the acquisition of discriminative avoidance behavior in rabbits, wherein rabbits learn to step in an activity wheel in response to a conditional stimulus (CS+) predictive of a foot shock while learning to avoid another stimulus (CS-) not followed by shock. However, less is know …
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Relationship Between Age, Store Attributes, Shopping Orientations, and Approach-Avoidance Behavior of Elderly Apparel Consumers
… between store attributes and approach-avoidance behavior of elderly apparel consumers. In addition, this research examined the relationships between age, the importance of store attributes, and shopping orientations of elderly apparel consumers. Data were collected using a convenience …
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Moral Distress and Avoidance Behavior in Nurses Working in Critical Care and Non-Critical Care Units
… the relationships between moral distress and avoidance thoughts and behavior between nurses currently practicing in critical care and non-critical care settings.</p><p><bold>Methods</bold>: A descriptive cross-sectional comparative design was used. The sample was comprised of a randomized …
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The Effects of Education on Fear-Avoidance Behavior of Subjects with Work-Related Low Back Pain
<p><strong>Background and Purpose.</strong> Fear-avoidance behavior contributes to chronic low back pain. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patient education on fear-avoidance behavior added to conventional physical therapy would have significant effects on return to work status in …
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Effects of Septal and Cingulate Cortex Lesions on Conditioned Suppressionof Activity and Avoidance Behavior in Rats
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T23:01:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6511883.pdf: 1941098 bytes, checksum: 6682cee0ee85cc3a7d48f50ccbea6280 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1965
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Strobe Light Effects On Stress and Avoidance Behavior in Fishes and Distribution of Zooplankton in Lake Oahe, South Dakota
… influence on (1) stress (plasma cortisol) and avoidance (distance moved away) responses across a broad range of fish taxa and (2) abundance (no./l) and distribution of zooplankton in Lake Oahe, South Dakota. To quantify stress and avoidance behaviors, representative fish taxa from five families …
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Validation of laboratory versus field avoidance behavior of schooling fathead minnows to heavy metal blends relative to acute toxicity during long term exposure
Avoidance to a blend of four metals (relative proportions: 1.00 copper, 0.54 chromium, 1.85 arsenic, 0.38 selenium) was determined for schools of fathead minnows (<i>Pimephales promelas</i>) in a laboratory avoidance chamber, an artificial stream and in a natural stream setting on a seasonal basis …
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Flight characteristics of pen-reared and wild prairie-chickens and an evaluation of a greenhouse to rear prairie-chickens
… success. Flight characteristics, predator avoidance behavior, and rearing methods are possible factors contributing to post-release mortality of pen-reared birds. To evaluate flight characteristics and predator avoidance behavior of pen-reared APC's released onto the Attwater Prairie …
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Size-Selective Predation By Ringed Crayfish (Orconectes Neglectus) On Native And Invasive Snails
… rarely found living near crayfish and exhibited avoidance behavior by crawling out of the water. Cipangopaludina chinensis was readily consumed by crayfish and exhibited no avoidance behavior. Although C. chinensis was previously reported from the James River, subsequent visits to the original …
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Effects of Infanticide Risk and Timber Harvest on American Black Bear Space Use
… americanus</em>) space use was consistent with avoidance behavior to reduce infanticide risk in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the 2009–2011 and 2013–2014 breeding seasons. Females with cubs occupied core areas and home ranges of similar size and relative probability of male use to …
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Behavioral avoidance by fish of residual chlorine in power plant discharges
The behavior of fishes in and around power plant discharges has not been adequately explored despite the recent proliferation of electric generating stations. This study investigated the response of fish to heated and/or chlorinated waters in a field laboratory. Carp (Cyprinus carpio), channel …
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An Internet-Based Self-Change Program for Trauma Sequelae
… SHICT group decreased intensity and frequency of avoidance behavior, frequency of intrusion, state anxiety, and depression more significantly than those in the control group. The SHICT group also increased general coping skills and coping self-efficacy more significantly than the control group. …
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Give Hate a Chance: An Exploration of the Affective State of Interpersonal Hate
… disgust) by appraisal of violation type and by behavioral response, and that the hostile emotions could be recognized by these characteristics, as well. Specifically, it was hypothesized that interpersonal hate would be incited by autonomy violations and avoidance responses; anger would be …
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Process of Health Care Decision Making Among Khmer Immigrants
… the congruence between health beliefs and behavior as reported by 30 Cambodian (Khmer) refugee women in Southern California. Utilizing in-home interviewing in the Khmer language, data was gathered on 226 illness episodes occurring among 157 family members over an eight-month span. …
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Examining women’s knowledge, health risk perceptions, beliefs and behaviours in relation to toxic chemicals commonly found in personal care and household products: a mixed-methods approach
… knowledge, health risk perceptions, beliefs, and avoidance behavior of women regarding toxic chemicals in PCHP. It focused on lead, parabens, bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, triclosan, and perchloroethylene. A questionnaire was administered to 200 women, and 10 women participated in virtual …
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