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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Behavioral methods"”.
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A comparison of three behavioral methods for the treatment of shyness
… study was to compare both existing and new behavioral treatments for a prevalent problem, shyness. The relative contributions of mastery imagery, coping imagery, and self-instructions in a systematic desensitization procedure were evaluated in an SPF 3.3 design. Sixteen severely shy college …
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Behavioral Methods for Next-Generation Shipboard Power System Simulation: Letting SPARCS Fly
… insights into the electric network's operation. Behavioral modeling bridges this gap, but is underdeveloped to support the system architectures of tomorrow's ships. This work details the advancement of behavioral modeling of electrical systems to incorporate hybrid AC/DC and ring bus …
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A Comparison Between Behavioral Methods and Evoked Response Audiometry in Assessing Anatomical Damage to the Organ of Corti of the Chinchilla Resulting From Intense Sound Exposures
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An Investigation of Three Behavioral Approaches Used in the Treatment of Chronic Muscle Contraction Headaches
… was to determine the effectiveness of three behavioral methods (Relaxation Training, Biofeedback, and Systematic Desensitization) of treating muscle contraction headache pain in individual chronic headache patients. Procedure. Nine chronic muscle contraction headache patients were treated …
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Cocaine self-administration in rhesus monkeys: effects on neurobiology and cognition and evaluation of cognitive enhancement for addiction treatment
… for cocaine dependence exist, although combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions, reviewed in Chapter I, may lead to better treatment outcomes. The goal of the current research is to characterize neurobiological and cognitive deficits associated with cocaine use in monkeys, and …
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Gender Double Standard of Aging: How Perception of Age and Related Social Outcomes are Modulated by the Gender of the Perceived
… Experiments in this dissertation combine behavioral methods and big-data analytics to examine (1) How does gender label of a target person influence age perception? (2) Are peoples’ intentions to vote for a candidate biased by the candidate's age and gender? (3) How do gender and seniority …
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The Reduction of Multiple Inequities Through Task Revaluation
… theory researchers have traditionally focused on behavioral methods of equity restoration with mixed results. The purpose of the present research was to focus on the psychological outcomes of inequity as they influence the individual's affective reactions. In order to examine the generality of …
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On the insufficiency of laterality-based accounts of face perception and corresponding visual field asymmetries
… We set out four aims to accomplish this: (1) Use behavioral and fMRI methods to demonstrate the LVF half-face advantage and identify its neural basis in ventral occipital-temporal cortex (VOTC); (2) use behavioral methods to show that RH superiority is insufficient to explain the LVF half-face …
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Ivory poaching, sociality, and the role of behavior in conservation
… elephants (Loxodonta africana) rely heavily on behavioral decisions and are highly dependent on complex social processes that revolve around older animals (Douglas-Hamilton 1972; Moss 1988; Wittemyer et al. 2005b). Within the last decade poaching of elephants for their ivory has increased to …
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Characteristics of syntactic processing : an examination utilizing behavioral and fMRI techniques
… costs and plausibility information. It uses behavioral methods to explore the characteristics of the two factors and neuroimaging to explore the underlying neurological substrates associated with these aspects of syntactic processing. Experiment 1 behaviorally demonstrated the presence of …
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Behavior Management Training Issues in Kentucky Classrooms
… to examine teachers' training with specific behavioral strategies, their personal level of proficiency in resolving these problems, and to determine if teachers consider the function of aberrant behaviors when deciding upon treatment interventions. A survey was developed to address these …
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Effects Of Parental Support On Physical Activity Levels In Children
… The literature is mixed regarding behavioral methods that may effectively motivate children to increase physical activity levels. Because some research has shown parental influence can affect children's behavior, it is hypothesized that trained parental support may increase …
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Mapping the substrate for brain stimulation reward : new approaches to an old problem
… by combining immunohistochemical, lesion, and behavioral methods. Immunohistochemical staining of the immediate early gene product, Fos, was used to visualize neurons activated by rewarding stimulation of the lateral hypothalamic (LH) level of the MFB. Production of Fos protein was increased …
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Developing a Theory of Mind : insights from FMRI studies of children
… of prior developmental research on ToM has used behavioral methods to describe milestones in theory of mind acquisition in early childhood. The experiments described in this thesis draw heavily from these two approaches, in order to link them: what is the relationship between the development of …
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Restraint as a Predictor of Intake Patterns Among Obese Women.
Obesity is a label that has different meanings. Sims (1979) has outlined three definitions of obesity. The first is the social definition, based upon visual perception of the individual being labelled. The second is the statistical definition, based upon a population norm and typically specifying …
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Behavioral and genetic correlates of reproductive success in male addax (Addax nasomaculatus, De Blainville 1816)
… success of addax was assessed using both behavioral observations and genetic paternity analysis using microsatellites and the second exon of Adna DR3 of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). There was a significant relationship between the age of the male and the number of offspring …
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Stress Management and Health Promotion Behaviours in Young Men in Tertiary Education Settings
… relationship breakdown. Similarly, several behavioral methods identified as coping mechanisms, such as alcohol use, cigarette smoking and drug ingestion, by these young men, whilst considered normative behavior, are in-fact contributing to their current identified stressful experiences. The …