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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Challenge and Threat"”.
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Challenge and threat states: An examination of variance components, interventions, and performance
This thesis reports on a systematic review and four empirical studies that examined cognitive and cardiovascular indicators of challenge and threat states as specified by the biopsychosocial model (Blascovich, 2008a). The overarching research aim was to provide novel insights into challenge and …
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Experiencing Uncertainty as a Challenge or a Threat: Impact on Attraction to Entitative Groups
… study examined the impact of self-uncertainty and challenge or threat appraisals on entitative group appeal. Predictions were based on uncertainty-identity theory’s findings regarding uncertainty and entitativity (Hogg, 2021), and on studies of challenge and threat appraisals in intergroup …
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Athlete imagery ability and effective imagery use
… the literature in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 validated and modified the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised to provide a more comprehensive assessment of movement imagery ability. Known as the Movement Imagery Questionnaire-3, it was employed in Chapter 3 to examine the influence of prior movement …
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"Never again a Mexico without us" : gender, indigenous autonomy, and multiculturalism in neoliberal Mexico
… process of consolidating territorial autonomy and stance of radical refusal are a challenge and threat to the Mexican state and neoliberal governance practices. At the center of that autonomy process are changes in gender equity and gendered relations of power that are crucial to the gains of …
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PERSPECTIVE TAKING AND THREAT: DO THREATENING SITUATIONS HAVE AN EFFECT ON HELPING INTENTIONS AND PERCEIVED EXPECTATIONS?
… in predicting the target’s mental states and subsequent behaviors. This can be especially important in threatening situations. How a member of an advantaged group believes that disadvantaged group members will react to a threatening situation may influence the advantaged member’s actions …
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Molecular Engineering Approaches against Germs, Spores and Biofilm Formation
Bacterial surface adhesion, colonization and related infections have been major issues plaguing many industrial and biomedical applications. In fact, the very subject has posed engineering challenges and incented scientific questioning for as long as the history of modern day microbiology and …
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Estudio de la transición académica de Educación Primaria a Secundaria en La Rioja de acuerdo al contexto rural-urbano y el género
… Transition to Secondary School Perceived as Challenge and Threat (ITCT) (Sirsch, 2003) al castellano, se ha comparado la percepción del alumnado rural respecto a su resiliencia, habilidades sociales y autoconcepto antes y después de transitar a Secundaria considerando diferencias de género, y …