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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Expectancy Effects"”.
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A controlled comparative investigation of psychological treatments for chronic sleep-onset insomnia
… to control for demand characteristics and expectancy effects. A further 14 patients were allocated consecutively to a tailored therapy condition as a development of the main study. Measures of treatment process and outcome were obtained from self-report instruments validated against …
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The effects of stable and malleable expectancies, communication channel, and self-efficacy on conversation behavior and interpersonal perception
Although the effects of interpersonal expectations on conversation behavior and interpersonal perception have been widely researched, much of this work has focused on how expectancies affect behavior and perception in audio/voice or face-to-face communication. The current research tested 100 …
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The Statistical Learning Of Musical Expectancy
… investigated the statistical learning of musical expectancy. As a secondary goal, the effects of the perceptual properties of tone set familiarity (Western vs. Bohlen-Pierce) and textural complexity (melody vs. harmony) on the robustness of that learning process were assessed. A series of five …
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Passive versus active exercise: An examination of affective change
… to examine the psychological and physiological effects of active versus passive exercise. A total of 17 (7 females) participated in both an Active exercise session (they pedaled a cycle ergometer) and a Passive exercise session (the ergometer pedals were moved by a motor while their feet were …
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Cognitive Functioning of Male Adult Children of Alcoholics and Control Subjects While Under the Influence of Acute Alcohol Intoxication
… in any of the dependent measures or placebo expectancy effects from either group. These previous results demonstrating cognitive deficits in ACA functioning were discussed in terms of research designs that possibly were confounded by subject drinking histories. The ACA subjects were found to …
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The Relationship between Psychotherapist Personality and Therapeutic Alliance
… Though a wide range of therapeutic factors, expectancy effects, techniques, and extratherapeutic have all been demonstrated to be related to outcome, researchers have consistently identified the therapeutic alliance as one of the strongest factors in predicting psychotherapy outcomes. …
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Exploring the role of beliefs on green exercise behaviours and outcomes
… was mixed, however, there was some indication of expectancy effects. Regular green exercise can help with health and well-being. Evidence provided in this thesis highlights the importance of subjective measures (such as perceptions, beliefs, and intentions) on green exercise behaviours and acute …
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Teachers Matter: Expectation Effects in Foreign Language Classrooms at University
… research explored normative teacher expectation effects in first-year foreign language classrooms in tertiary settings. Mixed methodology was adopted in this research to survey 4,617 first-year undergraduate students (116 classes) and their 50 teachers from 2 universities in China. Teacher …
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A Randomized-Controlled Trial of Working Memory Training in Youth with ADHD
… stable over time, and not just due to practice effects, rater expectancy effects, or regression to the mean. Additional replication studies are needed showing improvements in cognitive and academic functions following WMT. Future studies should investigate whether certain WMT programs lead to …
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Extending the Non-Contact Healing Paradigm to Explore Distant Mental Interaction Effects of Pagan Healing Spells
… human participants who might be susceptible to expectancy effects or benefit from the healing intentions of friends, family or their own religious groups. To address these issues an up to date, comprehensive meta-analysis was conducted that included healing studies that involved biological …
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Extra-Legal Information Transfer During Eyewitness Identification
… in a double-blind manner). Research on the effects of administrator knowledge generally support the idea that single-blind lineups damage the integrity of the lineup procedure and can lead to increases in the false identification of innocent suspects (Kovera & Evelo, 2017). This body of …