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Showing 1 to 20 of 243 for “"Experimental Analysis of Behavior"”.
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Post-Bariatric surgery patients fail to exercise consistently: exploring the potential role of self-compassion
… online questionnaire that included measures of self-compassion, physical activity frequency, body appreciation, and body image shame. In the bariatric sample, self-compassion was indirectly associated with exercise frequency via body appreciation and body image shame. Additionally, at the …
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Can gratitude interpretation bias modification training reduce the effects of narcissism?
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of gratitude interpretation bias training in decreasing narcissism. This is important because of gratitude’s consistent ability to increase subjective well-being and improve relationships. Because narcissism has been shown to inhibit …
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Music, Video and Perception: An investigation into shaping attitudes toward fish and their natural habitat
The current study investigated the influence of music and video on perceptions of fish, willingness to help aquatic conservation efforts, and attitudes about the marine environment. Participants were randomly distributed to one of six groups which varied by presenting information about marine life …
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Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on the Visually Evoked Response in the Visual Cortex
… fields affect the visually evoked response of the visual cortex. From the fact that nerve impulses are propagated by the motions of electrically charged ions, the question arose whether the presence of an external electromagnetic field might affect either the propagation of nerve impulses …
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The Role of Volition in Exercise Behavior
… Many theorists have long pondered the ability of human beings to self-determine or to demonstrate volition. Researchers in the human-studies field have been unable to demonstrate empirically the volitional components in human behavior due to the limitations of traditional, scientific …
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A Study of the Relationship Between Loneliness and Internet Use Among University Students
… between loneliness and various dimensions of Internet use is mixed. While some studies support the connection, other studies refute the link. More analysis in this area is needed to help clinicians, parents, college students, school counselors, and educators better understand the effects of …
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Modeling document classification to automate mental health diagnosis
<p>The objective of this study is to determine if diagnosis documents can be used with document classification to automatically diagnose mental health conditions. Document classification allows text documents to be analyzed and organized into their appropriate classes based on the features and …
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The Effects of Observers’ Expectations and the Probability of a Change Occurring on Change Detection Performance
<p>The change probability effect is a term coined by Beck et al. (2004) and it suggests that changes that are expected or "probable" are detected more easily than changes that are unexpected or "improbable". This research study investigates the change probability effect and the differences between …
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Examining the Relationship Between Functions of Self-Directed Violence and the Suicide Implicit Association Test
… and Prevention, 2015a). Although the exploration of risk factors is a common approach, other novel approaches have been developed in order to better understand self-directed violence (Klonsky & May, 2013). One of these is a focus on functions served by these behaviors, which is theorized to …
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Maternal control, shame, and alexithymia
… adjustment as an adult. One example of this negative relationship is a mother who excessively controls her daughter. This type of negative relationship is associated with many psychological difficulties, including alexithymia (i.e. the inability to identify and express what one is …
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Variables Which Discriminate Successful Versus Unsuccessful Placement of Adolescents in an Open Residential Treatment Program
… information exists that clarifies what type of adolescent in need of out-of-home care is appropriate for open residential treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify variables that discriminate between those adolescents who complete and those who fail to complete an open residential …
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Initial Development and Validation of the Deliberate Denial of Disordered Eating Behaviors Scale
… for individuals who engage in disordered eating behaviors to intentionally conceal symptomatology. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measure of deliberate denial as it relates to disordered eating behaviors in a non-clinical population. Deliberate denial of disordered …
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Relationship Investment and Unwanted Pursuit: An Experimental Study
… relationship investment and the perpetration of unwanted pursuit among previous romantic partners. However, no experimental research has been conducted to enhance researchers’ knowledge of this phenomenon. This study contributed to the literature on unwanted pursuit by making investment an …
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Effects of Response-Independent Food Delivery During Timeout on Timeout Punishment
… limited period in which the prevailing schedule of reinforcement is suspended. Timeouts are one of the most frequently used punishment procedures in clinical and parental practices. Even though timeout is a common punishment practice, recent research suggests that implementation errors, fidelity …
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Stimulus Modality and the Rotational Error: An Examination of the Various Reorientation Accounts in Humans Using a 3D Virtual Environment
… reorientation process. Three competing accounts of how the reorientation process occurs were presented and discussed in terms of which cues are predicted to be utilized in reorientation: the geometric module, the associative strength model, and the adaptive-combination view. In the present …
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An exploratory scale of Christian privilege: The development of a scale to measure the attitudinal constituents of Christian privilege
<p>Research surrounding measures of privilege awareness commonly involve White privilege awareness. However, relatively few (i.e., Privilege and Oppression Inventory) look other forms of privilege (i.e., heterosexual, sexism, religion). As such, this study looked to create a more extensive scale …
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