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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"social psychological theory"”.
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Andriesgrond revisited : material culture, ideologies and social change
… of these finds is given in conjunction with social psychological theory of stress coping strategies and inter- and intragroup processes.
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An exploration of the relationship between attitudes and behavior in young drivers : an application of the theory of planned behavior
… research rather than the application of theory and this has effects on the success of interventions. This research used a well supported social psychological theory (Theory of Planned Behavior [TPB]) to investigate the relationship between attitudes and behavior in young drivers with a …
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White Collar Crime and Morality: How Occupation Shapes Perception
… criminals. Using Status Characteristics Theory, a structural social psychological theory that links an individual's status characteristics to evaluations of their morality, trustworthiness and competency, vignette experiments are constructed that allow for offender status and offense …
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Investigating Stereotype Threat as a Source of Black/White Differential Item Functioning
… is vital. Drawing from Claude Steele's social-psychological theory on stereotype threat and its role in test score variation, the purpose of this study is to investigate whether stereotype threat is a potential source of differential item functioning (DIF). Additionally, this study …
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Affirmative action attitudes in higher education: A multiethnic extension of a three-factor model
Building on recent social psychological theory and research, this study investigates growing opposition to traditional race-targeted affirmative action policies in higher education. Analysis of panel data from a multi-ethnic sample of 296 college students examined race/ethnic differences in …
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The Role of Social Cognition and Person Perception in Economic Social Decision-Making
<p>Social decision-making is often complex, requiring the decision-maker to make social inferences about another person in addition to engaging traditional decision-making processes. However, until recently, much research in neuroeconomics and behavioral economics has examined social …
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Applying Theory To Management: Assessing the Practicality of Leopold's Land Ethic and the Risk Information and Processing (RISP) Model for Wildlife Management
… faced by managers and decision makers, and are theory directed research. Ultimately the information gained through these projects will aid in the development of outreach efforts and design of conservation programs, as well as contribute to cumulative knowledge to better understand social …
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Asylum seekers in the UK: a social psychological understanding of a moral panic
… value of this concept could be enhanced by using social psychological theory to understand the cause and impact of such a moral panic. A theoretical framework of social representations and social identity theory was used to explore psychological processes underpinning UK host receptivity to moral …
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Predicting homeless people's use of outreach service programmes: additional avenues and methodological issues explored
… people use outreach service programmes from a social psychological perspective. Specifically, within this, 2 main aims are tested: 1) The validity of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB; Ajzen 1988, 1991) and suggested additional avenues to this, in predicting homeless people’s use of outreach …
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University students’ ratings of social identification and expectations of achievement in higher education
… of achievement in Higher Education. The social psychological theory of Social Identity was the main context through which these elements were examined. The participants who took part in the qualitative or quantitative studies were undergraduate students studying either professional or …
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Digital inclusion: the challenges
… investigated attitudes and behaviours of socially excluded individuals as they engage with further learning through digital technologies in individually orientated and free informal learning settings. The study specifically explored the impact of socio-personal attitudinal and behavioural …
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Stepping Stones to Self-Change: A Narrative, Psychosocial Mapping of the Desistance Journey
… through Gadd and Jefferson's (2007) psychosocial criminology alongside social psychological theory. The first study employed a retrospective interview design, drawing on Earthy and Cronin's (2008) form approach to analyse the structure of desistance narratives and identify key phases in the …
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The role of place in perceived identity continuity
… of identity they may be subject to the same psychological processes. One way in which personal and social identity have been characterised is by their provision of a psychologically significant sense of identity continuity. The overarching question addressed throughout each chapter of this …
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“All Men Are Created Equal?”: Insights and Implications of Intersectional Precarious Manhood
… Katz, 1995; Staples, 1982). Precarious Manhood Theory (PMT) is a social psychological theory that explores the social category of gender (men/manhood/masculinity) as relates to identity threat. PMT posits that manhood is rooted in the common cultural belief that boys earn their manhood through …
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Alternative Tourism: A Social Movement Perspective
… and tests a theoretical model drawing on social psychological and resource-mobilization perspectives of social movement theory to explain changes in social movement participation and support for activism among Earthwatch Expedition volunteers. The social psychological perspective of social …