This study examines the relationship between speech production skills and orthographic
skills in deaf readers using behavioral indices of word form processing. The Reicher-
Wheeler forced-choiced paradigm was used to ...
Gender role attitudes are blamed for problems women have self-promoting in the workplace. This study examines the differences in the perceptions between men and women on self-promotion. It was expected that men would find ...
The repercussions of racism can range from ignorance and neglect to injury and even
death. Ways to decrease attitudes of racism have been debated for centuries, resulting in
various theories. The contact hypothesis, a ...
Previous research on physical appearance and personnel selection suggests physical
appearance significantly affects hiring decisions. With individuals dramatically changing their physical appearance with body art, such ...
Self-compassion is a trait newly developed by Neff (2003a, 2003b, 2004) that is comprised of self-kindness, perceptions of common humanity, and mindfulness, which
uniquely captures affective tranquility and the ability ...
Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC), starch and sugars, in eastern hemlock infested and not infested with hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) and elongate hemlock scale (EHS) were analyzed. The use of microwave dried and Wiley ...
Berzonsky (1992) described three identity processing styles (informational,
normative, and diffuse/avoidant) which people use to manage identity challenges.
Different people can utilize different styles to deal with ...
The present study sought to understand the degree to which conformity to masculine
norms influenced heterosexual males (a) attitudes towards psychological help seeking in general, (b) attitudes towards physical common ...
The process of adjusting to a new cultural environment is often considered to be quite
stressful. International students of East Asian backgrounds sometimes experience even greater adjustment challenges (e.g., language ...
Although sexual minority individuals are embedded in a series of complex systems—legal, political, cultural, and institutional—little is known about how these diverse contexts affect sexual identity and well-being. Using ...
Parenting beliefs of immigrant mothers typically emerge from their culture of origin;
each woman negotiates the new challenges that are presented in parenting their
“American” children through her own cultural lens ...
Prior research by evolutionary psychologists has examined dispositional predictors, such as personality, sociosexuality, life history, and attachment style, in relation to mating, yet only one study has examined how these ...
Previous research on hypnosis has revealed that imaginative involvements,
absorption, and fantasy proneness predicted hypnotic susceptibility. Attempts at
examining personality correlates of hypnotic susceptibility have ...
Evolutionary psychology brings new interest and excitement to old topics. The study of
human mating systems has always been on the academic landscape, but evolutionary
theory has recently revived the study of mating ...
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder characterized by its clinical
heterogeneity, but also a commonality of symptom clusters that are known as “symptom
dimensions.” Previous research among clinical samples ...
The present study examines the benefits associated with pet companionship in emerging adults. Past research suggests that pet companionship can have many positive impacts on individuals’ lives; however, little research ...
The present study addresses an aspect of perceived overqualification, or the belief of
being employed in a position for which one possesses excess education, work experience or knowledge, skills and abilities relative to ...
Growing attention has been paid to examining people’s self-presentation on Social Networking Sites (SNSs). To date, one study has explored the extent to which women present themselves in a sexualized way in their profile ...
Human courtship is a process whereby one tries to seek the affections of another,
usually with the intent of marriage (Merriam-Webster, 2012). In modern society,
courtship appears to be a universal precursor to marriage: ...