Browsing SUNY New Paltz Masters Theses Collection by Title
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Age-Related Stigma and the Golden Section Hypothesis
(2010-03-18)The present study used the golden section hypothesis to examine age-related identities. The golden section hypothesis predicts that people will organize incoming information in a ratio-type pattern. When rating phenomena ... -
Ambiguous Loss: A Critical Review of Current Research
(2010-03-18)This paper reviews past and current literature pertaining to Ambiguous Loss (AL), provides critique of current research, outlines possible directions for future research, and evaluates the most effective practices for ... -
Are cognitive processes affected by evolutionary precepts? Iconic memory and mating strategies
(2013)Evolutionary psychologists criticize cognitive psychology for using arbitrary stimuli that ignore presumed evolutionary constraints on cognition. In two experiments, we explored how the Sperling paradigm in iconic memory ... -
The benefits of pet companionship in emerging adults
(2012-06-28)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 ... -
Brain MRI landmark identification and detection
(2015-12)Knowledge of the location of anatomical landmarks on the brain is important in neuroimaging. Applications include landmark-based image registration, segmentation of brain structures, electrode placement in deep brain ... -
The cognitive effort of lying
(2015-07)Being able to directly measure if an individual is lying or not can have many advantages. The current study set out to determine if there were differences in cognitive effort when lying and telling the truth. Participants ... -
A collaborative autoethnographic exploration of experiences of three international music therapy interns during their clinical training
(2016-04)There has been little written about the experiences and concerns of music therapy students during their clinical training. Even more scarce are studies examining the experiences and concerns of international music therapy ... -
A comparison of mainstream and evolutionarily informed physical fitness
(2014-05)This study aimed to explore the health and fitness activities, perceptions, expectations, motivations, and outcomes of Gold’s Gym members (representative of a mainstream gym experience) and CrossFit members (representative ... -
Conceptualizing and defining romantic love
(2008-04-09)Two studies investigated how individuals conceptualize romantic love using the Love Word Conceptualization Survey to examine how strongly 119 emotions, behaviors, and attitudes were associated with romantic love. Study 1 ... -
Cross-language neighborhood density effects in early and late bilingual word recognition
(2015)A central debate in research involving bilinguals is related to how the languages possessed by bilinguals interact while orthographic processing of one language occurs. Past research suggests that there is influence from ... -
Deception-detection and trust as major elements of mating-relevant behavior
(2014-05)From an evolutionary perspective, there is nothing more important than mating and reproductive success. According to modern evolutionary psychology, humans have evolved various adaptive mating-related traits, which include ... -
Does Self-Compassion affect Stress? Testing a Decreased Vulnerability Hypothesis
(2010-07-28)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 ... -
The effect of macrocultures and microcultures on visual perception
(2015)Culture is defined as the social transmission of ideas, arts, knowledge, and languages (Mish et al, 1993; Pickett et al., 2006; Jewell & Abate, 2001). Psychological research often overlooks small distinct cultures such ... -
The Effect of Music Therapy Techniques in a Coping Skills Group for Individuals with a Dual Diagnosis of Mental Illness and Substance Dependence
(2010-03-18)The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of the use of music versus non-music treatment conditions in a coping skills therapy group with individuals who are dually-diagnosed with a mental illness and substance-related ... -
The effects of family patterns on social anxiety and differentiation in emerging adulthood
(2007-01-18)This research examined the relationships between family patterns, differentiation, and social anxiety. Cohesive, conflictive, and expressive patterns of family interaction were examined within a sample of 98 undergraduate ... -
Effects of Geographical Upbringing and Intergroup Contact on Racial Attitudes
(2010-03-18)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 ... -
The effects of stereotypical communication on the perception of leadership behavior for male and female leaders
(2007-09-25)The goal of the present study was to investigate how affiliative and agentic styles of communication affect the perception of leadership behavior (initiating structure and consideration) for male and female leaders. One ... -
Effortful or natural? Which athletic traits are most attractive?
(2015)The current research sought to investigate the influence of athletic efforts on how one is perceived as a potential short and long-term mate. When conscientiousness, which is the ability to exert self-control in the ...
