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The Reliability and Validity of Procedural Memory Assessments Used in Second Language Learning
(2018-12-05)Previous research provides evidence for a role of domain-general cognitive constructs, such as attention and working memory, in second language (L2) acquisition. Evidence is also emerging regarding the role of different ... -
Values and Epistemic Motivation: Testing Ideological Differences and Similarities in Need for Closure
(2018-11-16)One of the most frequently referenced explanations for ideological differences is that conservatives, compared to liberals, have a greater psychological need to possess knowledge that is certain, unchanging, and permanent ... -
A Bayesian Robust IRT Outlier Detection Model
(2018-11-05)In the context of psychometric practice, the parameter estimates of a standard item-response theory (IRT) model may become biased when item-response data, of persons’ individual responses to test items, contain outliers ... -
Transitioning from Manual to Automated Test Assembly: A Comparison of Equating Methods
(2018-10-31)As early as the 1960s, testing organizations began implementing Automated Test Assembly (ATA) to simplify the laborious process of manually assembling test forms and to enhance the psychometric properties of the examinations ... -
Elasticity Theory of Learning Growth in the 21st Century
(2018-11-05)My study provides a framework that is based on the ecological framework to understand the dynamic interrelations among various personal and environmental factors. I developed a theory in this dissertation that has the ... -
The Language of Conspiracies
(2018-10-08)Theories of conspiracy belief assert that people believe conspiracy theories to cope with anxiety-provoking events. To date, evidence for a link between conspiracy belief and anxiety is mixed. The current study examined ... -
Wait, But Why? Increasing Coherence and Detail of Future Events Through Elaboration
(2018-09-10)The present study aimed at testing the efficacy of elaborative interrogation on boosting the coherence and detail with which people imagine personal future events. Participants in two experiments were asked to imagine ... -
To Cooperate or Not to Cooperate: How Undergraduates' Choices Align with Team- and Self-Related Beliefs
(2018-10-19)Cooperative learning requires individuals to work interdependently with others to accomplish common goals. Professionals focused on human development require skills that can foster social interdependence. Yet not all ... -
Considerations of Reusing Multiple Choice Items to Assess Medical Certification Repeat Examinees
(2018-07-30)As gatekeepers to medical specialty practice, medical boards are responsible for accurately identifying who is qualified for certification. Boards often utilize comprehensive multiple choice exams to assess minimum ... -
The Effects of Racial Categorization Struggle
(2018-07-18)Foundational social psychologists (e.g., Allport, 1954; Tajfel, 1969; Sherif, 1948) viewed categorization as an inevitability that eases the cognitive demands of encountering other people. However, there is limited evidence ... -
Component Racialism and Race-Based Perceptions: The Roles of Racial and Biogeographical Ancestries
(2018-06-29)This research investigates a novel concept, component racialism: the belief that racial groups possess unique genetic configurations that determine within-racial group similarities and between-racial group differences in ... -
An Investigation of Neurophysiological Responses to Multiple Types of Social Feedback
(2018-06-21)The processing of rewarding and social stimuli is important for survival, and abnormal social or reward processing is linked to many psychopathologies. Although most studies examining reward processing have focused on ... -
Racism-Related Vigilance and Sleep Quality: Pathways Linking Discrimination and Depression among Latinos
(2018-05-10)Mental health disparities exist between Latina/o students and their non-Latina/o white counterparts, with Latina/o students experiencing higher rates of mental health problems. Mounting evidence suggests that discrimination ... -
Sexual Agency During Adolescence: Relationships, Desire and Negotiation
(2018-05-03)Adolescence is an important developmental period during which young people come to understand themselves as sexual actors, develop a sexual identity, and develop skills necessary for navigating sexuality development across ... -
Patterns and Outcomes of Parent Participation in Flexible Paraprofessional-Led Services
(2018-02-26)This longitudinal open trial draws on data from a prevention and early intervention service model to enhance school engagement for children in prekindergarten through third grade and their families. The service model was ... -
Affective Forecasting Failures and Attitude Change in the Context of Political Policy Upheaval
(2018-08-17)Although past research has established that people are poor at forecasting their affective responses to future events, it is not yet clear what the consequences of these errors may be. The current dissertation explored ... -
The Impact of Test-Taker Criticism on Educators' Question Review Self-Efficacy and Test Review Quality
(2018-08-17)Research has revealed the value of college admissions testing on the college application and admissions process. The combination of college admission test scores and the applicant’s high school grade point average help the ... -
Expected and Actual Mood Regulation associated with Electronic Cigarette Use
(2018-08-08)Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) represent a family of nicotine-delivery devices that have been gaining in popularity in the past ten years, primarily among cigarette smokers. While the literature evaluating the prevalence, ... -
Correlates of Intra- and Inter-Group Discrimination and Associations with Mental Health among Latina/os
(2018-08-02)There is increasing concern about the mental health of Latina/os in the United States (U.S.), especially in the face of an unprecedented rise in anti-immigrant sentiments and legislation. Latina/o college students, in ... -
Do Ideological Misfits Find Fit Online?: One Explanation for Selective Exposure
(2018-07-18)While a considerable amount of research has examined the extent to which liberals and conservatives find ideologically similar others online, we do not know much about contextual factors (i.e. the political communities in ...
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