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Identifying Stigmas of Alcoholics Currently in and “Graduated” from the Treatment Process
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Many addiction researchers understand alcoholism to be a disease that is in the same group with mental illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and hypertension. In contrast, United States society views alcoholism to be an individual ... -
Identity Formation and Ideological Commitment as Narratively Constructed
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)Nine individuals were interviewed in this study concerning their commitment to either religious activity or ecological activity. The research sought to integrate the ideas of Erikson and McAdams with regards to identity ... -
The Impact of Physician Patient Relations on the Quality of Prenatal and Perinatal Care: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)This report will examine patient physician relationships and identify behaviors exhibited by physicians that serve to improve and sustain these relationships, as well as the behaviors that hinder relationships. The ... -
Improving Patients’ Experience with Disease: An Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Veterans with Cancer
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Military veterans are considered to have engaged in one of the highest risk occupational groups for exposure to traumatic and adverse events. This combination of circumstances allows for unique psychological underpinnings ... -
Increasing Self-Efficacy Through Career Assessments and Career Counseling
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2006)Because self-efficacy plays an important role in career development as well as academic behavior, a study was conducted to examine whether career counseling would be more effective in increasing self-efficacy when ... -
Influence of Culture on Ethnic Identity Development, Acculturation, and Educational Ideals Among Latinos
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2006)This literature review examines and analyzes identity theories and models from various researchers in the fields of psychosocial development as well as ethnic identity development. Acculturation as well as cultural ... -
The Influence of Extraneous Sensorimotor Activation on Gesture Production: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Gestures are of interest to psychologists because of their prevalence in communication, frequently emerging when a speaker is attempting to facilitate memory (Morsella & Krauss, 2004) or conceptualization (Hostetter, et ... -
The Influence of Parental Messages about Sexual Orientation on LGBT Sexual Affect and Sexual Experience
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)More frequent and positive parent-adolescent communication about sexuality has been associated with fewer random sexual partners and engaging in sexual intercourse less often and at a later age (Miller, Forehand, & Kotchik, ... -
Influences of Media and Ethnicity on Violent Video Games
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)The experiment studied how changing the ethnic identity (i.e., Arab terrorists or Columbian guerillas) of ‘bad-guys’ in a first-person shooter game would affect participants’ attitudes toward the game. Participants in ... -
Interpersonal Intervention for Adolescents with Subclinical Levels of Emotional Disorders: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)This study aims to test “UTALK”, a modification of ITP-AST with a greater emphasis on peer relations and victimization, against an educational therapy control. -
An Introduction to a Novel Approach to Smoking Reduction
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)Smoking cessation aids were evaluated for their effectiveness. Literature suggests the methods combining a pharmacological aid with behavioral intervention methods are most effective for smoking abstinence. A new method ... -
Is Augmentation a Threat to Behaviorally-Based Interventions for Anticipatory-Vomiting and Nausea in Chemotherapy Patients?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)When a preconditioned flavor cue (taste or odor) is conditioned with a second flavor cue, conditioning to the second cue is facilitated (Batsell & Batson, 1999). This phenomenon is called Augmentation. Augmentation has ... -
Is Gesture Production Affected by Viewing Motion?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)Participants were shown a series of animations that depicted motion either upward or downward, and they retold the stories while watching a display video that depicted motion either matched or mismatched to each stimulus ... -
Item Origin Preferences in Participants: Homemade vs. Factory Made
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Researchers examine whether the public prefers homemade items more than factory made items. There were three separate experiments that compare a target child’s items with those of a parent or a person from their town. ... -
A Justification for the creation of a new Touch-screen Vision Testing Assay
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)The use of touch-screen based technology in lab testing is a long established method. Previous research has shown that learning method is important for a good assay. Comparison of rat strains is also important when validating ... -
Land Banks and Alleviating the Negative Effects of Blight
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)Land banks can strategically remove blight by working in partnership with local organizations who wish to invest, develop, and promote the wellbeing of the community (Alexander 2011; Dewar 2006). Land banks can indirectly ... -
Language and Literacy Development in Nature Preschools
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)There were 140 participants, and two school types (Nature, Traditional). Assessments were done at two time points (Fall, Spring). Tests were done on language and literacy: Letter Name Knowledge (LNK), Letter Sound ... -
The Launch of the Mabuyu Snack into the U.S Market
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Delickie Baobab Seeds Mabuyu Company is a successful snack company located in Nairobi Kenya. The snack company has experienced a tremendous amount of growth in their native country as well as in other neighboring East ... -
The Long Term Impact Of Growing Up In A Jewish Summer Camp: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2017)The proposed study examines the many relationships between religion, namely Judaism, and a variety of factors including psychosocial development, interpersonal relationships, and personal identity formation. The research ... -
Male Competitive Intent leads to Aggression against Female Confederate after Social Stress
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Male aggression is a prominent issue in society today, but it is difficult to accurately study aggression in experimental settings. For that reason, this proposed study conceptualizes competitive intent as a precursor ...
