Browsing Psychology Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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A Look at the Second Chance Program Data Analysis : Predicting Retention and Drug Use to Amend Methadone Maintenance Programs to Better Suit Treatment Resistant Patients Recovering from Opioid-Use Disorder in Detroit, Michigan
(2016)Opiate addiction in the United States is a medical epidemic that continues to plague individuals. Methadone, a medication developed to dull narcotic craving in correct doses is administered to individuals who suffer from ... -
Looking to Cleveland's Economic and Social Past to Understand its Future
(2011)The titled "Rust Belt" cities have long been a source of concern and curiosity to economists, sociologists, and politicians. Throughout history, these cities have come to represent the essence of industrialization, ... -
Lucid Dreaming : Theory, Induction and Application
(2004)What occurs in the varying stages of sleep is well understood, but it is not exactly clear why they occur. In other words, it is still unknown what purposes, if any, dreams serve. Although, more is being discovered about ... -
Male Adolescent Sexual Offenders: The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Positive Male Role Models
(2003)There is much speculation on which treatments are most effective in treating recidivism in adulthood. One promising approach is the cognitive behavioral approach, which attempts to alter the offender's cognitive processes ... -
Male Competitive Intent leads to Aggression against Female Confederate after Social Stress
(2018)Aggression is a primary behavior for all beings and has become a large part of social justice discussions today. A focal point of these discussions is male-perpetrated aggression, typically against females. Intersex ... -
The Many Faces of Empathy : Mirrored Feelings and Compassion Lead to Differences in Desire to Punish Wrongdoers
(2016)Research has often framed empathy as a good, moral construct. Recently, psychologists have been adding complexity to the definition and outcomes of empathy, or mirrored feelings, and distinguishing it from the experience ... -
Marijuana and Other Coping Strategies Used by HIV/AIDS Patients Reporting Anxiety, Depression, and Pain
(2013)Though some research has been conducted on coping strategies for HIV -related symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, this study focuses on the overlap of these related symptoms, and on the use of marijuana as a coping ... -
Mary Whiton Calkins: The Quest for Recognition of One of the First Female Psychologists
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2003)This manuscript is intended to support the position that Mary Whiton Calkins completed all requirements necessary to obtain a Harvard Ph.D. Although she is no longer living, this document proposes that she should have the ... -
Maternal Responsiveness, Infant Emotionality, and Effortful Control
(2004)The relations between maternal responsiveness and effortful control were examined in a longitudinal study including 192 mother-child dyads. Maternal responsiveness was assessed when children were 7, 15, and 33 months ... -
Mathematical Learning Theory: The Theories of W.K. Estes and of R.R. Bush and F. Mosteller
(1965)The origins of the use of mathematics in psychology are reviewed briefly as an introduction to the development of a mathematical learning theory. The role of the model, especia1ly the mathematical model, in theory ... -
Mathematical Manipulatives and Gesture as Simulated Action: Observing Learning Through Gesture
(2012)Gesturing has been shown to be beneficial to the gesturer themselves, especially when it comes to learning. Specifically, one framework outlines the importance of gesture in learning, the Gesture as Simulated Action ... -
Maurice Merleau-Ponty: The Structure of Behavior; Reinterpretation of Behavior as Form
(1969)The following paper is the result of a lengthy personal inquiry into phenomenology which began over a year ago. -
Measuring and Identifying Emotional Intelligence in Elementary School Students in Guatemala: A Research Proposal
(2001)Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to monitor the emotions of oneself and the emotions of others, to discriminate among them, and to use that knowledge to give direction to one's thoughts and actions. It can be ... -
The Media's Influence on Self-Objectification and Perfectionism in Women
(2009)Studies on the media have found television shows, movies, advertisements, newspapers, and magazines to instigate self-objectification in women. Self-objectification causes symptoms such as anxiety, depression, eating ... -
The Mediating Effect of the Home Learning Environment on the Relationship Between Maternal Depression and Children's Letter Knowledge
(2011)Parents play a large role in children's literacy development. Although children do learn many of the early literacy skills in preschool, they are also learning them in the home environment. Parents must provide a rich ... -
Medical Cannabis for the Treatment of Autism
(2013)Autism is a spectrum of disorders characterized by complications in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. Considering there is currently no single treatment for autism, many toxic pharmaceutical ... -
A Melding of Justice and Treatmen t: Recidivism Rates of Kalamazoo’s Sobriety Court Program
(2016)Drug courts have become a promising and humane solution to treating America’s addiction problem. Although the drug court model for rehabilitation has been widely praised, researchers must continually evaluate these programs ... -
A Mental Approach to Putting is More Effect than a Mechanical Approach
(2008)The best approach to teaching putting is greatly debated. Focusing on the mechanics of the golf swing, such as putter face position, how one takes the putter back and how one finishes the stroke yields a consistent stroke. ... -
Mental Health Provider Experiences with Utilizing Evidence-Based Treatment for Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder during a Combat Deployment
(2015)The present study assesses mental health care staff experiences with evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a deployed environment. Mental health care providers (n = 19) and technicians ... -
Mental Retardation: What and Why
(1968)The purpose of this paper is to develop a definition of mental retardation and from this definition to exam:1ne cultural deprivation as a major cause of retardation.