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PSY Research Publications [335]
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PSY Theses and Dissertations [133]
This collection consists of theses and dissertations completed at the WSU Department of Psychology.
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Wallet or gun? Evaluating factors that affect anticipation ability in a use-of-force scenario
(Springer New York LLC, 2019-05-20)Despite widespread media coverage of police use-of-force incidents resulting in serious injury or death, there has been relatively little research conducted on how those decisions are made. The current study is a first ... -
Trait mindfulness and anger in the family: a dyadic analysis of male service members and their female partners
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019-05-13)Anger-related problems have been documented among post-deployed service members who returned home, posing risks to their well-being and increasing distress in their families. Trait mindfulness (acting with awareness, ... -
Can cognitive training improve shoot/don't-shoot performance? Evidence from live fire exercises
(University of Illinois Press, 2019)Police, security, and military personnel have-at most-seconds to make a shoot/don't-shoot decision despite the life-or-death consequences of their actions. Recent research suggests that shoot/don't-shoot errors (e.g., ... -
Possible selves of older adults entering a life plan community
(Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., 2019-04-17)This study examined the possible selves, goals, and perceptions of “time left” of older adults soon after they entered a life plan community as independent living residents. There has been little research regarding the ... -
An open-source implementation of the quick CSF method for rapid evaluation of contrast sensitivity
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)Contrast sensitivity is an important feature of functional vision, but traditional psychometric assessment methods require an excessive number of trials to estimate a complete contrast sensitivity function across the full ... -
The role of parental citizenship status on depression of U.S. citizen children
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)INTRODUCTION: Roughly 50,000,000 Hispanic/LatinX immigrant individuals reside in the U.S. and that number is projected to continue growing throughout the next decade (Guitirez, 2012). As of 2016 about 11 million of the ... -
Using biological motion to investigate perceptual-cognitive expertise in law enforcement use-of-force decisions
(Wichita State University, 2019-04-26)INTRODUCTION: Law enforcement officers typically use lethal force judiciously, however mistake-of-fact shootings can occur. An officer's ability to identify the suspect's intent and what they are holding can be compromised ... -
Augmented reality systems in training
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What affects gait performance during walking while texting? A comparison of motor, visual and cognitive factors
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-11-02)Texting on a cell phone disrupts walkers' gait performance. The performance decrement has been attributed to increased motor demand, decreased visual information and increased cognitive load. However, relative contributions ... -
Developing a model of video game play: motivations, satisfactions, and continuance intentions
(Wichita State University, 2018-12)As video game usage continues to rise, it is important to understand why people choose and continue playing a game. This research presents a theoretical framework to explore the relationships between gameplay motivations, ... -
Measuring student's perceptions of teaching: Dimensions of evaluation
(Sage, 1986-03-01)Results from application of the SPTE Questionnaire from 2,115 classes were factor analyzed to oblique simple structure. A first-order solution with six factors resulted: 1) Attitude Toward Students, (2) Work Load, (3) ... -
Influence of cognitive empathy on progressivism
(North American Journal of Psychology, 2019-03)Moral psychology is a rapidly growing topic, and moral predispositions have been linked to a variety of political and social opinions. Thus far, there has been little work conducted in an effort to identify the aspects of ... -
Aging in community: home- and community-based services clients' use of computers as a protective factor for social isolation and loneliness
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Frail older adults are increasingly being cared for in the community via home-and community-based service (HCBS) programs rather than nursing homes. This policy change challenges psychologists, social workers, and all ... -
A proposed method to estimate premorbid intelligence utilizing group achievement measures from school records
(Oxford University Press, 2004-03-01)Estimating premorbid cognitive functioning is an important part of any neuropsychological evaluation. This estimate is the benchmark against which current cognitive functioning is compared to establish the existence, degree, ... -
Medication safety in emergency medical services: approaching an evidence-based method of verification to reduce errors
(SAGE, 2019-01-21)Lack of verification is often cited as a root cause of medication errors; however, medication errors occur in spite of conventional verification practices and it appears that human factors engineering (HFE) can inform the ... -
Implementation of a statewide program to promote safe sleep, breastfeeding and tobacco cessation to high risk pregnant women
(Springer US, 2019-02)Infant mortality remains a problem in the United States with sleep-related deaths accounting for a significant portion. Known risk reduction strategies include breastfeeding, avoiding tobacco use and following the American ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of a universal screening multiple gating procedure: a replication study
(American Psychological Association, 2018-12)The purpose of this diagnostic accuracy study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity (among other indicators) of three universal screening approaches, including the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk ... -
Are malignant self-regard and vulnerable narcissism different constructs?
(Wiley, 2018-09)In the clinical and empirical literature, vulnerable narcissism and malignant self-regard (MSR) have been found to be highly interrelated and associated with theoretically related personality constructs, suggesting that ... -
The Self-as-Context Scale: Development and preliminary psychometric properties
(Elsevier, 2018-10)Until recently, multiple measures of all six processes posited to contribute to psychological flexibility had been created with the exception of self-as-context. To address this deficit, we conducted a series of six studies ... -
Revealing perceptual-cognitive expertise in law enforcement: an iterative approach using verbal-report, temporal-occlusion, and option-generation methods
(Springer Nature, 2018-11)Despite the attention garnered in the media about police use of force, there have been relatively few investigations of perceptual-cognitive skill in law enforcement using the naturalistic-decision-making approach. In this ...
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