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Exploring Predictors of Affective State during d-Amphetamine Intake
(Vanderbilt University, 2019-04-08)
Distance Estimation: Exploring Gestalt Principles When Engaging in Tree Thinking
(Vanderbilt University, 2019-03-15)
Gestalt principles of grouping have been widely studied in diagrammatic reasoning because diagrams that follow these principles are easier to understand than those that are not (Lemon et al 2007, Stieff 2007, Novick and ...
The Role of Executive Function on Adolescent Affective Problems
(Vanderbilt University, 2019-03-15)
Objective: The current study examined the associations among executive function, secondary control coping and affective problems. Method: A sample of 104 adolescents (ages 9-15 years old) completed cognitive assessments ...
Analysis of Structural Network Topology in Depression using Graph Theory
(Vanderbilt University, 2019)
Neuroimaging studies have suggested a difference in structural brain connectivity in depression. Recently, structural brain connectivity and psychopathology have been studied using graph theory analysis, which provides ...
Creature Features: Preschoolers Learn about Novel Creatures from Verbal Descriptions
(Vanderbilt University, 2015-04)
Children frequently learn about absent objects from verbal descriptions in everyday life. 3- and 4-year-olds were read verbal descriptions of novel creatures with novel labels and were then asked to choose the described ...
Relations Among Positive Emotions, Appraisals, the Big Five, and Appraisal Style
(Vanderbilt University, 2016-04-20)
The associations among positive emotions and different personality factors may hold a key to understanding individual differences in emotional experience. The present research sought to examine individual differences by ...
Parental syntactic complexity and children's observed behavior in communication about children's recent cancer diagnoses
(Vanderbilt University, 2008-05-20)
The current study addresses the relationship between the parent's ability to speak about
cancer related issues in a syntactically appropriate level for the child's age on the child's distress and coping as seen in the ...
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Levels and Fluctuation in Children of Depressed versus Nondepressed Mothers
(Vanderbilt University, 2015-04)
Previous research has demonstrated that offspring of depressed mothers are at increased risk for developing dysfunctional affect regulation, which is a risk factor for the onset of depression and other psychopathology. One ...
A Study of Information Transfer between Long Term and Working Memory using Trans-Cranial Direct Current Stimulation at FCz
(Vanderbilt University, 2015-04-10)
Trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a method of electrical stimulation directed through a specific lobe or section of the brain in order to excite neurons and bring about a behavioral change. tDCS has ...
Eating Disorders and Life Span Development
(Vanderbilt University, 2015-11-19)
Current research shows a relationship between age and eating disorder diagnoses but does not fully understand how symptoms manifest at different stages of Life Span Development (LSD). To identify the difference of eating ...