Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Psychology
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Precision Mapping and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Cortical Hubs in Individuals
(Georgetown University, 2018)Hub nodes serve important roles in modular physical, social, and biological systems. This dissertation focuses upon the role of hubs in one of the most complex, poorly understood biological systems in nature – the human ... -
Neurocognitive Deficits In Pediatric Obesity
(Georgetown University, 2017)In the United States, 20% of adolescents suffer from obesity (body mass index—BMI—above the 95th percentile) and 8% of adolescents suffer from severe obesity (BMI 120% above the 95th percentile). Obesity carries increased ... -
ADOLESCENT PLEA BARGAINS: DEVELOPMENTAL AND CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES OF PLEA BARGAIN DECISION MAKING
(Georgetown University, 2017)Problem. Plea-bargaining is the most common conviction process in the United States yet there is a lack of research on how plea bargain decisions are made within the judicial process. By accepting a plea bargain, a defendant ... -
An investigation of the role and specificity of affective deficits in the development of callous unemotional traits and antisocial behaviors
(Georgetown University, 2017)With the development of new diagnostic criteria for Conduct Disorder (CD) in the DSM-5, the Limited Prosocial Emotions (LPE) specifier was added to identify a subgroup of children who exhibit what have traditionally been ... -
Multidetermined concern: Roles for affective and cognitive processes in empathy and altruism
(Georgetown University, 2016)Altruistic responding to distress relies on a series of empathic processes. These include perception of distress and vulnerability, affective resonance with this distress, and motivation to do something to improve the ...
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