Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Psychology by Creation Date
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Implicit learning in typical development and children with developmental disorders
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Aging, implicit sequence learning, and white matter integrity
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Sustaining and challenging group-based inequalities in everyday life : a meaning-centered approach
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Modulation of reasoning bias and brain activation by serotonin transporter genotype and emotional content
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Infants' learning from videos : influence of character interaction & character familiarity
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Infant transfer of learning across 2D/3D dimensions : a touch screen paradigm
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Maternal immune activation alters the behavioral, cytokine, and gene expression profiles in rat offspring
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An observational study of interview characteristics and Miranda in juvenile interrogations
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NEURAL BASIS OF AGING AND IMPLICIT ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING
(Georgetown University, 2011)Cognitive neuroscience of aging research examines neurobiology in relation to cognitive stability and decline in adults of different ages. Because most research has focused on a set of cognitive functions, namely explicit ... -
Child Development at the Intersection of Early Care and Education and Child Welfare
(Georgetown University, 2012)Empirical interest in the developmental outcomes of young foster children has surged in recent years, leading to a large knowledge base describing the risks associated with their experiences of trauma and toxic stress, and ... -
Public attitudes toward vaccination: Influences of message frames, parenting attitudes, and cultural worldviews
(Georgetown University, 2012)The capacity of developmental science to inform effective policies and decision-making on behalf of children depends, in part, on the public messages that accompany these issues. Increased understanding of the importance ... -
INFLUENCE OF EARLY ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATION ON MEMORY DEVELOPMENT: EXAMINING BILINGUALISM DURING INFANCY
(Georgetown University, 2013)Successful memory performance is contingent on a balance between remembering the specific features of an event and applying that knowledge across different cues and contexts. Memory flexibility is necessary for declarative ... -
Amygdala Connectivity during Involuntary Attention to Emotional Faces in Typical Development and Autism Spectrum Disorders
(Georgetown University, 2013)Involuntary attention to faces is a behavior seen from birth and is a key factor underlying the development of social skills. Maturation of social skills continues through increased regulation of involuntary attention to ... -
Distress Communication in Cultural Context: Examination of Koreans and Americans
(Georgetown University, 2014)Previous research has documented that Asians tend to somatize negative experiences to a greater degree than Westerners. It is posited that somatization may be a more functional communication strategy in Korean than American ... -
Educational Resilience in Children from Immigrant Families: The Protective Role of Culture and Self-Regulation
(Georgetown University, 2014)A growing literature on children's developmental outcomes indicates that children from immigrant families enjoy academic and behavioral advantages over their native-born co-ethnic peers. Aided by the release of rigorous, ... -
Implicit Sequence Learning in People with Parkinson's Disease
(Georgetown University, 2014)People with Parkinson's disease (PD) have known deficits in striatal dopamine, and compared to age-matched healthy older adults, increased striatal deficits, and difficulties with maintaining postural stability and complex ... -
Relationship Quality in Juvenile Probation: Implications on Case Decision-Making and Outcomes
(Georgetown University, 2014)A common disposition for youthful offenders, juvenile probation has the potential to improve well-being and reduce recidivism for a large number of youth. The juvenile probation officer-youth relationship can inspire ...
