About this Collection
The works in this student research collection have been approved by the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master's and Doctorate degrees in Psychology from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Additional graduate student theses and dissertations are available at:
- All Electronic Theses and Dissertations (1964-present)
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Subject Area (1964-present)
- Legacy Theses and Dissertations (1964-2006)
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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
The Effects of Computer Reliance and Relationships on Memory, Denise Beyer
Functional Processing Aspects of Working Memory: Capacity Limitations and Mechanisms of Forgetting, Christopher L. Blume
On a First Name Basis: Effects of African American Sounding First Names on the Hiring Decision, Shayna Brown
Sports Message Boarding: Association with Sports Team Identification and Social Well-Being, Brian D. Carlson
The "War on Terror," Mortality Salience, and American Prejudice Before and After the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings, Arthur Hatton
Ego Depletion and Boredom: Does Boredom Compromise Future Acts of Self-control?, John Lemay
Tattoos and Risky Behaviors in Emerging Adults: Exploration for Possible Moderating Factors, Stephanie Lohr
Do Religious Fundamentalists Stigmatize the Use of Mental Health Treatment?, Vanessa Miller
Impact of Social Identity on Rape Legitimacy and Myth Acceptance, Rachael Rosenberg
Recognizing the Other: Training's Ability to Improve Other Race Individuation, W. Grady Rose
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Mediation of Personal Distress on Negative Television News and Donations, Walt Beddingfield Collins
The Influence of Phenotypic Variation on Criminal Judgement, Jacque-Corey Cormier
A Comparison of the Associative and Multiple Bearing Hypotheses through Landmark Stability in Humans Using a Virtual Environment, Martha R. Forloines
Alcohol-Cues Relate to Self-Perceptions of Aggression, Natalie Christine Hooks
Predictors of Bullying in an Adolescent School Sample, Schell Hufstetler
"...Bless her little heart!": The Culture of Honor and Emotion Recognition, Forrest J. Rackham
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Effects of Stereotype Threat on State Levels of Stigma Consciousness and Overall Performance on a Stereotype-Relevant Task, Gwenith Blount-Nuss
Contextual Effects in Recognition of Individuals in Gender-Typed Profession, Katherine E. Briley
Does Self-Complexity Predict Dishonest Behavior Via Cognitive Dissonance?, William H. Heath
Culture and Regulation: Examining Collectivism and Individualism as Predictors of Self-Control, Michael B. Pyle
Using A Flow-Chart to Reduce Juror's Pre-Existing Biases In Cases Utilizing The Insanity Defense, Lauren M. Schlumper
Ego Depletion and Delay of Gratification, Shrinidhi Subramaniam
Bullying Behaviors and Attachment Styles, Kylie Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Test Anxiety, Working Memory and Verbal SAT Performance, Kareem Al-Khalil
Mental Imagery and Exercise Endurance, Paul E. Cohen
When the Movies Come to Life: Media Violence and Physiological Pain Response, Ashley A. Gowgiel
Art and Memory: An Examination of the Learning Benefits of Visual-Art Exposure, James Tyler Rosier
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Are Holding Patterns Predictive of Infant Attachment Classification in 12 to 18 Month Old Infants?, Lauren Beam
Influence of Pictures on Word Recognition, Audrey A. Hazamy
Metacognition Moderates Math Anxiety and Affects Performance on a Math Task, Angela Marie Legg
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Toward an Anarchist Theory of Self: Wilderness, Actualization and Authority, Joseph Amos Garcia
Evidence of Empathy in Animals Across Time, Jeffrey Stephen Gavel
Factors that Influence Individual Differences in Female Sexual Response in a College-Aged Population, Tynisa La'Sure Jones
Conservative Mind: A Focus on Introspection and Worldview, April A. Strickland
Antecedents of Burnout Among Collegiate Tennis Players, Dale Richard White
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Analysis of Procrastination and Flow Experiences, Bryan Leighton Dawson
Eschatological Thought and Religiosity Among Christians: Patterns And Relationships, Ingrid Emelia Hellstrom
Social Buffering by God: Can Prayer Reduce Stress in an Experimental Setting?, Amanda Cornell Schwartz
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Effect of Orthotics on Dynamic Balance in Participants with Pes Planus and Subacute Lateral Ankle Sprains, Amanda Dawn Antinori
Stereotypes and Prejudice: Intergroup Contact Between Americans and Japanese, Masami Ota
Testing Tests: Determination of the Efficacy of Prejudice Measures, B. Zeus Simeoni
Connectives and Causal Relatedness in Expository Text, Benjamin G. Simpkins
Transitive Inference and Commonly Coded Stimuli, William T. Suits
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Maintaining Religious and Scientific Beliefs through Cognitive Complexity, Joseph Thadeus Meeks
Acquisition of the Oddity Concept by a Harris Hawk: Form versus Motion, Alejandra Morales
The Automatic Consequences of Religious Priming, Brandon Randolph-Seng
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Encoding Flexibility of Social Categories in Impression Formation, Alyson L. Cantey
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
The Influence of an Opponent and Time Pressure in Risky Naturalistic Decision Making, Kelly Ann Burke
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Prolactin Levels in Adult Rats Following Equivalent Exposure to Either the Open Field or Restraint and the Open Field, Keisha Delores Butler
Self-Enhancement Styles Sorting Out Conflicting Evidence on the Effects of Self-Enhancing, Jason D. Fors
Romantic Affairs and Attachment Style: An Evolutionary Perspective, Jo Ann Spadafore
Hope as a Predictor of Coping Style, Alcohol Expectancies, Stress, and Alcohol Use to Reduce Stress, Kelli W. Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
The Influence of Self-Focused Attention on Time Estimation Behavior, Brandon Schmeichel
Caregivers' Parenting Styles in Relation to Attachment and Social Competence in Preschoolers, Kyla A. Underhill
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Early Anogenital Stimulation and Juvenile Play Behavior in Rats, Penny S. Mills
Group Routines and Social Loafing: Is Performance Motivation Stored as Procedural Memory?, Robin Seely Salter
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
The Role of Hope in the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Aggressive Reactions to an Ego Threat, Andria Foote Schwegler
Accuracy in Deception Detection in the Self and Others When Using "Why" versus "What" Thinking, Dina J. Shaneberger
Gender Differences in Perception of Female vs. Male Initiation of Condom Use: The Influences of Sexual Standards and Knowledge of Risk Behavior, Debra J. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Risk Factors in Headache and Temporomandibular Dysfunction, Claude Ervin Davis III
The Effects of Enacted Fantasy Aggression on Psychophysiological Arousal Resulting from Frustration, Paul Stephen Foster
Eating Attitudes, Locus of Control, and Perceptions about Attractiveness, Patricia I. Hernandez
Animal Preference as a Projective Technique: A Comparison of Projected Aggression by Violent and Nonviolent Prison Inmates and Students, Angelita Nicholson
Effects of Diazepam and Midazolam on Visual Discrimination in White Carneaux Pigeons, Elisa Nicole Sullivan
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Automatic Processing of Stereotypes in African-Americans and Caucasians, Julie A. Biskner
The Effects of Self-Focus on the Suppression of Personally Relevant Intrusive Thoughts, Blossom Rachel Davies
Preference for Various Modes and Formats of Therapy in Relation to Extroverted and Introverted Personality Type as Indicated by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Michelle Sloan Jones
The Effects of the Sex of Defense Attorney and Juror Sex-Role Identity on Decisions in a Simulated Sexual Harassment Case, Denise Rae Scott
Self-Esteem and Need for Approval: Differential Attenuation of Distorted Self-Perception, Shanan Mitchell Wayne
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Attachment, Identity, and Intimacy: An Examination of the Relationships among Three Developmental Constructs, Raymond E. Johnson
The Influence of Perceived Memory and Perceived Confidence of Eyewitnesses on Trivial Persuasion, Jennings Bryan Jones III
Relationships Among Attachment Style, Propensity to Ruminate, Self-Esteem, and Depressive Affect, Courtney Lee Malowney
Quality of Life and Epilepsy Surgery; Social and Behavioral Impact of Intractable Epilepsy in Children and Adolescents Before and After Temporal Lobe Resection, James Jeffrey Muir
Hostility, Stress, and the Endorsement of Alcohol Consumption in College Students, Donia Sapp
An Examination of Mechanisms Underlying Performance on Transitive Inference Tasks by Pigeons: Linear Order Theory versus Value Transfer Theory, Janice Elaine Weaver
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Media Influences on College Women's Attitudes Toward Weight and Body Image, Stephanie Ann Porter Paul
The Perception of Power: A Revised Model, Bruno Alexander Pelczarski
The Effects of Rumination on the Automatic Processing of Information in the Performance of a Cognitive Task, Vann Barden Scott Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Relationship among Type A Behavior Pattern, Hostility, and Uncontrollable Event in a College-Aged Population, Marna Elyea Burns
The Effects of Failure on the Frequency of Self-Reinforcement among Learning and Performance-Oriented Subjects, Anne M. Buttimer-Gay
Attitudes and Perceived Competence as a Function of Adult Crying Behavior, David Wesley Evans
Parent-Child Attachment Working Models and Self-Esteem, Cynthia B. McCormick
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Aggressive Behavior and Psychological Components of Type A and Type B Behavior Patterns in a Prison Population, Janice Deal
The Effects of Locus of Control on Attitude Change Following a Fear Appeal, Shana Helmholdt-Bos
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
The Assessment of Type A Behavior in Elementary School Students, Susan Daughtry
The Effects of Stress on the Drinking Behavior of Type A and Type B Male Social Drinkers, Shari Pamela Davis
The Effect of Aerobic Dancing on Mood in College Females, Sherry M. Sahakian
Modeling Influences on Type A Behavior in an Experimental Drinking Situation, Bradford L. Sutherland
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Utilization of the Denman Neuropsychology Memory Scale in the Classification of Patients with Mild Dementia of the Alzheimer-Type, Sherry Diane Broadwell
An Examination of the Relationship between Coronary Prone Behavior and Alcohol Consumption Topography in College Students, Paula Ruehling
Theses/Dissertations from 1986
Behavioral and Attitudinal Effects of Pro-Nutritional Advertisements on Young Children, Maria McRae Crooke
An Estimate of Depression in Infirmary and Counseling Center Users at Georgia Southern College, Elecia C. Pillsbury
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Sex-Typing as a Function of Style of Speech, Katherine W. Bousquet
Individual Differences in Lateralization of Cognitive Processes: Type I and Type II Processors, Walter Berry Branch
Visual and Auditory Processing in Stuttering and Nonstuttering Male Children, Diedrea Lynn Steverson
Somatotype Reference as Related to Sex and Race, Kathy McDuffie Still
Psychological Differences between Bulimic and Pseudobulimic Students, Sherri L. Ware
