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Visual aides, such as PowerPoint slides, hand-outs, and lecture notes on whiteboards, are often used in classrooms to convey important content to learners, especially in high school and college. When using these visual learning aides, it is important to consider which qualities of these presentations can affect learning— positively or negatively—and how those qualities interact with individual student characteristics. In the present study, we examine the overlap between audio and text and how the effects of overlap potentially interact with reading comprehension abilities. The examination of these potential influences on learning in this study is inspired by Cognitive Load Theory, the Dual-Channel Assumption, and prior research.
ContributorsHarry, Danielle (Author) / McNamara, Danielle (Thesis director) / Presson, Clark (Committee member) / Jackson, Tanner (Committee member) / Roscoe, Rod (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Contributor)
Created2012-12
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Prospective memory is defined as remembering to carry out specified actions in the future. Research has suggested that prospective memory retrieval is reliant on multiple cognitive processes to function, and the ways in which these different processes are used is dependent on a variety of variables relating to the prospective memory task at hand. The current study focuses on the strength of the association between the prospective
memory cue and the prospective memory intention. Based on literature suggesting that aspects of prospective memory are reliant on executive control functioning, the current study examined the possibility that executive control depletion would affect prospective memory ability on subsequent tasks. Results showed that depletion of executive control resources, measured objectively, did not impair prospective memory in either a low or
high cue-association condition. However, participants‟ subjective assessment of their own fatigue correlated significantly with their subsequent prospective memory performance, regardless of association condition. The results of the study indicate that depletion studies that fail to account for both objective and subjective measures suffer from an unclear interpretation of effects, and that recognition of perceived expectancies
of cognitive resource limitation can assist in improving prospective memory ability.
memory cue and the prospective memory intention. Based on literature suggesting that aspects of prospective memory are reliant on executive control functioning, the current study examined the possibility that executive control depletion would affect prospective memory ability on subsequent tasks. Results showed that depletion of executive control resources, measured objectively, did not impair prospective memory in either a low or
high cue-association condition. However, participants‟ subjective assessment of their own fatigue correlated significantly with their subsequent prospective memory performance, regardless of association condition. The results of the study indicate that depletion studies that fail to account for both objective and subjective measures suffer from an unclear interpretation of effects, and that recognition of perceived expectancies
of cognitive resource limitation can assist in improving prospective memory ability.
ContributorsCook, Carson (Author) / Brewer, Gene (Thesis director) / Presson, Clark (Committee member) / Homa, Donald (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Contributor)
Created2012-12
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Social proof and mismatch of self-preference have been assumed to play an important role in the inference of value. They can be influential factors when it comes to decision-making in a mate-selection environment. In this thesis study, participants took an online survey in the form of a dating website. They answered a series of questions about the traits they would like to see in a potential mate. They were then presented with four potential mates and asked to rank them by their preferences. The results show that participants most preferred the potential mate with a high social proof and a low mismatch of self-preference and least preferred the potential mate with a low social proof and a high mismatch of self-preference. When comparing just social proof and mismatch of self-preference, there was not an interaction effect between the two. I conclude that even though social proof is a powerful influencing factor by itself, it did not have the power to trump the mismatch of self-preference.
ContributorsAkhter, Sumbal (Author) / Kwan, Virginia (Thesis director) / Knight, George (Committee member) / Cohen, Adam (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Contributor)
Created2012-12
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From Cavities to Calm is a podcast featured on Spotify that breaks down various causes of dental fear. We review the psychology of the fear and categorize the common themes this could have resulted from: finances, inheritance and post-traumatic stress. The purpose of the podcast is for people who have a fear of the dentist and are looking for ways to break the cycle.
ContributorsTovey, Peyton (Author) / Nikpour, Rodmanned (Thesis director) / Maddox, Rachael (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Music, Dance and Theatre (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Comm (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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Research demonstrates that maladaptive eating (e.g., restriction, disinhibition) and persistent depressive symptoms often co-occur and may reinforce each other over time. However, little is known regarding the etiology of early maladaptive eating and depressive symptoms among Mexican American children and how cultural orientation impacts co-occurrence. This study aimed to map the emerging structure of maladaptive eating–depression symptom networks, identify early dysfunctional mechanisms (i.e., symptoms) that maintain network structure, and explore how cultural orientation influences mechanisms. The sample included 263 low-income Mexican American children, assessed at 6-, 7.5-, and 9-years-old via maternal report. Mothers completed surveys on child eating, depressive symptoms, and cultural orientation. Data was analyzed using regularized partial correlation, Ising, and mixed graphical network models. Results showed that maladaptive eating networks were invariant over time. Central maladaptive eating symptoms were related to food responsiveness. Depressive symptom and combined networks were not stable enough for interpretation. Sadness and thoughts of worthlessness/inferiority emerged as central depressive symptoms at age 9. No bridge symptoms or moderated effects were large enough for interpretation. This study is the first of its kind to examine associations between eating and depressive symptoms among Mexican American children using network analysis. Results provide etiological information on the structure of co-occurring eating and depressive symptoms across late childhood and provide direction towards optimal prevention targets among this group.
ContributorsHernandez, Juan Carlos (Author) / Perez, Marisol (Thesis advisor) / Luecken, Linda (Committee member) / Berkel, Cady (Committee member) / Cruz, Rick (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2024
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This study explores the correlation between personality types and internal monologues. Utilizing causal research survey data, a multinomial logistic regression was employed. Findings reveal a significant correlation between personality types and internal monologue types (positive or negative). However, other predicted factors did not yield significant results. Additionally, this regression yielded a low coefficient of determination, leaving room for improvement in the model. These insights contribute to understanding the intricate details of the human mind, providing implications for mental health interventions and therapy practices.
ContributorsBaghai, Roma (Author) / Boghrati, Reihane (Thesis director) / Sopha, Matthew (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Information Systems (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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In the Spanish-language horror short story collections “Los peligros de fumar en la cama” and “La cosas que perdimos en el fuego,” Argentine author Mariana Enríquez explores issues such as trauma and anxiety, weaving the supernatural and realistic together to craft haunting tales. Through her portrayal of tormented and dysfunctional characters, Enríquez draws upon features of psychological disorders found in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). This essay demonstrates how Enríquez highlights the horror inherent in an unreliable, unstable reality by reproducing features of psychological disorders that compromise one's perception of, and interactions with, the outside world.
ContributorsCox, Rachel (Author) / Tompkins, Cynthia (Thesis director) / Hernandez Ramirez, Azucena (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Psychology (Contributor) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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Objective: This study examined time trends in associations of cannabis- and alcohol-related hospital visits with psychosis-related hospital visits in Arizona from 2016 to 2022.
Methods: Data were emergency department and inpatient hospital visits from all hospitals licensed and regulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services from January 2016 to December 2022 (n=21,921,214 visits). For each visit, data included patient demographics and International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes in up to 25 diagnostic fields. Exposures were cannabis and alcohol-related diagnoses (use, abuse, dependence), and the outcome was psychosis diagnoses.
Results: In any given year from 2016 to 2022, emergency department and inpatient hospital visits involving a cannabis-related diagnosis were 6-7 times more likely also to receive a psychosis diagnosis when compared with visits that did not include a cannabis-related diagnosis. By comparison, emergency department and inpatient hospital visits involving an alcohol-related diagnosis were only three times more likely also to receive a psychosis diagnosis.
ContributorsColby, Alana (Author) / Meier, Madeline (Thesis director) / Su, Jinni (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, Sch (Contributor) / School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor) / School of International Letters and Cultures (Contributor)
Created2024-05