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Differentiation of Obsessive-Compulsive, Anxiety Disordered and Non-Disordered Individuals by Variation in the Promoter Region of the Serotonin Transporter Gene
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a severe and debilitating anxiety disorder with relatively little known about its etiology. The serotonin-transporter gene is one likely place to start investigating the genotypes associated with...
The purpose of this study was to determine if children's performance on rapid automatic naming (RAN) tasks served as a mediator in the relation between inattention and reading. Although previous studies have produced mixed results when...
The current study investigated the moderator effects of gender and gender role on the relationships between two distinct measures of impulsivity, and antisocial and borderline personality features in a sample of 249 undergraduates. A...
In-school suspension is one of the most commonly used disciplinary procedures in schools today. It enjoys broad support from administrators, teachers, and parents and has become a favored alternative to out-of-school suspension. Despite...
The positive effects of behavior analytic intervention for children with autism have been repeatedly documented (Cohen, Amerine-Dickens & Smith, 2006; Howard, et. al., 2005; Lovaas, 1987; McEachin, Smith & Lovaas, 1993; Sallows &...
The purpose of the current study was to identify the presence of any differences in perceptions of dating violence, relative to gender type, roles, and socialization, among 142 African-American college students. One hundred and forty...
In a post-9/11 world, airport security has become a national priority. In 2005 the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) budget set aside $5.2 billion for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and $851 million to improve...
This study examined social information processing theory's predictions that the accuracy of children's perceptions is associated with their peer acceptance. Specifically, it evaluated concurrent and prospective associations between the...
In 2004, 3, 242 people died in traffic-related fatalities in Florida. The present study looked to further investigate the behaviors and factors related to safe operation of a motor vehicle. Automobile drivers were observed while stopped...
Fluency is highly correlated with reading comprehension, yet little empirical research has investigated the underlying nature of fluency. This study examined the constructs of fluency in reading and rapid naming. Alternative models of...
Self-monitoring has been employed in a variety of settings including residential care facilities, schools, and weight loss clinics to change the performance of employees, teachers, students, and others. The nature of self-monitoring...
The author examined Hammen's (1991) model of stress generation in depression in a college population, with emphasis on passive coping as a mechanism of stress generation. The longitudinal sample included 202 participants. Stressful event...
More than ten years of research has been conducted on the use of social stories to change the behavior of children with autism, yet the results of these studies continue to be inconclusive. While many articles indicate that social...
The social-emotional development of deaf children is an area, though widely discussed and studied, that has yet to provide an accurate understanding of the differences between deaf and hearing children (Edmundson, 2006; Martin & Bat...
Despite the importance of visual analysis of graphed data in behavioral research, only sporadic studies have systematically examined the consistency in conclusions regarding data that are evaluated in this manner. Various studies have...
According to the most recent data from the American Council on Education, 8% of entering full-time college freshmen reported having a disability (HEATH Resource Center, 2001). Of these students, the largest percentage (40.4%) reported...
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