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Subgroup analysis of sex difference on the Vandenberg-Kuse mental rotation test.

A large sex difference has been elicited on the Vandenberg-Kuse mental rotation test. Prior research emphasizes the biological root of this sex difference. In recent experiments we confirmed this viewpoint. A large sample was administered the test, and ...
Kázmér Karádi, Arpád Csathó, Beatrix Kovács, Péter Kosztolányi (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
subgroup-analysis-sex-difference-vandenberg-kuse-mental-rotation-test.asp

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Self-monitoring, need for cognition, and the Stroop effect: a preliminary study.

The color-word Stroop task requires an individual to ignore one piece of information (word) while responding to another (color). Since self-monitors are good at adapting their responses to fit a situation and those high in need for cognition carefully ...
Christopher Koch (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
self-monitoring-need-cognition-stroop-effect-preliminary-study.asp

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Target locations in visual field and character recognition by students of Chinese.

The potential influence of target location in a visual field on search should be considered in layouts of control panels and advertisements. This investigation was done to verify the assumption that the upper-left portion of a page or its equivalent ...
Yuan-Ho Chen, Sheng-Hsiung Hsu (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
target-locations-visual-field-character-recognition-students-chinese.asp

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Psychopathological correlates of contextualized images in dreams.

A contextualized image is a powerful central image in a dream which provides a picture context for the dominant emotion of the dreamer. This study examined the psychopathological correlates of both dream and nightmare contextualized images in a ...
Ross Levin, Robert Basile (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
psychopathological-correlates-contextualized-images-dreams.asp

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Comparison of two creativity style measures.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between two measures of creativity style for a sample of beginning teachers. 116 student teachers enrolled in an undergraduate teacher-education program in a medium-sized, metropolitan university ...
John C Houtz, Edwin Selby, Giselle B Esquivel, Ruth A Okoye, Kristen M Peters, Donald J Treffinger (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
comparison-two-creativity-style-measures.asp

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Effect of phonetics training on lingual awareness.

This investigation assessed the effect of phonetics training on lingual awareness in normal adult speakers of English. The study also compared Trained subjects scores from a study in 2000 by Lohman and Fucci to subjects posttraining scores in this ...
Patricia Lohman, Donald Fucci (Percept Mot Skills, 200302)
effect-phonetics-training-lingual-awareness.asp

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Retaining school children and families in community research: lessons from the Study of Childrens Activity and Nutrition (SCAN).

Retaining school-aged study participants poses a major challenge in any longitudinal research study. Dropouts produce bias in the remaining sample and this loss may affect study findings and their interpretation. Dominant factors that influence retention ...
Gail C Frank, Philip R Nader, Michelle Murphy Zive, Shelia L Broyles, Jesse J Brennan (J Sch Health, 200302)
retaining-school-children-families-community-research-lessons-study.asp

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Academic dishonesty and attitudes towards academic dishonest acts: support for cognitive dissonance theory.

The present study examined the relation between self-reported academic dishonesty and attitudes towards dishonest academic behaviors in 244 college students. Analysis suggested that self-reported academic dishonesty and approval of academic dishonest ...
Eric A Storch, Jason B Storch (Psychol Rep, 200302)
academic-dishonesty-attitudes-towards-academic-dishonest-acts-support.asp

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Secondhand smoke exposure among middle and high school students--Texas, 2001.

Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes approximately 3,000 deaths each year in Texas and is associated with increased morbidity caused by acute respiratory infections and asthma among children and respiratory problems among adults. Adult lung cancer risk ...
(MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 200302)
secondhand-smoke-exposure-middle-high-school-students-texas.asp

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Factor structure of the Beck Depression Inventory in a university sample.

Factor analysis was performed on the Beck Depression Inventory with a university sample to examine its potential multidimensionality. A principal components analysis with an oblimin and varimax rotation produced a two-factor solution. These factors were ...
Herbert W Helm, Mark D Boward (Psychol Rep, 200302)
factor-structure-beck-depression-inventory-university-sample.asp