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Thinking of critical words during study is unnecessary for false memory in the Deese, Roediger, and McDermott procedure.

Do participants in the Deese, Roediger, and McDermott (DRM) procedure demonstrate false memory because they think of nonpresented critical words during study and confuse them with words that were actually presented? In two experiments, 160 participants ...
John G Seamon, Ihno A Lee, Sarah K Toner, Rachel H Wheeler, Madeleine S Goodkind, Antoine D Birch (Psychol Sci, 200211)
thinking-critical-words-study-unnecessary-false-memory-deese-roediger.asp

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The automatic evaluation of novel stimuli.

From classic theory and research in psychology, we distill a broad theoretical statement that evaluative responding can be immediate, unintentional, implicit, stimulus based, and linked directly to approach and avoidance motives. This statement suggests ...
Kimberly L Duckworth, John A Bargh, Magda Garcia, Shelly Chaiken (Psychol Sci, 200211)
automatic-evaluation-novel-stimuli.asp

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Evidence for attentional capture by a surprising color singleton in visual search.

Three experiments were conducted to investigate whether surprising color singletons capture attention. Participants performed a visual search task in which a target letter had to be detected among distractor letters. Experiments 1 and 2 assessed accuracy ...
Gernot Horstmann (Psychol Sci, 200211)
evidence-attentional-capture-surprising-color-singleton-visual-search.asp

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Modeling individual differences in perceptual and attentional processes related to bulimic symptoms.

Attentional and perceptual differences between women with high and low levels of bulimic symptoms were studied with techniques adapted from cognitive science. Stimuli were pictures of young women varying in body size and facial affect. A multidimensional ...
Richard J Viken, Teresa A Treat, Robert M Nosofsky, Richard M McFall, Thomas J Palmeri (J Abnorm Psychol, 200211)
modeling-individual-differences-perceptual-attentional-processes.asp

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Psychological myths in e-learning.

Traditional education and training has paid scant attention to the psychology of learning. Despite detailed research into motivation, distribution and reinforcement, most current methods of delivery still rely on a supply-led, lecture and classroom-based ...
Donald Clark (Med Teach, 200211)
psychological-myths-e-learning.asp

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Sexual functioning and self-reported depressive symptoms among college women.

We conducted an exploratory study comparing 47 college-aged women reporting depressive symptoms but not receiving antidepressant medication to 47 age-matched controls. We examined various dimensions of sexual functioning, including sexual desire, ...
Penny Frohlich, Cindy Meston (J Sex Res, 200211)
sexual-functioning-self-reported-depressive-symptoms-college-women.asp

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Peer modeling and college mens sexually impositional behavior in the laboratory.

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of peer modeling on sexually impositional behavior in the laboratory. Male participants with and without a self-reported history of sexually aggressive behavior viewed video clips depicting ...
Damon Mitchell, D J Angelone, Richard Hirschman, Roy S Lilly (J Sex Res, 200211)
peer-modeling-college-men-s-sexually-impositional-behavior-laboratory.asp

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Smoking reduction among high school seniors: a test of selected indicators.

PURPOSE: To examine differences in the explanatory power of variables thought to discriminate between students who smoke and students who have reduced (or quit). METHOD: The design is a two-group test of differences on 33 variables identified from ...
William H Redmond (J Adolesc Health, 200211)
smoking-reduction-high-school-seniors-test-selected-indicators.asp

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Prevalence and clinical characteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among primary school students in Bangkok.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an important disorder because it is the most prevalent chronic health condition affecting school aged children. Children with ADHD are at risk for academic and behavior problems. There are several ...
Banchaun Benjasuwantep, Nichara Ruangdaraganon, Pongsakdi Visudhiphan (J Med Assoc Thai, 200211)
prevalence-clinical-characteristics-attention-deficit-hyperactivity.asp

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Self-reported school difficulties and tobacco use among fourth- to seventh-grade students.

This study examined the relationship between academic and behavioral difficulties at school, and tobacco use in students. Participants included 1,219 students in fourth to seventh grade at the time of enrollment. Interviews were repeated eight months ...
David J Lee, Edward Trapido, Richard Rodriguez (J Sch Health, 200211)
self-reported-school-difficulties-tobacco-fourth-seventh-grade.asp