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Effects of Utility Value and Goals on Task Performance and Interest
(Northern Illinois University, 2011)
The perception of utility in tasks has been shown to facilitate performance and interest. This study (N = 160) is an extension of work by Hulleman and colleagues and is a 2 (success expectancy: high, low) x 2 (utility ...
The influences of caregiver experience and cry type upon adults' caregiving behaviors
(Northern Illinois University, 1985)
Past research has investigated both cry perception and cry acoustics to determine whether cries elicited by differing stimuli can be distinguished by adults and whether caregiving experience affects this ability. Although ...
Minority influence in group decision making as a function of influence type and majority goal orientation
(Northern Illinois University, 1986)
The effectiveness of minority influence in group decision making was investigated as a function of the form of influence asserted by the minority confederate (either normative or informational), the goal orientation of ...
A Comparison of Alcoholics Memories of their First Drinks as Compared to Non-Alcoholics
(Northern Illinois University, 2011)
This study examined the relationship between alcoholics' memories of their first drinks as compared to non-alcoholics' memories of their first drinks. The participants were 36 members of Alcoholics Anonymous and 12 ...
The literary traveler as a metaphor of a human psychological cycle
(Northern Illinois University, 1988)
Readers of literature are frequently exposed to principal characters who are travelers. The traveler and his adventure are metaphors of a human psychological cycle—a cycle driven by the need to come to terms with our ...
Gender and Ethnicity as Moderator of Young Adults' Perception with Their Mother and Grandparents
(Northern Illinois University, 2011)
Limited research is available on adolescent-grandparent relationships, especially from the young adult perspective and across ethnicities. This study explores the perception of the child-mother and the grandchild-grandparent ...
Explanatory style and goal setting
(Northern Illinois University, 1989)
I conducted a longitudinal study to investigate whether the diathesis stress model of learned helplessness could account for differences in goal setting and performance. One week before a midterm exam, 136 college students ...
The Role of Executive Functions in Facilitating Soothing Behavior During Interactions with a Simulated Distressed Infant
(Northern Illinois University, 2011)
Prior work has noted the importance of parenting for supporting the development of emotion regulation in infants/children. The goal of this study was to examine the influence of adult EF on behavioral responses to infant ...
Can Contempt Cost You an Election?
(Northern Illinois University, 2011)
Are politicians who show contempt less likely to attract support from voters? In this project we tested this question using a laboratory experiment. 37 students were recruited from undergraduate courses at NIU. Participants ...
Size and complexity as stimulus characteristics effecting choice behaviors on a learning task in young children
(Northern Illinois University, 1986)
The study examines the effects of the qualitative factors size and complexity of stimulus objects on preschool and first grade children on a learning task. Choice behavior is looked at with regards to initial choice (with ...