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  • A multi-faceted method for validating emotional intelligence

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    Reyna, Nicholas R.
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    The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) purports to assess emotional intelligence, which includes the ability to successfully identify and manage emotions. To test the validity of this claim, 21 students took the MSCIET along with a several other performance measures and personality scales, and their scores were correlated. The MSCEIT...
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    Multi-faceted Method for Validating Emotional Intelligence by Nicholas R. Reyna A PROJECT

  • Turn-Taking in Face-to-Face Conversations: A Proposed Theory of Chair Swiveling

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    Smith, Lyshuand R.
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    The purpose of this thesis is to propose swiveling behavior as a potential speech transitioning device and to discuss the methodology behind qualitative and quantitative analysis of swivels in relation to subjects’ partners. Due to the impacts of gaze and body orientation direction on speech transitioning, it is deduced that,...
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  • Perceiving Big Five Traits Accurately at True Zero Acquaintance

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    Brown, Jill A.
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    This research focused on the accuracy of trait judgments at zero acquaintance and after five minutes of interaction. Thirty-five undergraduates judged the neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness of four to six others whom they did not know. Participants then interacted in one-on-one conversations with each target for five minutes....
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    NEO PI-R, a validated personality assessment, would be a more accurate measure of the criterion than

  • Personality Characteristics of Individuals who are Emotionally Intelligent

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    Kraus, Alyson E. M.
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    The present study sought to identify the personality traits associated with emotional intelligence. Eighty three students (30 male, 53 female) ranging between 17 and 42 years of age completed the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) and a personality inventory known as the California Q-Sort as part of a 10 week...
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    behavior (Trinidad & Johnson, 2001). Research is making it increasingly evident that identification of

  • People Who Are Attached to Their Companion Animals See Emotions in Animals

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    Rutter, Lindsey P.
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    Emotional intelligence is the ability of an individual to recognize, utilize, and regulate emotions, which are likely relevant to the perception of emotions in humans as well as in animals. The perception of emotions in companion animals enables an individual to improve the intensity of the bond between a human...
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    test (r = .40, N = 200), and by its prediction of lower levels of depression (r = -.15), anxiety (r

  • Sports and Personality: The Effects of Childhood Sports Participation on Healthy Personality Development

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    Sharma, Shrida
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    Sports, being one of the most popular forms of social play for children (Felfe et al., 2016), can contribute to a child’s development, as they are associated with “physical growth, biological maturation, behavioral development, psychological, and social well-being” (Bailey et al., 2015). The purpose of this study was to attempt...
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    first day you interviewed me and told me that our NEO-PI-R results were very similar. I am proud to

  • The paradox of Facebook : Interdisciplinary perspectives of social support online and face-to-face

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    Daley, Allison
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    The extensive adoption of social media has provoked widespread debate about how online communication impacts social relationships. An apparent paradox of Facebook is that people simultaneously express feeling more and less connected than ever before. Through perspectives from psychology and communication studies, this thesis addresses a question of public concern:...
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    , Simion, & Johnson, 2002). Interactions with eye contact afford greater emotional arousal, demonstrated

  • Investigating the Validity of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT)

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    Landin, Joshua M.
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    study investigated the validity of the Perceiving Emotions branch of the Mayer-Salovey- Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT). This was conducted through a correlational analysis with three previously validated measures of nonverbal communication proficiency; The Profile of Nonverbal Communication (PONS), the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy-2 (DANVA2), and the Affective Communication...
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    scores (r=.27, p<.001), however there was no evidence of a correlation between the ACT and the PONS or

  • Facilitating Positive Interactions for AAC Users Using Tone of Voice

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    Huntington, Hannah T
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    Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices are designed to enable individuals with limited communication abilities to communicate effectively with others. One of the most commonly used AAC devices converts a text input into a vocalized message for the user. These types of AAC devices can be difficult to use and...
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    Scale (Farmer & Sundberg, 1986); (e) the Davis IRI (Davis, 1983); (f) a self-assessment survey; (g

  • The Relationship between Attention and Rapport in Conversation with AAC Users

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    Nguyen, Duy M.
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    Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices enable people who cannot speak to communicate with others. Unfortunately, they are tedious to use and are believed to lower the satisfaction of interacting with others. This thesis attempted to document the impact that AAC devices have on social interactions, in the hope of...
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