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  • 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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    ) research has published many contradictory findings about the social benefits and repercussions of

  • 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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    . It was these pioneers that laid the foundation for the current direction in the research of

  • Greeting Styles and the Establishment of Rapport in a University Writing Center

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    Redding, Tawnya
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    The present study examined whether the nature of the greeting between a writing assistant and a student influenced the subsequent rapport that developed over the course of the writing center session. Eighteen Oregon State University undergraduate and graduate students were greeted in one of three ways by two confederates: with...
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    . Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 652-674. North, S. (1984). The idea of a writing center. The

  • Exercise Habits, Adult Attachment Styles, and HPA-Axis Hypersensitivity

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    Chrisman-Miller, Zoe
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    This is the first study to link exercise with adult romantic attachment style in a university setting. Previous research has associated insecure attachment styles, particularly those associated with high levels of anxiety, with increased pain sensitivity. This thesis hypothesizes that the mechanism responsible for this relationship will correlate with the...
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    on the child’s desires. Mary Ainsworth, a research assistant of Bowlby’s, believed that children

  • 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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    ultimate goal of this research program, where the current report is its first step, is to improve the

  • 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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    term objective of this line of research is to improve the quality of interactions for AAC users. We

  • 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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    as the California Q-Sort as part of a 10 week research experience class. Significant gender

  • 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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    bestseller Emotional Intelligence. He popularized previous research of others and purported the ability to

  • 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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    research focused on the accuracy of trait judgments at zero acquaintance and after five minutes of

  • 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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    through the Interpersonal Sensitivity Lab. I am so grateful to be a part of such a wonderful research