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  • 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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    no introduction conditions. Finally, the overall impression of the writing assistant as a person

  • Perceiving Big Five Traits Accurately at True Zero Acquaintance

    Creator:
    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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    a brief self report consisting of ten items. Contrary to expectations, significant accuracy was

  • Facilitating Positive Interactions for AAC Users Using Tone of Voice

    Creator:
    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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        ii   participant completed self-report surveys of experienced rapport, and ratings of vocal

  • 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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    with accurate emotional perception and the successful communication of emotional content, but no

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

    Creator:
    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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    shows no apparent anxiety but does not make eye contact in an effort to reinforce the bond—Ainsworth

  • 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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    able to report whether they posses a specific characteristic or not (Petrides & Furnham, 2001). As a

  • 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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    have stimuli and no distinct starting point (University of West Alabama, 2019). Understanding the

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

    Creator:
    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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    10% of them can live more than ten years. At this moment, there is still no definitively known

  • The Influence of Perceived Physical Attractiveness and the Use of the Honest Linguistic Style on the Perceived Credibility of Individuals in Deceptive Communication Situations

    Creator:
    Krieger, Katy Lou
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    In today’s media driven society where images stand in for words, we see an increase of attractive people selling us ideas and products. We begin to view their attractiveness as powerful, and influential on our own opinions and they gain credibility with us because of this. But what if it...
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    the attractiveness of a counselor greatly improved impression judgments of him/her, there was no

  • Personality Characteristics of Individuals who are Emotionally Intelligent

    Creator:
    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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    measured through self- report, whereas ability emotional intelligence addresses emotion related cognitive