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Buddhist Theories of Karma and the Effect of Prosocial Behavior on Perceptions of Others

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Allen, Pamela M.

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Psychological theory of social cognition and Buddhist philosophy of cognition suggest that people's actions should determine their impressions of future events. In psychology, several studies have shown that behavior can activate constructs and thereby influence one's perception. However, they do not address prosocial behavior, a specific concern of Buddhist philosophy...

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Masters Thesis

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Studies, Psychology, and Philosophy presented on May 16, 2011. Title: Buddhist Theories of Karma and
Awareness of Aging in Taiwan and the United States : An Examination of Ageism among College Students using Stereotypes and Future Self-views

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Allen, Pamela M.

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Ageism in the context of global population aging could lead to increasing human and economic costs. Age stereotypes tend to be negative (Hummert, 1990) and ubiquitous (Nelson, 2002) there are a variety of well documented detrimental consequences of negative age stereotypes on older adults' physical, cognitive and psychological outcomes (Hummert,...

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Dissertation

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Behavioral Health Sciences Dean of the Graduate School I