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A Unitary Framework Defining the Functional Significance of Neural Oscillations in the Alpha Frequency
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Neural oscillations in the alpha frequency band (8-12 Hz) are among the most salient and ubiquitous phenomena observed in human electroencephalographic recordings. There have been various proposals regarding the functional ...
An Examination of the Link Between Weight Stigma and Binge Eating
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Past research shows that weight-related teasing is linked to binge eating, but little is known about the individual risk factors that render certain people more vulnerable than others. The current study examined three ...
Does Social Support Influence Bulimic Behaviors through its Impact on Cognitive Appraisal
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Social support is one of many interpersonal functions that is impaired among individuals with bulimia nervosa. The buffering hypothesis of social support posits that social support shields the deleterious impact of stress ...
The Benefits of Metaphoric Thinking: Using Individual Differences in Metaphor Usage to Understand the Utility of Conceptual Metaphors
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Metaphor representation theory posits that people often think, rather than merely speak, metaphorically. Particularly, concrete domains (e.g., tactile experiences) are recruited to represent abstract concepts (e.g., love). ...
Treating Objects like Women: The Impact of Terror Management and Objectification on the Perception of Women's Faces
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
According to terror management theory, humans are threatened by the awareness of death and counter this threat by investing in cultural systems that make them feel like they are more than mortal animals. Based on this ...
False Memories in Depression: Vulnerability Factor or Symptom?
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
False memories are sometimes generated when recalling words from lists in which the words are conceptually related. People think of concepts that are associated with the lists but which were never presented. Previous ...
Urgency Predicts Differences in Cigarette Consumption
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Smokers have been classified into three separate groups based on cigarette consumption
where regular smokers consume more than 5 cigarettes a day, chippers consume 5 cigarettes a
day or less, and social smokers only smoke ...
Bridging Attention Across Space and Time: Do Positive Emotion Generated Shifts in Spatial Attention Lead to Changes in Attention Across Time?
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Previous research has demonstrated that positive emotion influences various aspects of attention including spatial attention and attention across time. Research has commonly focused on how emotion influences one aspect of ...
Assessing the Neural Correlates, Sources and Consequences of the Attentional Rhythm
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Evidence suggests that even when sustained at a single location, spatial attention waxes and wanes over time. These fluctuations are cyclic, lasting about 125-200 ms (i.e., ~4-8 Hz), and are characterized by alternating ...
Dual Effects of Social Support on Cardiovascular Reactivity: Social Support as a Comfort and an Encouragement
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The stress-buffering hypothesis (Cohen & McKay, 1984) proposes that social support attenuates cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) in times of stress. Past research which tested this hypothesis has obtained inconsistent findings. ...