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The Inkblot Re-conceptualized: Developing an Implicit Situational Judgment Test of Multiple Components of Poor and Optimal Functioning
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Situation judgment tests (SJTs), which provide a balance between global personality measurement and context-specific social-cognitive processes, can be combined with implicit measurement approaches to limit some of the ...
Exploring the Effects of Interleaving on Mind-Wandering
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Research has shown that interleaving (a study technique where two topics are practiced in an alternating fashion) enhances learning and memory. However, it is unclear whether interleaving impacts the frequency of mind-wandering. ...
Buddhism is More Than Just Meditation: A Cognitive Non-Attachment Training for Social Stress
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Buddhism is essentially a cognitive-behavioral intervention where oral teachings and meditation work together to develop nonattachment, a mind-state considered to be the antidote to all human suffering. The present work ...
Do Highly Mindful Individuals Experience Less Interference as a Result of Better Attention Control and Emotion Regulation?
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Mindfulness has been found to be beneficial to psychological health. Furthermore,
research suggests that mindfulness is associated with better attention control and fewer
difficulties in emotion regulation. The purpose ...
Effortful Control Moderates the Association Between Emotional Instability and Binge Eating
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
We hypothesized that (H1) emotional instability would be associated with an
increased likelihood of a binge episode, and that (H2a) this relationship would be
potentiated among individuals with low cognitive control and ...
To Be or Not To Be: An Empirical Test of English Prime as Theory
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
English Prime is a language prescription advocating the abolition of all forms of the verb “to be” from usage. Such benefits of a “to be”-less form of communication might include an increased appreciation for the essential ...
The Examination of the Effect of Nostalgia on Risk Factors for Suicide
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
In order to investigate the relationship between nostalgic tendencies and risk factors for suicide, two studies were completed. Study 1 examined nostalgic tendencies among individuals with depression symptoms in order to ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between Alcohol Use and Capability for Suicide
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The relationship between alcohol use and suicide has been well documented in past research. However, there have been few studies interested in examining potential mediators to explain the alcohol-suicide link. The current ...
Changing Dating Behavior Expectations by Using Judgmental Anchors to Induce Cognitive Dissonance
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
This study expanded upon literature separately examining numerical anchors and cognitive dissonance, by attempting to use numerical anchors to induce cognitive dissonance and change dating behavior expectations. The high ...
Does Discussing Problems Online Change the Nature of Co-rumination and Its Associated Effects on Negative Affect and Perceived Friendship Quality?
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Engagement in problem-focused discussions that direct attention to negative emotions predicts heightened depressive affect and feelings of closeness with friends (Rose, 2002). The goal of this study was to test whether the ...