Vitrano, Deana Maryann

Previous experiments have compared the processes of perception and visual mental imagery at the visual cortex. Many researchers have reported that the visual cortex is activated during visual imagery, although some believe that...

Putnam, Creighton Taylor

Many people enjoying having numerous options available to them, yet when it comes to making a choice, people prefer selecting from fewer options. Research has shown that people tend to have the greatest satisfaction when...

Booth, Meg

Kaliush, Parisa Renée

Female collegiate athletes are at significantly greater risk than their non-athlete peers for developing eating disorders. One plausible explanation for this increased risk is offered by Self-Determination Theory (SDT),...

Bruland, Peter Andrew

Psychopathy rarely forms the basis of an insanity defense, due to its highly prejudicial nature. However, certain characterizations and types of evidence can somewhat reduce this stigma. Undergraduate participants (N = 270) in...

Rose, Maya Caitlin

Compeau, Alyssa Monika

“Fat talk”, an emerging concept within the eating disorder literature, refers to normalized conversations that involve degradation of body shape, weight and size. Previous research suggests that these negative body comments...

Tobias, Margaret Rose

Research regarding the CAD Triad Hypothesis shows that three specific emotions (contempt, anger, and disgust) are associated with three matched types of moral transgressions (community, autonomy, and divinity). The current...

Cerban, Bettina Mariel

Cigarette smoking is a moralized behavior in American culture, with smokers judged as immoral people. Moral judgments in general are informed by emotions, and the CAD triad hypothesis suggests that three emotions in particular...

Monopoli, William John

Additional Reading: After graduating from Dickinson, this thesis was used as the basis for an article written by W. John Monopoli and Sharon Kingston, published by the International Journal of Behavioral Development in 2012....