PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACTS
MA-Research (beginning 1990)
Winter 2009
Castro, Joaquin
The Effect of Different Levels of Rhythmic Movement Set to Music on Tension
Reduction
and Energy Increase: Mood Alterations During Jazzercise Classes
(not yet published)
Fall 2008
Ferguson, Peggy
Determinants of Student-Instructor Engagement and Perceptions of Learning
Mulvey, Emily
Exploratory Analysis of Psychosocial Influences on Well-Being Among Military
Spouses
(not yet published)
Ngo, Thuan K.
A Measure of Expertise for Relative Pitch
Summer 2008
Black, Candace J.
Do Oral Contraceptives Influence Female Preferences for Mates?
Jennings, Amy
The Personal Empowerment Program: A Collaborative Evaluation
Matsuo, Kayo
Effects of Frustration and Temporal Distance on Altruistic Behavior
McQuesten, Matthew J.
Political Ideology and Social-Cognitive Motives: The Need for Closure
in Relation to Religiosity, Worldview, and Candidate Selection
Spring 2008
Menjivar, Jenny
The Effects of Hippocampal Lesions on Apoptosis in the Adult Zebra Finch
Pekarek, Christina J.
Intimate Partner Violence and Interracial Relationships:
Prevalence, Perceived Social Support, and Gender
Rivera, Nichole
The Effect of Situational Target Status and Personality
on Triggered Displaced Aggression
Winter 2008
Collins, Tara Jeanne
Love is a Battlefield: Passionate Love as an Amplifier of Aggression
and the Moderating Role of Attachment Style
Walti, Ian A.
The Role of Trait Displaced Aggression on Social Support
and Social Network Composition
Watanabe, Kana
The Effect of Peer Pressure and Cultural Identity on Drinking of Japanese-Born
Males Living in the United States
Fall 2007
Howrigan, Daniel P.
Intentional Humor as a Mental Fitness Indicator
Summer 2007
Erselius, Keith
Effects of Attire, Context, and Observer Gender on the Perceived Guilt for
Sexual Assault
Kaighobadi, Farnaz
Feminist Identity Development of Iranian Immigrant Women
and Its Relationship with Their Psychological Well-Being
Latimore, Amanda D.
The Psychometric Examination of the Sexual Addiction Screening Test
in a Sample of Gay Men at Risk for HIV
Law, L.
Matthew
Differences in Response to Injury Between Food-Storing and Non-Storing Birds
Onuki, Mayuko
To Stay or to Leave: The Role of Culture in Choice of Strategy for Protecting
Collective Self-Esteem
Reece, Nicole A.
The Role of Insecurity, External Locus of Control, Neuroticism, Low
Self-Efficacy,
and Low Self-Esteem in Romantic Jealousy
Romant, Sandra
Batterer’s Intervention Program Evaluation: Beyond Recidivism Rates
Summer 2006
Edwards, Jordan
Antisocial Personality Disorder and HIV-Related Risk
Guzman, Yesenia
Test-Retest Reliability of the Spanish Version of the Dissipation Rumination
Scale
Redpath, David
An Examination of Coping Strategy and Drug Use
Rentie, Rashika
The Impact of Father Involvement on African American Women Pertaining to
Risky Sexual Behavior
Winter 2006
Brown, David
Locus of Control Orientation as a Predictor of Reactions to
Letters of Welcome Among College Students
Fall 2005
Atoofi, Saeid
Tailoring Utterances and Modifying Nonverbal Behavior as
Perspective-Taking with Different Addresses:
An Investigation of Theory of Mind in Adults
Siegman, Barbara
The Impact of Framing Effects and Level of Need for Cognition
on Organ Donation Decisions
Summer 2005
Behbehani, Misha
The Effects of Importance and Culture on Prospective Memory
Brown, Brenda
Reducing False Memories: Comparisons of the Differential Encoding Conditions
of Perception, Imagery, and Generation
Cabral, Giannina
Self-Blame as a Mediator of Avoidance Coping Among Rape Survivors
Chin, James
The Role of Counselor Ethnicity and Racial Attitudes in Initial Counselor
Effectiveness Ratings
by Asian American and Euro-American College Students
Jaffe, Adi
Drug Use and Aggression: The Effect of Rumination and Other Person Related
Variables
Fall 2004
Cojucar, Geta
Bilingual Blindspot for Text-embedded Interlingual Non-Cognate Homographs: The
Interference Effect
of Interlingual
Word-Frequency on Recognizing Cross-Contextual Interlingual Homographs
Johnson, Janice
Development of a Tense-Tiredness Index as a Predictive Scale for Depression
Summer 2004
Doyle, Patrick
Exploring Overconfidence: Response Mode and Question Difficulty
Using Four-Choice Stimuli
Duke, Lisa
Predicting Memory Impairment in Rape Survivors:
Examining Memory Intrusions and Locus of Control Orientation
Galeano, Christina
Buprenorphine: A Dose-Response Study of Expression of Conditioned Place
Preference in Rats
Huynh, Que-Lam
Validating a Multidimensional Measure of Acculturation for Vietnamese
Americans
Nikola Saunders
Injury Induced Cytogenesis and the Influence of BDNF on Cell Proliferation
in Adult Zebra Finches
Spring 2004
Burton, Kimberly
Concurrent Validity of a New Measure of Stress
Diane Guettler
The Effects of Source Location, Timing, Direction, and Separation of Apparent
Motion
in the Visual, Auditory, and Tactile Modalities
Winter 2004
Salvatore-Hale, Dominica
Effects of Knowledge Accuracy and Confidence About Organ Donation Facts on
the Willingness to Donate Organs
Fall 2003
Reed, Daniel
An Examination of Aurally Aided Visual Search Performance Using Urgency
Characteristics of Auditory Warning Sounds
Summer 2003
Lickel, Jason
On the Salience of Auditory Cues: Effects of Frequency, Amplitude Change and
Spatial Location
Rothman, Michael
The Relationship Between Individual Difference Variables and Mood
Regulation
Spring 2003
Jeffrey, Amanda
Personality Functioning Among Adolescent Populations
Ohlson, Marina
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Locus of Control in Asian American and
European American Students
White, Jessica
Stereotypes and Retrieval-Induced Forgetting: When Elderly Are Stronger than
Their Middle-Aged Counterparts
Fall 2002
Calvillo, Tamara
Differential Effects of Television and Video Game Violence on Aggressive
Behavior
Ilich, Maria
The Use of the Internet as a Coping Resource
Denson, Thomas
Cognitive Functioning as a Mediator in Quality of Life in Bipolar I Disorder
Wetzel, Melanie
Multiple Text-Based Asynchronous Communication Tools in Effective Online
Communities
Spring 2002
Davis, Dawn
Observer Versus Field Perspectives in False Memories
Winter 2002
Hornstein, Adam
An Evaluation of Alternative Keyboard Layouts for Handheld Computers
Klahn, Jennifer
Homelessness Among Out-of-Treatment Drug Users
Fall 2001
Poosuthasee, Nida
A Test of the Incentive-Sensitization Theory of Addiction: Resistance to
Extinction
Summer 2001
Bauerle, Stacie
An Attribution Theory Analysis of Romantic Jealousy
Hassett, Shannon
The Mitigating Effects of Smiling on Anger and Aggression
Spring 2001
Beck, Karen
Adolescent General Knowledge Assessment: Exploring Differences in Mutual
Knowledge Judgments
Dillon, Brandon
Different Categorization Schema in Research on the Effect of Parental Alcoholism
on Their Adult Children
Dobbs, Sharon
Retrospective Analysis of Self-Reported Success and Failure Among Chronic
Pain Patients in a Self –Management Program
Le,
Thu
The Mutual Constraints of Working Memory in Younger and Older Adults
Mitchell, Emilie
Justice Is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Role of Implicit Racial Stereotypes
on
Source-Monitoring Decisions and Assessments of Punishment
Winter 2001
McCarthy, Anna
Gender Differences in the Incidences of, Motives for, and Consequences of,
Dating Violence Among College Students
Fall 2000
Larro, Michelle
Conditioned Place Preference Induced by Sucrose Ingestion: Effects of Naloxone and Haloperidol
Olsen, Rebecca
Parent-Child Interaction in Establishing Common Ground Before and After
Theory-of-Mind Development
Smith, Wendy
Development and Validation of the Perceived Self-Efficacy for Statistics
Scale
Summer 2000
Huon, John
Attachment Style as a Predictor of Sense of Coherence
Spring 2000
Racho, Erik
Age Differences in Resource Allocation During a Working Memory Task: An EEG
Study
Fall 1999
Beiner, Cheri
Differences in Body Image and Self-Concept between Sighted and Congenitally
Blind Women
Berg, Karrie
The Ability of 7-OH-DPAT to Decrease Dopamine Release During Periods of
Anticipation,
and Thus Prevent the Subsequent Cravings Associated with Drug Addiction
Schlundt, Carolyn
The Effect of Projector Position on the Hearing Thresholds of
Dolphins (Tursiops truncates) at 2, 8, and 12 kHz
Schwarz, Rochelle
Consistency as a Moderator of the Relationship between Personality and Coping
Summer 1999
Nakamura, Katsura
Serotonergic Modulation of Amphetamine-Induced Place Preference in Rats: A
Therapeutic Perspective
Osborne, Carey
Illusory Correlation in Person Perception as a Biologically Prepared Social
Phobia
Spring 1999
Bobier, Jennifer
Frequency and Perceived Adequacy of Received Social Support: Does It Vary
Across Support Providers and Type of Support?
Jensen, Stefanie
The Relationship between Perfectionism, Eating Disorders, and Participation
Motivation Among Female Distance Runners
Wagster, Mark
Saccharin Ingestion is Related to Dopeminergic Sensitivity: Mediation of
Taste Reward by the Mesolimbic Dopamine System
Fall 1998
Shea-Baker, Minnie
Interhemispheric Interaction: What Dictates Collaboration Between the Two
Cerebral Hemispheres?
Wehr, Paul
Impact of Childlike Features on Perceived Attractiveness in Computer-Manipulated
Faces
Summer 1998
Greaves, Helen
Sense of Coherence and Preferred Coping Strategies
Kim, Hyesun
Sociocultural Analysis of Self-Monitoring
Kim, Hyun-Jeong
Comparisons of Associative Meaning of Emotion Concepts Between English and
Korean
Litvinov, Lara
Taking the Listener’s Perspective: Do Children Modify Their Language
According to Their Theories of Mind?
Mooney, Patricia
Loneliness and Seeking Social Support: The Mediating Role of Expressive
Skills
Pang, Steven
The Relationship between Giftedness and Self-Concept: A Meta-Analysis of
Gifted Research
Spring 1998
Clark, Ginger
Developing an Evolutionary Perspective on Human Sexual Styles
Stotts, Daniel
The Usefulness of Icons on the Computer Interface: Effect of Graphical
Abstraction
and Functional Representation on Experienced and Novice Users
Summer 1997
Behl, Leah
The Five-Factor Model and Conscientiousness
Sugarman, Steven
Happiness and Population Density: A Brief Look at Southern California
Takaku, Seiji
Culture and Status as Influences on Account-Giving: A Comparison Between the
U.S.A. and Japan
Spring 1997
Davis, Ronald
Physical Markers as Predictors of Behavior
Gonzalez, Denise
Why Females Initiate Aggression: A Study Examining the Reasons Behind Assaults
on Men
Douglas, Michael
Cognitive Versus Affective Hypocrisy Induction and Routes to Persuasion
Regarding Condom Use
Hsiao, Evana
Mood Improvement as the Motivation to Exercise Varying with Exercise Experience
Kirkner, Sandy
Effects of Congruent/Incongruent Parenting Practices During Adolescence
on Delinquency and Young Adult Acceptance of Parental Values
Lenton, Alison
Schemas and Thresholds: A Look at the Processes Theorized to Underlie
Misperceptions of Sexual Intent
Lopez, Michael
Psychometric Properties of the Halstead Category Test
Radi, Christopher
Compartmentalization of Social Relationships and the Relationship Among
Agreeableness, Extraversion and
Measures of Hostility, Tendency to Value Intimate Relationships, and Perceptions
of Parental Affection
Rudmann, Darrell
Auditory Cue Accuracy in Localization and Identification Stages of Visual Search
Fall 1996
Beard, Theresa
The Jealousy Grieving Process: Response to Infidelity
Milam, Joel
Assessment of a Learning Community Program: Intensity and Motivations of Student
Involvement
Summer 1996
Gray, Anne
Power and Gender: Perceptions of Expert Power and Interpersonal Relations in the
Workplace
Hutchison, Keith
Judgments of Knowledge: Effects of Accessibility of Information and Community
Membership
on Estimates of What Other People Know
Pederson, Sam
Predicting Juror Behavior with Personality Traits
Weiss, Alexander
Conditioned Food Aversion in the Leopard Shark triakis semifasciata
Spring 1996
Hodgdon, Dana
Coping and Adjustment Following a Natural Disaster: The East Bay Hills Fire
Fall 1995
Harris, Gail
The Effect of Mood States on Creativity
Mendes, Wendy
Attributions about Male Criminals by Police Officers as a Function of Duration
of Experience
Millar, Julianne
Constructive Thinking and Attributional Complexity in Emotional Judgments
Span, Sherry
The Effects of Differences in Burst Duration and Rise Time on Auditory Apparent
Motion
Summer 1995
Holzinger, Teresa
Gender Differences in Collaboration Styles and the Negotiation of Mutual
Knowledge
James
Lani
The Effect of Informational Cues on Emotional Atttributions
Smolin, James
Social Identity and Ethical Reasoning: The Effects of Differentiation
and Threat on Group Identification and Ethical Justifications
Spring 1995
Mosser, Heather
Morphine Antinociception in the Non-Hibernating and Hibernating Ground
Squirrel (citellus lateralis)
Powell, Ron
Coping with Computer Technology
Fall 1994
Bank, Adam
Sense of Coherence: A Moderator of Depression Among the Unemployed
Falkstein, David
Unrealistic Optimism Regarding Stressors as a Function of Cognitive
Accessibility,
Severity, Controllability, and Past Experience
Hardy, David
Limits on Age-Related Differences in Stimulus Processing and Response Processing
in Visual Non-Search Discrimination:
Evidence from Event-Related Brain Potentials and Reaction Time
Spring 1994
Coste, Jeffrey
A New Conceptual Model for the Levels of Processing Theory
Summer 1993
Hetu, Martin
Lexical Access as a Predictor of Prose Processing in Younger and Older Adults
Using Event-Related Potential Components
Lazarus, Eleana
Willingness to Give International Aid: A Simulation Involving Interpersonal
Helping Principles
Shrewsbury, Bonnie
Willingness to Recycle as a Function of Group Size, Participation
Instrumentality and Cost
Smith, Patrick
The Effects of Serostatus Disclosure on Aids-Risk Behaviors in a Sample of
Seronegative Injection Drug Users
Spring 1993
Annon, Jeffrey
Prediction of Treatment Retention in Methadone Maintenance Programs
Chirby, Brenna
Acute Effects of Vigorous Exercise on Mood
McCrossin, Cindy
Successful Mentoring in Engineering: Identification of Measures and Selection
Criteria
Turrentine, Ella
Social Toxicity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Children
Fall 1992
Cluff, Carrie
Sensation Seeking, Emotionality, and Affect Regulation Among Hyperactive Boys
within a Physical Play Framework
Kleffner, Dorothy
Parameters Affecting Perception of Multistable Apparent Motion
Stojack, Carrie
The Basic Components of the Cognitive Abilities Necessary for Reading
Summer 1992
Lusk, Jonathan
Resource Appraisals Related to Peer Interactions
Swickert, Rhonda
Individual Differences in Perception of Stress and Coping Style
Wyszpolski, Jon
Effects of Ecological Attitudes on Resource Use in Two Simulated Forms of
Social Dilemmas
Shelton, Lisamarie
Loneliness Components: Women’s Self/Other Descriptions and Recommendations
for Change
Spring 1992
Mizrahi, Kim
He/Man Language: The Effect of Masculine Pronouns on the Recollection and
Evaluation of Prose
Smith, Jacqueline
Dimensions of the Traditional Female Role
Fall 1991
Alhadeff, Georgia
Job Involvement and Routes to Persuasion: A Naturalistic Experiment in Safe
Practices
Binette, Holly
Homeless Women: Population Characteristics, Public Policy and a Test of the
HUD Typology
Cosmos, Joanne
Comparison of Social and Communicative Behaviors in Autistic and Nondelayed
Children
During Physical Versus Nonphysical Play Sessions
Taper, James
The Relationship between Performance Feedback, Predictive Confidence
and Recall/Recognition Performance
Summer 1991
Fritz, Paulette
Predicting Choice in the Civil Litigation Process
Thompson, Rhonda
Extraversion, Neuroticism, Agreeableness and Self-Esteem: A Comparison in
Prediction of Help-Seeking Behavior
Spring 1991
Hooe, Eric
Use of a Story Schema as a Retrieval Strategy for Children’s Eyewitness
Memory
Fall 1990
Birkhead-Flight, Angela
The Effect of Effortfulness on Frequency Estimation
Carroll, Shari
Social Development of Infant Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
and the
Relation between Number of Zoo Visitors and Infant Activities
Gautier, Clara
Effects of Endogenous Opiates and Electrical Stimulation of the
Neostriatum on
Memory of a Newly Learned Passive Avoidance Response
Miya, Carol
The Feeling-of-Knowing Within an Interference Paradigm: Response Competition and
Stimulus Reinstatement
Mushaney, Thomas
Age-Related Difference in Metamemory and Memory for Text, The Relationships
among Different Measures of Metamemory,
and the Relationship of Metamemory to Memory Performance in Younger and Older
Adults
Quinn, Darryl
An Integration of Trait Anxiety and Cognitive Appraisal in the Study of
Stress and Coping
Takayesu, Mark
Differences between Elderly and Young Adults in the Cohesiveness of Written
Expository Prose
Valek, Martina
The Effect of Sugar Snacking and Task Difficulty on Mood
Wolitski, Richard
Aids Knowledge, Attitudes and Sexual Behavior of College Freshmen
Summer 1990
Fidler, Francine
Early Onset of Cross-Tolerance to Morphine Analgesia by Ingestion of Sweet
Solutions in Rats
Geer, Claudia
Power Tactics of Women with Intimate Male Partners: Sex-Role Concepts and
Resources
Glover, Dorothy
Choice in a Multi-Response Environment: Application of the Temporal Triangle
Model
Spring 1990
Condon, Kellie
Probabilities of Vague Word Expressions in Relation to Associated Context and
Speaker
Evans, Steven
Strain Differences in Morphine-Induced Analgesia: Comparison of Long-Evans
and Sprague-Dawley Rats
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