Browsing Undergraduate Honors Program - Psychological Sciences by Title
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(Vanderbilt University, 2019-03-15)The possible links between music and language continue to intrigue researchers, who are capable of investigating from their similar structures to shared human perception mechanism. In children with typical development ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2012-03-29)This study characterizes the neurocognitive late effects of treatment in pediatric brain tumor survivors by examining patterns of executive function, coping, emotional outcomes, and brain activation. We examined associations ...
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Neurocognitive Effects of Treatment of Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Neuroimaging Analysis (Vanderbilt University, 2008-04-04)Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent form of cancer diagnosed in children. The current survival rate is approximately 85% and has been rising over the last two decades. The standard treatment regimen ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2023-03-22)The positive valence system (PVS) is a domain associated with attention to, and engagement with, rewarding activities. Individual differences in neurological responses associated with the PVS, such as the amplitude of ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-04-21)The idea that "justice is blind" has been called into question by some reports that attractiveness affects judgments of punishment and guilt. However, such studies are handicapped by a number of limitations, which this ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2012-04)The study examined the relationship between obesity and depression, conduct disorder, and substance abuse in adolescents using data from the 2008 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Depression at baseline was ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2022)When preschoolers encounter a new word and word meaning, they can quickly link the two items to learn a new word. When not provided with the necessary items to learn a word, preschoolers will drive their own word learning. ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)This study contributes to a growing body of work aimed at documenting and defining behavioral markers associated with early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its broader phenotype. A total of 19 infants (sib-ASD), who ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-16)Childhood cancer is a disease that affects a relatively small number of children and families in the US each year, but those families who are affected are often devastated. The stress and heartbreak of childhood cancer ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2014-04)This study examined how parent factors (education and income), child factors (age and sickle cell disease severity), and parent and child self-efficacy ratings related to parent-child communication and Sickle Cell Disease ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)This study examined depressed (N=20) and non-depressed (N=20) mothers and fathers interacting with their children ages 7-17 (Mean = 12.03; SD = 2.21). The sample consisted of 13 mother-daughter pairs, 7 mother-son pairs, ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2022-03-28)Depression is a prevalent disorder among adolescents, with evidence that rates have been increasing over the past 10 years. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a leading evidence- based treatment option, but it is not ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010)In a randomized clinical trial with families of parents with a history of major depressive disorder, changes in parenting and parental depressive symptoms were examined in relation to the effects of a family group cognitive ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-04-21)Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a chronic illness that disproportionately affects African Americans in the U.S. at a rate of 1 to 500. Proper management of this blood disorder is key in ensuring that those affected lead ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008-05-20)The current study addresses the relationship between the parent's ability to speak about cancer related issues in a syntactically appropriate level for the child's age on the child's distress and coping as seen in the ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2009-04-03)The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of parental hostility and warmth on the children of depressed parents. The study includes parents with a history of Major Depressive Disorder and their children as ...
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Parenting Behaviors and Children's Coping with Stress: Socialization of Coping Methods and Messages (Vanderbilt University, 2018-04-18)In a follow up to Watson (2015), the current study examined the potential association of the methods that parents use to communicate coping strategies to their children, the messages that parents communicate, the impact ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-06)Children who are diagnosed with cancer and their families must learn to cope with and communicate about the cancer diagnosis, treatment and its side effects, and hospital stays. Parents are their primary support; they are ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2009-04-03)Questionnaire and observational measures were used to examine psychological anxiety in mothers of children coping with pediatric cancer and its association with child anxiety and mother-child communication. Ninety-seven ...