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Tactical contingencies in the experimental analysis of reinforcement and operant classes
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-12-03)In his “Tactics of Scientific Research” (1960), his work on avoidance, his discovery of equivalence classes and his cautions on applications of coercion, Murray Sidman created high standards for behavior analytic research. ... -
Treating Emerging Adults Differently: How Developmental Science Informs Perceptions of Justice Policy
(American Psychological Association, 2020)Several states have proposed changes to how their legal system responds to young or emerging adults. Scholars, policy makers, and advocates have highlighted the developmental and behavioral similarities between juvenile ... -
Modeling Space Radiation Induced Cognitive Dysfunction Using Targeted And Non-Targeted Effects
(2020-12-01)Radiation-induced cognitive dysfunction is increasingly recognized as an important risk for human exploration of distant planets. Mechanistically-motivated mathematical modeling helps to interpret and quantify this phenomenon. ... -
A person-centered examination of acculturation and psychological functioning among Chinese and Korean immigrant mothers in the United States
Objectives: The present research used a person-centered approach to examine the acculturation styles of Chinese and Korean immigrant mothers in the United States and demographic characteristics and psychological functioning ... -
The Selective Shield of Due Process: Analysis of the U.S. Department of Education's 2020 Title IX Regulations on Live Cross‐Examination
(Wiley, 2020-09-26)The U.S. Department of Education (DoE) released new Title IX regulations in May 2020, including the requirement that postsecondary institutions conduct live hearings with direct cross‐examination for sexual misconduct ... -
Keep it simple: streamlining book illustrations improves attention and comprehension in beginning readers
This study used eye-tracking to examine whether extraneous illustration details—a common design in beginning reader storybooks—promote attentional competition and hinder learning. The study used a within-subject design ... -
Mand compliance as a contingency controlling problem behavior: A systematic review
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-09-02)Bowman et al. (1997) described a dynamic contingency in which severe problem behavior was evoked by adult noncompliance with a variety of child mands, which occurred at high rates, and was reinforced by adult compliance ... -
The Impact of Criminal Record Stigma on Quality of Life: A Test of Theoretical Pathways
(Wiley, 2020-08-10)Across multiple stigmatized groups, research suggests that stigma may negatively impact individual wellbeing. This impact often occurs through a sequential pathway that includes perceiving societal stigma, a diminished and ... -
Psychosis-Spectrum Screening and Assessment Within a College Counseling Center: A Pilot Study Exploring Feasibility and Clinical Need
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-09-04)Evidence supports the use of brief psychosis-spectrum screening tools for identifying individuals at an increased risk of developing a psychotic disorder. Screening has not been well studied in general mental health settings ... -
Which foods should a child with food allergy avoid? The role of parental knowledge in food avoidance appraisals
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-08-31)This study explored factors that influence the accuracy of caregivers’ appraisals of the foods their children with food allergy should avoid. Seventy-two caregivers of children with food allergy completed measures of ... -
Exploring daily mediating pathways of religious identity in the associations between maternal religious socialization and Muslim American adolescents’ civic engagement
Despite its implications for positive youth development, factors and processes that promote civic engagement are critically understudied, particularly among Muslim American adolescents for whom opportunities for civic ... -
How the Construct of Metacognition Has Contributed to Translational Research in Education, Mental Health, and Beyond
(American Psychological Association, 2020)Metacognition research dates back decades and remains a thriving field of scientific inquiry. From its inception, the construct was translational in nature, but only after years of research do we have the privilege of ... -
Youth Mental Health First‐Aid: Juvenile Justice Staff Training to Assist Youth with Mental Health Concerns
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-03-05)Many youth in juvenile justice settings meet criteria for a mental health condition. Front line staff need to be able to recognize and respond to their needs, but training is often lacking. Youth Mental Health First Aid ... -
Strategies for increasing impact, engagement, and accessibility in HIV prevention programs: suggestions from women in urban high HIV burden counties in the Eastern United States (HPTN 064)
(Springer Nature, 2020-09-03)Background Merely having the tools to end HIV is insufficient. Effectively ending the epidemic necessitates addressing barriers that impede engagement in biomedical and behavioral prevention and wide scale implementation ... -
Community Psychosis Risk Screening: An Instrument Development Investigation
(Hapres, 2020-08-20)Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are serious psychiatric disorders that are associated with substantial societal, family, and individual costs/distress. Evidence suggests that early intervention can improve ... -
Using search engine data to gauge public interest in mental health, politics and violence in the context of mass shootings
(PLOS, 2020-08-07)Despite significant potential for providing insight to private perceptions and behaviors, search engine data has yet to be utilized as a means of gauging the U.S. public’s interest and understanding of mental health in the ... -
Effects of partial- or whole-body exposures to 56Fe particles on brain function and cognitive performance in rats
(Elsevier, 2020-07-24)On exploratory class missions, such as a mission to Mars, astronauts will be exposed to particles of high energy and charge (HZE particles). Exposure to HZE particles produces changes in neuronal function and can disrupt ... -
Marijuana use and health behaviors in a US clinic sample of patients with sickle cell disease
(PLOS, 2020-07-14)Abstract Introduction As marijuana use becomes more common, it is essential clinicians understand the relationship between marijuana use and health behaviors. Methods Using a retrospective cohort of adolescents and ... -
Telepsychotherapy With Youth at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Clinical Issues and Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Change Institutional Culture, and You Change Who Goes into Science
(American Association of University Professors (AAUP), 2009-06)