There are many different benefits to physical activity and exercise. Research has shown that increased physical activity can lead to improved academic achievement, concentration, cognitive functioning, and fewer disciplinary...
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Exercise for children, School children, Academic achievement, Attention, and GoNoodle!
The differences in individual perspectives among college freshmen on both their view of human nature and their personal preferences for psychological theories were investigated in this study. A questionnaire (HNQ) measuring...
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Human behavior -- Public opinion and College students -- Attitudes
The differences in individual perspectives among college freshmen on both their view of human nature and their personal preferences for psychological theories were investigated in this study. A questionnaire (HNQ) measuring...
Subject:
Human behavior -- Public opinion and College students -- Attitudes
Political conservatives and liberals appreciate different kinds of humor, as dictated by differing moral values. The amount of value they place on certain morals determines what is and is not okay to joke about. People draw...
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Wit and humor -- Moral and ethical aspects, Polarization (Social sciences), Wit and humor -- Political aspects, Impression formation (Psychology), and Party affiliation
Rates of anxiety and depression are increasing in young adults and college students (D’Amico, Mechling, Kemppainen, Ahem, & Lee, 2016). College is a time that can be filled with academic, financial, personal, and identity...
Keyword:
Anxiety, Depression, and Mindfulness
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Stress (Psychology) -- Prevention, College students -- Mental health services, Mindfulness (Psychology), and Stress management
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) consist of a continuum of disorders that are increasing in prevalence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). This study used the variables of parenting stress and autism symptom...
Keyword:
autism, parent satisfaction, and stress
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Parents of autistic children -- North Carolina -- Attitudes and Children with autism spectrum disorders -- Education -- North Carolina -- Evaluation
In 1961, Dr. Boris Levinson’s therapeutic animal work was presented to the American Psychological Association (APA), later serving as the catalysis for what is now known as animal assisted interventions (AAI) (Altschiller,...
Keyword:
AAI, Animal Assisted Intervention, Dog, Dog Breeds, Exposure, and Perception
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Animals—Therapeutic use, Dogs—Therapeutic use, Dog breeds, Parasocial interaction, and Prejudices
When we meet other people for the first time, we quickly “size them up” and form impressions of them based on social categorical variables (e.g. gender) and personal characteristics (e.g. attractive or unattractive, intelligent...
Keyword:
Disparagement Humor, Humor, Impression Formation, Integrity, Trust, and Trustworthiness
Subject:
Wit and humor -- Psychological aspects, Wit and humor -- Social aspects, First impression (Psychology), Trust, and Reliability
Public stigma towards people with mental illness is often comprised of incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about dangerousness and social and interpersonal deficits. Past research has examined the impact that one’s personality...
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Stigma (Social psychology), Mental illness, Parenting, and Personality
Research into the impact of perceived discrimination and health has shown that it is related to poorer health status and health behaviors compared to those who perceive less discrimination. Perceived procedural injustice,...
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Distress (Psychology), Health, Psychophysiology, Substance abuse, Justice, and Procedure (Law)
