The aim of the present study was to fit data to a structural equation model that includes conservatism, HIV-related stigma, and avoidance behavior. An exploratory factor analysis was performed, and a subsequent structural model was created with conser . . .

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between professor-student interactions and psychosocial well-being (loneliness, social anxiety) through the mediator of campus belonging. The college transition can be stress-inducing for studen . . .

Several studies suggest that the perirhinal cortex (PER) may function to unitize stimulus components across time or modalities, and multiple findings have supported the involvement of the PER in stimulus unitization during fear conditioning. However, . . .

The role of the perirhinal cortex (PER) in memory is well established; however, its role in perception remains controversial. The objective of the current thesis is to revisit this debate by using a series of experiments that aim to replicate and exte . . .

In response to an increasing crime rate after WWII, the United States began developing programs which were designed to assist in improving the lives of those living in poor and deprived conditions. In order to maintain accountability of these programs . . .

The process of adapting to a culture different from one’s own is multifaceted and interlaced with unique stressors for ethnic and cultural minorities. This study explored the acculturative stress experienced when individuals adjust their behaviors and . . .

Research on ethnicity suggests that people’s understanding of ethnicity is embedded in a system of levels and the degree to which a setting is ethnically diverse may shape how people understand and identify with their ethnicity and related attitudes a . . .

The effects of exercise and leisure activity on positive mood, anxiety and depression in college age women was investigated. Individuals participated in a 30-minute activity, either exercise or reading, performed indoors or outdoors. Variables were me . . .

Pairing the Elaboration Likelihood Model with Social Categorization Theory and Social Identity Theory, an experiment examined the effect of both the persuaders’ ethnicity and the strength of the targets association with their own ethnicity on being pe . . .

The current study examined mediation models to explain differences in sex and ethnicity in retrospective reports of parental physically abusive behavior for Asian, African, Latino, and White American college students. In addition, relationships betwee . . .