Several studies have shown that human performance on matching-to-sample (MTS) tasks may involve some form of verbal mediation. The current study evaluated the role of one form of mediation, specifically intraverbal naming (Horne & Lowe, 1996) in a . . .

Access to healthcare is critical for children’s development. In the United States, children with access to healthcare are more likely to have better health outcomes, live healthier lives, and do better in school. Although many children now have access . . .

This study is designed to explore the usefulness of different strategies used to convert item-level proportion correct standard-setting judgments in to a θ-metric test cutoff score that can be used with item response theory (IRT) scoring using Monte C . . .

Prior research suggests that emoticons enhance text-based messages; yet, critics argue that emoticons negatively affect credibility. While research purports that teachers utilize emoticons, they feel uncomfortable doing so (Priddis, 2013). This study . . .

The goal of this study was to explore the role of culture in relational aggression behaviors and the associations with negative affect among Chinese American and Euro American preschool age children. Teachers completed the Preschool Social Behavior Sc . . .

This thesis attempts to expand the minimal existing research on the civil restraining order process and race/ ethnic discrimination in the judicial granting of such orders. The data for the following study was collected at the William R. Ridgeway Fami . . .

The focus of this study was twofold. First, the research aimed to determine if academic achievement would be improved by working in groups versus working individually. To accomplish this goal, the researcher compared three chapter exam scores between . . .

Subsistence studies conducted on regional archaeological deposits indicate that in the Delta, as in the rest of the Central Valley, there is a decrease in foraging efficiency during the Late Period. A recently excavated site, CA-SAC-47, provides direc . . .

This project presents the analysis results from the parametric study done by Caltrans in 2014 in which Caltrans studied the difference between the results that come from 2D (Spine) model versus the 3D (shell) model for a single span box girder bridge. . . .

In this study, the researcher examined the incidence of, and moral judgments about, mate poaching among late adolescents. The sample included 61 participants ages 18 to 21 years who completed an online survey with items rating relationship experiences . . .