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Consistency of spelling error patterns : an investigation into the consistency of children's spelling errors using error analysis
(1989)
This research investigated the consistency of children's
spelling errors across three grade levels, two to four,
five and six, and seven and eight. Diagnoses of children's
weaknesses in academic subjects are starting ...
Perceptions of feminist complainants in sexual assault and sexual harassment mock jury trials
(2000)
Sexual assault and general violence towards women have been established as major issues in
which feminists are involved (Hermann & Stewart, 1994). Through the use ofmock jury trial
methods, it has been found that some ...
Multidimensional measurement of self concept : a preliminary study
(1987)
The purpose of this research was to develop a preliminary multidimensional
measurement of self concept, within the framework of
phenomenological theory and acknowledging previous work in the field.
Twelve preliminary ...
Measurement of defense against death anxiety : construction and partial validation of an objective instrument
(1987)
This study involved the construction and partial validation
of two scales (Ultimate Rescuer, UR and Specialness, SP) that
Yalom (1960) suggests measure the beliefs one utilizes as a
defense against death anxiety. Evidence ...
Predictive and concurrent validity of the Structured Assessment for Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY)
(2004)
Youth violence is a serious social problem that is often encountered in the criminal justice
system. Currently, there are very few instruments available that have been specifically
designed to assess violence risk In ...
Dieting practices, influences, beliefs and self-concept of female high school students
(1991)
There has been a recent explosion of interest in anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa. There are many social influences which are thought to
encourage women to strive for unrealistic thinness. The suggestion that with
early ...
Effects of positive and negative emotional states on conjugate lateral eye movements and bilateral finger pulse volume
(1983)
Lateral eye movement (LEM) and finger pulse volume
(FPV) measures were taken while subjects responded to
questions incorporating both a cognitive component,
Visuo-spatia 1 or verbal processing, and an emotional
component, ...
Neuropsychological characteristics of nonclinical obsessive-compulsives
(1995)
Neuropsychological functioning was examined in 118 introductory psychology
students (males=43, females=75) who reported varying levels of nonclinical
obsessive-compulsive behaviours. Using the four subscales of the ...
Investigation of change/stability in WAIS-R scores for 16 year olds over an 18 month period
(1992)
This study used a test-retest paradigm to
investigate change/stability in Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale-Revised scores of 16 and 17 year olds.
Both short (3 month) and long (18 month) retest intervals
were investigated ...
Promoting self-disclosure from prison inmates
This study examined the effects of interviewer self-disclosure on
the self-disclosure of 40 male prison inmates and 40 male university
students. A four-point scale was used for rating the intimacy of selfdisclosure, the ...