The present study examined whether relationships between
personality characteristics and emotional reactions to mass
media exist. Specifically, the purpose of this study was
to find out if anxiety sensitivity, neuroticism and
depression, may make...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Personality and academic achievement; Prediction of scholastic success
The purpose of this study is to determine if a personality test combined with a mathematics placement test can be used to identify students that may need additional interventions as early in the school year as possible. The school in which this...
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, 1891-1961; Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- Fiesta del Chivo; Alvarez, Julia. In the time of the butterflies; Dominican literature
The purpose of this thesis is to prove that La fiesta del chivo, written by Mario Vargas Llosa and En el tiempo de las mariposas, written by Julia Alvarez, clearly show the control that Rafael Trujillo Molina held over the Dominican Republic and...
The relationship between IQ and delinquency has three theoretical relationships: a direct relationship between IQ and delinquency, with IQ directly affecting delinquency; no relationship between IQ and delinquency, with a possible third variable...
This is a study about the famous Mexican writer, Sor Juana de la Cruz who lived in the 17th Century. My study presents her life through an analysis of two of her main literary works: First Dream and The Answer to Sister Filotea. These works help to...
This study investigated psychological and personality factors related to the onset of cancer. Stressful life events and coping strategies were investigated in a retrospective study of 69 cancer patients from local support groups and their controls....
This thesis explores the concept of human happiness, focusing primarily on
adolescents and their experience of this distinct state of being. An historical approach is
taken, reviewing how happiness has been defined and treated throughout the years...
This thesis explores William Butler Yeats's definitions of himself as poet and also
his role as a poet. Tracing Yeats's definition of himself in these roles as he progresses
from youth to old age allows the reader to observe the changes Yeats...
Hizballah (Lebanon); Arab-Israeli conflict -- 1993- -- Public opinion
This thesis will focus on the 2006 Israel-Hizballah war which began on July 12th, 2006. It will ascertain the American college students' attitude towards the 2006 July War in Lebanon in comparison to the U.S. officials' attitude. The American...
To some individuals, gambling is a harmless pastime and a form of entertainment, but for others, pathological gambling (PG) can develop with devastating consequences. The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between criminal thinking...
Learning, Psychology of; Child development; Cognition in children
Young children perceive and respond to their environment in a variety of ways based upon their unique combination of approaches to learning. They use a range of intelligences in interacting with their classmates and the classroom setting:...
