The Psychology program at ISU encourages a spirit of active inquiry and critical thinking, life-long learning and development and social responsibility. The curriculum is based on the premise that any student of psychology, regardless of program goals, should be well-informed about basic principles of behavior. The undergraduate degree in psychology prepares students for graduate studies in psychology and related fields as well as employment in a variety of settings including health services, research, government and business.
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Clinical Utility of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (Brief) in the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stephen J. McCandless
Adaptation to Changing Marketplace Conditions by Psychologists in Independent Practice, Keith James Monroe
Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy: Characterological and Behavioral Criteria, Megan Kay Null
Measuring The Performance Of Teams Formulated According To Problem Solving Style Among Undergraduate Students, Sophia K. Scott
Social Interest And Psychopathy As Predictors Of Offender Outcomes, Kathryn A. Springer
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
HIV Risk Behaviors in Adults with Serious Mental Illness: Testing the IMB Theory of HIV Risk Reduction, Leslie D. Bjork
A Model of Group Sundering: The Impact of Communication, Shannon Michel Clements
CAD Associate Degree Programs In Public Post-SecondaryEducation, Xin-Ran Duan
Can You Just Say No? The Impact of Critical Thinking On Advertisement Activated Alcohol Expectancies, Sarah A. Forbes
The relationship between friendship transition and conflict., Danielle R. Jaroscak
The Relationship Of Attitude, Social Influence, And Self -Efficacy To Diabetes Type Ii Outcomes, Autumn Lee Keefer-Ward
Use of the Combination of the Brief and Basc-2 in Assessment of ADHD, Andrea R. Knoll
The Relationship Between Correctional Officers' Personality And Job Satisfaction, Performance, And Turnover, Robin A. Lemmon
A Different Place: Student Learning In An Online Course, Susan Jane Mannan
The Effects of Hypnosis and Guided Imagery on The Performance of Track Athletes, Johnathan C. Mossey
Female Sexual Arousal and Race: A Comparison Study, Katrenia Y. Reed Hughes
Putting it in reverse: How communal relationships are pulled back into exchange norms by conflict., Rakefet Yaakoba Richmond
Identifying Factors That Contribute To The Performance Of Campus -Level Boards In A Multicampus System, Daniel L. Schenk
Factors Related To Academic Gains For Adult Learners In A CorrectionalEducation Program, Maria Deanne Sells
Personal Projects And Motives For Drinking Behavior In College Students: An Exploratory Study, Nicole Ann Shiber
Predicting Level Of Employment In Substance Abusing Veterans, Tracy Ann Spence-Jones
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
The Relationship Between Reality Beliefs, Personality Traits, Need for Cognition, and Social Desirability, Scott J. Adams
Social Support, Spirituality, Psychological Distress And Quality Of Life In Cancer Patients, Nicole Denise Alexander
Effects Of Theoretically Distinct Mathematics Interventions On Student Performance And Treatment Acceptability, Christopher Todd Arra
Traditional And Nontraditional Foster Parenting, Angela M. Baranzelli-Yoder
The Applicability Of Kirton Adaption -Innovation Theory To The Flight Instruction Environment Of HigherEducation, Richard Kurt Barnhart
Childhood Closed Head Injury And Memory Outcomes, Mary C. Boyd
Self-Concept and Behavior: Changes as a Result of Participation in Outward Bound, Douglas Vail Campbell
The Effect of Background Information on the Identity Formation and Self-Concept of Adoptees, Molly Susan Dye
Differences In Coping Behavior Based On Epistemic Style, Lance Evans
The Development And Change Process Needed For The Implementation Of The Electronic Writing Portfolio To Assess Student Writing At Eastern Illinois University, Debra Cross Hopgood
Best Practice, Actual Practice And Teacher Training In Early Childhood SpecialEducation In Indiana, Emma Beatrice Jurrens
Examining The Psychometric Properties Of The Toronto Alexithymia Scale -20 With A Sample Of Domestic Violence Offenders, Bernard James Kniery
The Relationship Of Self -Efficacy And Health Value To Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Outcomes, Melanie Marie Matheis-Huene
Stages Of Change And Self -Efficacy As Factors In Physiological Outcomes In Cardiac Rehabilitation, Maureen Casandra Pierce
Factors Assoctated With Technology Adoption in Clinical Practice, Jennifer C. Salib
Personality Assessment Inventory Profiles Of Therapy -Seeking Women With Childhood Sexual Abuse Histories, Susan Renee Schmidt
The Relationship Of Collective Efficacy And Performance In Supervision, Lori Sue Tagger
The Effect Of Normative Stepfamily Information On Level Of Perceived Stepfamily Adjustment, Carole Lynn Trone
School Personnel Perceptions Of Elementary Student -To -Student Sexual Harassment: Implications For Policy And Practice, Cunningham Catherine Tullis
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Achievement Goals And Exam Performance: An Exploration Of The Role Of Study Strategies And Anticipatory Test Anxiety, Chris Andrew Baldwin
The Effects of Stress on Contradiction Detection, Margaret Bencomo
Introducing Peer Mediation Into A Low -Income Elementary School, Rebecca Lea Boland
Thinness in Women: The Impact of Female Body Weight on Relationship Satisfaction and Commitment, Wendy Walter Campbell
The Relationships Among Personality Factors, Gender, White Racial Consciousness Types, And Birth Order, Elan Adam Cohen
Sex, Gender Roles, and Bias in the Diagnosis of Personality Disorders: A Models Comparison Approach, Jeremy Paul Crosby
Friends Who Neglect Their Friends For Dating Partners: Exploring Relational Aggression, Overt Aggression And Emotional Reactions In Adolescents, Lisa Diane D'Amico
Psychologist Gender And Sex Bias In Diagnosing Histrionic And Narcissistic Personality Disorders, Kevin B. Erickson
The Psychological And Social Characteristics Among College Students Who Binge Drink, Mary Elizabeth Grigar
The Impact Of Creative Problem Solving For GeneralEducation Intervention Teams On Team Members' Ratings Of Treatment Acceptability, Jennifer L. Grimes
Impact Of A Court -Ordered Psychoeducational Course On Stepfamily Adaptability And Cohesion, Heather Jo Henderson
The Comparative Effects Of Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (Emdr) And Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Cbt) In The Treatment Of Depression, William Andrew Hogan
Cognitive, Academic, And Behavioral Differences Between Children With Different Subtypes Of Adhd, Gregory Scott Howell
Denial And Locus Of Control In Cardiac Rehabilitation, Jami Barto Hoxmeier
Student Expectations And Satisfaction Levels In Private Career Colleges, Tammi Huggins
Perceptions Of Family Environment, Problem -Solving Appraisal And Impact Of Parental Alcoholism Among Adult Children Of Alcoholics, Wayne Allen Hume Jr.
A Harm Reduction Intervention For Drinking Games, Nicholas A. Lind
A Test Of The Transtheoretical Model Of Change With Adolescent Sex Offenders In Treatment, Stephen Leonce Mailloux
The Use Of A Creative Problem Solving Process With GeneralEducation Intervention Teams, Angela Cristine Mckinney
A Descriptive Survey Of Social Skills Training Practices For Preschool Children With Special Needs In Indiana, Carol Anne Mclean
A Comparison Of Early Childhood Recollections Of Repetitive Self -Mutilators And Non-Self-Mutilators In A State Prison Population, Elena V. Merenova
Effects of selctive lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis on working memory in rats., Michelle Marie Noble
Successful First -Generation College Students At Indiana State University, Thomas Robert Rios
Disordered Eating And Its Psychosocial Correlates Among Hispanic Adolescent Females, Annette Santiago
The Influence of Retention Intervals and Warning Signals on Prospective Memory, Michael Andrew Sarapata
The influence of retention intervals and warning signals on prospective memory., Michael Andrew Sarapata
Memory Recall Among Individuals Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: The Role Of Suggestibility, Dissociation, And Closeness With The Perpetrator, Tammy M. Schultz
The Effect Of Individual Counseling On Hope And Its Impact On The Utilization Of Services By Individuals With Hiv Disease, Barry Michael Vesciglio
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Differentiation And In -Law Satisfaction Among Newly Married Lds Couples, Travis Robert Adams
A Comparison Of Wealth In Public School Corporations In Relation To SpecialEducation Costs, Jeffrey Scott Baer
The Effects Of Placement And Instruction In Resource Rooms On Reading Achievement And Measured Intelligence (Iq) Of Elementary School Children In Learning Disability Programs, Kwesi Ewusi Bentum
The Perceptions Of HigherEducation Administrators As They Relate To Student Retention Issues, Julia Bickel
A Study Of Indiana State University'S Pds Partnerships Through Qualitative Review Of Liaison Activities, Collaborative Inquiry, And Teacher Perceptions, Kevin Bruce Bolinger
Black And White Undergraduate Resident University Students' Stages Of Intercultural Sensitivity And Racial Identity At Indiana State University, Kenneth Darryl Coopwood
The Effect Of Social Support And Health Behavior On Psychosocial Adjustment Of Coronary Heart Disease Patients, Theresa Annette Drewniak
The Relationship Of Health Locus Of Control, Health Value, And Perceived Health Competence To Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Outcomes, Jodie Gail Eckleberry
Peer Support as a Protective Factor in the Impact of War on Adolescents in Lebanon, Nadine S. Fakhran
Time Perception In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Shawn Lee Fleck
Conflict Resolution For Peace: Giving Voice To Young Children, Nancy Alice Grote
Cross Racial Preferences in Viewing Sexually Explicit Material: a Comparison Between African-american and Caucasian Males, Boyd Randal Horton
Cross racial preferences in viewing sexually explicit material:a comparison bewteen African-American and Caucasian males., Boyd Randal Horton
The Teenage Inventory of Social Skills: A Validation Study, Joshua Myers
Alcohol Consumption Patterns, Death Attitudes, And Personal Meaning Among College Women, Christopher Hugh Nolan
Elementary Classroom Placement Of Multiples, Robin Keller Shamsaie
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Psychopathology of Incarcerated Males and Severity of Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms, Karen L. Cropsey
Psychometric Properties Of Measures Of Behavioral Inhibition With Preschool -Age Children, Randy Granville Floyd
A Comparison Of Two Approaches Of Symbolic Modeling And Self -Efficacy, Roy James Hamilton
Physician Attitudes Toward Clinical Health Psychologists In Medical Settings, Katherine T. Kelly
Mother -Daughter Attachment, Social Support, Relationship With Husband, And Socioeconomic Status As Predictors Of Postpartum Depression, Dana Giles Lasek
The Effects Of Acute Exercise On Cognitions Related To Depression, Julia M. Lash
African-American Freshmen Student Persistence Factors In Comparison To White Freshmen Student Persistence Factors At Indiana State University, Gwendolyn Lynette Lee-Thomas
Narrative Cohesiveness and The Resolution of Trauma, Susan G. Middleton
Inflammatory Proteins In Alzheimer'S Disease, Maria Nikolaeva
The Relationship Between Homicidal Fantasies And Dangerousness, James C. Peterson
Plasticity In Avian Unihemispheric Sleep: An Antipredator Function, Niels Christian Rattenborg
An Analysis Of Differences Among Males Choosing A Traditional As Opposed To Non -Traditional Career, Scott David Struck
The Difference Between The Social Support Systems Of The Hiv -Infected Who Did And Did Not Utilize Mental Health Services, Michael Anthony Vandehey