Nettelhorst, Stephen C.; Brannon, Laura A.; Hill, W. Trey(2013)
Two important pieces of information for consumers evaluating products online are consumer ratings (i.e. base-rates) and consumer reviews (i.e. case histories). While literature in cognitive psychology shows a tendency to ...
Young, Michael E.; Webb, Tara L.; Sutherland, Steven C.; Jacobs, Eric A.(2013)
A first-person shooter video game was adapted for the study of choice between smaller sooner and larger later rewards. Participants chose when to fire a weapon that increased in damage potential over a short interval. When ...
This study examined the effects of previous outcomes on subsequent choices in a probabilistic-choice task. Twenty-four rats were trained to choose between a certain outcome (one or three pellets) vs. an uncertain outcome ...
Several studies have examined impulsive choice behavior in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) as a possible pre-clinical model for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, this strain was not specifically ...
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to define a comprehensive construct, workplace hostility, encompassing sub-areas of harmful workplace behaviors. Key characteristics include: perception of the target, persistence, ...