A5072915112- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Sports Analytics and Performance
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Forecasting Techniques and Applications
- Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
- Media Influence and Health
- Cognitive and psychological constructs research
- Media Influence and Politics
- Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Philosophy and History of Science
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Mental Health via Writing
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
City University of New York
2015-2018
College of Staten Island
2015-2018
University of Richmond
2012-2013
Aurora University
2013
Virginia Commonwealth University
2011-2012
Reproducibility is a defining feature of science, but the extent to which it characterizes current research unknown. We conducted replications 100 experimental and correlational studies published in three psychology journals using high-powered designs original materials when available. Replication effects were half magnitude effects, representing substantial decline. Ninety-seven percent had statistically significant results. Thirty-six results; 47% effect sizes 95% confidence interval...
Twenty-nine teams involving 61 analysts used the same data set to address research question: whether soccer referees are more likely give red cards dark-skin-toned players than light-skin-toned players. Analytic approaches varied widely across teams, and estimated effect sizes ranged from 0.89 2.93 ( Mdn = 1.31) in odds-ratio units. Twenty (69%) found a statistically significant positive effect, 9 (31%) did not observe relationship. Overall, 29 different analyses 21 unique combinations of...
Twenty-nine teams involving 61 analysts used the same dataset to address research question: whether soccer referees are more likely give red cards dark skin toned players than light players. Analytic approaches varied widely across teams, and estimated effect sizes ranged from 0.89 2.93 in odds ratio units, with a median of 1.31. Twenty (69%) found statistically significant positive nine (31%) observed non-significant relationship. Overall 29 different analyses 21 unique combinations...
The present research utilized evolutionary theory to examine the relation between behavioral immune system (i.e., disgust sensitivity) and attitudes about vaccines. findings from studies suggest that higher levels of dispositional sensitivity is predictive more negative toward These are consistent with several recent publications thus have broad implications for public health associated In Study 1, participants reporting (specifically, contamination disgust) tended report 2 replicated this...
Cultural variation may be evoked through the interaction between domain-specific psychological mechanisms and environmental conditions (Gangestad, Haselton, & Buss, 2006 ). One such constellation of is behavioral immune system, a cluster processes evolved to promote disease-avoidance ( Schaller, Previous research demonstrated that higher levels both historic contemporary pathogen prevalence are predictive collectivism across geopolitical regions Fincher, Thornhill, Murray, 2008 Across...
Previous research has indicated that females are more likely than males to endorse collectivistic values and religious conservatism. The present investigated an evolutionary explanation for these sex differences. More specifically, the differences in social conservatism may be due variation behavioral immune system (BIS). BIS is a set of psychological mechanisms proposed evolved solutions disease threat. Four studies were conducted examine this explanation. In Study 1, measures (e.g.,...
A considerable amount of research indicates that political conservatives and liberals perceive their social worlds very differently, with perceiving the world more negatively than liberals. Two studies examined how these varying perceptions may develop by exploring relation between ideology attitude formation. In both studies, participants completed an evaluative conditioning paradigm in which novel stimuli were paired either positive or negative images. Political susceptible to as compared...
This study used qualitative methods to examine present practices in psychologically assessing and treating torture survivors National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) across the United States. Twenty-five NCTTP Center Directors were contacted 21 agreed participate. Seventeen therapists from 10 different centers ultimately completed a survey eight participated follow-up phone interview. Unstructured interviews, Hopkins Symptom Checklist, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire employed...
Using a dual-process model (DPM) framework, this research examined whether right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation (SDO) are differentially associated with adolescent delinquency. In Study 1 ( N = 847; M age 15.96) 2 340; 16.64), adolescents completed measures of RWA, SDO, engagement in different forms 2, also reported their beliefs about obeying laws. Across both studies, who endorsed greater RWA engaged lower levels delinquency those SDO higher Findings from...
THE EVOLUTION OF CONSERVATIVE ATTITUDES AS A COMPLEMENT TO COGNITIVE THREAT DETECTION MECHANISMS By: Russ Clay, PhD dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree Doctor Philosophy at Virginia Commonwealth University. University, 2012 Major Director: Natalie J. Shook, PhD., Assistant Professor Psychology, Department Psychology Conservatism reflects a general attitude structure characterized by preference traditional social practices and an aversion to...