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Meaningful links: Using network analysis to articulate the structure of personality psychology
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Meaningful links: Using network analysis to articulate the structure of personality psychology.
Creator
Hesse, Jared, Lanning, Kevin
Abstract/Description
The current study is presented as an exploratory network analysis of personality psychology using a network composed of 54 source papers and their references. The articles used were papers from the Annual Review of Psychology journal, which dealt with the subject of personality, from 1950 to 2012. References from the source papers were pulled and then mapped onto a network that graphically illustrated the links between different citations. From the network it was possible to deduce, both...
Show moreThe current study is presented as an exploratory network analysis of personality psychology using a network composed of 54 source papers and their references. The articles used were papers from the Annual Review of Psychology journal, which dealt with the subject of personality, from 1950 to 2012. References from the source papers were pulled and then mapped onto a network that graphically illustrated the links between different citations. From the network it was possible to deduce, both visually and statistically, distinctively clustered communities, the relative influence of certain psychologists, and the researchers that bridged disciplinary gaps within the field of personality research. By using digital humanities methods such as network analysis it is possible to better understand and articulate the history and growth of personality psychology.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0005023
Subject Headings
College students --Research --United States.
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Document (PDF)
Social networks and personality in a Liberal Arts College
Title
Social networks and personality in a Liberal Arts College.
Creator
Gopaldas, Amrita, Lanning, Kevin
Date Issued
2012-04-06
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3350905
Subject Headings
Online social networks, Identity (psychology), Social perception, Self-perception, Interpersonal communication, Psychological aspects
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The effect of medical labels on perceptions of illnesses and sufferers
Title
The effect of medical labels on perceptions of illnesses and sufferers.
Creator
Lasaga, Jessica, Lanning, Kevin
Date Issued
2012-04-06
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3350916
Subject Headings
Medical labels, Concept formation, Attitude to health, Patients --psychology
Format
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Perceptual Acuity and Social Attitudes Survey (PASAS)
Title
Perceptual Acuity and Social Attitudes Survey (PASAS).
Creator
Morgan, Hunter, Lanning, Kevin
Date Issued
2012-04-06
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3350920
Subject Headings
Human behavior, Perception, Behavior responses, Sensory inputs, Psychology, social, Attitude change
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Measuring a social network: asymmetries in dyads and distances between individuals
Title
Measuring a social network: asymmetries in dyads and distances between individuals.
Creator
MacDonald, Kimberly, Lanning, Kevin
Date Issued
2012-04-06
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3350918
Subject Headings
Social networks, Social sciences, Communications networks, Social network analysis, Interpersonal relations, College students
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Are Privileged Individuals More Likely to Make Unethical Decisions?
Title
Are Privileged Individuals More Likely to Make Unethical Decisions?.
Creator
Koff, Lauren, Lanning, Kevin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Growing inequality over the past few decades has been a great problem for the majority of Americans. Inequality is in part a reflection of privilege. The objective of this research was to investigate the association between privilege (including socioeconomic status or SES) and honesty (cheating behavior), along with relationships between privilege and personality and finally personality and honesty. This work furthered our knowledge of perceptions of social justice and the mechanisms...
Show moreGrowing inequality over the past few decades has been a great problem for the majority of Americans. Inequality is in part a reflection of privilege. The objective of this research was to investigate the association between privilege (including socioeconomic status or SES) and honesty (cheating behavior), along with relationships between privilege and personality and finally personality and honesty. This work furthered our knowledge of perceptions of social justice and the mechanisms underlying unethical behavior. Participants completed a questionnaire on Amazon MTurk that measured constructs of privilege (subjective SES, race, education, occupation, gender) and unethical behavior (participants completed three skill and chance-based tasks, each of which afforded the opportunity to report scores honestly or dishonestly). Results did not show strong correlations between privilege and cheating, but there was significant evidence that those high in entitlement were most likely to cheat. Our conclusion provides further evidence of personality’s influence on ethical behavior
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003648
Format
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You R Cute: The Influence Of Societal Perception On The Search For Online Romantic Partners
Title
You R Cute: The Influence Of Societal Perception On The Search For Online Romantic Partners.
Creator
DiPiero, Samantha, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
While online dating is very convenient, it causes an evolutionary mismatch, our ancestors did not have websites to search for partners. However, there are some similarities that can be seen between current and ancestral times in relation to societal perception, especially in relation to parental investment theory. Using an OkCupid dataset of 2620 questions, 166 were selected in order to evaluate how much of an influence societal perception ( the influence of family and friends, substance use,...
Show moreWhile online dating is very convenient, it causes an evolutionary mismatch, our ancestors did not have websites to search for partners. However, there are some similarities that can be seen between current and ancestral times in relation to societal perception, especially in relation to parental investment theory. Using an OkCupid dataset of 2620 questions, 166 were selected in order to evaluate how much of an influence societal perception ( the influence of family and friends, substance use, education, stigma, religion, appearance, and morals) has on searching for a romantic partner. The data was evaluated in four separate stages: Initially just 100 cases were examined to reduce computational burden, then an additional 2000 were used to look at the structure of key variables. Of the remaining cases, 60% were used to develop a prediction model and 40% to test this model. It was found that women tended to be more selective on six of the seven scales that were measured, this selectiveness can be attributed to parental investment theory. significant influence in revolutionary politics through agricultural and industrial collectivization, communes, militia resistance, and participation in government. Many historians have explained anarchism through the lens of ideology, a doctrine based upon a structure of authority. This thesis, however, explains anarchist power and unity during the Spanish Civil War as a matter of identity, as a meaningful sense of self. Spanish anarchists defined themselves through the process of negation – the act of defining who you are by defining what you are not – by their opposition to authority, to religion, to feudalism, to capitalism and fascism, to communism, and to anarchism. The anarchists also affirmed who they were as individuals and as communities through three values: yearning for absolute freedom, the capacity for absolute fraternity removed from centralized authority, and absolute egalitarianism – the unreserved equality of all individuals.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00011
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VISUALIZING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THREE FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY USING NETWORK ANALYSIS
Title
VISUALIZING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THREE FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY USING NETWORK ANALYSIS.
Creator
Neelavannan, Randhikaa, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this research is to create a visual representation of the relationships and interactions between the fields of personality, industrial/organizational, and human factors psychology. References were pulled from select chapters of two different handbooks, the forthcoming SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Differences and the Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology, in order to create a network structure that graphically illustrated the connections between the authors...
Show moreThe purpose of this research is to create a visual representation of the relationships and interactions between the fields of personality, industrial/organizational, and human factors psychology. References were pulled from select chapters of two different handbooks, the forthcoming SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Differences and the Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology, in order to create a network structure that graphically illustrated the connections between the authors and their specific topics. This structure was then compared to a pre-prepared network that was created by hand of the expectations for what the network should look like based solely on the chapter readings. The software programs of R and Gephi were used for the creation of these network structures. From this research, the importance of these methods, namely, the creation a detailed map of a scientific field, was deduced and expanded upon.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00033
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DEVELOPMENT FROM CUPID TO EVOLUTION: EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR LIFE HISTORY AND ECOBIODEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORKS
Title
DEVELOPMENT FROM CUPID TO EVOLUTION: EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR LIFE HISTORY AND ECOBIODEVELOPMENTAL FRAMEWORKS.
Creator
Hauser, Karly E., Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Life history theory (LHT) explains behavioral, motivational, and biological variations among individuals as adaptive trade-offs between somatic and reproductive efforts. Utilizing data containing OkCupid user responses (N = 68,371) to 2,620 compatibility and demographic questions such as, “How clear to you are your goals in life?” 16 scales were constructed to measure psychological and behavioral characteristics related to the life history strategy (LHS) employed. The scales were initially...
Show moreLife history theory (LHT) explains behavioral, motivational, and biological variations among individuals as adaptive trade-offs between somatic and reproductive efforts. Utilizing data containing OkCupid user responses (N = 68,371) to 2,620 compatibility and demographic questions such as, “How clear to you are your goals in life?” 16 scales were constructed to measure psychological and behavioral characteristics related to the life history strategy (LHS) employed. The scales were initially examined within a ‘training’ subset of the data (n = 2,000) and factor-analyzed to determine whether they form a common underlying life history (LH) factor. Preliminary factor analytic results show support for a LH factor, as well as a second ecobiodevelopmental (EBD) factor composed of developmental, biological, and psychological characteristics underlying mental and physical health outcomes. Results, cross-validated with the remainder of the sample (n = 66,271), showed support for both factors, LH and EBD, underlying distinct developmental, biological, and psychological differences.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00023
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Love, lust, and loss: Attachment style and relationship preferences of OKCupid users
Title
Love, lust, and loss: Attachment style and relationship preferences of OKCupid users.
Creator
Figueroa, Sonia, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
In this exploratory study, the responses of nearly 70,000 OKCupid users to a series of questions on the website are assessed to determine a relationship between romantic relationship preferences and attachment style. Specifically, the romantic relationship preferences were monogamy and long-term relationship preference. Four types of attachment styles are looked at in this study: secure, anxious, avoidant, and fearful. Five scales are created from the original 2,600 questions to assess...
Show moreIn this exploratory study, the responses of nearly 70,000 OKCupid users to a series of questions on the website are assessed to determine a relationship between romantic relationship preferences and attachment style. Specifically, the romantic relationship preferences were monogamy and long-term relationship preference. Four types of attachment styles are looked at in this study: secure, anxious, avoidant, and fearful. Five scales are created from the original 2,600 questions to assess relationship preferences and attachment style, with scores ranging from 0 to 1. Users were then classified into one of the four attachment styles. Attachment style of users was predicted using a k-NN analysis, and ROC curves were plotted for monogamy and relationship scores for each attachment style. A relationship between attachment style and relationship preferences was found. The largest differences were found when comparing securely and fearfully attached individuals.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00014
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MEANINGFUL LINKS: USING NETWORK ANALYSIS TO ARTICULATE THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY
Title
MEANINGFUL LINKS: USING NETWORK ANALYSIS TO ARTICULATE THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY.
Creator
Hesse, Jared, Lanning, Kevin, Hess, John J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
The current study is presented as an exploratory network analysis of personality psychology using a network composed of 54 source papers and references. The network contains 2852 distinct papers with 4455 connections between them. The articles used were papers from the Annual Review of Psychology, which dealt with the subject of personality from 1950 to 2012. References from the source papers were pulled and mapped onto a network that graphically illustrated the links between different...
Show moreThe current study is presented as an exploratory network analysis of personality psychology using a network composed of 54 source papers and references. The network contains 2852 distinct papers with 4455 connections between them. The articles used were papers from the Annual Review of Psychology, which dealt with the subject of personality from 1950 to 2012. References from the source papers were pulled and mapped onto a network that graphically illustrated the links between different citations. From the network it was possible to deduce, both visually and statistically, distinctively clustered communities, the relative influence of certain psychologists, and the researchers that bridged disciplinary gaps within the field of personality research. By using methods such as network analysis it is possible create an alternative map of the field of personality psychology and science as a whole.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003619
Format
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POLITICS AS (UN)USUAL.
Title
POLITICS AS (UN)USUAL.
Creator
Kreidy, Celina, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
The first ten pages are comprised of a psychological analysis that explores language and rhetoric of candidates during campaigns, sexism in campaigns, voter suppression and the influence social media in campaigns based on the events in this play. The premise of the play is as follows: Last year’s Student Government at Lakeside University was riddled with scandal and favoritism. Students from the university’s press prepare to chronicle the student government election that starts out as ...
Show moreThe first ten pages are comprised of a psychological analysis that explores language and rhetoric of candidates during campaigns, sexism in campaigns, voter suppression and the influence social media in campaigns based on the events in this play. The premise of the play is as follows: Last year’s Student Government at Lakeside University was riddled with scandal and favoritism. Students from the university’s press prepare to chronicle the student government election that starts out as “politics as usual,” with the typical candidates (political science and law students) announcing their candidacy. But when one of student government’s very own announces his candidacy in a way that changes the landscape of the election, a political cynic takes to the stage, and the campaigns take an unexpected and unusual turn. The student body desires change in its student government and some decide an outsider may not be such a bad idea. As the battle between candidates for campus governor intensifies, the student body becomes deeply divided.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00115
Format
Document (PDF)
What is Feminist Psychology? A Community Structure of Psychology of Women Quarterly and Feminism & Psychology
Title
What is Feminist Psychology? A Community Structure of Psychology of Women Quarterly and Feminism & Psychology.
Creator
Baron, Sonia, Lanning, Kevin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Women’s studies is an interdisciplinary field that had continued to evolve since it was introduced to academic spaces in the ‘70s. Feminist psychology unites the psychology of women and the psychological study of women’s social issues. Using community structure of the scholarship of the journals Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ) and Feminism & Psychology, we examine and seek to understand the empirical structure of feminist psychology. An analysis of these two journals by decade will help...
Show moreWomen’s studies is an interdisciplinary field that had continued to evolve since it was introduced to academic spaces in the ‘70s. Feminist psychology unites the psychology of women and the psychological study of women’s social issues. Using community structure of the scholarship of the journals Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ) and Feminism & Psychology, we examine and seek to understand the empirical structure of feminist psychology. An analysis of these two journals by decade will help determine whether the scholarship of feminist psychology has changed as much as women’s studies. In doing so, one can also address the question of how psychological is women’s studies (and vice versa).
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00122
Format
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A typological study of personality and gender among Wilkes Honors College students: success, satisfaction, and non-conformity
Title
A typological study of personality and gender among Wilkes Honors College students: success, satisfaction, and non-conformity.
Creator
Dickson, Daniel, Lanning, Kevin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
This study investigated the relationship between personality and measures of academic success and satisfaction. Person-Environment Fit (PE Fit) was assessed by correspondence between students’individual personalities and the personalities of their same-gender peers. Significant differences were found between genders in the correlates of success. The successful male student expressed more Agreeableness and lower Openness to Experience when compared to the typical male. Also, although both...
Show moreThis study investigated the relationship between personality and measures of academic success and satisfaction. Person-Environment Fit (PE Fit) was assessed by correspondence between students’individual personalities and the personalities of their same-gender peers. Significant differences were found between genders in the correlates of success. The successful male student expressed more Agreeableness and lower Openness to Experience when compared to the typical male. Also, although both typical and successful female students reflected Conscientiousness, only typical females were higher in Agreeableness. Reverse factor analyses revealed that 66% of participants could be classified into three personality types: Intellectually open-minded undercontrollers, Organized, norm-reinforcing overcontrollers, and Socially skilled extraverts. Students in the first group reported lower grades and expressed more dissatisfaction with the HC when compared to other students. Finally, implications of these findings for the future of PE Fit are discussed.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003576
Format
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Ego development and the liberal arts
Title
Ego development and the liberal arts.
Creator
Raldiris, Tarah, Lanning, Kevin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Ego development is the conceptual framework an individual uses to interpret and react to everyday life. High levels of ego development are marked by an increase in tolerance of individual differences, meaningful relationships with others, and a view of the world as complex. Liberal arts colleges may help to increase ego level by exposing students to a variety of different viewpoints, thereby broadening their worldview and expanding their ability for complex thought. In studying the ego...
Show moreEgo development is the conceptual framework an individual uses to interpret and react to everyday life. High levels of ego development are marked by an increase in tolerance of individual differences, meaningful relationships with others, and a view of the world as complex. Liberal arts colleges may help to increase ego level by exposing students to a variety of different viewpoints, thereby broadening their worldview and expanding their ability for complex thought. In studying the ego development of students at Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College (a liberal arts college), it was found that total number of credits taken was significantly correlated with an increase in ego development level. This correlation existed over and above the correlations found between age and ego level as well as class year and ego level. Our results suggest that the unique structure of the curriculum at Wilkes Honors College may be particularly effective in enhancing ego development.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003601
Format
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The antecedents of attitudes toward homosexuality: a comparison of the effects of disgust, openness, religion and contact on anti-gay attitudes
Title
The antecedents of attitudes toward homosexuality: a comparison of the effects of disgust, openness, religion and contact on anti-gay attitudes.
Creator
Newton, Jessica, Lanning, Kevin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
In this study, I examined the structure of predictors of attitudes toward homosexuality in a sample of nearly 800 respondents. Predictors included measures of personality (Openness to Experience), emotion (Disgust), beliefs (Religiosity), other attitudes (Social Dominance Orientation and Right-Wing Authoritarianism), as well as prior exposure to homosexuals (Contact). These variables were examined in a series of statistical analyses in the prediction of Homonegativity (anti-gay attitudes). I...
Show moreIn this study, I examined the structure of predictors of attitudes toward homosexuality in a sample of nearly 800 respondents. Predictors included measures of personality (Openness to Experience), emotion (Disgust), beliefs (Religiosity), other attitudes (Social Dominance Orientation and Right-Wing Authoritarianism), as well as prior exposure to homosexuals (Contact). These variables were examined in a series of statistical analyses in the prediction of Homonegativity (anti-gay attitudes). I anticipated that Contact would serve as a mediator of relationships between the remaining predictors and anti-gay attitudes. As predicted, Contact did partially mediate the relationship between two of the antecedent variables (Openness and Religiosity) and attitudes toward homosexuality. These results help answer questions like whether people who are high in Openness are low in anti-gay attitudes (a) simply because they are open or (b) because their Openness drives them to interact with homosexuals.
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Date Issued
2011
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003597
Format
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RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES: VARIETIES OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS
Title
RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES: VARIETIES OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
Creator
Stanton Kalani , Reilly Alexander, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
As an interdisciplinary endeavor, the study of consciousness is informed by a variety of scholarly perspectives that, when integrated, deepen our understanding of consciousness as a functional system of semiotic communication. This thesis explores linguistic behavior as a manifestation of collective consciousness via the incorporation of theory from psychology, sociology, and philosophy into an analytical framework for studying consciousness. Using this analytical framework, I present an...
Show moreAs an interdisciplinary endeavor, the study of consciousness is informed by a variety of scholarly perspectives that, when integrated, deepen our understanding of consciousness as a functional system of semiotic communication. This thesis explores linguistic behavior as a manifestation of collective consciousness via the incorporation of theory from psychology, sociology, and philosophy into an analytical framework for studying consciousness. Using this analytical framework, I present an analysis of patterns of linguistic behavior from online religious communitas on reddit.com. I analyze the patterns of linguistic behaviors in this data using tokenization and semantic analysis techniques, revealing the divergent manifestations of identity in each collective consciousness. Ultimately, I find a striking similarity between the language used across all the subreddits, but the differences between them validate the consideration of these as divergent interpretants of collective consciousness.
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003723
Format
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CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRIMINALITY
Title
CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRIMINALITY.
Creator
Baniotaite, Paula, Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
To what extent are we responsible for the actions performed in our dreams? If I hurt someone while I’m sleepwalking, should my behavior be excused? In cases of multiple personalities, if one identity commits a crime, should the main identity be accountable? We can raise such questions in courts today due to early psychological research in consciousness and awareness. I will begin by reviewing the early notions that have been explored in psychology, such as sleep, repression and even hypnosis...
Show moreTo what extent are we responsible for the actions performed in our dreams? If I hurt someone while I’m sleepwalking, should my behavior be excused? In cases of multiple personalities, if one identity commits a crime, should the main identity be accountable? We can raise such questions in courts today due to early psychological research in consciousness and awareness. I will begin by reviewing the early notions that have been explored in psychology, such as sleep, repression and even hypnosis that all tie back to theories of consciousness. I will then review various disorders that involve irregularities in consciousness: sleep disorders such as sleepwalking and sleep apnea, as well as less frequently observed mental disorders, such as dissociative identity disorder. After discussing criminal cases involving consciousness related disorders, I argue that a consensus on treatment of individuals with severe consciousness related disorders should be established.
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013657
Format
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PERSONALITY AND GEOGRAPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Title
PERSONALITY AND GEOGRAPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Creator
Perez, Marina N., Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
This exploratory analysis aims to examine personality in relation to geographical location. As opposed to grouping participants by state, participants are grouped based on cultural regions outlined by Colin Woodard in American Nations (2012). By taking into account the sub-nations that exist in the United States and the history of their settlements, we can illustrate a more comprehensive and complete picture of the people who live there. In order to examine geographical regions according to...
Show moreThis exploratory analysis aims to examine personality in relation to geographical location. As opposed to grouping participants by state, participants are grouped based on cultural regions outlined by Colin Woodard in American Nations (2012). By taking into account the sub-nations that exist in the United States and the history of their settlements, we can illustrate a more comprehensive and complete picture of the people who live there. In order to examine geographical regions according to personality scores, Colin Woodard’s American Nations data was used in conjunction with William Revelle’s and Lorien Elleman’s SAPA data and corresponding code. Participants were divided into nations and personality scores were then calculated for each nation. The personality scale Liberalism (e.g. Left Coast)/Conservatism (e.g. Deep South) was the greatest measure of variability across nations. Despite small effect sizes, results showed distinct personality profiles for each nation, based on a seven-factor model produced from factor analysis.
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013664
Format
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SYNESTHESIA AND THIN BOUNDARIES OF THE MIND
Title
SYNESTHESIA AND THIN BOUNDARIES OF THE MIND.
Creator
Mayernik, Samantha M., Lanning, Kevin, Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
Synesthesia is a phenomenon in which the lines between senses are blurred, suggesting permeable boundaries in the mind. This notion of boundary permeability is inherently linked with Openness to Experience, one of the Big Five personality traits. Conversely, some people are characterized by heavy boundaries and thus a lack of Openness. Since the 1930s, the relationship between Openness and boundaries has been important in political psychology, as previous research has established that...
Show moreSynesthesia is a phenomenon in which the lines between senses are blurred, suggesting permeable boundaries in the mind. This notion of boundary permeability is inherently linked with Openness to Experience, one of the Big Five personality traits. Conversely, some people are characterized by heavy boundaries and thus a lack of Openness. Since the 1930s, the relationship between Openness and boundaries has been important in political psychology, as previous research has established that conservatives tend to be low in Openness, while the opposite is true for liberals. Authoritarianism can be seen as the embodiment of a mind with thick boundaries, while the most pure example of a thin-bounded mind would be synesthesia. I perform a text analysis of Reddit comments made by 117 self-reported synesthetes and compare their responses to the Openness category of the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC), to examine whether synesthesia correlates with Openness.
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013662
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