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Vallano, Jonathan P.; McQuiston, Dawn E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2018
Civil plaintiffs often seek compensation for their psychological injuries. Yet little is known about jurors' preconceived notions (or schemas) for a prospective plaintiff's pain and suffering. The present studies examined (a) whether jurors have psychological injury schemas (Studies 1 and 2), (b) whether their existence and development vary by the…
Descriptors: Injuries, Schemata (Cognition), Undergraduate Students, Court Litigation
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Courtemanche, Andrea B.; Black, William R.; Reese, R. Matthew – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Research has suggested that individuals who engage in self-injurious behavior may have enhanced expressions of pain, which contradicts previous assertions of blunted pain sensitivity in this population. The purpose of this study was to measure expressions of pain among young children being evaluated for autism and other neurodevelopmental…
Descriptors: Injuries, Self Destructive Behavior, Behavior Problems, Young Children
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Rickert, Dale L. L.; Barrett, Margaret S.; Ackermann, Bronwen J. – International Journal of Music Education, 2015
Injury risks associated with musical performance continue to be a serious problem for professional and student musicians. Much research has focused on the incidence and severity of these problems yet less information is available on the potential influence of health awareness and attitudes to injuries in these populations. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Injuries, Music Education, Musical Instruments, College Students
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Higgins, Louise T. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2004
To compare the culturally acquired aspects of fears in two different cultures, the author gave an augmented version of the I. M. Marks and A. M. Mathews Fear Scale (1979) to 50 female students in China and 49 female students in England. When the rank ordering of the fears measured in both groups was compared, the author found a high positive…
Descriptors: Socialization, Cultural Differences, Correlation, Foreign Countries