Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Persuasion (Psychology); Health behavior
This presentation opens the symposium Implementing and Evaluating Health Behavior Interventions, and contains an overview of the issues to be discussed in subsequent talks, as well as a succinct statement of the challenges and advantages of the...
Psychology, Applied; Careers for the 21st century; Social sciences; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges Graduate work
This introductory symposium presentation presented by, Stewart Donaldson the dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University, examines longitudinal trends in obtaining psychology and other social...
Professor Jennifer Greene of the Education Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign addresses the gap between collecting credible evidence in evaluation research, and applying it in a public policy domain. Greene’s main...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior
For the past decade various models of health behavior have been utilized in an attempt to increase organ donor registrations. It has been assumed that because being an organ donor can impact someone else’s health, it should be considered a health...
Gambling; Casinos; Cost; Family; Pathological gambling; Social psychology; Behavior disorders in adolescence
Dr. Dean Gerstein discusses the socioeconomic impacts of commercial gaming such as casino, lottery, and Internet sectors. He reveals steady declines in other wagering businesses along this flourishing retail market and how gambling losses now...
Social psychology; Mathematics; Teaching; Exploring issues in mathematics education
In this presentation, Dr. Stigler briefly describes most recent findings from the TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) Video Studies of mathematics and science teaching in seven countries, and discuss the implications of these...
In this talk, Dr. Avey discusses psychological capital, and how it relates to current organizational practices. The case is made for discussing psychological capital as a core construct, existing at the center of efficacy, hope, optimism, and...
