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An Assessment of the Validity of a Self-Scored Creativity Test
We assessed the Purdue Creativity test's self-scoring system by comparing self-scores of 92 AP Psychology students to the scores given by a panel of the student's peers. We found that there was, on average, a 7.08% exaggeration of self-score as well as a positive correlation between self-scores and that exaggeration. Brad M. Wray, Kaelin L. Holdaway, Ashleigh Rama, Taylor Rama Arundel High School
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Overreactions to Interpersonal Events
Participants described and answered questions about situations in which they experienced negative emotions as the result of another person’s behavior. Participants’ reactions to these situations were explained by their perceptions of social exchange rule violations, controlling for the tangible consequences of the events and effects on their self-views. Kate J. Diebels and Mark R. Leary Duke University
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Articulating Oral Health Behavior Change in HIV-Positive Adults with Health Behavior Theory
At baseline, we delivered Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IBM) Model-informed oral health behavior change messages to HIV-infected adults with periodontal disease. At recall, subjects self-reported making specific behavior changes; more rigorous research is presently limited by the lack of a directly observed assessment instrument to measure oral hygiene skill mastery. -Lance T. Vernon, Catherine A. Demko, Ryan M. Mizumoto Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine This poster was a NIDCR Building Bridges Award Winner.
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Exploring Opportunities for Research Support in Psychology
This discussion describes current funding opportunities at NSF to support the Science of Broadening Participation. Researchers in the psychological sciences are particularly well represented within the SBP, and specific topics likely to be of interest to psychologists and this funding initiative are described. Find more information on the NSF website. Kellina M. Craig-Henderson Howard University and National Science Foundation
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Do Scare Tactics Work? A Meta-Analytic Test of Fear Appeal Theories
Melanie B. Tannenbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents her research "Do Scare Tactics Work? A Meta-Analytic Test of Fear Appeal Theories," at the 25th APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Fear appeals evoke a polarizing reaction; proponents are confident in its efficacy, whereas opponents assert that ‘scare tactics’ often backfire. Several recent meta-analyses have found a positive effect of fear on intentions and behavior, particularly in combination with efficacy messages, while others have found null or even negative effects.
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Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotion: A Meta-analysis of Human Neuroimaging Studies
Jason T. Buhle and Jennifer A. Silvers from Columbia University present their research on "Cognitive reappraisal of emotion: A meta-analysis of human neuroimaging studies," at the 25th APS Annual Convention in Washington, DC. In recent years, an explosion of neuroimaging studies has examined cognitive reappraisal, an emotion regulation strategy that involves changing the way one thinks about a stimulus in order to change its affective impact. Existing models broadly agree that reappraisal recruits frontal and parietal control regions to modulate emotional responding in the amygdala, but they offer competing visions of how this is accomplished.
