Browsing UW-Oshkosh Theses, Clinical Papers, and Field Projects by Author "Lishner, David"
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A Test of empathy-altruism hypothesis versus the simultaneous egoism hypothesis
Miller, Taylor L. (2017-03-28)Two classes of motives are suggested for why we help others as a result of feeling emphatic concern. The empathy-altruism hypothesis (EAH) states that feeling empathic concern for a person in need produces altruistic ... -
Testing the empathy-altruism hypothesis
Mills, Benjamin T. (2019-08)Feelings of empathic concern for a person in need predicts helping of that person, but there are two competing theoretical explanations for this helping motivation. According to the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis (EAH), the ... -
Threat level midnight: stereotype threat's negative impact on women's career and major choices
Schwingle, Demi (2017-09-29)While women have closed the gender gap in many science and engineering fields, math-intensive fields continue to lack representation of women. One potential cause is stereotype threat. Previous research has shown that ... -
The utility of callous-unemotional traits in the predition of deviation behaviors
Kovacs, Kari (2017-09-29)Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are key features of psychopathy, certain personality disorders, and antisocial behaviors. However, little research has focused on whether CU traits predict less severe forms of antisocial ... -
VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE AND BEHAVIORAL AGGRESSION: A META-ANALYTICAL EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL MODERATORS
Arbogast, Aaron R. (2010-06)The current study used fixed-effects and random-effects meta-analyses to test four additional potential moderators of the relation between exposure to media violence and aggression. First, fourteen relevant studies meeting ...