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Mystery Plots: Motivating Algebraic Model Building with Dynamic Sketches
(2011-03-14)In this paper, we explore the use of dynamic geometry software (DGS) as a medium for changing student and teacher interactions (and attitudes) with functions. We o er three examples of sketches that may be used to encourage ... -
Multi-measure investigation of the divergence of implicit and explicit consumer evaluations
(2011-02-07)This research extends findings that implicit and explicit attitudes may diverge to a consumer evaluation task using multiple measures of implicit evaluation: Evaluative Movement Assessment (EMA; Brendl, Markman, & Messner, ... -
Dare to compare: fact-based versus simulation-based comparison in daily life
(2011-02-07)We examined the relative frequency of social, counter factual, past-temporal, and future-temporal comparison in daily life using an experience-sampling method, in which participants were randomly prompted to record thought ... -
Self-report measures of individual differences in regulatory focus: a cautionary note
(2011-02-07)Regulatory focus theory distinguishes between two independent structures of strategic inclination, promotion versus prevention. However, the theory implies two potentially independent definitions of these inclinations, the ... -
Praise for regret: people value regret above other negative emotions
(2011-02-07)What do people think about the emotion of regret? Recent demonstrations of the psychological benefits of regret have been framed against an assumption that most people find regret to be aversive, both when experienced ... -
What we regret most . . . and why
(2011-02-07)Which domains in life produce the greatest potential for regret, and what features of those life domains explain why? Using archival and laboratory evidence, the authors show that greater perceived opportunity within ... -
Critical Gameplay: Software Studies in Computer Gameplay
(2010-10-12)The computer game software with which we interact on a daily basis not only entertains us, it trains us into specific patterns. Critical Gameplay is a design practice which endeavors to expose and redesign the patterns to ... -
The Effect of Context on the Silver Ceiling: A Role Congruity Perspective on Prejudiced Responses
(2010-07-01)Three studies examined role incongruity as a source of age bias in hiring decisions. Building upon previous research demonstrating contextual variation in prejudice, we predicted that prejudiced responses emerge particularly ... -
Race and the Greek system in the 21st Century: Centering the voices of Asian American women.
(2009-11-13)This study examines both the presence and absence of Asian Americans in a sorority system at a predominantly White institution in the Southeastern U.S. Using critical race theory to analyze interviews with eighteen Asian ... -
Taking Race into Account: Charting Student Attitudes towards Affirmative Action
(2009-11-13)This paper examines student attitudes towards affirmative action over 4 years of college. Asian American and Latino/a students were more likely than White students to disagree strongly or somewhat with abolishing affirmative ... -
Asian American College Students and Civic Engagement
(2009-11-13)This chapter centers Asian American young adults within a discussion about civic engagement by highlighting findings from 35 years of data on Asian American college freshmen. It will also address future directions for ... -
Attitudes and Advocacy: Understanding Faculty Views on Racial/Ethnic Diversity
(2009-10-08)Diversity has been a hot-button issue in higher education for the past several decades (Chang, Witt, Jones & Hakuta, 2003). A significant portion of research has been dedicated to how students experience the campus ...