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Sex Differences in Positive Emotions within Appraisal Theory
Get PDFA study examining the way that men and women understand, express, and experience positive emotions differently. Completed under the direction of Professor Leslie Kirby in PSY296b, Honors ResearchThe psychological study of positive emotions is a relatively new and underdeveloped area
of inquiry. This study examines sex differences in the understanding, experience, and expression of positive emotions. Our participants (N=108) responded to multiple questionnaires and surveys looking at affect, emotional differentiation abilities, appraisal style, emotional elicitors, and language surrounding positive emotions. Women and men exhibited equal ability to differentiate positive emotions. Women’s positive emotion experiences were more tied into social experiences than were men’s. Men experienced pride in response to a broader array of experiences than did women. Taken together, our findings suggest that there are some significant differences in the ways that women and men understand, experience, and express positive emotions.Vanderbilt UniversityPsychological SciencesThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences under the Direction of Dr. Leslie Kirby and Dr. Craig Smith
Vanderbilt Magazine; Vol. 94, No. 02, Spring 2013
No full textThe Vanderbilt Magazine is a publication for the alumni of all schools and departments within Vanderbilt. It features articles aimed at keeping alumni up-to-date on the latest happenings on campus. On the Web: An online version of the magazine (slightly different from the print version) is available at the Alumni Publications website
Jack Sasson on the Book of Judges
No full textIn this podcast, Chris Benda, theological librarian at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, interviews Professor Jack M. Sasson about his book Judges 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary, part of the Anchor Yale Bible Commentary Series
"The Hubris and Folly of Defining a Discipline: Reflections on the Evolution of The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology"
No full textUnderstanding Evolution: Why is it so hard, and what can educators do?
No full textTeaching and Learning Department Capstone ProjectThis paper is a discussion of the intuitive biological thought processes that interfere with the understanding of evolution, mainly essentialism and teleology. I compare the aspects of these thought processes with Darwin’s logic progression for his conclusion of the mechanism of evolution, natural selection, as stated in Mayr (1982). I also include the applicable parts of the Evolutionary Synthesis (Futuyma, 2005). There are teaching recommendations suggested by the literature in this paper as well as a list of resources available to the public.Department of Teaching and LearningPeabody College of Education and Human Developmen
Capstone EFL Portfolio
Get PDFTeaching and Learning Department Capstone ProjectDepartment of Teaching and LearningPeabody College of Education and Human Developmen
High-energy attosecond-width electron diffraction simulations
Get PDFElectron microscopy has been the recent subject of molecular imaging
due to the strength of the electrons' interaction with the target
molecule making for a detailed pattern at a small scale.[1] To achieve
the best 4D image of the target, one needs sufficient
spatial and temporal resolution, the prior being an issue of using
electrons in the keV regime as to achieve an optimally small deBroglie
wavelength, and the latter being improved by the temporal width of the
electron wave packet itself.[2] In order to image the motion of the
electronic structure of the target molecule, this width must be within
the attosecond regime. In this paper, we use the computational method
of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) to model our
targets of Beryllium and the Nitrogen molecule, N2 , and an incoming
electron wave packet with an energy of 1500 eV.Department of Physics and AstronomyCollege of Arts and Scienc
Professional Learning Communities in JCPS
Get PDFLeadership Policy and Organizations Department Capstone ProjectDepartment of Leadership Policy and OrganizationsPeabody College of Education and Human Developmen
Family Perspectives on a Successful Transition to Adulthood for Individuals with Disabilities
No full textRevised following 2011 graduationWhen researchers evaluate adult outcomes for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (ID/DD), the perspective of families is not always considered. Parents of individuals with ID/DD (n=198) answered an online survey about their definition of a successful transition to adulthood. Content analysis was used to describe themes and ideas present in responses. Rather than focusing only on developmental tasks of adulthood, such as living independently, being competitively employed, and maintaining friendships, responses reflected a more varied and dynamic view of success in adulthood, taking into account the fit between the person with ID/DD and his or her environment. As services are developed and implemented for adults with ID/DD, it is important to take into consideration the priorities families place on different aspects of transition success.Vanderbilt UniversityPsychologyArts and SciencesThesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Science
Vanderbilt Hustler; Vol. 125 Iss. 9 February 4, 2013
No full textThe official student newspaper at Vanderbilt University