Mechanisms of Mindfulness. A review of:Hölzel, B. K., Lazar, S. W., Gard, T., Schuman, Z.-O., Vago, D. R., & Ott, U. (2011). How does mindfulness meditation work? Proposing mechanisms of action from a conceptual and neural perspective. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(6), 537-559. doi:10.1177/174569by Susan...
read moreImagine That! Findings in Hypothetical Trauma Exposure and Treatment Choices Amongst Law Enforcement Officers.A review of:Becker, C. B., Meyer, G., Price, J. S., Graham, M. M., Arsena, A., Armstrong, D.A., Ramon, E. (2009). Law enforcement preferences for PTSD treatment and crisis management alternatives. Behavior Research and...
read moreAre boys better at math than girls? The true reason for math and science gender inequality.A review of:Huguet, P. & Regner, I. (2009, in-press). Counter-stereotypic beliefs in math do not protect school girls from stereotype threat. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.by Lori-Lyn Gulley Boynton.Stereotype Threat (ST)...
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Sensitivity in Socially Anxious Youth: Implications for TreatmentA review of: Anderson, E.R. & Hope, D.A. (2009). The relationship among social phobia, objective and perceived physiological reactivity, and anxiety sensitivity in an adolescent population. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 18-26 by Denise Fournier.Research on...
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Specificity of Intolerance of Uncertainty on Social AnxietyA review of:Boelen, P. A. & Reijntjes, A. (2009). Intolerance of uncertainty and social anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 23, 130-135By Kristen PerkinsIn this article Boelen and Reijntjes (2009)seek to examine the link between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) with...
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Self Medication as a Marker of Risk of DSM Diagnosis along Axes I and IIA Review of:Robinson, J., Sareen, J., Cox, B. J., & Bolton, J. (2009). Self-medication of anxiety disorders with alcohol and drugs: Results from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 23 (2009) 38–45.by Major, C. T.Earlier studies...
read moreMinimum Payment Information May Actually Harm Credit Card CustomersA Review of:Stewart, J. (2009). The Cost of anchoring on credit-card minimum payments. Psychological Science in the Public Interest (in press).by Martine LuntzIn this study, Stewart (in press, 2009) tackles the widespread problem of credit card debt. Previous...
read moreInhibiting the Automatic Panic Response by Changing CognitionsA Review of:Teachman, B.A., Marker, C.D., & Smith-Janik, S.B. (2008). Automatic associations and panic disorder: Trajectories of change over the course of treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76(6), 988-1002.by Lauren C. AlexanderNo matter what...
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A Review of:Hasel, L. E. & Kassin, S. M. (2009; In-press). On the Presumption of Evidentiary Independence:Can Confessions Corrupt Eyewitness Identifications? Psychological Science.by Micol Levi-MinziIn this article Hasel and Kassin (2008) examine the impact of criminal confessions on eyewitness identification. The authors begin...
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Self-evaluation versus public evaluationA Review of:Robinson, J., Sareen, J., Cox, B.J., and Bolton, J.(2009). Self-medication of anxiety disorders with alcohol and drugs: Results from a nationally representative sample. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 38-45.by Heather N. GoddardResearch across a variety of clinical and community...
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