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Behaving Optimistically: How the (Un)Desirability of an Outcome Can Bias People’s Preparations for It
(Cambridge University PressWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2017-01)
Past research on the desirability bias and on bracing for bad news has focused on the potential influence of outcome desirability on people’s stated expectations. The present studies examined its influence on behavior—that ...
Effects of public and private deviancy on compliance with a request
(Elsevier, 1975-11)
A confederate requester asked subjects to write letters for an educational campaign after they had completed a battery of tests and received either deviant or nondeviant feedback. Half of the subjects were led to believe ...
A dual function activity-dependent, muscle-specific enhancer from rat nicotinic acetylcholine receptor δ-subunit gene
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996-11)
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) mediate communication between nerve and muscle. The expression of these receptors increases dramatically during muscle development when myoblasts are fusing into multinucleated ...
The amygdala is essential for the development of neuronal plasticity in the medial geniculate nucleus during auditory fear conditioning in rats
(2001-03)
The medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (MGN) and the basolateral complex of the amygdala (BLA) are critical components of the neural circuit that mediates auditory fear conditioning. Several studies indicate that ...
Deficit in active avoidance learning in rats following penicillin injection into hippocampus
(Elsevier, 1971-06)
Penicillin was found to cause epileptiform (spike) activity when injected into the hippocampus of male rats. Animals so prepared were found to be severely impaired in the acquisition of a two-way active avoidance task. ...
The behavioral immune system: Current concerns and future directions
(John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2018-02)
The behavioral immune system is a motivational system that helps minimize infection risk by changing cognition, affect, and behavior in ways that promote pathogen avoidance. In the current paper, we review foundational ...
The Role of Clinical Information Technology in Depression Care Management
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006-01)
We examine the literature on the growing application of clinical information technology in managing depression care and highlight lessons learned from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national program “Depression in Primary ...
Supported education as an empowerment intervention for people with mental illness
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998-09)
Many adults with severe mental illnesses experienced disability onset in early adulthood, causing interruption or indefinite postponement of postsecondary education. Supported education programs are a recent innovation to ...
Integrating neurophysiological and psychological approaches: Towards an advancement of brand insights
(MIT PressWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2012-01)