Auburn Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Life Prediction Analysis of a Subscale Rocket Engine Combustor using a Fluid-Thermal-Structural Model
(2006-05-15)
The focus of this thesis was on performing a non-linear transient fluid-thermal-structural analysis of the cooling jacket for a scale model rocket engine thrust chamber. The model was for a water cooled annular plug nozzle ...
Flow Around Axisymmetric and Two-dimensional Forward-Facing Cavities
(2006-05-15)
Flowfield of axisymmetric and two-dimensional forward facing cavities was investigated. Flow visualization results obtained using PLIF and hydrogen bubbles were used to develop a generic flow topology consisting of a ...
Assessing Psychology Majors' Knowledge of Psychology Using the Auburn Psychology Term Test (APTT)
(2006-12-15)
Student assessment is a pressing issue for educators. This research addresses the proposition that students who perform better in psychology classes do so because they learn psychological terms and concepts with greater ...
Undergraduate Attitudes Towards Parental Discipline Strategies
(2006-12-15)
Parenting is an essential part of children’s development. Because everyone has had experience with parenting young adults likely have opinions, attitudes and beliefs regarding parenting behaviors – even before they become ...
Examining the Parent Perception Inventory within the Context of Behavior Parent Training
(2006-12-15)
The Parent Perception Inventory (PPI) is a child report measure used to assess child perceptions of parenting positive and negative behaviors. A parent version of the PPI was also used to assess how parents perceive their ...
A Cross-cultural comparison of emotional experience: Does culture matter?
(2006-12-15)
This study explored if and how culture influences the experience of emotion in two distinct groups: Indians and North Americans. Past studies have suggested that differences among persons from different cultures in the ...
Reports of Child Conduct Problems and Parenting Styles Among Asian Indian Mothers in the United States
(2006-12-15)
Parenting in the United States takes on a variety of different characteristics as a result of the cultural diversity. According to Calzada and Eyberg (2002), understanding parenting in the United States can be done through ...
Association between fear and visual memory for central and peripheral details
(2006-12-15)
The present study sought to determine if phobic individuals have improved memory for stimuli that are related to their phobic fear relative to non-anxiety provoking stimuli. Four hundred fifty-eight participants were ...
Transient Error and Coefficient Alpha: A Call for Cautious Practice when Applying and Interpreting Alpha in Personnel Selection Settings
(2006-12-15)
Reliability is an integral component in determining the worth of results from any measure. There are a number of estimates used to represent reliability, which vary in terms of the sources of error addressed, underlying ...
Evaluation of Rape Prevention Programming for Female College Students
(2006-12-15)
Acquaintance rape is a common phenomenon on American college campuses, and considerable research effort has been directed at developing effective prevention programs for both potential victims and potential perpetrators. ...
Prediction of Adolescent Suicidality: Relative Contribution of Diagnosis, Psychopathy, and Impulsivity
(2006-12-15)
Suicide is a leading cause of death among American youth, and specific subgroups among the general population have been identified as being at particularly high risk for suicidality. The present study sought to assess ...
What Are Your Children Watching? A DPICS-II Analysis Of Parent-Child Interactions In Television Cartoons
(2006-12-15)
The immense proliferation of cartoons on television provides children with a variety of cartoon models, many engaging in family life. The purpose of this study was to conduct a content analysis on parent-child interactions ...
The Psychometric Assessment of Meaning-making: Reactions to Everyday Dilemmas (Red)
(2006-12-15)
According to Robert Kegan (1994), many people are essentially “in over their heads” in trying to meet the conceptual and emotional demands of everyday life. In the workplace, this phenomenon may be exacerbated if jobs are ...
Perceptions of the Size, Shape and Attractiveness of Female Body Scans Relative to Body Mass Index
(2005-08-15)
The purpose of this study was to investigate male and female college students’ perceptions of female body size using 3-D body scan images. A convenience sample of 146 men and 155 women viewed 10 women’s scanned images ...
Meta worry and generalized anxiety disorder
(2006-12-15)
Worry is predominantly a language-based activity that involves thoughts about anticipating and preventing negative outcomes. In generalized anxiety disorder, worry is conceptualized as pathological due to its chronic use ...
I-weight, special base properties and related covering properties
(2005-12-15)
Alleche, Arhangel'ski\u{\i} and Calbrix defined the notion of a sharp base and posed the question: Is there a regular space with a sharp base whose product with [0, 1] does not have a sharp base? Chapter 2 contains an ...
Production Comparison of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus, Blue Catfish I. furcatus, and Their Hybrids in Earthen Ponds
(2005-12-15)
Two strains of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, HS-5 channel and NWAC 103 channel catfish), one strain of blue catfish (I. furcatus, D&B blue catfish) and their hybrids (HS-5 channel ? × D&B blue ?, NWAC 103 channel ...
Evaluation of the Live Attenuated Vaccine Aquavac Esc and the Effects of a Primary Nursery Phase on the Production of Channel Catfish Fingerling in Earthen Ponds
(2005-12-15)
The evaluation of the live attenuated vaccine AQUAVAC ESC® in field conditions as well as the use of a primary nursery phase were studied to determine if better production and survival of fingerlings were obtained. This ...
The Affective Experience of Moral Decision Making
(2006-05-15)
This research represents an attempt to use Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, the work of Neo-Kohlbergian theorist James Rest, and the theory of affect proposed by David Watson, as a framework for exploring ...
The Aesthetics of Personal Style: The Interaction between Fashion and Interiors
(2006-05-15)
Studying style interactions across product categories provides a more complex view of consumer preferences. Discovering if there is a relationship between preferences for products in different classes could enhance knowledge ...