American Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016

  • Comparison of DIF Detection Performances of Mantel Test and Likelihood Ratio Test

    Safiye Bilican Demir

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 38-43
    Received: 20 October 2016
    Accepted: 03 November 2016
    Published: 25 November 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.11
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate Type I error rate of the IRT-Likelihood Ratio (IRT-LR) statistic and Mantel Test in detecting DIF. A multiple replication Monte Carlo study was utilized for simulated data sets. In final study design, there were 18 conditions [3 (sample size) x 3 (group mean difference) x 2 (methods of DIF detection)]. W... Show More
  • Factorial Invariance of the Body Image Anxiety Scale Questionnaire on Health and Social Sciences Mexican College Students

    Martha Ornelas, Luis H. Blanco, Jose Rene Blanco, Miguel Conchas Ramirez, Judith M. Rodriguez-Villalobos

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 44-50
    Received: 28 October 2016
    Accepted: 18 November 2016
    Published: 21 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.12
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    Abstract: The present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Body Image Anxiety Scale (BIAS) trait-version test on Health and Social Sciences college students. The total sample included 1,113 participants: 524 Health Sciences students and 589 Social Sciences students with an average age of 18.20 years (SD=0.72) and 18.24 years (SD=0.74) respective... Show More
  • Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Turnover Intent: A Path Analysis of Nigeria Bankers’ Behavioural Variables

    Fasanmi Samuel Sunday

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 51-59
    Received: 03 November 2016
    Accepted: 17 November 2016
    Published: 23 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.13
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    Abstract: This study examined psychological factors influencing organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intent among bankers in a consolidated Nigerian Bank. Eight hundred and eighty five (885) bank workers were sampled across six geo-political zones in Nigeria. A battery of tests was used to elicit their opinions using questionnaire. The research w... Show More
  • Application and Simulation of Optimal Investment Strategy for Subjective Fault in Criminal Psychology Evaluation

    Xian Wang, Xiaoyan Lu, Zhuye Zhang, Zhengying Cai

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 60-69
    Received: 17 October 2016
    Accepted: 07 November 2016
    Published: 29 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.14
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    Abstract: Criminal psychology evaluation is too comprehensive to be easily made, but here the optimal investment strategy is proposed to solve this kind of problem in criminal psychology from the view of subjective fault. First, the investment strategy of subjective fault is modeled by the risk measurement of boundary value, and the complex strategy selectio... Show More
  • An Experimental Analysis on the Characteristics of Muller-Lyer Illusion About Young People

    Xiaofei Lin, Shouxin Song, Huaiyuan Zhai, Shuang Peng

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 70-76
    Received: 25 November 2016
    Accepted: 19 December 2016
    Published: 29 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.15
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    Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to find the variation of Muller-Lyer illusion and analyze the characteristics of the individuals. We carry on the experiment by an illusion instrument which produced by Beijing Jade Bird Tianqiao Instrument & Equipment Co., Ltd. and Muller lyer illusion test software which developed based on the illusion instrument by u... Show More
  • Personality Traits Structuring Can Lead to Uncovering Its Adaptive Function

    Arcady A. Putilov

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 77-84
    Received: 30 October 2016
    Accepted: 16 December 2016
    Published: 29 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.16
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    Abstract: There exists a clear distinguishable personality variation along a big amount of dimensions, such as dependability, honesty, cooperativeness, generousness, humorousness, friendliness, competitiveness, and so on. The practice of classification of trait words indicates that each original list consisting of hundreds of these words of personality lexic... Show More
  • Prospective Memory Is (Also) Not Immune to Imagery

    Philip Chukwuemeka Mefoh, Sampson Kelechi Nwonyi

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 85-88
    Received: 30 April 2016
    Accepted: 10 May 2016
    Published: 30 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.17
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    Abstract: The study adopted a study-test paradigm to investigate whether imagery has a similar effect on prospective memory as it does on retrospective memory. The sample consists of 160 introductory psychology students. The participants were randomly assigned into 2 between groups of imagery: no-imagery and imagery groups. All the participants first studied... Show More
  • Extraversion and Involvement in Risky Sexual Behaviour Among Students in Secondary Schools in Nyakach Sub-county Kisumu County, Kenya

    Omanyo Abraham Otieno

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 89-97
    Received: 17 October 2016
    Accepted: 01 November 2016
    Published: 30 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.18
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    Abstract: Risky sexual behaviour is a common habit among young people in the world, but its relation with extraversion has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The study aimed at establishing relationship between extraversion and involvement in risky sexual behaviour among students in secondary schools in Nyakach Sub-county using a Correlatio... Show More
  • Artificial and Biological Intelligence: Hardware vs Wetware

    Piero Chiarelli

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 98-103
    Received: 09 December 2016
    Accepted: 22 December 2016
    Published: 30 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.19
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    Abstract: By starting from physical principles, the paper formulates the basis of the biological intelligence and coscience formation. The work shows that far from equilibrium, the principle of maximum energy dissipation, in a fluid phase, brings the molecules to organize themselves in living systems (ordered stationary states) that sustain energy-matter flu... Show More
  • Economic Choices Among Different Groups According to the Cognitive Economics and Social Judgement Theory

    Tuna Uslu

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 104-110
    Received: 31 October 2016
    Accepted: 21 December 2016
    Published: 31 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20160506.20
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    Abstract: Decision making, social judgement and human reasoning process is an important research area for experimental micro-economics. Social judgement happens with previous learning, reasoning and decision making processes and by the synchronized appearance of these cognitive functions, so the brain relates decision utility to anticipated and experienced u... Show More