PSI CHI Journal of Psychological Research
Volume 19.1 | Spring 2014
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Great Indexing News for Psi Chi Journal
Melanie M. Domenech Rodriguez
Utah State University
ABSTRACT: The success of scientific journals is measured by many markers, among them, whether or not they are indexed in well-known databases. Our Journal was already indexed in EBSCO Academic Search Complete, which has over 13,690 journals and content dating to 1887 (EBSCO, 2014). Now, I am excited to say that Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research is also listed in PsycINFO, which has nearly 2,500 journals and coverage dating back to 1597 (APA, 2014). The process of being considered for indexing in PsycINFO included a careful review of a year's worth of issues for high-quality content considered of interest to psychologists. Entry into this database is a testament to the excellent work of authors, their mentors, our peer reviewers, associate editors, and editorial staff.
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https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-8204.JN19.1.2
Social Anxiety, Observed Performance, and Perceived Social Competencies
in Late-Adolescent Friendships
Brittany N. Kuder and Rachel L. Grover
Loyola University Maryland
ABSTRACT: The functioning of socially anxious college students in
friendships is surprisingly unexplored, given the prevalence and severity of
psychopathology as well as the importance of close social relationships at this
developmental stage. The current study sought to examine the perceived social
competencies of socially anxious late adolescents and their observable behavior
in conversation with friends. A sample of 54 undergraduate students completed
the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A; La Greca & Lopez, 1998)
and the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ; Buhrmester, Furman,
Wittenberg, & Reis, 1988). In addition, each was videotaped in a 10 min
conversation with a friend, and coders rated each interaction using the Social
Performance Rating Scale (SPRS; Fydrich, Chambless, Perry, Buergener, &
Beazley, 1998). General social anxiety (Total SAS-A) scores were significantly
negatively correlated with perceived general interpersonal competencies (r =
-.51, p < .001), comfort (r = -.27, p = .05), and
length (r = -.34, p = .01), such that those with higher social
anxiety reported lower competencies in social situations and displayed less
comfort and either very short or very long talking turns. Theoretical and
practical implications of the findings are discussed.
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https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-8204.JN19.1.10
The Effect of the Color Red on Hirability and Attractiveness
Julia F. Hammett, Emily J. Issler, and Holy E. Bashore
San Diego State University
ABSTRACT: The present study investigated the effect of the color red on
hirability and character attractiveness. Initial data were collected from 106
voluntary participants recruited from a Southwestern American university
campus. Participants read a personality description, printed on either red or
white paper, of either a male or female target, and completed a questionnaire
rating the target’s hirability and character attractiveness. The first
hypothesis, that people would rate the target as less hirable if the
personality description was printed on red paper rather than on white paper,
was mostly supported. The second hypothesis, that people would rate the target
as more attractive if the personality description was printed on red paper
rather than on white paper, was partially supported. The third hypothesis, that
this effect would only be true when rating opposite-sex targets, was not
clearly supported. The results indicate that the effects of the color red
depend on the context in which the color is viewed. A red stimulus may increase
undesirable behaviors and attributes in performance-based contexts that foster
competitiveness, such as contexts in which a person’s hirability is evaluated,
but may increase desirable behaviors and attributes in relational contexts, in
which a person’s attractiveness is evaluated.
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https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-8204.JN19.1.20
Blacks in the Red: Racial Discrimination in Funding Allocations
Donte L. Bernard, Jessica L. McManus, and Donald A. Saucier
Kansas State University
ABSTRACT: In interracial helping situations, discrimination is likely to
occur particularly when it cannot be justified by using other situational
factors (e.g., the justification-suppression model of prejudice; Crandall &
Eshleman, 2003). Through use of the justification-suppression model of
prejudice as a theoretical foundation, we conducted a study to examine if individuals
who were higher in racism would be less likely to allocate funds to
organizations that help racial minority students. White participants completed
a racism measure and later were asked to allocate a large sum of money across a
variety of student organizations, one of which helped racial minority students.
Results revealed that participants allocated less money to the organization
that benefitted Black students. Participants’ racism scores, however, were
uncorrelated with the amount of money that was allocated to each group. These
results add to the literature on discrimination in helping situations,
suggesting that in interracial allocation situations, the race of those in need
may significantly influence how much is ultimately given.
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https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-8204.JN19.1.28
Response Bias Toward Fearful Stimuli Increases
as Stimulus Noise Increases
Brian D. Stirling, Madeleine S. Greskovich,
and Dan R. Johnson
Washington and Lee University
ABSTRACT: Signal detection theory was applied to investigate the role of
bias in snake perception. In Experiment 1 (N = 16),
participants viewed flashing images of snakes and salamanders and were
instructed to identify which image appeared. Experiment 2 (N = 16) used a
similar design but also included blurred stimuli (noisy stimuli condition) in
order to generate greater noise. We hypothesized that individuals would exhibit
a response bias (i.e., where false alarms exceed misses) toward snakes and that
this effect would increase in Experiment 2 due to greater uncertainty in the
noise condition. In Experiment 1, participants recorded significantly more
false alarms than misses (p = .002, d = 0.97). In
Experiment 2, participants also recorded significantly more false alarms than
misses (p = .001), with a larger effect for noisy stimuli (p < .001, d = 1.16) than for
standard stimuli (p = .002, d = 0.97). These
results provide the first evidence of a response bias toward fear-relevant
stimuli in a nonclinical population.
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https://doi.org/10.24839/2164-8204.JN19.1.37
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