Date of Award
January 2015
Degree Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Adam L. Lawson
Department Affiliation
Psychology
Second Advisor
Catherine A. Clement
Department Affiliation
Psychology
Third Advisor
D. Alexander Varakin
Department Affiliation
Psychology
Abstract
The following study assessed cognitive mechanisms, via physiological measures, in reaction to photos depicting conditions of corporal punishment, nonphysical punishment, and a neutral control. Detections in skin conductance (SCR) were used to examine autonomic stress response. The current study examined executive working memory (WM) processes as influenced by cognitive and psychophysiological response to viewing depictions of various punishments being implemented. Results of this study found that while participants reacted differently, autonomically and cognitively, to photo conditions, these differences were unrelated to other anticipated moderators such as tendency to internalize shame or greater personal exposure to corporal punishment. Subsequent analyses, however, discovered some unexpected significant trends and relationships.
Copyright
Copyright 2015 Hope Reuschel
Recommended Citation
Reuschel, Hope, "Psychophysiological Markers of Cognitive Reactions to Depictions of Corporal Punishment" (2015). Online Theses and Dissertations. 416.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/416
