FAU Undergraduate Student Research
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Associations Between Alcohol and Drug Use Among Collegiate Young Adults: Preliminary Findings
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Avila, R.R., Gonzalez, Brianna, Keim, C.A., Paz, Andres L., Rosselli, Monica
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: The current study aims to examine correlates between binge drinking behavior with licit and illicit drug use among college students. Thirty-seven undergraduates (6 male) completed questionnaires concerning alcohol consumption throughout the one month duration of the study. Participants performed three cognitive computer tasks at both baseline (T1) and follow-up (T2) assessment. At T2 participants… more
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Epidemiology of alcohol use among Florida college students
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Avila, R.R., Gonzalez, Paz B., Keim, Carley, Rosselli, Monica
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: When considering the evolving nature of problematic drinking, it is important to continually assess its prevalence throughout various demographics. Our goal was to analyze significant demographical data from a longitudinal pilot study measuring drinking behavior relative to inhibitory functioning among the young adult college population. Post hoc analyses revealed that when comparing African… more
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Bilingualism Characteristics in Second Generation Latin American Immigrants
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Ortega, Alexandra, Rosselli, Monica
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: This study examined the linguistic characteristics of a sample of second-generation Latin American immigrants and a control group of English monolinguals. Participants included both males and females from 18-40 years old. For all the bilingual participants L1 was Spanish but they had been schooled mostly in English (L2). The examined language domains included: grammatical and semantic judgment,… more
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Impact of gender and age on confrontation naming and linguistic facility in aging populations.
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Gonzalez, Katherine, Rosselli, Monica, Vélez-Uribe, Idaly
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Word retrieval often presents a problem for aging populations. The Boston Naming Test (BNT) is a prevalent neuropsychological exam that uses word retrieval to reveal relevant information leading to a diagnosis of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. This study investigated the effects of age and gender on a confrontation naming test. Confrontation naming was assessed using… more
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