FAU Undergraduate Student Research
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Associations Between Alcohol and Drug Use Among Collegiate Young Adults: Preliminary Findings
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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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A Cross-Lingustic Analysis of Language Effects on Personality Measures in Spanish-English Bilinguals
Type: Text
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Gonzalez, Katherine, Rosselli, Monica, Vélez-Uribe, Idaly
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries: Digital Library
Description: The Big Five inventory is a 44-item scale that classifies participants based on five dimensions of personality with versions available in English and Spanish. Previous studies have found differences in BFI dimensions of Spanish-English bilinguals. We asked if Spanish-English bilinguals described themselves differently when answering in different languages. The present study investigated how… more
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Cognitive differences between professional musicians and non-musicians: a research proposal
Type: Text
Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Kofman, Olga Loraine, Rosselli, Monica
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
Full Text: COGNITIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND NON-MUSICIANS: A RESEARCH PROPOSAL OLGA LORAINE KOFMAN & MONICA ROSSELLI Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology, Davie, Florida BACKGROUND A …
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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Arithmetic and language proficiency in Spanish/English billinguals
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Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Nishat, Towhid, Perez, G., Rosselli, Monica
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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