objective: the study was designed to examine explicit memory bias in trait-anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. method: memory bias was examined in three groups of subjects: low-trait  anxious (20 subjects), high-trait anxious (20 subjects), and obsessive compulsive patients (20 subjects) in whom danger schema were activated after they were exposed the threat-related material. the trait-a...

background: we aimed to determine the incidence of co-inheritance as well as interaction of sickle cell trait (sct) and α thal /β thal mutations in south and south central of iran. method: we employed a pcr and restriction fragment length polymorphism techniques to confirm diagnosis of sickle cell trait. all subjects were screened for any α/β -thalassemia mutations using a gap-polymerase chain ...

Background & Aims:The aim of the present study was to use a psychological model to explain the effect of trait anxiety and induced anxiety on individual’s performance in updating function of working memory. This study was also designed to test attentional control theory of Eysenck et al. Methods: Throngh Multistage Cluster sampling method, 330 freshman un...

individual’s first language (l1) and second language (l2) communication could be affected by willingness to communicate (wtc) which is considered an influential factor affecting one’s second language development. studying various aspects of wtc has been the home of choice for the researchers in the sla domain (e.g., clement, dornyei, and noels, 1998; mccroskey, & baer, 1985; kang, 2005; macinty...

S FOR LISTED 2007-2008 EMPIRICAL PUBLICATIONS Allemand Given the positive individual and relationship benefits associated with interpersonal forgiveness, the present study examines the association of trait forgiveness and relationship satisfaction with episodic forgiveness. One hundred and eighty participants in romantic relationships answered questions about forgiving the most serious transgre...