Browsing Honors College by Author "Baker, Michael"

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  • Don’t Sit So Close to Me!: Life History, Disease Salience, and the Behavioral Immune System 

    Lagnese, Emily (East Carolina University, 2023-04-26)
    To what extent might disease avoidant behavior be shaped by early life experiences? Do the conditions under which a person grows up lead them to be more or less wary of disease related threats in their immediate environment? ...

  • Going the Distance: Effects of Exercise Partner Sex and Attractiveness on Performance and Health Outcomes 

    Nabell, Mark Everett (East Carolina University, 2016-05-05)
    This study aimed to determine whether or not the presence of a potential mate would influence partnered exercise performance. It is known that people are more likely to maintain exercise routines when they exercise with ...

  • Perception and Evaluation of Antisocial Behaviors 

    Thornton, Hannah Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2022-05-05)
    This project aimed to provide a better understanding of how personality traits impact the manner in which people perceive and evaluate antisocial behaviors performed by others. There were two studies completed. The first ...

  • Personal Factors Affecting Oral Hygiene 

    Sloan, Heather N. (2014)
    When it comes to dating and social interaction people use different levels of self-presentation to avoid awkward situations. Self-presentation is used to display a certain image of oneself to others and make certain, often ...

  • Social Media and Dining Behavior 

    Vyas, Jayati (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)
    Adolescents and young adults seek attention as well as approval from their peers by creating an idealized version of themselves through their posts on social media sites, and consequently receive both positive and negative ...

  • You are who you eat with: How dining choices change in social scenarios 

    Nicoletti, Alexandra (East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)
    Social interactions play a key role in meal choice. Decisions on meal choice are made on factors such as personal preference, nutrition knowledge, convenience, hunger levels, economic factors, and psychological factors. ...