Browsing Student Research Day by Author "Lagorio, Carla H."
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Assessing In-Kennel Behavior of Dogs as a Predictor of Length of Shelter Stay
Gaerber, Jacqueline; Balsavich, Janel E.; Bacon, Madison E.; Markham, Eric N.; Hudson, Sarah; Moline, Adam D.; Marose, Hannah; Lagorio, Carla H.; Salzer, Allyson R. (2017-11-17)Approximately 3.9 million canines reside in animal shelters in the United States. Close to a fifth of these dogs will be euthanized due to a variety of reasons; some of these reasons are related to the dog’s behavior (e.g., ... -
Assessing the Reliability of a Novel Procedure to Measure Impulsivity and Self-Control in Rats
Baltzer, Alleah; Edge, Jasmine; Cheasick, Emily; Lagorio, Carla H. (2019-05)Choice outcomes are discounted by imposed delays. This effect, termed delay discounting, is often demonstrated by a higher choice preference for a smaller reinforcer amount delivered sooner, rather than a larger amount ... -
Assessing the Reliability of Abbreiviated Delay Discounting Procedures in Rats
Salzer, Allyson R.; Murphy, Margaret J.; Tredway, Alexandra K.; Lagorio, Carla H. (2017-04-10)The current study tested and compared results from three delay discounting procedures – two that are widely reported in the literature, and one novel procedure. The novel procedure was designed to assess choice behavior ... -
A Behavioral and Biological Comparison of Rodent Strains Commonly Used in Research
Toddes, Carlee (2015-04)The current project examined behavioral and biological differences and similarities between three major rat strains commonly used in research assays. -
Behavioral Applications Regarding Canines : Training Efforts to Increase the Adoptability of Canines
Markham, Eric N.; Falk, Krista R.; Salzer, Allyson R.; LeGate, Kylie N.; Lokken, Shelby C.; Lagorio, Carla H. (2017-04-10)Behavioral Applications Regarding Canines (B.A.R.C.) is a competitive internship program run through UWEC’s Psychology Department. Our focus is to use positive behavioral interventions to increase adoptability. Of these ... -
Classroom Projects to Motivate Student Involvement in Behaviorally-based Community Initiatives
Toegel, Forrest J.; Kerber, Elizabeth M.; Yanagita, Bryan T. (2014-04)Service to the community is a valued practice, essential to optimize many city operations we enjoy as individuals. Indeed, the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire places such a high value on such activities that service ... -
Comparing Concurrent Choice and Demand Curve Procedures as Assessments of Reinforcer Value
Salzer, Allyson R.; Dahl, Evan R.; Toddes, Carlee A.; Barlow, Molly A. (2015-04)The current study tested both of these preference measures using the same subjects (Sprague Dawley rats) who could earn two reinforcer types: Ensure liquid diet and grain pellets. Results from this study can provide further ... -
COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Level of Trust in Information Sources
Coleman, Kelcy R.; Lagorio, Carla H. (2022-04)In the two years since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a large spread of misinformation regarding COVID-19 which can hinder collective action in democratic societies and contribute to distrust in information ... -
Cross-strain Analysis of Impulsivity
Yanagita, Bryan T.; McGrath, Shawn R.; Boley, Chance A. (2014-04)Delay discounting is a term that describes how the value of an outcome decreases as its receipt is delayed over time. This effect can be assessed by exposing subjects to repeated choices between a small reward delivered ... -
Decision Making Under Uncertainty : Extension to COVID-19 Related Behaviors
Sherman, Sydney L.; Lagorio, Carla H. (2021-04)Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. citizens have largely been left to make personal risk-benefit decisions for themselves, with some mandated and enforced restrictions. People’s everyday decisions about life ... -
Development of a One Week Delay Discounting Procedure For Use in the Nonhuman Laboratory
Salzer, Allyson R.; Markham, Eric N.; Balsavich, Janel E.; Lagorio, Carla H. (2018-01-24)The current study tested and compared results from three variations of delay discounting procedures – one that is widely reported in the literature, and two novel variations. The novel procedures were designed to assess ... -
Efforts to Reduce Student Food Waste in Campus Dining Areas
Custer, Taylor N.; Reardon, Maggie M.; Yanagita, Bryan T. (2015-04)Recent environmental and social justice movements have emphasized the importance of reducing food waste, due to the energy required to produce and transport food, as well as the millions of individuals living in food-deprived ... -
Impulsivity: Comparing Delay Discounting and Go/No-Go Procedures While Assessing Experimental Brevity
Yanagita, Bryan T. (2013-05)Impulsivity has been frequently measured using several different procedures. One is termed delay discounting, which describes how reinforcer value is discounted as delays to reinforcer delivery increases. This procedure ... -
A Novel Procedure to Assess Impulsivity and Self-Control in Adolescent Rats
Legate, Kylie; Weise, Heather; Witt, Emily; Lagorio, Carla H. (2018-05)Choice outcomes are discounted by imposed delays. This effect, termed delay discounting, is often demonstrated by a higher choice preference for a smaller reinforcer amount delivered sooner, rather than a larger amount ... -
Reducing Student Food Waste on Campus
Hamer, Anna G.; Salzer, Allyson R.; Lagorio, Carla H. (2017-04-10)The current study focused on the primary cafeteria on the campus of the University of Wisconsin‐Eau Claire. Recent environmental and social justice movements have emphasized the importance of reducing food waste, due to ... -
Undergraduate Students' Belief in the 50 Greatest Myths of Popular Psychology
Lagorio, Carla H.; Prell, Amber H. (2018-01-10)The current study assesses whether undergraduate students believe in common myths prevalent in the field of psychology. Historically, these myths have been misunderstood by many people and can lead to unwise decision-making and ... -
Undergraduate Students’ Beliefs About the 50 Greatest Myths of Popular Psychology
Sexton, Brianna M.; Lagorio, Carla H. (2021-04)The current study assesses whether undergraduate students believe in common myths prevalent in the field of psychology, as reported by Lilienfeld et al. (2009) in their book, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology. Historically, ...