Browsing Student Research Day by Author "Yanagita, Bryan T."
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...