Psychology is the scientific study of behavior, cognition and emotion. The Santa Clara psychology department believesactions, thoughts and feelings are best understood as the result of psychological, neurological, developmental, social and cultural influences. The composition of the faculty reflects this broad approach, with members who specialize in clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, health psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, learning, neuropsychology, and social psychology.

The psychology department places a strong emphasis on empirical methods of inquiry. All faculty members have active research programs, and we encourage undergraduates to get involved. Each year a large number of our majors present papers at professional conferences, and many students co-author articles in professional journals. Permanent laboratories maintained by the department include a health psychology lab, an animal lab, and a sleep lab.

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Submissions from 1999

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Preference after training with differential changeover delays, Ben A. Williams and Matthew C. Bell

Submissions from 1998

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A laboratory group model for engaging undergraduates in faculty research, Thomas G. Plante

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How to find a first job in professional psychology: Ten principles for finding employment for psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows, Thomas G. Plante

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Postdoctoral training in clinical psychology: As amorphous as an inkblot, Thomas G. Plante

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Teaching psychology ethics to undergraduates: An experiential model, Thomas G. Plante

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Attitudes concerning professional issues impacting psychotherapy practice among members of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Thomas G. Plante, Marcus Boccaccini, and Erin Andersen

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A proposed psychological assessment protocol for applicants to religious life in the Roman Catholic Church, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini

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The influence of perceived versus aerobic fitness on psychological health and physiological stress responsivity, Thomas G. Plante, Amy Lantis, and Giancarlo Checa

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Physiological stress responsivity and perceived stress among subjects with irritable bowel syndrome, Thomas G. Plante, Craig L. Lawson, Farrah Kinney, and Kirsten Mello

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Effect of defining features on inhibition in a spatial localization task, Patricia M. Simone, Elizabeth A. Carlisle, and Eileen B. Mccormick

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Social support in marriage: Translating research into practical applications for clinicians, Kieran T. Sullivan, Lauri A. Pasch, Kathleen A. Eldridge, and Thomas N. Bradbury

Submissions from 1997

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A comparative survey of job prospects for the period 1991-1996, Matthew C. Bell and Adam S. Goodie

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Similarities and differences between dreaming and waking cognition: An exploratory study, Tracey L. Kahan, Stephen P. LaBerge, Lynne Levitan, and Philip Zimbardo

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Administering the digit span subtest of the WISC-III to children with attentional, emotional, and learning difficulties: Should the examiner make eye contact or not?, Lori Goldfarb Plante, Thomas G. Plante, Philip Rahm, John T. Brentar, and Charles Couchman

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Personality expectations and perceptions of Roman Catholic clergy members, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini

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Reliability and validity of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini

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The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini

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The influence of gender, hypertension risk, and aerobic fitness on cardiovascular responses to laboratory-induced stress, Thomas G. Plante, Amy Lantis, and Giancarlo Checa

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Selective attention in a reaching task: The effect of normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, Patricia M. Simone and Gordon C. Baylis

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The role of attention in a spatial memory task in Alzheimer disease patients, Patricia M. Simone and Gordon C. Baylis

Submissions from 1996

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Memory source confusions: The effects of character rotational sensory modality, Tracey L. Kahan

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Cognition and metacognition in dreaming and waking: Comparisons of first and third-person ratings, Tracey L. Kahan and Stephen P. LaBerge

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Catholic priests who sexually abuse minors: Why do we hear so much yet know so little?, Thomas G. Plante

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Does the use of physical exercise in treating psychiatric disorders help?, Thomas G. Plante

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Ten principles of success for psychology trainees embarking on their careers, Thomas G. Plante

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Personality and cognitive functioning among sexual offending Roman Catholic Priests, Thomas G. Plante, Gerdenio Manuel, and Curtis Bryant

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Personality characteristics of successful applicants to the priesthood, Thomas G. Plante, Gerdenio Manuel, and Jeannette Tandez

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The influence of brief episodes of aerobic exercise activity, soothing music-nature scenes condition, and suggestion on coping with test taking anxiety, Thomas G. Plante, David Marcotte, Gerdenio Manuel, and Eleanor Willemsen

Changeover behavior and preference in concurrent schedules, Ben A. Williams and Matthew C. Bell

Submissions from 1995

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Influence of aerobic exercise activity and relaxation training on coping with test taking anxiety, Bao-Tran T. Doan, Thomas G. Plante, Michael P. Drigegorio, and Gerdenio M. Manuel

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Training child clinical predoctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows in ethics and professional issues: An experiential model, Thomas G. Plante

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Preliminary predictions of athletic performance among collegiate baseball players with a biopsychosocial model, Thomas G. Plante and Jennifer Booth

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Measuring mental health treatment outcome and client satisfaction among children and families, Thomas G. Plante, Charles E. Couchman, and Anna R. Diaz

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Coping with stress among Salvadoran immigrants, Thomas G. Plante, Gerdenio M. Manuel, Ana V. Menendez, and David Marcotte

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Stimulus devaluation and extinction of chain schedule performance, Ben A. Williams, Bertram O. Ploog, and Matthew C. Bell

Submissions from 1994

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Lucid dreaming as metacognition: Implications for cognitive science, Tracey L. Kahan and Stephen P. LaBerge

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Are stress and coping associated with WISC III performance among children?, Thomas G. Plante and Charlotte Sykora

Submissions from 1993

Aerobic exercise in the prevention and treatment of psychopathology, Thomas G. Plante

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Are stress and coping associated with aptitude and achievement testing performance among children? A preliminary investigation, Thomas G. Plante and Lori Plante Goldfarb

Submissions from 1992

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The Persian Gulf War: Civilian war related stress and the influence of age, religious faith, and war attitude, Thomas G. Plante and Gerdenio M. Manuel

Submissions from 1991

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Improving the effectiveness of computer assisted weight loss, C. B. Taylor, W. S. Agras, M. Losch, Thomas G. Plante, and K. Burnett

Submissions from 1990

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Physical fitness and enhanced psychological health, Thomas G. Plante and Judith Rodin

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Defensive and repressive coping styles: Self presentation, leisure activities and assessment, Thomas G. Plante and Gary E. Schwarz

Submissions from 1989

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Social skills training: A program to help schizophrenic clients cope, Thomas G. Plante

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Using the biopsychosocial model to predict nocturnal penile rigidity in men with erectile dysfunction, Thomas G. Plante, Robert Kerns, William Yellig, and Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite

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The psychological effects of exercise, Judith Rodin and Thomas G. Plante

Submissions from 1988

Attitudes towards sex, arousal, and the retention of contraception information, L. Goldfarb, M. Gerrard, F. X. Gibbons, and Thomas G. Plante

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Defensive and repressive coping styles: Physiological stress responsivity to psychosocial stressors, Thomas G. Plante

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The clinical internship: A call for national standards, Thomas G. Plante

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Introducing the Living with Illness Group: A specialized treatment for patients with chronic schizophrenic conditions, Thomas G. Plante, Stephanie L. Pinder, and David Howe