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.
Submissions from 1999
Assessing religious faith in medical patients: Cross-validation of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire, Allen C. Sherman, Thomas G. Plante, Stephanie Simonton, Dawn C. Adams, S. Kaay Burris, and Casey Harbison
Effect of a defining feature on negative priming across the life span, Patricia M. Simone and Eileen B. Mccormick
Preference after training with differential changeover delays, Ben A. Williams and Matthew C. Bell
Submissions from 1998
A laboratory group model for engaging undergraduates in faculty research, Thomas G. Plante
How to find a first job in professional psychology: Ten principles for finding employment for psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows, Thomas G. Plante
Postdoctoral training in clinical psychology: As amorphous as an inkblot, Thomas G. Plante
Teaching psychology ethics to undergraduates: An experiential model, Thomas G. Plante
Attitudes concerning professional issues impacting psychotherapy practice among members of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Thomas G. Plante, Marcus Boccaccini, and Erin Andersen
A proposed psychological assessment protocol for applicants to religious life in the Roman Catholic Church, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini
The influence of perceived versus aerobic fitness on psychological health and physiological stress responsivity, Thomas G. Plante, Amy Lantis, and Giancarlo Checa
Physiological stress responsivity and perceived stress among subjects with irritable bowel syndrome, Thomas G. Plante, Craig L. Lawson, Farrah Kinney, and Kirsten Mello
Effect of defining features on inhibition in a spatial localization task, Patricia M. Simone, Elizabeth A. Carlisle, and Eileen B. Mccormick
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
A comparative survey of job prospects for the period 1991-1996, Matthew C. Bell and Adam S. Goodie
Similarities and differences between dreaming and waking cognition: An exploratory study, Tracey L. Kahan, Stephen P. LaBerge, Lynne Levitan, and Philip Zimbardo
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
Personality expectations and perceptions of Roman Catholic clergy members, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini
Reliability and validity of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini
The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire, Thomas G. Plante and Marcus T. Boccaccini
The influence of gender, hypertension risk, and aerobic fitness on cardiovascular responses to laboratory-induced stress, Thomas G. Plante, Amy Lantis, and Giancarlo Checa
Selective attention in a reaching task: The effect of normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, Patricia M. Simone and Gordon C. Baylis
The role of attention in a spatial memory task in Alzheimer disease patients, Patricia M. Simone and Gordon C. Baylis
Submissions from 1996
Memory source confusions: The effects of character rotational sensory modality, Tracey L. Kahan
Cognition and metacognition in dreaming and waking: Comparisons of first and third-person ratings, Tracey L. Kahan and Stephen P. LaBerge
Catholic priests who sexually abuse minors: Why do we hear so much yet know so little?, Thomas G. Plante
Does the use of physical exercise in treating psychiatric disorders help?, Thomas G. Plante
Ten principles of success for psychology trainees embarking on their careers, Thomas G. Plante
Personality and cognitive functioning among sexual offending Roman Catholic Priests, Thomas G. Plante, Gerdenio Manuel, and Curtis Bryant
Personality characteristics of successful applicants to the priesthood, Thomas G. Plante, Gerdenio Manuel, and Jeannette Tandez
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
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
Training child clinical predoctoral interns and postdoctoral fellows in ethics and professional issues: An experiential model, Thomas G. Plante
Preliminary predictions of athletic performance among collegiate baseball players with a biopsychosocial model, Thomas G. Plante and Jennifer Booth
Measuring mental health treatment outcome and client satisfaction among children and families, Thomas G. Plante, Charles E. Couchman, and Anna R. Diaz
Coping with stress among Salvadoran immigrants, Thomas G. Plante, Gerdenio M. Manuel, Ana V. Menendez, and David Marcotte
Stimulus devaluation and extinction of chain schedule performance, Ben A. Williams, Bertram O. Ploog, and Matthew C. Bell
Submissions from 1994
Lucid dreaming as metacognition: Implications for cognitive science, Tracey L. Kahan and Stephen P. LaBerge
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
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
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
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
Physical fitness and enhanced psychological health, Thomas G. Plante and Judith Rodin
Defensive and repressive coping styles: Self presentation, leisure activities and assessment, Thomas G. Plante and Gary E. Schwarz
Submissions from 1989
Social skills training: A program to help schizophrenic clients cope, Thomas G. Plante
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
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
Defensive and repressive coping styles: Physiological stress responsivity to psychosocial stressors, Thomas G. Plante
