American Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2017

  • Subliminal Evaluative Conditioning Changed Implicit and Explicit Depressive Cognition

    Akihiro Masuyama, Kengo Yokomitsu, Yuji Sakano

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2017
    Pages: 15-21
    Received: Feb. 06, 2017
    Accepted: Feb. 18, 2017
    Published: Mar. 10, 2017
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    Abstract: The purpose of our study was to investigate whether subliminal evaluative conditioning could change implicit and explicit depression-related cognition. Subliminal evaluative conditioning was conducted as a form of Primed Lexical Decision Task, in which subliminally presented self-related word was followed supraminally presented positive words. For ... Show More
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Courtroom: Insanity Defence

    Vito Zepinic

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, March 2017
    Pages: 22-30
    Received: Apr. 01, 2017
    Accepted: Apr. 12, 2017
    Published: Apr. 28, 2017
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    Abstract: Since the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been recognised as an independent mental disorder [1] this disorder became leading disorder present in the courtroom. The definition of the psychological trauma and stressor-related disorders have had many changes in order to clarify diagnostic criterion of the disorder related to the exposure to t... Show More