University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Personality Structure: Emergence of the Five-Factor Model

There is clear evidence that parents can and do influence children. There is equally clear evidence that children’s genetic makeup affects their own behavioral characteristics, ...

The Role of Consciousness in Second Language Learning1

This paper summarizes recent psychological research and theory on the topic of consciousness and looks at three questions in second language learning related to the role of cons...

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits

The Generic Mapping Tools Version 6

Abstract The Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) software is ubiquitous in the Earth and ocean sciences. As a cross‐platform tool producing high‐quality maps and figures, it is used by ...

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

A mess of plastic It is not clear what strategies will be most effective in mitigating harm from the global problem of plastic pollution. Borrelle et al. and Lau et al. discuss ...

Purposive Sampling as a Tool for Informant Selection

Informant selection is highly relevant for ethnobotanical research, as people are constantly looked upon for knowledgeand information. The purposive sampling technique is a type...

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

Content validity in psychological assessment: A functional approach to concepts and methods.

This article examines the definition, importance, conceptual basis, and functional nature of content validity, with an emphasis on psychological assessment in clinical situation...

Handbook of Multivariate Experimental Psychology

Accelerating materials development for photoelectrochemical hydrogen production: Standards for methods, definitions, and reporting protocols