Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Tezleri: Recent submissions

  • Attachment and reflective functioning 
    Aracı, Işıl Feyza. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2007., 2007.)
    The present study examined the relationship between attachment security and level of reflective functioning on a sample of late adolescents. A positive relationship between attachment security and reflective functioning ...
  • Effect of BNST lesions on behavioral despair and navigational learning in female wistar rats 
    Pezük, Pınar. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is involved in many motivational processes especially in coping with stressful situations. Previously we reported that in male rats BNST lesions aggravated behavioral despair ...
  • Different learning environments for preschool children in Turkish private and public preschools: mind versus virtue 
    Batmaz, S. Arzu Akkum. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The purpose of this study is to explore the two underpinnings of learning acquisition. These are what Li (2004a, 2004b) proposes as learning for “mind” and learning for “virtue.” What is produced by the differences in ...
  • Attachment in a cultural framework 
    Halfon, Sibel. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The present study examined the indigenous behavioral expressions of attachment security. In the Turkish culture, attachment security was expected to be associated deference, obedience and respect (structural hierarchy/proper ...
  • An investigation on need affiliation and its relation to family cohesion in Turkish adolescents 
    Tunalı, Belgin. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1983., 1983.)
    The present study is an investigation on the need for affiliation and its relation to the level of cohesiveness in the family. By administering Faces II Scale of Family Cohesion and Adaptability, the families of the subjects ...
  • Paternal representations in late adolescence 
    Sefer, Nihan. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The present study investigated how fathers and mothers are portrayed in late adolescents̕ mental representations in Turkey with a specific focus on paternal representations. Using Blatt, Chevron, Quinlan, Schaffer and ...
  • The Effects of short light pulse at ZT21 on behavioral despair in old and young male wistar rats 
    Özcan, Elif Tunç. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The present study investigated potentially ameliorative and preventive effects of shortlight pulse exposure late at night (0400 h, ZT21) in both juvenile and adult rats. Animals weremaintained on a 12L/12D cycle (lights ...
  • Self-efficacy in relation to self-construals and causal attributions 
    Büyükselçuk, Dilek. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships among self-efficacy beliefs, self-construals and causal attributions by differentiating among relational, individual, and collective self-construals and ...
  • The Determinants of depression and anxiety in Turkish infertility patients: social support, sex role orientation, infertility causality, and selesteem 
    Yılmaz, İlknur. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The present study investigated the effects of social support, self-esteem, infertility causality,and sex role orientation on anxiety and depression in Turkish female infertility patients.Additional aims of the study were ...
  • Beliefs of legal professionals about eyewitness testimony and identification 
    Tokuzlu, Ayça Orer. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    This study examined the beliefs of judges, prosecutors and attorneys about eyewitness memory. Turkish legal professionals and lay people indicated their beliefs about a wide range of factors that affect the accuracy of ...
  • Blame attribution and information processing 
    Yılmaz, Deniz. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The research examined the process of blame attribution within interpersonal relationships. Two studies were conducted. First study aimed to investigate the effect of severity of norm violation and judge and protagonist ...
  • Phenomenology of autobiographical memory in blind and sighted individuals 
    Yılmaz, Engin. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, 2005., 2005.)
    This study compared the phenomenology of autobiographical and flashbulb memories in sighted and congenitally totally blind individuals. Participants recalled autobiographical memories in response to six cue words, and ...
  • Source monitoring in autobiographical recall: a complementary approach to reminiscence bump accounts 
    Karaca, İdil Ayça. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute of Social Sciences, 2006., 2006.)
    The distribution of autobiographical memories constitutes one of the robustfindings in memory research. The present study, with the aim of interpreting thedistribution of autobiographical memories as a function of frontal ...
  • Group cohesiveness as a predictor of false memories and collaborative inhibition 
    Peker, Müjde. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, 2005., 2005.)
    The aim of the present study is to look at the effects of cohesiveness on false memory creation, social contagion and collaborative inhibition. 15 friend, 14 ad hoc and 14 nominal three person groups saw categorical word ...
  • A validity study of the modified checklist for autism in toddlers (M-CHAT) on a Turkish sample 
    Yıkgeç, Aslı. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Graduate Institute of Social Sciences, 2005., 2005.)
    The main purpose of the present study was to establish the validity of the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT). Eighty children representing four different groups, namely; normal development, Down syndrome, ...
  • A comparison of two group treatment methods of adolescent shyness 
    Somer, Zeynep. (Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 1983., 1983.)
    The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of different group treatment procedures in reducing adolescent shyness. Subjects, ages between 15-16, were randomly assigned to one of the four groups, Cognitive ...
  • Development of theory of mind in deaf and hearing children: the effects of communicative experiences 
    Sancar, E. Burcu. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The present study investigated understanding of false beliefs in deaf and hearing children. Two nonverbal false belief tests were used to compare deaf children (mean age: 5.2) with two groups of hearing children. The ...
  • The effects of familial variables and self-esteem on the sexual risk taking behaviors of late adolescent girls in Turkey 
    Efe, Başak. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of familial variables and self-esteem on the sexual risk raking behaviors of late adolescent girls in Turkey. Familial variables that were investigated included; ...
  • The impact of coping strategies, test anxiety and expectancies on the University entrance trial exam scores 
    Önen, Pınar. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    This study explored the relationship between test anxiety, trait anxiety, coping strategies and the University Entrance Exam (UEE) related variables (perceived importance of the UEE, achievement expectation of self, perceived ...
  • The Role of parenting and family background on Turkish adolescents' academic achievement 
    Heyndrickx, Friederike. (Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2004., 2004.)
    The major aim of the present study was to investigate the prediction of adolescents' academic achievement in the Turkish culture. Authoritativeness of the mother and the father, maternal employment, parental marital ...