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Individual Differences In Intersensory Integration And Inhibition Do Not Predict Performance on The DRM Paradigm

Jenkin, Thomas (Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)

False memory research is a highly controversial area, particularly in the practical arenas of eyewitness testimony and memories recovered in therapy, where cases of murder and historic abuse have been overturned due to ...
The Relationship Between Christian Group Identification and Intergroup Discrimination in Contexts Where Social Identity is Made Salient.

Cripps, Heidi (Thesis, Master of Science, 2012)

Three studies conducted as part of this thesis investigated the relationship between Christian group identification and multiple forms of intergroup discrimination (i.e., evaluations, trait ratings, white noise distribution, ...
Examination of an Assessment-Informed Instructional Consultation Process Implemented with Junior Primary School Teachers

Thurlow, Jane (Thesis, Master of Arts, 2010)

Literacy is an enabler within our society (Stanovich, 2000). The majority New Zealand (NZ) children have and are responding favourably to current teaching methods (Wilkinson, 1998). Those who continue to struggle may ...
Scaring the bejesus into people: The effects of mortality salience on explicit and implicit religious belief

Jong, Jonathan (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

The belief in supernatural agents is a universal feature of human social cognition. Recent cognitive theories of religion might explain the origins of supernatural concepts, but they do not adequately explain religious ...
The Training and Transfer of Dynamic Decision Making Performance

Nicholson, Brad Joseph (Thesis, Master of Science, 2011)

This study investigated the relationship between the cognitive load experienced during training, cognitive ability and previous electronic gaming experience, and the transfer of performance to a novel situation. The training ...
Pitfalls of Extrinsic Goal Pursuit: Wellbeing, Life Goals, and Self-focused Attention

Yamaguchi, Mami (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)

Past research has shown that extrinsic goal pursuit predicts lower psychological wellbeing and maladaptive behaviours, whereas intrinsic goal pursuit predicts greater wellbeing and less distress. The research presented in ...
Obesity and Intellectual Disability in New Zealand

Stedman, Kurstyn Vance (Thesis, Master of Science, 2011)

International literature indicates that the rates of obesity are increasing in OECD countries and that there are significant health risks to individuals who are classified as obese. Research has also highlighted that obesity ...
"All Work and No Play?" The Transition to University

Walker, Hannah Elizabeth (Thesis, Master of Arts, 2010)

In New Zealand, University completion rates do not compare well with those in other OECD countries. For example, the New Zealand completion rate for tertiary students in 2008 was 58% in comparison to Australia whose rate ...
Influence of Visual Grouping and Temporal Attention on Temporal Resolution: Evidence from a Temporal Order Judgment (TOJ) Task

Keller, Armin (Thesis, Master of Science, 2009)

Time appears to pass in slow motion, according to subjective reports of people who have been involved in car accidents or other extreme situations. Previous research attributed time’s subjective expansion (TSE) to the ...
Does Providing Undergraduate Students the Opportunity to Draw Facilitate Verbal Reports of Emotional Experiences?

Burton, Melanie (Thesis, Master of Science, 2010)

The transition to a tertiary institution is a major period of change for individuals as they encounter increased access to new experiences and opportunities while adapting to different living arrangements, styles of teaching, ...