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A dynamic theory of personality and emotions
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1999)
This dissertation presents a dynamic theory of personality and emotions. The theory offered is explicit in its incorporation of an evolutionary-functionalist perspective and suggests that personality and the emotions are ...
Timing, counting and cerebellum
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1998)
The present thesis employed psychophysical choice procedures to examine the role of the cerebellum in interval timing in Wistar rats within the context of W. H. Meck and R. M. Church's (1983) mode control model of timing ...
Differential optical motion and its functionality for the perception and control of heading
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1996)
The present program of investigation is concerned with the optical support for the perception and control of heading during constant-altitude approach to a stationary target. Of particular interest is the functional ...
Gender and the youth justice family group conference outcome.
(University of Canterbury, 1994)
Part 1 of this study examined family group conference (FGC) outcomes (a statutory
mechanism of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989) for young
offenders. Part 2 examined the acceptability of FGC outcomes ...
An analysis of memory loss in dementia and depression.
(University of Canterbury. Department of Psychology, 1990)
Previous studies comparing memory loss in dementia and depression
have been criticised for failing to equate for differences in initial learning
ability. The purpose of this study was to see if elderly depressed ...
Dissimulation in the communication of emotion
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1996)
The purpose of the present studies was to examine the impact of dissimulation of emotional expression on the intensity of emotion and subjective emotional experience. In further analysis the degree of subjects' success in ...
The socio-cultural and psychological effects of tourism on indigenous cultures
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1995)
This research addresses the socio-cultural and psychological effects of tourism on the indigenous people of a developing nation. The Cook Islands served as a case study.
Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to ...
Assessment and modification of sexual preference in child molesters
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1995)
Sexual preference has been identified as an important component in the motivational matrix of many sexual offenders against children. Deviant sexual cues or behaviours are understood to elicit maximal arousal in the offender, ...
Reflexivity and psychology : an unresolved dilemma.
(University of Canterbury. Psychology, 1990)
The seemingly endless possibility of reflecting upon psychological theories and 'knowledge' has created an intractable difficulty in understanding what psychology is about and what it produces. This 'problem of reflexivity' ...
Equal employment opportunities in New Zealand organisations
(University of Canterbury, 1994)
The aim of this study was to consider the concept of Equal Employment
Opportunities (EEO) in New Zealand organisations. In particular this study
focused on the progress of EEO in New Zealand public and private ...