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Staying whelmed : a dialogical reading of the myth of the internet, the myth of America, and Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnival.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)This thesis considers the construction of a myth of the Internet. Whilst as a society we are aware of many of the dangers and risks the Internet poses, we are seemingly incapable of or unwilling to make meaningful changes ... -
Application of in vitro selection technique towards improvement for cold stress resistance in field peas.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Leguminous plants like pea (Pisum sativum L.) are prone to drastic environmental fluctuations and disturbances. Multiple environmental stresses can have adverse effects on plant growth and productivity. Especially, temperature ... -
Contributing factors of teachers’ acceptance intention to gamified learning tools in secondary schools : a scale development study
(University of Canterbury, 2021)In the past decades, educationalists were fighting with video games since students naturally prefer to play video games rather than spending time on “more meaningful” activities such as book reading. After the long-term ... -
Accounting for building torsional behaviour during strong earthquake shaking
(University of Canterbury, 2021)In major seismic events, a number of plan-asymmetric buildings which experienced element failure or structural collapse had twisted significantly about their vertical axis during the earthquake shaking. This twist, known ... -
Human preference in a concurrent-chains procedure with variable delays to reinforcement
(2004)Human subjects' preferences were observed in a concurrent-chains procedure in which two variable delays were arranged in each terminal link. Experiments 1 and 2 arranged the terminal link delays in the first condition such ... -
The relationship between life stress and sporting injuries
(1991)This study was designed to investigate the relationship between life stress and sporting injuries, and factors mediating that relationship. Eighty two Soccer players and sixty eight Rugby players had their injuries recorded ... -
Embarrassment associated with somatic symptoms of anxiety in people with, and without, panic attacks
(2004)A number of studies have found an association between embarrassment/social-evaluative concerns and increased levels of agoraphobia. However, previous research has revealed inconsistent findings with regard to an association ... -
Effect of the presence of HCl on simultaneous CO₂ capture andcontaminants removal from simulated biomass gasification producer gas by CaO-Fe₂O₃ sorbent in calcium looping cycles
(MDPI AG, 2021)This study investigated the effect of HCl in biomass gasification producer gas on the CO2 capture efficiency and contaminants removal efficiency by CaO-Fe2O3 based sorbent material in the calcium looping process. Experiments ... -
Transport changes and COVID‐19: From present impacts to future possibilities
(Wiley, 2021)Changes in people's movement and travel behaviour have been apparent in many places during the COVID-19 pandemic, with differences seen at a range of spatial scales. These changes, occurring as a result of the COVID-19 ... -
Development of the children's emotion regulation scale
(University of Canterbury, 2004)This thesis describes the construction of a new children's self-report scale for 8 -12 year olds, measuring emotion regulation in middle childhood. Emotion Regulation represents an individual's attempts to modulate their ... -
Finding the balance : the attitudes of mental health profes[s]ionals toward borderline personality disorder
(University of Canterbury, 2004)Mental health professionals may have less positive attitudes toward clients with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in comparison to clients with other psychiatric diagnoses. Organisational variables such ... -
Improving users' emotional relationships with consumer electronics through enhanced interface design
(University of Canterbury, 2004)While eager adopters of technology embrace its rapidly changing nature, many others are hesitant or actively resist using any innovative equipment unless they can see a direct benefit. All users can experience negative ... -
The association between perceived inequity and psychological distress, relationship satisfaction and emotions among couples facing chronic illnesses
(University of Canterbury, 2004)The present study examined the issue of equity for couples where one partner was diagnosed with a chronic illness in a New Zealand sample. Forty couples with different illnesses (i.e. arthritis, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis ... -
Psychology applied : a fusion of abduction and ergonomics
(University of Canterbury, 2004)The world has an increasing number of problems, many of which involve a human technological component, the solution of which requires strong methods. To explore problem solving methods, I proposed the development of an ... -
Unsafe sex, substance use and dangerous driving : predicting adolescents' risk-taking
(University of Canterbury, 2004)Adolescence involves heightened experimentation in risk-taking behaviours that are potentially health damaging. To prevent the negative consequences of increased engagement in risk-taking behaviours, it is necessary to ... -
Emotion and cognitive-behaviour therapy : the role of higher-order cognitive processes
(University of Canterbury, 2004)The clinical cognitive model has significant problems. It employs lay conceptions of cognition and emotion. Moreover, its core assumptions have significant flaws. CBT, more generally, has failed to bridge the gap between ... -
Intuitive biology : an evolutionary approach to everyday biological reasoning
(University of Canterbury, 2003)Recent evidence has shown that humans have a domain-specific competence for reasoning about the biological world - an intuitive biology. It is suggested that such an ability can be explained in terms of evolved psychological ...