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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Research Psychology"”.
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The effects of price and brand on consumers' perceptions of service quality, service value and behavioral intentions: Pre-purchase versus post-purchase
This dissertation synthesizes previous research from consumer research, psychology and applied economics to develop a conceptual model explaining the effects of perceived price and perceived brand on consumers' pre-purchase service expectations. This research also addresses the extent consumers' …
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I remember, at least I think I do : An investigation into emotional memories and our perception of them over time
… this work contribute to the areas of games user research, psychology, memory, digital game-based learning, aiming to improve our understanding of memory, what types of events we are likely to remember accurately and the way our emotions influence it as time passes by.
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Ethnic Identity and Adult Attachment as Correlates of Relationship Satisfaction Among White, Black, and Interracial Couples
… is a broad construct that has been extensively researched. However, there are gaps in the literature pertaining to relationship satisfaction in minority and interracial couples. This present study examines the extent of the relationship between ethnic identity and adult attachment to …
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Coping with HIV-seropositive status: a psychoneuroimmunological perspective
… that these results are consistent with previous research concerning with the immunosuppressive effects of habitual repression of emotions and the long-term maladaptive effects of avoidance coping. -term POMS scales of emotional distress and CD4-cell counts and rates of decline over time.
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Jewish identity and positive distinctiveness: an exploratory study of the subjective importance of being Jewish using Q methodology
… two explanations. Considerations for future research are examined and it is argued that whichever direction such research takes (in terms of socially constructed theories and methodologies or towards a more cognitive redefinition of group and personal identity) it will have to take cognisance …
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Prejudice, contact and attitude change in South Africa : a study of integrated schools in the Western Cape
… then administered in situ to the learners by the researcher over a period of six months. Only the responses from black African, 'Coloured', Afrikaans-speaking white and English-speaking white learners were required for the study and the data from other groups was discarded. Multiple regression …
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The role of readiness to change and other patient factors in the prediction of dropout from treatment-for problem drinking of alcohol.
… from treatment at Avalon Treannent Centre. The researcher conducted the interviews and administered the Readiness to Change Questionnaire (Treatment Version) to all the subjects. Information relating to patient discharge was obtained from the patients' folders, the patients themselves, the …
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Settler school psychologists readiness to decolonize practice
… A personalized “self-location” situates the researcher as a settler school psychologist as a means of challenging psychology’s perception of itself as an “objective” science. Decolonization theory is explored from a variety of perspectives beginning with the work of Frantz Fanon (1961/2021). …
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Reliability and Validity Analyses of the Community Service Attitudes Scale
… expected to differ. Limitations and future research directions are also discussed.</p>
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Effects of Pseudo-Positive Ageism: A Systematized Critical Review
There has been scattered research that explores so-called ‘positive’ generalizations of ageism. These ‘positive’ forms of ageism are more subtle than the negative and is often overlooked in literature and society. The aim of this systematized critical review is to synthesize the current knowledge …
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Evaluation of resurgence following differential reinforcement of alternative behavior with and without extinction in a human-operant model
… for individuals diagnosed with autism. However, researchers have recently begun investigating DRA without extinction, given this treatment component may be unsafe or impractical to implement in practice. Although preliminary research has indicated DRA without extinction as an effective …
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Approximate Vs. Monte Carlo Critical Values For The Winsorized T-Test
… eight common data distributions estimated from Psychology and Education along with the normal and five Mathematical distributions, these two tables of values were compared with respect to robustness to types I and II errors through Monte Carlo simulations for one and 10% Winsorized values per …
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The Relationship of Leadership Style and Organizational Climate to Job Burnout Levels Among Taiwan Public Secondary-School Teachers
… burnout.</p> <p>Methods. This quantitative research based on empirical data collection utilized the following instruments: (1) the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), (2) the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ), and (3) the Organizational Climate Index (OCI). The four …
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The Impact Of Social Competencies And Role Factors On The Relational Construction Of Identity And Participation Of Physician Leaders
… role identity and endorsement I hypothesize a research model, which posits that professional participation in leadership roles is mediated by aspects of positive psychological climate. A follow up study seeks further clarification for this effect by examining the extent to which a positive …
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Theory Building Through Praxis Discourse: A Theory- And Practice-Informed Model of Transformative Participatory Evaluation
… practice and is an important focus of evaluation research. Cousins and Whitmore proposed a bifurcation of participatory evaluation into the two streams of transformative participatory and practical participatory evaluation (T-PE and P-PE respectively). T-PE stems from a social justice perspective …
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Colour and Colour Vision in Late Nineteenth Century British Sciences
… use of spinning discs as an experimental research technology, promoted by Brewster and Maxwell, combined with the mainstream acceptance of Maxwell’s theoretical model of ‘coterminal response curves’, generated conflicts between competing understandings of perception, vision, and colour in …
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Evaluation Education in a World in Transformation: The Way Forward
… the existing gaps in evaluation education. This research aims to address these gaps by exploring how formal evaluation education programs (EEPs) respond to the preparation of professionals for systems change evaluations, prompting discussions on the need to redefine the approach to teaching …
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Conceptualizations of Data Visualization Use Beyond Efficiency in Evaluation
… This exploratory multi-phase mixed methods research study considers purposes for using data viz in evaluation that can be achieved with that increased efficiency through the research question: “What conceptualizations of data viz use do program evaluators have beyond increased …