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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Psychology"”.

  1. Empathy and Self-efficacy Contributions to Water Resilience and the Role of a Serious Game

    Momin ZaaraBrock University2025

    … drive governance shifts and societal change. The social cognition approach—how people think about and interpret environmental problems—strongly influences behaviour. Empathy and self-efficacy represent two of the most influential psychological drivers for engaging in sustainable practices in …

    brock Repository record

  2. Aging and Event Segmentation

    Henderson, Sarah ElizabethBrock University2025

    Episodic memory, our memory for events in our lives, typically becomes less detailed and more prone to error with advancing age. An extensive literature exists investigating age-related memory decline using simple stimuli (e.g., words, pictures), but fewer studies have used naturalistic stimuli …

    brock Repository record

  3. The Weak Spot: Psychopathic Traits and Environmental Cues for Exploitation

    Hayley HicksBrock University2025

    The social predator hypothesis claims that people with psychopathic traits are capable of and often do engage in the exploitation of others for their own benefit. For people with psychopathic traits to be successful in this regard, they need to be able to judge the vulnerability of those they aim …

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  4. Whai tikanga: In pursuit of justice. Māori interactions with the criminal justice system and experiences of institutional racism : A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand.

    Brittain, Eleanor2016

    massey

  5. The Heterogeneity of Adolescent Factors: Investigating Individual, Interpersonal, and Contextual Factors

    Al-Jbouri, ElizabethBrock University2025

    … study, I explored the role of a variety of social media platforms on in-person and online friendships. In the first part of the study, I employed social network analysis, with results suggesting that there is considerable, but not complete, overlap between adolescents’ in-person and online …

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  6. Project uncertainty, project risk and project leadership : a policy capturing study of New Zealand project managers : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

    Mercer, Brendon2016

    massey

  7. A sexual masquerade : the performance of desire and femininity in a Fifty Shades of Grey era : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand

    Dowling, Chelsea Louise2017

    massey

  8. "It's complicated" : the lived experience of female sexual desire : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Health Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand

    Ferris, Kate2017

    massey

  9. Understanding women's experiences of their bodies after undergoing a mastectomy and not choosing reconstruction : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Albany Campus, New Zealand

    Devlall, Thiloshini2017

    massey

  10. The psychological impact of resource gains and losses in an ageing population from the perspective of conservation of resources theory : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at at Massey University, Palmerston North

    Hooks, Rachel Anna2015

    massey

  11. Situational Affordances and Psychopathy: Examining Contextual Influences on Exploitative Behavior in Economic Games

    Doyle, LiamBrock University2025

    … factors in shaping decision-making and social interactions. In Study 1, a meta-analysis was conducted to provide a quantitative summary of the empirical literature on the relationship between psychopathy and exploitative behavior in economic games. A novel theoretical framework, the …

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  12. Striking the balance : the social dynamics of shared household living among young adults in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

    Clark, Victoria Audrey2017

    massey

  13. How Justice System Contact, Race, and Gender Intersect: Examining Their Short- and Long-Term Associations with Mental Health, Educational, and Occupational Outcomes

    Xia, XiaoyangBrock University2025

    This study utilizes intersectionality, life-course perspective, and cumulative disadvantage theory to examine the association between criminal justice system contact (JSC) on short- and long-term mental health, educational, and occupational outcomes, exploring how these associations vary by race …

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  14. Intervention strategies to promote health-seeking behaviour among men in rural villages of selected Districts in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

    Chavalala, Lazarros2025

    … eight steps, while the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 29.0 was used to analyse quantitative data by employing descriptive and inferential statistics. Phase three focused on developing strategies and validating developed strategies. The Strengths, Weaknesses, …

    venda Repository record

  15. Investigating the effects of energy drink consumption on student pilot fatigue and performance levels : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Aviation at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Yang, Libo2014

    massey

  16. Examining the Underlying Mechanisms and Potential Outcomes of Stress Bragging

    Han YiBrock University2025

    … and detrimental effects for organizations (e.g., social loafing). Additionally, it explores the moderating role of competitive work environments (CWE). The study collected temporally segregated data from employees (n = 355) across diverse industries in the USA and Canada. The findings revealed …

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  17. Disambiguating the Similar: Investigating Pattern Separation in Medial Temporal Lobe Structures Using Rodent Models

    Kent, Brianne A.University of Cambridge2015

    This dissertation investigates the mechanisms underlying pattern separation, using rodent models and behavioural tasks that assess the use of representations for similar stimuli. Pattern separation is a theoretical mechanism involving the transformation of inputs into output representations that …

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  18. Moving beyond nutrients : nurturing young people's social health and school connectedness through food : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Promotion at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

    Neely, Eva Maree2015

    massey

  19. The relationship between standard of living and quality of life for older New Zealanders : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

    Graham, Stewart Edwin2015

    massey

  20. Identifying mood- and age-related differences in attentional biases in dysphoria : an eye-tracking study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    Field, Jodi2013

    massey

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