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Ability to Extract Extrafoveal Information Modulates Object Processing in Naturalistic Scenes
In naturalistic scene processing, individuals adopt multiple resources to facilitate their object identification processes. For instance, scene context information contains many cues to facilitate recognition of an object, ... -
Acquisition and Generalization of Pitch Probability Profiles
(2013-08-14)Krumhansl (1990) has proposed that our sense of tonality is based, in part, on the perception and internal representation of the hierarchies of pitch class salience in music. It has further been proposed that regularities ... -
Adolescent Development of Parent and Peer Dependence
(2015-10-13)Autonomy is an important developmental task that begins in toddlerhood and continues into adulthood. Research has generally examined autonomy from parents and peers in adolescence, as there are a number of cognitive, ... -
Adult Attachment and Spousal Reactions to Military Deployment Separations and Reunions
The purpose of my dissertation was to assess the relevance of adult attachment in explaining spousal adjustment and relationship functioning in military deployment experiences. Specifically, I was interested in identifying ... -
Adult Attachment Orientation and Physical Distance: Do Threat Primes Alter Perceptions of Interpersonal Proximity?
(2014-04-21)The purpose of my dissertation was to examine whether adult romantic attachment and interpersonal threat bias people’s perceptions of physical distance within a social context. Across three separate studies, I assessed the ... -
Adversity in early adolescence alters female rats' anxiety-related behaviours and serotonergic innervation profiles in adulthood
(2016-09-20)Stress during early development produces lasting effects on psychopathological outcomes. The impact of prior intermittent, physical stress (IPS) during early-adolescence (PD 22-33) on anxiety-related behaviour of female ... -
Affective Dynamics of Rejected Children in Triadic Peer Interactions in Early Childhood
(2010-09-22)Entry into elementary school marks the beginning of a crucial shift in the amount and quality of time that children spend with their peers (Coie & Dodge, 1988). For many 5-year olds, kindergarten provides the opportunity ... -
Affective processing in acute alcohol intoxication
(2008-03-20)Maladaptive decision-making that typifies drug addiction could reflect alterations in cognitive and emotional processing when these individuals are faced with choices. Even if this is true, it is not clear whether these ... -
Age-Related Differences in Preschoolers’ ability to Change a Belief as Evidenced by Load-Force Adaptation
Over the preschool years, children’s core beliefs about the world go through significant changes in a number of content domains. Although the characteristics and timetables of these changes are well mapped out, little is ... -
Aging and Sexual Offending: An Examination of Older Sexual Offenders
(2010-07-29)This thesis examined the effect of age on sexually offensive behaviour. Research has noted both an increase in the average age of incarcerated offenders and that a higher percentage of older offenders are incarcerated for ... -
Analysis of Pigeons' Head and Body Movements While Pecking
(2015-10-13)Pigeons have been shown to follow a specific sequence of behaviour while pecking. The pecking motion appears to be a single continuous movement, however video analysis examined at frame rates slower than real-time has shown ... -
Assessing the Reliability of Multiple-Showup Procedures With a Single Eyewitness
(2015-08-18)In this program of research I examined the influence of multiple-showup procedures on the reliability of eyewitness identification. If an eyewitness rejects a suspect from a showup, law enforcement personnel may search ... -
Attachment Anxiety and Condom Use: the Moderating Influence of Rejection-Salience
(2012-07-05)The purpose of this research was to examine how attachment anxiety and rejection-salience interacted to influence condom use intentions and beliefs. I manipulated rejection-salience specific to a sexual encounter (Study ... -
Attachment Anxiety and Intentions to Use Condoms: the Moderating Effects of Interpersonal Rejection
(2009-08-20)The purpose of this research program was to examine how attachment anxiety and rejection interact to influence intentions and attitudes toward having unprotected sexual intercourse. I hypothesized that women who were high ... -
Attentional Orientation and Vocabulary Size
Quickly looking to a plausible referent of a word is both an indicator of effective lexical processing and an opportunity to learn new words. Beginning in infancy, faster attentional orientation during recognition and ... -
Attitudes Toward Germline Engineering
(2011-09-22)Attitudes toward human germline engineering were assessed across three studies. In Pilot Study One, we evaluated participant familiarity ratings for a preliminary item pool consisting of potential targets of germline ... -
Attractiveness and Sexual Response
Gynephilic (attracted to women) men’s sexual responses are strongly dependent upon the gender of a sexual target, while androphilic (attracted to men) women’s sexual responses may be more dependent upon contextual cues ... -
Back and Forth: Prediction and Interactive Alignment in Conversation
On a daily basis, we engage in multiple conversations with others that seem to occur effortlessly. Despite this apparent ease, the cognitive processes involved in conversation are complex. The challenges associated with ... -
Becoming Therapeutic Agents: A Grounded Theory of Mothers’ Process when Implementing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at home with an Anxious Child
(2015-10-01)The premise of parent-centered programs for parents of anxious children is to educate and train caregivers in the sustainable implementation of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in the home. The existing operationalization ... -
Behavioral and Neurological Changes Associated with Sucrose Bingeing
(2012-09-28)The behavioural and neurological effects of excessive sucrose intake overlap with those of abused drugs, suggesting that sucrose bingeing should be categorized with addictive disorders. Behaviorally, a primary characteristic ...