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Individual differences in the effect of drawing on children's memory
For more than a century, drawing has enjoyed a prominent position in clinical interviews with children. In surveys conducted in the United States, for example, drawing consistently ranks as one of the top 10 instruments ...
Personal risk management in pilots
Risk management is a key component of aeronautical decision-making and one of the possible causes of pilot error (e.g., Jensen, Guilke, Hunter, 1997). Risk management encompasses risk perception and risk tolerance. Risk ...
Aeronautical decision making : experience, training and behaviour
Decision making is fundamental to all aspects of flying operations. The results that flow from poor aeronautical decision making can be both swift and devastating.
The work of this thesis uses data from a variety of ...
A good woman : silencing the self, rumination and depression in romantic relationships
"Rumination" and "Silencing the Self (1)" have both been theorised to explain women's greater vulnerability to depression. Rumination (Nolen-Hoeksema, e.g., 1987, 1991) refers to a passive focus on mood and symptoms, while ...
Theta activations associated with goal-conflict processing : evidence for the revised "Behavioral Inhibition System"
In the theory of the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS), Gray and McNaughton (2000) classified events that produce or inhibit goal-directed behaviour into two affective categories: approach versus avoidance. We expenence ...
Exploring human error and related factors of aviation flight safety events using post-incident classification systems
Within aviation, a human error classification system theoretically allows researchers to analyse post-accident data in an objective yet consistent manner. The primary objective of the present study was to explore human ...
Stereotypes of Maori : influence of speaker accent and appearance
Research has consistently shown that there are a number of negative stereotypes held by Pakeha towards Maori. However, some of these studies have been flawed by low participant identification rates of Maori. Furthermore, ...
Patterns of aggression in New Zealand children
Social aggression is a covert form of aggression, used to damage the self-esteem and/ or status of another. Previous research has shown that girls tend to utilize this form of aggression more often than physical aggression. ...
Aeronautical decision making : experience, training and behaviour
Decision making is fundamental to all aspects of flying operations. The results that flow from poor aeronautical decision making can be both swift and devastating.
The work of this thesis uses data from a variety of ...
Communication accommodation theory: understanding language use in social interaction
Communication accommodation theory (CAT) is currently the most encompassing theory of language use in social situations. It seeks to explain not only language use, but also the social psychological processes underlying ...