dc.contributor.author | Mugon, Jhotisha | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-30 16:38:04 (GMT) | |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-30 16:38:04 (GMT) | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-08-30 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2016-08-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/10730 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous research has shown that boredom proneness is associated with failures of self-regulation. As yet few studies have directly explored the behavioural consequences of this relationship. The goal of this study was to examine the behavioural constituents of boredom proneness and various self-regulatory traits. Foraging represents a common goal directed behaviour that emphasises exploration and attainment of valued outcomes. As such, foraging tasks were used as behavioural assays of self-regulatory behaviour. Foraging can be thought of as either internal or external: an internal forging task, emphasizes exploration of problem spaces with a goal of determining as many solutions as possible. The Boggle game, in which participants made as many words as possible from a grid of 9 letters, was used as an internal foraging task. An external foraging task, on the other hand, emphasizes exploration of physical or virtual environments, with a goal of maximizing provisions. A spatial foraging task, in which participants explored a virtual environment collecting as many red “berries” as possible, served as an external foraging task. Results suggest that although each self-regulatory trait was associated with a specific set of behaviors, self-regulatory traits seem to be better characterized as behavioral preferences. When individuals behaved contrary to what would be preferred under a given self-regulatory trait, it reflects a recurrent lack of regulatory fit. Instances of non-fit in the current study were associated with increased trait boredom proneness. These findings suggest that how goals are pursued may be an important determinant of boredom proneness. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
dc.subject | Boredom proneness | en |
dc.subject | Self-regulation | en |
dc.subject | Regulatory-fit | en |
dc.subject | Foraging | en |
dc.title | Foraging in internal and external environments: developing behavioural assays for boredom proneness. | en |
dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
dc.pending | false | |
uws-etd.degree.department | Psychology | en |
uws-etd.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
uws-etd.degree.grantor | University of Waterloo | en |
uws-etd.degree | Master of Arts | en |
uws.contributor.advisor | Danckert, James | |
uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Arts | en |
uws.published.city | Waterloo | en |
uws.published.country | Canada | en |
uws.published.province | Ontario | en |
uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |
uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |