Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Title
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Rejection and Integration: State Reactions to the Evolution of Dionysian Mystery Cult in Greece and Rome
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)This thesis examines the integration of Dionysian mystery cults into the state religions of Greek polis and the Roman Republic. The cults are often portrayed as controversial and immoral in myth and literature, but the ... -
The relation between math anxiety and basic numerical and spatial processing
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-29)Math anxiety refers to the negative reaction that many people experience when placed in situations that require mathematical problem solving (Richardson & Suinn, 1972). This reaction can range from seemingly minor frustration ... -
The Relation Between Number of Smoking Friends and Adult Smoking Cessation Outcomes
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-14)Background: It is a basic principle of life that behaviour is guided by the social context. It matters to us whether significant others share with us the same likes and dislikes, and when they do not, that discrepancy is ... -
The Relation Between Smartphone Use and Everyday Inattention
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-28)In two studies, we explored the relation between subjective reports of smartphone use and eve-ryday inattention. We created two questionnaires that measured general smartphone use (i.e. how frequently people send and receive ... -
Relational Body Image: Developing an Understanding of How and Why Body Image Changes Across Specific Relationships
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-10)Studies show that social relationships strongly influence body image and that an individual’s body image changes with social-contextual factors. Nevertheless, research has conceptualized and measured body image as an ... -
The Relationship Between Attachment Insecurity and OCD Symptom Severity: The Mediating Role of Fear of Compassion
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-17)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by distressing intrusive thoughts and compulsions implemented to neutralize the thoughts or mitigate potential harm. Attachment focused approaches to conceptualizing OCD ... -
The relationship between children's executive functioning, theory of mind, and verbal skills with their own and others' behaviour in a cooperative context: Changes in relations from early to middle school-age
(Wiley, 2017-02-28)Learning to behave in socially competent ways is an essential component of children's development. This study examined the relations between children's social, communicative, and cognitive skills and their behaviours during ... -
The Relationship between Metamotivational Knowledge and Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-20)Self-regulation research increasingly highlights the performance trade-offs of different motivational states. For instance, eager motivation promotes performance on divergent creativity tasks (e.g., brainstorming), and ... -
The Relative Performance of International Students and Their Academic Program Choices
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-18)Canada is increasingly looking to international students as a source of postsecondary tuition revenues and new immigrants. In Chapter 1, we examine the relative course grades of international undergraduate students in an ... -
Relics of Roman Identity: Antiquities Collection and Cultural Memory in the Palazzo del Bufalo, Rome, c. 1450 – 1600 CE
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-15)The rapid urban development in Renaissance Rome meant constant excavation and the daily (re)discovery of antique arts and artefacts from the city’s rich classical past. As Rome’s new population began to unearth the domain ... -
Religion in the Ranks: Religion in the Canadian Forces in the 21st Century
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-23)Religion in the Ranks offers insights into the role of religion in the modern bureaucratic institution of the Canadian Forces and the nature of religious identity among its personnel. This study of religion in a modern ... -
Religion, Land and Democracy in Canadian Indigenous-State Relations
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-22)Many indigenous communities perceive an intimate connection between land and religion, and land has, and continues to remain, at the heart of indigenous-state relations. This dissertation examines how philosophies of land ... -
Religion, Non-Belief, Spirituality and Social Behaviour among North American Millennials
(2019-09-19)This report stems from the SSHRC-funded research project Surveying Millennials’ Nonreligious Homophily and Social Distance, led by principal investigator Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme, assistant professor in the Department of ... -
RELPH: A Computational Model for Human Decision Making
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-19)The updating process, which consists of building mental models and adapting them to the changes occurring in the environment, is impaired in neglect patients. A simple rock-paper-scissors experiment was conducted in our ... -
Remembering Faces in Different Places: The Influence of Context on Face Memory
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-25)How context affects memory is the central focus of the six experiments making up this PhD thesis. In these experiments, pictures of faces were presented in an incidental encoding phase, paired with a variety of indoor and ... -
Renaissance Texts, Medieval Subjectivities: Vernacular Genealogies of English Petrarchism from Wyatt to Wroth
(University of Waterloo, 2012-07-03)This dissertation investigates the symbolic presence of medieval forms of textual selfhood in early modern English Petrarchan poetry. Undertaking a systematic re-reading of a significant body of English Petrarchism through ... -
Renaturalizing the Individual with Borderline Personality Disorder
(University of Waterloo, 2013-05-24)Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is among the most troubling Personality Disorders. Individuals with the disorder have exaggerated fears of abandonment, distorted self-identity and problems in interpersonal relationships, ... -
Renegotiating Family-School Relationships Among Indigenous Peoples in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-07)Academic success in public schools is facilitated by strong bonds between families and schools, including a shared sense of purpose and mutual trust and understanding (Lareau, 1987, 2000, 2002, 2011; Lareau and Weininger, ... -
Rentier 2.0: Entrepreneurship Promotion and the (Re)Imagination of Political Economy in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)This dissertation provides an examination of the recent phenomenon of entrepreneurship and innovation promotion in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Through the use of the structured, focused comparison method, ... -
Renunciation and the Householder/Renouncer Relation in the New Kadampa Tradition
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-30)Founded by the Tibetan-British monk Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1991, the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is a fast-growing and controversial transnational Buddhist network that has ...