Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Title
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Exploring the cognitive correlates of boredom in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-28)Boredom is a common human experience, yet little is known about its underlying neural mechanisms. This thesis first set out to investigate the construct of boredom and more closely examined its relationship to phenomenologically ... -
Exploring the complexities of value creation: The role of engagement strength
(John Wiley & Sons, 2009-03-25)Regulatory engagement theory (Higgins, 2006; Higgins & Scholer, 2009) proposes that engagement strength plays a critical role in the creation of value intensity. We discuss the ways in which engagement, in this model, can ... -
Exploring the Justifications for Human Rights
(University of Waterloo, 2005)In this paper the concept of a ?human right? is analysed and clarified. Some justifications for human rights ? such as natural rights theory, contractarianism, utilitarianism and rights as vital interests ? are explored ... -
Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Gender Differences in Statistical Reasoning: A Multipronged Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)The past two decades have seen a substantial increase in the availability of numerical data that individuals are faced with on a daily basis. In addition, research uncovering the multiple facets of statistical reasoning ... -
Exploring the Origins and Mobility of the Medieval Monastic Inhabitants of a Cave Church in Gurat, France using Strontium Isotope Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)Researchers inevitably must destroy a portion of their sample to conduct stable isotope analyses and obtain the chemical signatures embedded within biological hard tissues such as tooth or bone. However, the degree to which ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Self-Regulation and Boredom
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-26)The following two studies examined the relationship between various aspects of self-regulation, boredom proneness and the experience of boredom. Prior research on trait boredom has demonstrated that it is often related to ... -
Exploring the Restorative Effects of Nature: Testing A Proposed Visuospatial Theory
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-27)In this thesis, the restorative effects of exposure to nature are examined through the lens of existing restoration theories. Limitations of existing theories, such as Attention Restoration Theory and Psycho-evolutionary ... -
Exploring the utility of state-level wise reasoning: New assessment and facilitation methods
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-11)Wisdom is considered the apex of human development, exemplified in various cultural traditions by optimal, balanced judgment and decision making that benefits others and the self. Contemporary psychological accounts ... -
Extremely Partisan Samples Impact Perceptions of Political Group Beliefs
(University of Waterloo, 2023-12-05)Accurately inferring the beliefs of a partisan group (e.g. Democrats, Republicans) can be challenging when exposed to extremely partisan beliefs from that group. Across two studies (total N = 566), we tested whether people ... -
An eye (region) sensitivity during early face perception: The N170 is modulated by facial context and featural fixation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-20)The N170 is a face-sensitive ERP component that also demonstrates a particular sensitivity to the eyes. Specifically, the N170 responds maximally to isolated eye regions (i.e., two eyes), as well as to eye fixations within ... -
Eye gaze and head orientation modulate the inhibition of return for faces
(Springer, 2015-11-01)The present study used an inhibition of return (IOR) spatial cueing paradigm to examine how gaze direction and head orientation modulate attention capture for human faces. Target response time (RT) was measured after the ... -
« Échos » et « brèches » dans la poésie de Louis-Jean Thibault
(Département de français de l'Université d'Ottawa, 2011)Résumé Autour de la décennie 1960, toute une génération de poètes prêtait sa voix au pays à venir. Mais faute de pays réel, clairement défini, cette poésie était confinée à l’abstraction, évoquant « l’âme » d’un ineffable ... -
Écrire la relation mère-fille au XXIe siècle : le roman familial au service du souvenir dans "Autour de ma mère" (2007) de Catherine Safonoff, "Décidément je t’assassine" (2010) de Corinne Hoex et "Rien ne s’oppose à la nuit" (2011) de Delphine de Vigan
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-25)Notre thèse de maîtrise se consacre à une analyse psychanalytique du roman familial, et en particulier de la relation mère-fille dans trois œuvres du XXIe siècle. Les textes, Autour de ma mère (2007) de Catherine Safonoff, ... -
Les éléments de l’existentialisme dans les pièces d’Eugène Ionesco, dramaturge du Théâtre de l’Absurde
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-01)« Est absurde ce qui n’a pas de but…Coupé de ses racines religieuses ou métaphysiques, l’homme est perdu, toute sa démarche devient insensée, inutile, étouffante ». Voilà la conception de l’absurde selon Eugène Ionesco ... -
Facial expression discrimination varies with presentation time but not with fixation on features: A backward masking study using eye-tracking
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-01-02)The current study investigated the effects of presentation time and fixation to expression-specific diagnostic features on emotion discrimination performance, in a backward masking task. While no differences were found ... -
Factors Determining Cyber Strategy: the Differences Between Active and Passive Cyber Attacks
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-16)China and Russia have increased their pursuit of using cyber attacks as an offensive tool in overall state strategy. China pursues passive cyber attacks while Russia pursues active cyber attacks. This study intends to ... -
Fair Value Accounting and Informational Efficiency: A Look at the Confirmatory Role of Financial Reports
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-02)Prior analytical research suggests that independently verified financial reports can enhance informational efficiency by serving a confirmatory role, where they discipline managers’ unverified, but more timely, voluntary ... -
Fairness through Legal Literacy: A Case for Active Involvement
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-04)This thesis started with one question: “how could we make the legal system more fair for more people?” One possible answer is given to that question in the four chapters that follow: we can achieve a more fair and efficient ... -
The Faking Dilemma: Examining Competing Motivations in the Decision to Fake Personality Tests for Personnel Selection
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-09)More than 80 years ago, researchers and practitioners first recognized that applicants may be motivated to fake their responses to pre-employment personality tests to improve their chances of securing employment (Zickar & ... -
Fallen and Changed: Tracing the Biblical-Mythological Origins of Mikhail Bulgakov's Azazello and Korov'ev
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-08)In his analysis of Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, Elliot Mason explores the biblical and mythological ancestry of two of the novel’s most under-studied demonic characters: Azazello and Korov′ev-Fagot. Both ...