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    • The Interdependency of Myth and Magic in the Fionavar Tapestry 

      MIddleton, Laureen (University of Waterloo, 2016-09-15)
      Guy Gavriel Kay's high fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry, contains an intricate system of mythological and magical interdependencies. Myth and magic are presented in the light of a traditional interaction, with a ...
    • Interfering with episodic memory for words and pictures to uncover their representational codes 

      Meade, Melissa (University of Waterloo, 2015-09-09)
      In this thesis, a divided attention paradigm was used to infer the representational codes used by words and pictures in long-term memory. Semantically categorized lists of words (Expt. 1) or pictures (Expt. 2, 3, 4, and ...
    • Interfering With Memory Retrieval: The Cost of Doing Two Things at Once 

      Wammes, Jeffrey, D. (University of Waterloo, 2014-04-29)
      A dual-task paradigm was used to infer the processes critical for episodic memory retrieval by measuring susceptibility to memory interference from different distracting tasks. Research suggests that retrieval interference ...
    • An Interior 

      Lincoln, Jessica (University of Waterloo, 2017-04-27)
      The work An Interior is a painted room. It grew from the proposition, ‘What if I painted wallpaper?’ This proposition is related to my ongoing interest in the psychological and social functions of decor and labour spent ...
    • Internal Control Quality as an Explanatory Factor of Tax Avoidance 

      Bauer, Andrew M (University of Waterloo, 2011-10-11)
      Internal control disclosures mandated by section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) are designed to provide information about a firm’s financial reporting quality and in doing so may offer information on firm-specific tax ...
    • Interpersonal Consequences of Self-Disclosures: The effect of self-esteem on perceived risks of self-disclosure 

      Smith, Cameron (University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)
      Frequency of self-disclosure has been linked to many benefits for relationships, but people tend to dislike those who frequently disclose negativity. Individuals lower in self-esteem (LSEs) self-disclose less than individuals ...
    • The interpersonal context of desire: Exploring associations between sexual desire, relationship satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction in romantic relationships 

      Sutherland, Siobhan (University of Waterloo, 2022-09-29)
      Research has consistently shown that sexual desire, the motivation to seek out or become receptive to sexual stimulation, is associated with positive intrapersonal and interpersonal outcomes (Chao et al., 2011; Dosch, ...
    • Interpreting Balinese Culture: Representation and Identity 

      Sumerta, Julie A (University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)
      The representation of Balinese people and culture within scholarship throughout the 20th century and into the most recent 21st century studies is examined. Important questions are considered, such as: What major themes ...
    • Interpreting Jane Austen for a Contemporary Audience: Lost in Austen's Reworking of Pride and Prejudice 

      Khan, Tabinda (University of Waterloo, 2019-09-16)
      This thesis argues that Lost in Austen, as a fantasy adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, reveals the feminist and empowering elements of Jane Austen's novels. This four-part TV series uses the element of time travel to ...
    • Interpreting statements from others: The role of temperament, teasing experience, and social dominance 

      Ong, Shirley (University of Waterloo, 2019-08-22)
      The ambiguity of our language system requires that listeners go beyond the words uttered, integrate contextual information, and recognize speaker cues in order to fully appreciate the intended meaning in messages. ...
    • Interregnum: Queen Regency in the Seleucid Empire 

      Reda, Stacy (University of Waterloo, 2014-09-03)
      An examination of the ancient sources indicates that there were possibly seven Queens Regent throughout the course of the Seleucid Dynasty: Apama, Laodice I, Berenice Syra, Laodice III, Laodice IV, Cleopatra I Thea, and ...
    • The Intertextual Dynamics of Colluthus' Abduction of Helen 

      Harmsworth, Geoffrey (University of Waterloo, 2018-08-22)
      This thesis is devoted to an intertextual study of Colluthus’ late antique epyllion, the Abduction of Helen. Colluthus is a poet whose reputation has long suffered, but is currently under rehabilitation, and the aim of ...
    • Intertextualität und Kanon in Walter Moers' Der Schrecksenmeister 

      Giraud, Isabelle (University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)
      This thesis will show that Walter Moers’ novel Der Schrecksenmeister, published in 2007, challenges the convention of the academic canon discussion. Der Schrecksenmeister is a work of fantasy literature; this is not a ...
    • The Intimate Fandoms of Men’s Hockey Real Person Fanfiction 

      Vist, Mari Elise (University of Waterloo, 2024-01-15)
      Using queer phenomenology, rhetorical genre theory, and fanfiction written about National Hockey League (NHL) athletes, this dissertation develops the concept of intimate publics of fandom: small, reciprocal and protective ...
    • Introduction 

      Coskun, Altay; Engels, David (Société Latomus, Brussels, 2019-05-18)
      This introduction surveys recent trends in Seleukid scholarship and addresses the main points of discussion concerning the decline and disintegration of the Seleukid Kingdom in the course of the 2nd century BC.
    • Introduction to the Bash Command Line 

      Milligan, Ian; Baker, James (The Editorial Board of the Programming Historian, 2014-09-20)
      This lesson uses a Unix shell, which is a command-line interpreter that provides a user interface for the Unix operating system and for Unix-like systems. This lesson will cover a small number of basic commands. By the end ...
    • Intuitive Confidence Reflects Speed of Initial Responses in Point Spread Predictions 

      Walker, Alexander C. (University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)
      Previous research has revealed that intuitive confidence is an important predictor of how people choose between intuitive and non-intuitive alternatives. Two studies were conducted to investigate the determinants of intuitive ...
    • Investigating Children’s Naturalistic Explorations in a Living History Museum 

      Attisano, Elizabeth (University of Waterloo, 2022-01-12)
      Researchers have taken the approach of examining children’s learning in more naturalistic settings such as museums, science centers, and zoos (e.g., Sobel & Jipson, 2015), as in-lab experiments do not resemble the situations ...
    • Investigating Learner Beliefs Using the Lego Serious Play Method 

      Swyers, Erica Leigh (University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)
      The study of L2 learner beliefs explores the attitudes, knowledge, and assumptions students adopt when they learn a language (Kalaja & Barcelos, 2006). Previous research had focused on learner differences in areas like ...
    • Investigating positive and threat-based awe in natural and built environments 

      Negami, Hanna (University of Waterloo, 2020-09-17)
      Staggeringly immense or beautiful awe-inspiring structures, such as religious monumental architecture, have long been important to human culture and society. With the emerging psychological literature on awe, a nascent ...

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