Browsing Psychology by Author "Goldberg, Yael"

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Establishing the Construct of Boredom as Distinct From Apathy, Anhedonia and Depression

Goldberg, Yael (University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)

Boredom is a common human experience that has received little attention in the literature. To date, researchers have been unable to agree on a unified theory and definition of the construct. The present study investigated ...
Exploring the cognitive correlates of boredom in traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Goldberg, Yael (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 ...