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Does unfairness have a ripple effect? The impact of independent and interdependent self-construals
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-22)In the present research, I examine whether independent and interdependent self-construals influence behaviour toward innocent others following unfair treatment from an authority. Fairness researchers have documented many ... -
Don’t Ask, I’ll Tell: Investigating Strategy Use During Disability Disclosure at Work
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-31)The nature and effects of workplace disability disclosure—sharing disability-relevant information with others at work—is of great interest to researchers and human resources professionals. In this dissertation, I investigate ... -
Dopaminergic contributions to distance estimation in Parkinson’s disease: A sensory-perceptual deficit?
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-01)Recent research has found that perceptual deficits exist in Parkinson’s disease (PD), yet the link between perception and movement impairments is not well understood. Inaccurate estimation of distance has the potential to ... -
Dose-dependent dissociation of pro-cognitive effects of donepezil on attention and cognitive flexibility in rhesus monkeys
(Elsevier, 2021-11)BACKGROUND Donepezil exerts pro-cognitive effects by non-selectively enhancing acetylcholine (ACh) across multiple brain systems. Two brain systems that mediate pro-cognitive effects of attentional control and cognitive ... -
The Downside of Building Up: An Exploration into the Psychological and Physiological Impacts of Exposure to High-Rise Buildings
(University of Waterloo, 2020-11-17)Cities are densifying at a rapid rate and, accordingly, are constructing high-rise buildings to accommodate more people. The aim of this dissertation was to quantify the physiological and psychological impacts of being in ... -
Drawing Accuracy, Quality and Expertise
(University of Waterloo, 2012-11-20)Drawing from a still-life is a complex visuomotor task. Nevertheless, experts depict three-dimensional subjects convincingly with two-dimensional images. Drawing research has previously been limited by its general dependence ... -
Drawing as an Encoding Tool: Generalizing to Emotional and More Complex Stimuli
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)Drawing, as an encoding strategy has been shown to provide robust memory benefits primarily to memory for list of words. Past research has also shown that emotional compared to neutral information is typically better ... -
Dunning-Kruger effects in reasoning: Theoretical implications of the failure to recognize incompetence
(Springer, 2017-12)The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to the observation that the incompetent are often ill-suited to recognize their incompetence. Here we investigate potential Dunning-Kruger effects in high-level reasoning and, in particular, ... -
Dynamic Judgments of Spatial Extent: Behavioural, Neural, and Computational Studies
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-20)Judgments of spatial relationships are often made when the object or observer are moving. Behaviourally, there is evidence that these ‘dynamic’ judgments of spatial extent differ from static judgments. Here I used three ... -
Dynamics of Parent-Child Relationships and Conflict in Chinese, Eastern European and European Canadian Families
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-11)In my thesis, I studied patterns of associations between the quality of parent-child relations and components of parent-child conflict in families with preadolescent children from European Canadian families, as well as ... -
Dysphoria and facial emotion recognition: Examining the role of rumination
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-12)Rumination has been shown to be an influential part of the depressive experience, impacting on various cognitive processes including memory and attention. However, there is a dearth of studies examining the relationship ... -
Early sensitivity for eyes within faces: A new neuronal account of holistic and featural processing
(Elsevier, 2014-08-01)Eyes are central to face processing however their role in early face encoding as reflected by the N170 ERP component is unclear. Using eye tracking to enforce fixation on specific facial features, we found that the N170 ... -
The effect of anxiety on memory accuracy, response time, and confidence
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-29)Anxiety is an emotional state that has been associated with negative outcomes on cognitive tasks, as well as low confidence in responses, specifically in the domain of long-term memory. The following series of experiments ... -
The effect of inconsistent affective cues on children's judgments of speakers
(University of Waterloo, 2015-07-13)What speakers say is sometimes incongruent with the manner in which it is said. As a result, listeners are exposed to inconsistencies in communication: for example, when a speaker’s words are discrepant with her demonstrated ... -
The Effect of Perceived Feedback-Seeking Motive on Feedback Givers' Effort
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-21)Although people are generally motivated to perform well in their job roles, there is often ambiguity regarding whether they are meeting their organization’s standards. As such, people often seek feedback from others. To ... -
The Effect of Socializing During Exercise on Psychological Need Satisfaction, Motivation to Exercise, and Wellbeing
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-20)Previous research has indicated that exercising with other people improves interest and engagement in physical activity (e.g., Christensen, Schmidt, Budtz-Jorgensen, & Avlund, 2006; Estabrooks & Carron, 1999). However, the ... -
The Effect of Strategic Language on Perceptions of Actions and Speakers
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-31)Describing the actions of others (or oneself) necessitates that a speaker make linguistic choices, as multiple terms can often be used to describe the same act. The present work investigates the consequences of these ... -
Effects of auditory context on face expression processing: An ERP Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-31)Facial expressions of emotion are a critical source of social information within the environment, but their interpretation is seen to be modulated based on the situational context in which they are presented. Most empirical ... -
Effects of Dysphoria on the Temporal Dynamics of Intimates' Interpersonal Behaviour
(University of Waterloo, 2012-10-12)When romantic partners interact together, they continually respond to each other in ways that yield distinctive across-time patterns of behaviour. To illuminate specific ways in which dysphoria may influence the dynamics ... -
The Effects of Eye Gaze and Head Orientation On Covert Attention Capture
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-06)The direction of someone’s eye gaze plays a fundamental role during social interactions and may function to capture and engage attention in the environment. Research has shown that direct eye gaze can preferentially attract ...