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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 & ... -
Fear of Guilt in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a significantly impairing anxiety disorder for which the most successful treatment, cognitive behaviour therapy, has 50-60% success rates, taking into account treatment refusals and ... -
Fearful, surprised, happy, and angry facial expressions modulate gaze-oriented attention: behavioral and ERP evidence.
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-09-18)The impact of emotions on gaze-oriented attention was investigated in non-anxious participants. A neutral face cue with straight gaze was presented, which then averted its gaze to the side while remaining neutral or ... -
Fears of receiving compassion from others predict safety behaviour use in social anxiety disorder over and above fears of negative self-portrayal
(Elsevier, 2021-05)Why do people with social anxiety disorder (SAD) engage in the use of safety behaviours? While past research has established that fears of negative self-portrayal are strongly associated with safety behaviour use in SAD, ... -
Features of Conflict Situations That Inform Culturally Appropriate Apology
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-18)Commerce occurs globally, to remain competitive businesses need to effectively manage their international relationships which can be threatened by cultural differences (Bercovich & Elgstrom, 2001). The following research ... -
Feeling through another's eyes: Perceived gaze direction impacts ERP and behavioural measures of positive and negative affective empathy
(Elsevier, 2021-02-01)Looking at the eyes informs us about the thoughts and emotions of those around us, and impacts our own emotional state. However, it is unknown how perceiving direct and averted gaze impacts our ability to share the gazer's ... -
First Impressions of Manager Fairness: Set in Stone or Revision-Prone?
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Manager fairness matters to employees and has important work outcomes. The current research explored whether differences exist in the rate of revision (change) of first impressions of a manager’s interactional and procedural ... -
Fixation to features and neural processing of facial expressions in a gender discrimination task
(Elsevier, 2015-10-01)Early face encoding, as reflected by the N170 ERP component, is sensitive to fixation to the eyes. Whether this sensitivity varies with facial expressions of emotion and can also be seen on other ERP components such as P1 ... -
Fixing others' property: Young children make exceptions to property rights when violations benefit owners
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-28)Property rights serve to protect owners, and to prevent them from being deprived or inconvenienced. However, perhaps modifying others’ property will be acceptable if we improve it, or modify it for the owner’s benefit. I ... -
Flanker Interference in Younger and Older Adults: Does Training Influence Focusing of Attention?
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)This study investigated the influence of training on interference in younger and older adults using the Eriksen flanker task. Does flanker interference differ with age and, as practice progresses, does the pattern of ... -
Focusing on Values and Ideals Decreased P3a Amplitude: A Confirmation of the Joint Subsystems Hypothesis
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-21)Approach - avoidance dichotomy can be found in most of the major psychological theories concerned with motivation (Elliot, 1999). However, to date little is known about the effects that the underlying systems have on each ... -
Foraging in internal and external environments: developing behavioural assays for boredom proneness.
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)Previous research has shown that boredom proneness is associated with failures of self-regulation. As yet few studies have directly explored the behavioural consequences of this relationship. The goal of this study was to ... -
Fostering Change in Entrepreneurial Intention: Experimental evaluation of an intervention based on career choice factors
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-15)Entrepreneurship is of increasing importance in today’s economy and society. As a result, government and policy makers are making a call to encourage venture creation. One of the common ways in which entrepreneurship is ... -
Friend or Foe? Memory and Expectancy Biases for Faces in Social Anxiety
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-08)Previous studies examining memory biases for threatening faces in social anxiety (SA) have yielded inconclusive results. In the present study, memory and expectancy biases were tested within the context of a novel face ... -
From Competition to Caregiving: Alleviating the Negative Effects of Appearance-Focused Social Comparisons
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Social comparison theory (Festinger, 1954) suggests that individuals compare themselves to others in order to determine their standing in various life domains (e.g., wealth, intelligence, popularity). These social comparisons ... -
From eye to face: The impact of face outline, feature number, and feature saliency on the early neural response to faces
(Elsevier, 2019-11-01)The LIFTED model of early face perception postulates that the face-sensitive N170 event-related potential may reflect underlying neural inhibition mechanisms which serve to regulate holistic and featural processing. It ...