Browsing Psychology by Subject "Perception"
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Closets Breed Suspicion: Environments that Stigmatize Concealable Identities Raise Doubts about Claims to Contrasting Non-Stigmatized Identities
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-22)In this dissertation, I articulate a theory of identity suspicion, informed by research on attribution theory’s discounting principle (Kelley, 1971) and on suspicious mindsets (Fein, Hilton, & Miller, 1990). Identity ... -
Modulation of Facial Expression Perception by Body Context
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-16)The present study tested the emotion seed hypothesis, previously not fully tested, which states that facial expression perception is modulated by context based on perceptual similarities shared between facial expressions. ... -
Perceptual and Memory Deficits in Unilateral Neglect
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-26)Unilateral neglect is a disorder in which patients behave as if the left half of space has ceased to exist. The disorder typically arises from right hemisphere brain damage involving the inferior parietal and superior ... -
The Perceptual Mechanisms of Probability Effects
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-13)Environmental statistics impact human behaviour. The more likely something is to occur, the faster and more accurate we are at detecting it. This probability effect has been studied in numerous forms. However, there is no ... -
Species sensitivity of early face and eye processing
(Elsevier, 2011-02-25)Humans are better at recognizing human faces than faces of other species. However, it is unclear whether this species sensitivity can be seen at early perceptual stages of face processing and whether it involves species ...