Browsing Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses by Title
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Adapting a mindfulness-based intervention for depression and anxiety for use with indigenous university students
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2021-04)Indigenous university students experience high rates of anxiety and depression, due primarily to the pernicious and persistent effects of colonialism, racism, and discrimination. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are ... -
Adults’ perceptions of children who disclose a transgression to peers or adults
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2017-04)Children who witness or experience a transgression often do not disclose the event to anyone. There are a variety of reasons why a child may not disclose this event, such as being asked to keep it a secret, fear that they ... -
Animal companions and speciesism: does pet ownership affect species prejudice?
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2022-04)Since humanity's conception, human-animal relations have played an important role in our survival. At the same time, human-animal relations are often described as “speciest” due to the human tendency of applying unequal ... -
Are snakes remembered better than other animals: an investigation of human recall accuracy for snakes in relation to other living things
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2020-04-14)It is theorized that primates, including humans, developed an automatic visual processing system to detect snakes. Evidence suggests that primates and humans today are able to detect snake stimuli quicker than most other ... -
Are we more receptive to bullshit when it comes from a source we trust?
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2020-04)The current work sought to explore the relationship between trust and pseudo-profound bullshit receptivity. There is currently a gap in the literature when considering how trust in a source will impact an individual’s ... -
Arithmetic concepts and their relationship to executive function in grade 1-3 students
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2021-04)Researchers have proposed that children’s understanding of arithmetic concepts is related to executive function (working memory, inhibition, switching, and updating) but this relation has been rarely investigated (Bull et ... -
Art within art: exploring the meaning of body art in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2022)When watching combat athletes step into the arena, a spectator is likely to notice that many fighters are adorned with body art. In recent years, tattoos in sports have been investigated to determine if they provide a ... -
The association of uncertainty tolerance and task appraisal on law enforcement student stress and performance
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2019-03-31)The present study investigated how trait intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and individual task appraisal relate to the stress and performance of law enforcement students. Participants were recruited from Royal Canadian Mounted ... -
Attitudes about older adults with dementia
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2018-06)Dementia, a term that describes a variety of brain conditions marked by gradual, persistent, and progressive cognitive decline, affects 5 to 8% of older adults. Persons with dementia are sometimes perceived by others as ... -
Brief mindfulness and self-compassion program (Mind-OP) for reducing envy: randomized trial with university students
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2021-04)Background: Envy is a negative, often painful emotion comprised of a social comparison followed by negative self-evaluations. Envy is associated with symptoms of several conditions (e.g., depression; anxiety). Mindfulness ... -
Can attention really be captured in the absence of awareness?
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2021-04-22)In attentional capture, a target is identified poorly when presented 200-500 ms after a previously attended distractor. Oriet et al. (2017) have argued that awareness of the distractor is not necessary for it to capture ... -
Can perceptual averaging really occur in the absence of change localization?
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2017-04-24)Noticing the location of an object that causes a change to the mean of a set relies on the ability to determine the mean of the set, and detect that a change has occurred (Rensink, 2002). Previous research suggests that ... -
Can stress sensitivity, reactivity, and resiliency be predicted using scene discrimination?
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2019-04)A region of the hippocampus—the subiculum—is involved in stress response regulation through indirectly inhibiting cortisol release; it has also been shown to play a role in perceptual discrimination, with greater amounts ... -
Can we hear it and does it matter?: examining the relationship between attention, music perception, and emotional responses to auditory stimuli
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2020-04)Music is an inherently emotional feat of human creativity. Previous studies of music perception have followed the path of speech perception research, in which subjects were asked to simultaneously attend to multiple signals ... -
Centrality bias for rejecting lineups: examining the impact of wildcard positioning on youth eyewitness choosing behaviour
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2017-04)Eyewitnesses can be extremely important figures in the criminal justice system. However, there are many factors that can affect their abilities to make correct decisions when viewing photographic lineups. The age of an ... -
Children’s memory for events involving animates and inanimates
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2019-04-27)Past research that has examined adult’s attention and memory for the animate/inanimate distinction has supported the animate monitoring hypothesis: that humans are predisposed to attend to and remember animate objects ... -
Client correspondence in internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy: an examination into client communication with therapists and symptom improvement
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2017-04)Background: Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) is an efficacious treatment for anxiety and depression. Most ICBT programs include therapist assistance in the form of secure online messaging; however, a ... -
Cognitive defusion as a mechanism of mindfulness in alleviating depression, anxiety, and stress
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2019-04)Mindfulness theory focuses on purposefully acknowledging present mental and physical experiences with openness and acceptance. As such, mindfulness interventions have been effective in alleviating symptoms of anxiety and ... -
Comparing traditional video game controls with eye tracking controls
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2020-04)Videogame controllers have retained their general, two-handed shape for nearly 40 years. While this basic controller form works well for a lot of people, it is not inclusive or accessible for everyone. Those whose needs ... -
Coping’s influence on daily distress in women trying to conceive
(Faculty of Arts, University of Regina, 2019-04)Despite equal prevalence of male- and female-factor infertility, women tend to experience a disproportionate amount of infertility-related psychological strain. Distress while attempting to conceive can have adverse effects, ...
