All Outputs (791)

Coping with threat: some aspects of psychological functioning in male cardiac patients
Thesis
Spicer, J. (1977). Coping with threat: some aspects of psychological functioning in male cardiac patients

The general aim of the study was to provide an analysis of certain psychological characteristics and processes exhibited by male coronary patients during their recovery from a heart attack in a Coronary Care Unit. This analysis was conducted within t... Read More about Coping with threat: some aspects of psychological functioning in male cardiac patients.

Personality and personality change in the male physical education student
Thesis
(1980). Personality and personality change in the male physical education student

The personality and personality development of the male physical education student was investigated through a series of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Attention was focused on five basic questions. Firstly, does a male physical educationis... Read More about Personality and personality change in the male physical education student.

Risk and protective factors for bullying and peer victimisation of children with and without Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
Thesis
(SEND)

Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) have been found to be at greater risk of experiencing peer victimisation and bullying behaviours than children without SEND (Mishna, 2003). This thesis investigated how individual level fa... Read More about Risk and protective factors for bullying and peer victimisation of children with and without Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND).

The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child
Thesis
(1978). The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child

Nine personal interviews were conducted with mothers of mentally and physically handicapped children. A postal questionnaire was designed to appraise the problems and needs of parents with a mentally handicapped child aged twelve or under living at h... Read More about The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child.

Sex differences and hemispheric organization in cognitive functioning
Thesis
(1984). Sex differences and hemispheric organization in cognitive functioning

The literature review concludes that despite inadequacies in the evidence and the need to qualify current generalizations, the existence of sex differences in the verbal and spatial domains, especially the latter, is well documented. In contrast, th... Read More about Sex differences and hemispheric organization in cognitive functioning.

Drinking patterns and beliefs among E.S.N.(M) schoolchildren and their implications for health education
Thesis
(1984). Drinking patterns and beliefs among E.S.N.(M) schoolchildren and their implications for health education

This study aims to provide a detailed account of ESNm school children's knowledge, opinions and experiences of alcohol. The expected outcomes of the study are firstly an assessment of the similarities and differences between slow learners and mainstr... Read More about Drinking patterns and beliefs among E.S.N.(M) schoolchildren and their implications for health education.

Strategies in the reproduction of geometric figures: a developmental analysis
Thesis
(1983). Strategies in the reproduction of geometric figures: a developmental analysis

The thesis examines one important area of the skills that underlie the development of non-representational graphic ability, namely the strategies used by children and adults when reproducing geometric figure stimuli in a variety of test conditions. A... Read More about Strategies in the reproduction of geometric figures: a developmental analysis.

Issues in corvid behaviour and ecology
Thesis
(1983). Issues in corvid behaviour and ecology

In part one, the winter use of habitats available to four corvids (carrion crow, jackdaw, magpie and rook), sympatric in the mixed agricultural landscape of Keele, Staffordshire, is examined. Grassland, especially per-" manent pasture, was the do... Read More about Issues in corvid behaviour and ecology.

Cognitive inhibition in task switching: Exploring the n–2 repetition cost
Thesis
(2018). Cognitive inhibition in task switching: Exploring the n–2 repetition cost

The current thesis provides novel insights into the n–2 repetition cost, a task-switching behavioural effect thought to reflect cognitive inhibition. The n–2 repetition cost is widely used as a measure of group and individual differences in inhibitor... Read More about Cognitive inhibition in task switching: Exploring the n–2 repetition cost.

The evaluation of children's development in the nursery
Thesis
(1980). The evaluation of children's development in the nursery

1. The nursery tradition and its influence on current practice within pre-school provision is described. Recent criticisms of nursery practice are discussed and alternative forms considered. The introduction into the pre-school of a system of assessm... Read More about The evaluation of children's development in the nursery.

Experimental studies of 9-15 year old children's use of categorisation in solving problems
Thesis
(1982). Experimental studies of 9-15 year old children's use of categorisation in solving problems

This thesis reports seven experiments on how children, aged 9 to 15 years, deal with problems in which categorizing may be used to impose advantageous order on the problem-solving process. The first three experiments present a total of 108 children w... Read More about Experimental studies of 9-15 year old children's use of categorisation in solving problems.

Cultural context and cognition: the emergence of inferential processes in British, British-Pakistani and Pakistani-indigenous children
Thesis
(1983). Cultural context and cognition: the emergence of inferential processes in British, British-Pakistani and Pakistani-indigenous children

Socioemotional maladjustment among victims of different forms of peer aggression.
Thesis
(1997). Socioemotional maladjustment among victims of different forms of peer aggression

Introduction. Peer victimisation among children is the experience of being a target of other children's aggressive behaviour. Three forms of victimisation - physical, subordinal, and relational - are defined with reference to social rank theory (Gilb... Read More about Socioemotional maladjustment among victims of different forms of peer aggression..

Linguistic determinants of performance on formal problems
Thesis
Turner, D. H. (1987). Linguistic determinants of performance on formal problems

The research described investigates why subjects frequently give logically wrong answers to problems requiring deductive reasoning. In Experiment 1 a pattern of erroneous responses to Mason's selection task which has commonly been attributed to verif... Read More about Linguistic determinants of performance on formal problems.

Attribution-emotion relationships in sporting contests
Thesis
Biddle, S. J. H. (1988). Attribution-emotion relationships in sporting contests

Attribution theory has been a popular area for research in sports psychology since the middle of the 1970s. However^ much of this research has focused on the antecedents of attributions with relatively little research on the consequences of makin... Read More about Attribution-emotion relationships in sporting contests.

Note-taking, note-using and academic performance: a long term naturalistic study
Thesis
Norton, L. S. (1985). Note-taking, note-using and academic performance: a long term naturalistic study

This thesis reports a long-term, naturalistic study of note-taking and note-using strategies employed by university students. The aim of the thesis is to provide data to complement that provided by the mQre copious experimental literature. Five mai... Read More about Note-taking, note-using and academic performance: a long term naturalistic study.

Some aspects of the semantic and conceptual development of possession in young children
Thesis
Wilkins, S. J. (1986). Some aspects of the semantic and conceptual development of possession in young children

This thesis represents a research programme investigating the development of possession in children from eighteen months to six years. It is intended to contribute to two areas of research: the acquisition of possessives, particularly possessive pron... Read More about Some aspects of the semantic and conceptual development of possession in young children.

The role of cognitions in depression
Thesis
Jones, S. A. (1987). The role of cognitions in depression

The relationship between depression and attributions and expectancies concerning current life problems and syn^toms was examined in a series of studies in clinical populations, aimed principally at examining aspects of the attributional reformulation... Read More about The role of cognitions in depression.

The effects of subliminal stimulation: semantic priming and the arousal of anxiety
Thesis
Kemp-Wheeler, S. M. (1987). The effects of subliminal stimulation: semantic priming and the arousal of anxiety

Psychological literacy: A compendium of practice
Book
Psychological literacy: A compendium of practice

Psychological literacy, and the related concept of psychologically literate citizenship, are gaining in importance within the psychology community in the UK higher education sector. The increased interest in these topics was in part driven by changes... Read More about Psychological literacy: A compendium of practice.