Browsing Psychology by Title

Quantum physics and human consciousness: The status of the current debate.

Jackson, P. (2002)

This paper reviews the literature on the debate about the relationship between the quantum realm and human consciousness. It starts with a brief look at quantum physics, then moves on to look at the key quantum interpretations, ...

Review of the book U-Turn: Putting you back into your relationship.

Jarden, A. (2006)

The article reviews the book "U-Turn: Putting You Back Into Your Relationship," by John Aiken.

Review of The Oxford handbook of happiness.

Weijers, D.; Jarden, A.; Angner, E.; Burns, G.; Chadwick, E.; Jose, P.; Joshanloo, M.; Tarronga, M.; Thin, N. (2013)

The science of happiness for policymakers: An overview.

Weijers, D.; Jarden, A. (2013)

Given the limitations of traditional economic indicators, several national governments and multinational organisations are investigating new measures of progress and well-being to inform policymaking, with some researchers ...

Screening first year students for readiness to study psychology.

Bathurst, J.; Jarden, A.; Weaver, N. E. (2007)

Screening first year students for readiness to study psychology.

Bathurst, J.; Lawrence, B.; McLachlan, K.; Yabar, Y. (2006)

Seeing through the eyes of mindfulness, the illusion of diversity

Peiris, I. (2018-11)

Serenity: Much more than just feeling calm.

Boyd-Wilson, B. M.; McClure, J.; Walkey, F. H. (2004)

Shared housing among young adults: Avoiding complications in domestic relationships

Clark, V.; Tuffin, K.; Frewin, K.; Bowker, N. (2017)

Slot machine near wins: Effects on pause and sensitivity to win ratios.

Daly, T.; Tan, G.; Hely, L.; Macaskill, A.; Harper, D.; Hunt, M. (2015)

When a near-win outcome occurs on a slot machine, stimuli presented resemble those presented when money is won, but no money is won. Research has shown that gamblers prefer and play for longer on slot machines that ...

Slot machine structural characteristics, the near miss, and sensitivity to reinforcement.

Wallace, B.; Harper, D. N.; Hunt, M.; Peters, H. L. (2009)

Slot machine structural characteristics, the near win, and sensitivity to reinforcement.

Hunt, M.; Peters, H. L.; Harper, D. N. (2010)

Source use by second-year psychology students in online distance learning

Weaver, N.; Barnard, E. (2019)

Literacy skills and behaviours of university-level students are of wide interest today. The research reported here fits in this tradition. It examines second-year psychology students’ source use in a course taught through ...

The Sovereign New Zealand Wellbeing Index.

Jarden, A.; MacKay, L.; White, K.; Schofield, G.; Duncan, S.; Williden, M.; Hone, L.; McPhee, J. (2013)

This article outlines the development, methodology, and some preliminary results of the Sovereign New Zealand Wellbeing Index (SNZWI) - a web-based observational longitudinal study of 10,000 adults aged 18 years and over ...

Standing up to discourses: Developing the strength of resilience.

Williamson-Garner, D. (2021)

Stereotypes and discrimination.

Scholes, V. (2014-12)

Stereotypes and theories of discrimination.

Scholes, V. (2014-12)

Stereotyping and action tendencies attributions as a function of available emotional characteristics.

Philippot, P.; Yabar, Y. (2005)

Students' management of loss over assessment expectations online.

Bowker, N. (2014-06)

The 'negative' credit card effect: Credit cards as spending-limiting stimuli in New Zealand

Lie, C.; Hunt, M.; Peters, H. L.; Veliu, B.; Harper, D. N. (2010)

The "credit card effect" describes a finding where greater value is given to consumer items if credit card logos are present. One explanation for the effect is that credit cards elicit spending behavior through associative ...