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The effect of target language proficiency on deception detection among undergraduate students
(2015-08-01)
I examined the impact of targets’ language proficiency on observers’ lie detection accuracy, discrimination, bias, and confidence. Observers (N = 132) were randomly assigned to make deception judgments about targets (N = ...
Climbing the corporate ladder: desired skills and successful psychopaths
(2018-04-01)
Many of the characteristics embodied by successful psychopaths, such as superficial charm, cool decisiveness, and a grandiose self-worth, are often treated synonymously with corporate leadership qualities. Consequently, ...
Are they right or wrong? Investigating the ability to judge the accuracy of eyewitnesses in same-and -other race identifications
(2012-08-01)
Past research has investigated the cross-race effect in the context of eyewitnesses and jury decision-making. The main goal of my thesis was to gain further insight into participants’ knowledge of the cross-race effect and ...
The impact of individual differences on the interviewing success and post-training performance of investigative interviewers
(2019-08-01)
In this thesis, whether and how personality characteristics affect the performance in investigative interviewing and the efficacy of training was examined in a three-step research design. In Study 1, the structure of a ...
Ideological parallels between Gamergate and white supremacy: a thematic content analysis
(2018-09-01)
The subject of this thesis is the main online hub of the alt-right video game movement Gamergate, for the purpose of examining if the discourse of Gamergate possesses significant ideological parallels with explicitly White ...
Neuroimaging metrics of drug- and food-cue reactivity as a function of psychopathic traits, substance use, and substance dependence
(2018-08-01)
We conducted two fMRI studies assessing the relationship between psychopathy and drug- and food-related neural reactivity. In the first study, we assessed the relationship between psychopathic traits and neural reactivity ...
Risk and resilience: the impact of community programs on LGBTQ youth
(2016-04-01)
There is a considerable amount of research suggesting that the challenges faced by LGBTQ youth can severely impact their lives, mental health, and general well-being.
However, there still is a gap in the literature that ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans - a battle for benefits: a matter of social justice
(2016-04-01)
The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on military Veterans as they reintegrate back into a civilian role can be quite dramatic. In this thesis I discuss how society treats Veterans with PTSD upon their return ...
‘Return to roots’: an examination of the re-presentations of rurality within post-apocalyptic survival video games
(2016-01-01)
Post-apocalyptic survival (PAS) themed video games provide a virtual world that re-presents the realities of current society. Current studies have examined the existence of game culture (Aldred & Greenspan, 2011; Atkins, ...
The Ideological Conflict between the Criminalization of Drug Use and Harm Reduction Programming
(2019-06-25)
Policies that criminalize individuals who use drugs were first enacted for the purpose of imposing deviant identities on impoverished and racialized communities. These policies, which are disproportionately enforced, have ...