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Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Applied Psychology (MAppPsy)"
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(The University of Waikato, 2008)The purpose of this research was to identify motivational factors that would predict organisational commitment and citizenship behaviour. One important motivational factor is empowerment, which is an intrinsic motivator ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)The present study aimed to gain an understanding of the extent to which human resource professionals are using and applying job analysis, the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and competency modelling in New Zealand ... -
(University of Waikato, 2010)The present study aimed to gain an understanding of and assess survivor syndrome during the time of economic crises among public service employees in New Zealand. This study also explored the relationship between fulfilment ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)This research examined the effects of relative degree of exposure (a possible establishing operation) to potential reinforcers that were non-edible (i.e., toys) on the preferences of four children who have a developmental ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2007)Otitis Media is one of the most common childhood diseases. Recurrent acute otitis media RAOM is characterized by repeated episodes of inflammation of the middle ear in conjunction with middle ear fluid, and often with an ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2008)Research has shown that video modelling can improve social behaviours in children with ASD. In addition, research in behaviour modelling training from the field of organisational psychology has shown that using a mix of ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)There are few studies with horses that examine either their food preferences or the use of increasing work requirements to assess their demand for food. The first experiment used Multiple-Stimulus-Without-Replacement ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2008)Absenteeism and turnover in the workplace are complex phenomena that have implications for organisations and individuals alike. This study investigated the relationships of attitudinal factors with absenteeism and turnover ... -
(University of Waikato, 2010)What determines life satisfaction for young people? Many studies have looked at factors that correlate with an individual’s level of life satisfaction however the vast majority of those studies focused on elderly populations. ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)The performance of brown shaver hens gallus gallus domesticus, was investigated using a peak procedure as a method to examine the timing abilities of an animal. Peak procedure involves using a combination of peak interval ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)This study investigated the effect of training on perspective-taking with 22 normally developed adults. The perspective-taking task, similar to that used by McHugh, Barnes-Holmes, Barnes-Holmes, Whelan, and Stewart (2007), ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Dogs were fed dry food as reinforcement and were required to touch a wand with their nose to get that reinforcement. In the first study, half the dogs were given immediate reinforcement, while for the remaining dogs ... -
(University of Waikato, 2011)Six hens’ preferences between whole grain wheat, commercial laying pellets and puffed wheat were assessed using a free-access procedure. Wheat was found to be the preferred food of three hens, pellets were preferred by ... -
(University of Waikato, 2011)The current study used the stimulant model, caffeine, to assess the effects of stimulant deprivation on impulsivity in humans. Previous research has found substance abusers express greater preference for immediate outcomes ... -
(University of Waikato, 2011)Mathematical Principles of Reinforcement (MPR, Killeen, 1994) is a mathematical model comprising three main concepts; an animal’s arousal to behaviour based on its motivation for a particular reinforcer, time and energy ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)Two experiments were carried out in order to see if higher rates of responding during training result in higher stability of accuracy in the face of distraction. In the first experiment hens were exposed to a repeated ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2009)Brushtail possums, Trichosurus vulpecula, were presented with five rows of blue and yellow stimuli (levels one-five) arranged vertically 20 mm apart, above the response levers. For each level each possum was trained to ... -
(The University of Waikato, 2010)A two-dyad multiple baseline design was used to determine if Precision Teaching (PT) was effective in improving the target skills of sight word recognition for two boys aged six and eight (Group A) and multiplication for ... -
(University of Waikato, 2012)This study investigated personal control of the work environment, at the individual level, and how it may act as a mediator for employee reactions towards their organization based on specific workspace characteristics and ... -
(University of Waikato, 2010)This research responds to the widely held view expressed in academic and popular literature that men have difficulties expressing themselves emotionally. Both popular and academic literatures on men’s emotional lives often ...
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