Browsing by Author "Sargisson, Rebecca J."
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An Evaluation of the Aboistop Citronella-Spray Collar as a Treatment for Barking of Domestic Dogs
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011)The aim of our study was to investigate whether citronella-spray collars offer a humane alternative to electric-shock collars to reduce the barking of domestic dogs. The Aboistop collar was applied to seven dogs with ... -
How volunteering reduced the impact of the Rena oil spill: Community responses to an environmental disaster
(International Sociological Association, 2015)Following the Rena oil spill off the Bay of Plenty coast in New Zealand and subsequent volunteer clean-up programme, we interviewed 39 volunteers and 9 people involved in the volunteer organisation. We aimed to learn about ... -
An Incident Control Centre in action: Response to the Rena oil spill in New Zealand
(Wiley, 2014)Following the Rena grounding and oil spill in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, an Incident Command Centre was established which, among other tasks, coordinated a volunteer clean-up effort. We interviewed volunteers and ... -
Influences of monetary incentives on Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) performance
(Graphy, 2021)Performance-based incentives may improve the validity of results from implicit attitude assessment tasks and improve attrition rates. Participants working to obtain the incentive may be less likely to edit their responses ... -
Local volunteers respond to the Rena oil spill in Maketū, New Zealand
(Routledge, 2016)Following the MV Rena grounding and oil spill in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand in October 2011, the Māori community of Maketū were quick to respond to the arrival of oil on their beaches. They asserted their rangatiratanga ...
