Browsing by Supervisor "Edwards, Timothy L."
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Mind reading as behaviour reading: Behavour analysis and perspective taking
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Theory of Mind (ToM) presents perspective-taking as an ability to infer another person’s mental state. Researchers in various fields have searched for evidence of ToM in both human and non-human subjects; however, this ... -
Canine (Canis familiaris) scent detection of invasive brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) in water samples, and the effects of sample preservation
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) are an invasive freshwater fish widely recognised as a threat to New Zealand’s aquatic ecosystems. Early detection of new incursions increases the chances of eradication or ... -
Investigating the effects of an online ACT program on psychological flexibility, stress, and burnout rates among teachers
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Teacher stress and burnout is a growing concern, which has been globally associated with high attrition rates and student outcomes. Research over the last few decades has sought to understand organisational and personal ... -
How motivational states are embodied in a golf putting task
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Performing with a desirable motivational state can be the difference between winning or losing a tight sporting event. Research in sports psychology has previously outlined the benefits of performing with approach motivation, ... -
Fish-finding Fido; Can domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) offer a solution for detecting an invasive freshwater catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus)
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Invasive species now dominate many aquatic landscapes in most parts of the world, displacing native plants and animals by disrupting and altering ecosystems. The brown bullhead catfish (Ameiurus nebulosus) has been ... -
Dogs' scent detection performance with rapidly changing targets
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Scent detection dogs trained to detect one target scent are sometimes needed to detect a different target. Recent studies have demonstrated that scent detection animals can be trained to detect multiple scents simultaneously. ... -
Investigating relatedness and nodality in stimulus equivalence
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Stimulus equivalence describes how a group of stimuli can be trained to be ‘equal’, part of one group (equivalence class) where all stimuli are substitutable by each other. Relatedness deals with how stimuli in an equivalence ... -
Resurgence and order effects in humans
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Latent behaviours are learned behaviours that have not been recently observed in an individual’s behavioural history. These behaviours can reappear under many different conditions. Resurgence refers to the reappearance of ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of an education group intervention on the psychological wellbeing of breast cancer patients
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Breast cancer (BC) is a significant health problem for New Zealand (NZ) women, with approximately 3,300 women diagnosed every year. Psychosocial distress is commonly associated with a BC diagnosis; 20-50% of women with BC ... -
Reflective Kai-tiakitanga: Evaluation of a self-help acceptance and commitment therapy package for emotional eating behaviours
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Obesity is a major health epidemic that, in spite of global efforts, continues to rise. One of the suspected causes of obesity is the prevalence of emotional eating. It is proposed that this emotional eating functions as ... -
Rangatahi of Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi: Cultural belonging and connectedness
(The University of Waikato, 2019)Rangatahi Māori (Māori youth) have one of the highest suicide rates in the OECD, they leave school earlier and with less qualifications, and suffer from higher rates of unemployment, hospitalisation and conduct and substance ... -
Canine accuracy in the scent detection and discrimination of invasive fish
(The University of Waikato, 2019)The scent-detection accuracy of dogs (Canis familiaris) was assessed as they learned to discriminate between water samples from aquaria containing koi carp (Cyprinus carpio), goldfish (Carassius auratus) or no fish, at ... -
Addressing Canine Separation Anxiety Using Systematic Desensitization and Counter-conditioning
(The University of Waikato, 2019)A canine’s distress response to the owner’s absence such as vocalisation, destruction and inappropriate elimination is a welfare issue, as ongoing occurrences of the behaviour can lead to a canine being relinquished, ... -
Examining Cigarette and Craving Rates Using ACT-Based (2Morrow Quit™) and Mindfulness-Based (Craving to Quit®) Mobile Health Applications
(The University of Waikato, 2019)There has been a growing number of mobile health (mHealth) smartphone applications (apps) that target smoking cessation. There is concern that many smartphone apps for smoking cessation lack evidence-based practices, which ... -
An investigation into the persistence-strengthening effects of differential reinforcement of alternative (DRA) behaviour
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Ten experiments used hens to investigate the effects of different disruptive events and ways of introducing differential reinforcement of alternative behaviour (DRA), on the persistence of responding. Of interest was the ... -
Comparative importance of training stimuli in avian aversion training for the domestic dog (Canis familiaris)
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Dogs are the most significant threat to adult kiwi (Apteryx spp.), and kiwi aversion training (KAT) has been developed to reduce the likelihood of dogs harming and killing kiwi. In KAT, dogs are presented with a range of ... -
Resistance to change: An effect of Differential reinforcement on persistance of behaviour
(The University of Waikato, 2017)Six (Experiment 1) and five (Experiment 2) Gallus domesticus hens responded under on a concurrent procedure which contained two independent keys. Two concurrent keys were made available to the subjects on VI schedules 24 ... -
Influences of respondent conditioning with packaging labels on preference for soft drink
(The University of Waikato, 2018)In this study a respondent conditioning procedure was used to pair three arbitrary symbols indirectly with emotive words. Stimuli consisted of words (A), consonant-vowel-consonant nonsense syllables (B) and symbols (C) and ... -
A comparison of free access, multiple stimulus without replacement, and concurrent schedule preference assessment methods for evaluating food preference
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Outcomes from three preference assessment methods were examined in a study of food preference with goats. The methods used were: free access, multiple stimulus without replacement, and a concurrent schedule analysis. Results ... -
Effects of prompts on the frequency of app use: A stress management app for perinatal mental health
(The University of Waikato, 2018)E-interventions such as smartphone apps may facilitate an alternative treatment for mental health issues. However, often apps are not used after a certain period of time, which limits the potential effectiveness of app ...
