Browsing by Supervisor "Edwards, Timothy L."
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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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Effect of Providing New Owners of Rehomed Greyhounds with Written Information about Preventing Canine Separation Anxiety
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Separation anxiety or separation-related behaviour (SA/SRB) reflects a substantial welfare problem for dogs and causes concern for owners, which can lead to dogs being relinquished or returned to rehoming organisations. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Influences of graphical image pairing on product preference
(The University of Waikato, 2018)Many advertisements appear to rely on higher-order respondent conditioning to alter preference for a product brand. Given that higher-order conditioning is difficult to achieve, there may be other processes, such as those ... -
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 ... -
Influences of target stimulus probability and reinforcement probability on hens' performance on a signal detection task
(University of Waikato, 2017)Hens’ signal-detection performance was examined across a range of signal-present trial probabilities and reinforcement probabilities. These variables have been studied previously with the yes/no procedure, but have not ... -
Investigating influences of incentives on implicit attitudes toward body size
(University of Waikato, 2017)The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) was designed to detect relational responding that cannot easily be accessed via traditional survey methods. The IRAP requires participants to meet speed and accuracy ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Judgement Bias in Hens
(University of Waikato, 2016)When an animal has learned a discrimination between two stimuli on the same dimension, exposing the animal to intermediate stimuli will produce a generalisation gradient. Events that that shift responding from this baseline ...
