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Feedback and self-evaluative judgements
(Dublin Business School, 2001)An experiment investigating self-evaluative judgements and the theories and models which seek to explain their use by the individual in the decision making process. The following experiment was constructed to examine how ... -
Preadolescence : a temporary return to Lacan's real ?
(Dublin Business School, 2001)The first part of this essay consists of a systematization of what psychoanalysis says about the life of the boy from latency through to the end of adolescence. This will serve as a backdrop to the second part of this ... -
The relationship between image congruity and academic achievement : an exploratory study of student-college interaction and examination grades
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This project attempts to identify the relationship between image congruity and examination grades. Data was gathered using questionnaires. Participants rated the two concepts self-image and college-image on adjective rating ... -
The power of the gaze : a Lacanian interpretation of Barbara Kruguer's photographs
(Dublin Business School, 2001)The main objective of this theoretical paper is to show the relationship between certain Lacanian psychoanalytic concepts (the gaze, sexual difference, signifier and masquerade) and the representation of women in postmodern ... -
An investigation into the impact of stereotypical influences on attitudes towards stereotypical and non-stereotypical images
(Dublin Business School, 2001)A within participants design was conducted to test the hypoFinal Year Project that a significant difference in people's attitudes towards stereotypical and non-stereotypical male/females will be found. Forty participants, ... -
Eating disorders : primarily a disorder of control and only secondarily a disorder of eating
(Dublin Business School, 2001)A study was conducted to examine four proposed underlying factors in eating disorders; locus of control, self-esteem, positive and negative affect levels, and perception of body and self (actual and ideal). Two groups of ... -
An investigation of the effect of education, age, female siblings, marital status and relationships on males students' attitude to rape and empathy towards the rape victim
(Dublin Business School, 2002)The current study investigates the effect of education (DV) concerning the impact of rape on a female and further information regarding rape in Ireland, on participants' attitudes and empathy toward rape (IVs). The effect ... -
The effect of task focused external / private speech practice on subsequent internal multiplication tasks
(Dublin Business School, 2002)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether task focused external/private speech could improve the performance of subsequent inner-speech, for mental arithmetic style problems. In addition, the role-played by task ... -
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome : an investigation into the inter-relationships between self-esteem, preferred coping strategies and illness representations
(Dublin Business School, 2002)Recent studies have shown a significant correlation between illness representations and coping strategy preferences in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) (Moss-Morns et al., 1996). Relationships between self-esteem and preferred ... -
Body image satisfaction, eating attitudes and reasons for exercising in female adolescents : the effects of participating in a team sport
(Dublin Business School, 2002)It has been suggested that participation in a team sport during adolescence may relate to the levels of body image dissatisfaction and disordered eating among females. Research in the area has been inconsistent with both ... -
Perceived social support : a differential predictor of stress, loneliness, and personality among the English speaking expatriates in Germany
(Dublin Business School, 2002)No previous studies have examined the risk factor of social support among English speaking expatriates in Germany. The present study explored the relationship between social support, personality, stress, and loneliness, ... -
Visual and auditory working memory in children with arithmetic learning disabilities
(Dublin Business School, 2003)Studies have shown a significant correlation between learning disorders and deficits of working memory (O'Connor & Herminlin, 1973; Baddeley, Papagno & Valler, 1998). Relationships between Mathematical learning disorders ... -
Sibling gender differences and play behaviours as contributing factors to the later development of aggression in younger male siblings
(Dublin Business School, 2003)Recent studies have shown that mixed gender and same gender sibling dyads participate more frequently in different forms of play (Stocker, 1994,Vespo et aI, 1995). Studies have also shown that rough and tumble play has a ... -
Levels of depression in relation to social support for African immigrants living in Dublin, Ireland
(Dublin Business School, 2003)The present study looks at the levels of social support in a sample of African immigrants living in Ireland and its relationship to their levels of depression, it suggests lower levels of social support will result in ... -
Social facilitation and the fundamental attribution error : the effects of familiarity on social psychological theory
(Dublin Business School, 2003)The aim of this study is to show the effect of familiarity on two theories of social psychology namely 'social facilitation' and 'the fundamental attribution error'. Key theories in these areas of research such as those ... -
The expert v the eyewitness : the credibility of courtroom testimony
(Dublin Business School, 2003)An experiment was conducted to test whether confidence in an eyewitness in a mock trial would change with a direct discrediting. There were 60 participants taking part under three separate conditions, making it a between ... -
The impact of increased factual knowledge on fear of contagion of HIV / AIDS
(Dublin Business School, 2003)An experiment was conducted to examine whether fear of contagion of HIV I AIDS could be reduced by increasing factual knowledge. The sample consisted of third level students and a within participants design was adopted. ... -
Beliefs about the importance of innate talent for achievement and its effect on perceptions of ability, in young people
(Dublin Business School, 2004)This is a study investigating perceptions of personal ability and beliefs about the contribution of natural talent towards ability levels. Previous research suggests that there is a tendency to over-attribute the role of ... -
The Influence of Extroversion on the Pain and Functional Disability experienced in Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
(Dublin Business School, 2004)The current study investigates the influence of degree of extroversion on the pain and disability experienced by individuals with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) sample. It is proposed that extroverts, while having higher pain ... -
An investigation of the relationship between recreational drug use and antisocial attitudes in a non-clinical setting
(Dublin Business School, 2004)An experiment was undertaken to examine the relationship between antisocial attitudes and recreational drug use. The relationship between antisocial personality disorder and substance abuse has been demonstrated by numerous ...