Browsing Masters Theses by Author "Hill, Kenneth Anthony"

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Mood induction through exposure to facial expression

Gouthro, Stephen M. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 1989)

Mood induction procedures are often used in investigating the role of affect in cognitive processes. The methods of mood induction currently being used have been subjected to various criticisms. This study attempted to ...
Problem-solving ability in clinical samples of aggressive and nonaggressive boys

Cox, David W. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 1986)

The principal objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that maladaptively aggressive elementary school-age boys would show specific deficits in cognitive problem-solving ability. A pilot study using the Purdue ...
The effects of salient and non-salient stimuli on subjects' self report of a learning task

O'Hara, Margaret A. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 1986)

This study addressed the hypotheses proposed by Nisbett and Wilson (1977) that 1) people do not have direct access in memory to the causes of their own behavior, but rather base their verbal reports of such causes on ...
The impact of stressful events and critical incidents on law enforcement personnel : preliminary findings from Nova Scotia law enforcement personnel

Zhang, Dan (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 1992)

Job related stress is recognized as having an impact on many occupations. Although there have been many studies of the physical and psychological impact of stress on law enforcement personnel from the United States, little ...
Validity of the Minnesota Child Development Inventory in screening for language delays in a group of clinic-referred and normal preschoolers.

Hondas, Bonnie J. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 1991)

The concurrent validity of the Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) language scales (Expressive Language and Comprehension-Conceptual) was examined to determine their effectiveness in identifying young preschool-aged ...