School of Psychology

School of Psychology Research Results

Below is a list of sites displaying results of research conducted within the School of Psychology, both by staff and students.

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The effects of distractors on accuracy and speed across different levels of mathematical ability.	A summary of findings from an Honours research project
Perceptions of Control of Space as a Factor in Responsibility Attribution and Behavioural Intent Towards Another Person’s Litter.	A summary of findings from an Honours research project - available in Decemeber 2009
The self-reported experiences of Muslims in Australian society	A summary of findings from an Honours research project - available in May 2010
Does fear of pain determine how we respond to painful stimuli?	A summary of findings from a PhD project completed in 2009
Blocking the painful effects of electrical stimulation in inflamed skin	A summary of findings from a PhD project completed in 2009
A Daily Diary Study of Job Characteristics, Work Engagement & the Work-Life Interface	A summary of findings from a Masters project in Organisational Psychology, available Dec 2009
Work Commitment in IT Professionals	A summary of findings from this Masters project will be available from December 2009
University education and satisfaction in long term romantic relationships	This honours project is currently ongoing. A summary of the results will be available here from 1st of November 2009.
The Influence of Individual Differences and Organisational Factors on Employee Engagement	A summary from a Masters projects available in Dec 2009
Confidentiality issues in school-based relationship counselling	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in June, 2009
The influence of luminance, size and speed on perceptual reentry in a motion-induced blindness experiment	A summary of results from an Honours project available in Nov 2009
Do New Drivers Model their Parent's Driving Patterns	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in 2009.
Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for insomia: A randomised controlled trial	A summary of results from a Masters project will be available in Dec 2010
Job Satisfaction and Happiness	A summary of results from an BPsych project will be available in Nov 2009.
The Work-Study Balance: Examining the Effects of Mental Workload, Sleep, and Hours of Study, Work, and Carer Responsibilities on Mental Fatigue in a Tertiary Student Population.	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in 2009.
A Study into the Relationship between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation and Satisfaction with Pay and Benefits in Western Australia	A summary of results from a Master of Applied Psychology dissertation conducted in 2009.
Mechanisms underlying fear reduction during exposure	A summary of results from a BPsych project conducted in 2009
Attitudes towards government policies to address climate change	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in May 2009
Urban Biodiversity: A Social Psychological Investigation into Landscape Preference within the Suburban Backyard.	A summary of results from a BPsych project conducted in 2008
Preadolescent extra-curricular activities	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in 2008
Temperature Effects on Emotional Experiences and Body Language	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in 2008
The influence of psychological and physiological characteristics of television viewing	A summary of results will be available mid-November, 2008
Passenger, Driver Distraction and Motor Vehicle Crashes.	A summary of results from a BPsych project conducted in 2008
Sunglasses and Scrutiny in Socially Evaluative Situations.	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in 2008
Repetition Priming In Sentence Comprehension	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in 2008
Factors affecting asymmetry of physiological responses to pain	Which factors affect asymmetry of physiological responses to pain?
Right hemisphere language processing	An integration of contextual information in sentences
The Relationship Context of Sexual Behaviour	A summary of findings will be available by early-mid 2008.
The Psycho-physiological Correlates of Relaxation:	A summary of findings will be made available to participants at the end of October, 2008
Hope, recovery and schizophrenia: The experience of caring and coping:	A summary of results from an Honours project completed in 2008
Efficacy, Helping and Attributes:	Summary of results of fourth year BPsych study titled: Efficacy, Helping and Attributes
The Effects of Stress of the Wellbeing of Refugee Advocates:	Summary of results of Honours research project in this area