• Brain-based evidence for aerobic exercise as a treatment for Multiple Sclerosis 

  Mayo, Chantel Dana (2021-01-29)

  Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological condition typically diagnosed in early adulthood that often requires lifelong treatment for symptom management. Despite pharmacological treatment, many individuals with MS ...
• Growth after lockdown: examining the role of basic psychological need support in facilitating posttraumatic growth from COVID-19 pandemic trauma 

  Spence, Tom (2021-01-29)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected everyone in the world, however the phenomenon of growth following intense suffering has been well-documented over the past few decades (e.g., Tedeschi et al., 2018). Less ...
• Fear and serenity in a changing climate: emotional reactions to climate exacerbated commons dilemmas 

  Sugrue, Peter M. (2021-01-13)

  The climate change mitigation targets to maintain a relatively stable climate may not be met. Even if targets are met, substantial climate change could occur. In a changing climate, how can social science facilitate composed ...
• Cognitive contributors to reading difficulties in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review 

  Lewis, Jessica M. (2021-01-07)

  Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) commonly experience reading difficulties, especially in reading comprehension. Children with ASD also commonly experience deficits in cognitive processes, including attention, ...
• Utility of multimodal clinical profiles to identify older adults at increased risk for pathological cognitive decline 

  Ali, Jordan I. (2020-12-07)

  Background: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD; self-perceived decrements in cognitive functioning in spite of objective cognitive performance within the normal range) subtle cognitive decline (subtle CD; objective sub-clinical ...
• Cognitive control modulates pain during effortful goal-directed behaviour 

  Heydari, Sepideh (2020-09-10)

  Many theories of decision-making consider pain, monetary loss, and other forms of punishment to be interchangeable quantities that are processed by the same neural system. For example, standard reinforcement learning models ...
• Associations between physical activity and posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and daily diary study 

  Graham, Raquel (2020-08-31)

  There is growing evidence to suggest an inverse association between physical activity and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the mechanisms are not well understood and much of the research in this ...
• Investigating the role of personality on prospective memory performance in young adults using a multi-trait multi-method approach 

  Talbot, Karley-Dale (2020-08-31)

  Prospective memory (PM) refers to a person’s ability to remember to do something in the future. It is a complex behaviour that is essential for the daily functioning of young and old alike. Despite its importance in everyday ...
• Discrimination, identity, and psychological distress: an investigation of adult immigrants’ social identity management in identity threatening contexts 

  Taknint, Joelle Taos (2020-08-27)

  Rooted in adult identity development and social identity theories, this dissertation investigated the experiences of discrimination, ethnic and national identity, and psychological distress amongst immigrant adults (ages ...
• Improving lineup effectiveness through manipulation of eyewitness judgment strategies 

  Mah, Eric Y. (2020-07-29)

  Understanding eyewitness lineup judgment processes is critical, both from a theoretical standpoint (to better understand human memory) and from a practical one (to prevent wrongful convictions and criminals walking free). ...
• Learning from experience: a longitudinal investigation of the consequences, frequency, and versatility of nonsuicidal self-injury 

  Robillard, Christina Lauren (2020-07-26)

  Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) refers to direct and deliberate damage of one’s bodily tissue without the intent to die. Although NSSI abates over time for most young people, 8-32% of those with a history of NSSI exhibit a ...
• An investigation of the diagnostic utility of intraindividual variability in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an ex-Gaussian approach. 

  Ali, Sheliza (2020-07-23)

  This dissertation aimed to investigate the utility of the ex-Gaussian approach to estimating intraindividual variability (IIV) of response times (RT) in diagnosing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children ...
• All the lonely people? A belongingness perspective on the stigmatization and well-being of single people 

  Fisher, Alexandra (2020-07-22)

  Due to the cultural preoccupation with romantic love and marriage, little is known about single people (i.e., singles) except that they tend to be stigmatized and to exhibit worse well-being relative to married people. ...
• Executive motor control across the lifespan: clinical insights from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, concussion and mild cognitive impairment 

  Halliday, Drew (2020-06-09)

  The process of controlling executive and motor behaviours is central to one’s ability to self-regulate and accomplish day-to-day goals across the lifespan. Executive and motor control share a set of underlying neural ...
• An exploration of limb-specific and spatial codes triggered by pictures of graspable objects 

  Ullrich, Emma K. (2020-06-04)

  There is much debate in the field of cognition on the nature of affordances; a concept originally invoked by Gibson (1986, as cited in Chong & Proctor, 2019) in reference to the possible actions furnished by a solid object ...
• A qualitative analysis of female breadwinner representations in the media 

  Kalajdzic, Anastasija (2020-05-04)

  Violating social norms often elicits a negative public response aimed at punishing norm violators and dissuading others from following their lead. One way to understand reactions to norm violations is through the moral ...
• One step at a time: analysis of neural responses during multi-state tasks 

  Grey, Talora Bryn (2020-04-28)

  Substantial research has been done on the electroencephalogram (EEG) neural signals generated by feedback within a simple choice task, and there is much evidence for the existence of a reward prediction error signal generated ...
• Conceptualizing complex post-traumatic stress: the roles of dissociation, attachment, and type of traumatic event 

  Samuel, Cara (2020-03-04)

  Those who experience relational traumatic events (i.e., traumatic events wherein there is a pre-existing relationship with the perpetrator such as intimate partner violence or some types of child maltreatment) often present ...
• Maternal adverse childhood experiences and mental health symptoms in pregnancy: behavioural and social mediators 

  Walker, Hope Alayne (2020-01-23)

  Pregnancy is a unique developmental period in a woman’s life, characterized by numerous psychological, behavioural, and biological changes. How a biologically female woman experiences her pregnancy is impacted by her ...
• Nature immersion and goals: perspective of the dual-valuing process model 

  Logan, Shelby (2020-01-07)

  Being in nature has been associated with many positive outcomes, including well-being and, more recently, with sophisticated outcomes such as goal orientation. We proposed that the dialectic between the organismic valuing ...

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