Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The purpose of this study was to determine whether students at the Royal Military College (RMC) preferred electronic or print texts, their reasoning for this preference, and whether preference was related to student characteristics. Students (N=139) in a core course were provided with both formats. Due to a limited number of e-text users, statistical analyses of most variables were not… more Full Text: “I LIKE BIG BOOKS”: STUDENTS’ PREFERENCES FOR TEXT AND ACADEMIC CHARACTERISTICS AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO A thesis submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master …
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Recently, a distinction has been made between cognitive theory of mind, the ability to make inferences about other's beliefs and thoughts, and affective theory of mind, the ability to make inferences about other's emotional states. The purpose of this study is to determine if the distinction between cognitive and affective theory of mind is developmentally appropriate and… more Full Text: COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE THEORY OF MIND IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADOLESCENTS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
Year: 2014, 2014
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Abstract: <p>Near-hand benefits are seen when individuals are able to process targets more quickly, accurately, and with greater precision when a hand is placed near, rather than far from a target. One possibility is that near-hand stimuli recruit visual-tactile bimodal cells. Research reports that placing a hand near a target delayed immediate saccade onset and speeded delayed saccade onset. Study 1… more Full Text: NEAR-HAND EFFECTS AND RECRUITMENT OF VISUAL-TACTILE BIMODAL CELLS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2013, 2013
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Abstract: <p>The literature to date that investigates the development of social perspective taking in children primarily focuses on preschool aged children. These studies provide evidence that implicates language as being crucial for social perspective taking in young children but less is known about the importance of language to social perspective taking during middle childhood and early adolescence… more Full Text: Talking it out: Social Problem Solving and Language in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and …
