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Narrating Identity: The impact of literary reading on storied autobiographical memory development
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This dissertation describes the development and validation of a questionnaire (Narrating Identity Questionnaire; NIQ) that captures the differential contribution of expressive and integrative forms of literary reading on narrating identity development (storied autobiographical memory – Goldie,...
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Navigating Uncertainty: Harnessing Social Identity Rhetoric for Effective Change Leadership
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Leadership is a crucial force in shaping group identity and initiating collective changes within groups, particularly during times of uncertainty. The use of affirmations in rhetoric to convey a clear group identity that reduces uncertain feelings can garner more support for leaders when group...
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Fall 2014
The engagement of cognitive control has been described as occurring in two forms: reactive control, where cognitive control is engaged only as needed, and proactive control, where cognitive control is engaged in anticipation of future control demands (Braver, Gray, & Burgess, 2007; Braver, 2012)....
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Neurosilence: intracerebral applications of protein synthesis inhibitors eliminate neural activity
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The acquisition of a behavioural response (learning) and the later retrieval of this response (memory) are separated by an endogenous biological process which consolidates the temporary neural changes initiated by training. Intracerebral infusions of stimulants to the hippocampus potentiate this...
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Fall 2015
Despite considerable research progress towards characterizing the neurobiology of anxiety, the focus on putative behavioral markers and the absence of a common behavioural/neurobiological signature for the different classes of anxiolytic drugs have potentially slowed research into the neural...
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On the Relationship Between Conscious and Unconscious Death Reminders, Self-esteem, and Self-control
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When thoughts of death become conscious individuals attempt to suppress them, which consumes self-control resources. Once consumed, performance on subsequent tasks requiring self-control tends to suffer. However, terror management theory would predict the exact opposite pattern of performance...