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Accounting for lack of interracial mixing amongst South African university students

Author: Finchilescu, Gillian ; Tredoux, Colin ; Mynhardt, Johan ; Pillay, Jace ; Muianga, Lucena Date: 2007 The persistence of informal segregation in post-apartheid South Africa is now well documented. As the articles in this journal issue attest, this segregation is rife in many public spaces, including university campuses. This article explores ... Read more
An analysis of psychological and legal conceptions of the defence of non-pathological criminal incapacity

Author: Africa, Adelene R Date: 2000 The defence of non-pathological capacity presents challenges for both law and psychology because it acknowledges that psychological factors other than mental illness, are grounds for complete exculpation. In this sense, South African law ... Read more
Approaching the language and processes for addressing and evaluating allegations of child sexual abuse in South Africa

Author: Baker, Heather Date: 2004 The two studies conducted focus on the processes for addressing allegations of child sexual abuse (CSA) in South Africa. A comprehensive literature review revealed some of the pitfalls in South African systems for dealing with CSA allegations ... Read more
Closing the mathematics achievement gap: exploring the applicability of growth mindset in South Africa

Author: Morse, Katherine Date: 2022 Growth mindset interventions have been shown to give small but significant boosts to mathematics performance. These interventions are both brief and cheap, making them attractive for boosting mathematics performance. Is it possible that South ... Read more
Comparing featural and holistic composite systems with the aid of guided memory techniques

Author: Sullivan, Taryn Date: 2007 This study compares the effectiveness of two computerised composite construction systems - a holistic, recognition-based system named ID and a featural system that is utilized internationally, namely FACES. The comparison aimed to test whether ... Read more
Contribution of Role Recollection and Perpetrator Identification to the Accuracy of Multi-perpetrator Eyewitness Testimonies

Author: Allen, Caroline Date: 2021 Eyewitness testimonies serve as heavily weighted evidence in criminal investigations. Despite this, research has demonstrated the fallibility of eyewitness memory, especially for crimes involving more than one perpetrator. The task for ... Read more
Culture, self, and cognition: adding Africa to the mix

Author: Janse van Rensburg, Gerard Date: 2017 Cross-cultural differences in cognition have been well established across the world, and differences in Individualism (IND) and Collectivism (COL) are believed to underlie the majority of these cultural variations. IND-COL measures are ... Read more
Depression, self-esteem and narcissism and its association with Facebook use

Author: Tisaker, Nurain Date: 2016 Based on extensive research from the USA, Europe and Asia into mental health symptoms, it has been suggested that mental health might be influenced by social networking use, and specifically Facebook. It is evident that there is a gap in ... Read more
Determinants of estimated face composite quality

Author: Schmidt, Heike Christine Date: 2010 This thesis addresses the evaluation of an investigative tool commonly used by police forces around the world, namely a face composite or facial likeness. The process of constructing a composite involves a number of cognitive elements, all ... Read more
The effect of stress on memory : eyewitness performance in juveniles and young adults

Author: Ball, Marianne Date: 2009 An experimental design was used to investigate the relationship between stress and eyewitness memory in adolescents (Experiment 1) and young adults (Experiment 2). Psychosocial stress was induced using a public speaking task. As eyewitness ... Read more
The effects of the relationship between racial identity and the nature and frequency of interracial contact on racial prejudice and social distance

Author: Muianga, Lucena Date: 2006 In the light of social identity theory and contact theory, this study looked at the effects of racial identity on contact and prejudice. The sample consisted of 826 UCT students who belonged to the White and African population groups. Their ... Read more
An evaluation of the profile of characteristics of the population of State patients admitted to Valkenberg Hospital's Forensic Unit from December 1964 to May 1997

Author: Benjamin, Arlene Date: 1999 Forensic psychiatry is the mental health profession that deals with patients and problems related to both psychiatric and legal services. Due to the dual systems involved, it is not always clear who is serving what sector of the criminal ... Read more
Exploring language production, comprehension and naming in adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Author: Corbett, Claire Date: 2011 The aims of this study were i) to evaluate the domains of language production, comprehension and naming in children with moderate or heavy prenatal exposure to alcohol, and ii) to determine if these domains are a specific weakness in these ... Read more
Face off : automatic versus controlled processing: does a shift in processing affect facial recognition?

Author: Nortje, Alicia Date: 2011 Working from the transfer-inappropriate processing shift (Schooler, 2002), this project aimed to investigate whether a shift from automatic to controlled processing would impair face recognition rates, much like the manipulated Navon letters ... Read more
Insight in problem solving : developing a neural network theoretical account of the processes involved in attaining insight

Author: Roberts, Karen Ann Date: 1997 Insight has enjoyed the reputation of an elusive phenomenon in psychology and insight problems are very difficult to solve. Only very specific hints concerning their solution have been found to significantly increase the number of problem ... Read more
Intergroup Contact and Housing Selection of United States Study Abroad Students

Author: Frekot, Elizabeth Date: 2021 Since its introduction by Allport (1954; Nature of Prejudice), the contact hypothesis has expanded beyond understanding the relationship between intergroup contact and prejudice reduction (Zuma, 2014). The contact hypothesis has also been ... Read more
Internalised shame and racialised identity in South Africa, with specific reference to 'coloured' identity : a quantitative study at two Western Cape universities

Author: Julius, Hayley Date: 2004 Drawing on Social Identity Theory, with particular reference to racialisation in South Africa, this study looked at the significance of shame for a group of people who identify with the racially ascribed group of 'coloured'. It was also the ... Read more
Investigating the role of motivation in cross-race facial recognition using a social exclusion paradigm

Author: Derbyshire, Daniel Date: 2022 The cross-race effect (CRE) refers to the finding that participants in face recognition tasks show better memory for same-race faces than cross-race faces. The social cognitive perspective suggests that motivation to encode and remember ... Read more
Is conscious perception a continuous or dichotomous phenomenon?

Author: Pretorius, Henk Date: 2014 Is our conscious visual experience of the world characterised by events that appear suddenly or gradually in our awareness? This apparently simple question has proved difficult to resolve. Inspired by the global neuronal workspace theory, the ... Read more
On the micro-ecology of racial division: A neglected dimension of segregation

Author: Dixon, John ; Tredoux, Colin ; Clack, Beverley Date: 2005 This article provides a general background to this special focus section of the journal on ‘racial interaction and isolation in everyday life’. It reviews both the geographic literature on segregation and the psychological literature on the ... Read more

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