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Browsing Humanities by Supervisor "Maree, David J.F."
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)studies have shown the various factors and types thereof that influence academic success. However, there is a dearth of South African studies on factors affecting academic success cross-racially, across institutions and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-08)The study of cognition as it relates to expert performance in sport is an area that has received increased attention over the last 25 years. This has been made possible by the fact that the domain of sport offers a rich ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The aim of the current study was to compare the behavioural patterns of top achievers from diverse work environments, as measured by the Shadowmatch worksheet. The study set out to explore the possibility of similarity ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Despite its widespread influence on the social and health sciences, Psychology is marked by debates surrounding its relevance, usefulness and status as a scientific discipline. While various corrective measures have been ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010)The researcher aimed to determine the effect of a dance and movement intervention on the perceived emotional well-being and self-esteem of a group of in-patient adolescents in Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital. A quantitative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The research aimed to establish the effect of dance movement therapy on self-esteem and level of hostility in an adolescent population at a children s home. A quantitative study, using quasi-experimental design, was carried ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-05-17)AFRIKAANS: In hierdie navorsing is die huwelik met voorskoolse kinders in Suid-Afrika aan die begin van die een-en-twintigste eeu ondersoek. Hierdie huweliksfase, met sy vele uitdagings en huwelikstake, word beskou as die ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)This study investigated the psychometric properties of the State Trait Personality Inventory (STPI-Y) with a South African student sample. Both classical test theory and item response theory (Rasch Model) were used. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-03)Depression is a serious mental health condition which affects millions of people around the world. The biomedical model of illness categorises depression as a clinical disorder and primarily physiological in origin. However, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)This paper assesses the relationship between Social Networking Sites (SNS) and the effect of its excessive use on a user’s spelling capabilities and academic performance by using a single-factor, multi-level between subjects ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)This study aimed to determine the skills necessary to provide therapeutic services to the d/Deaf in the South African context. A triangulation mixed methods design was used which included both quantitative and qualitative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)This cross-sectional study aimed to generate an exploratory functional model of deliberate self-harm (DSH) occurring among a South African student population (n = 603) using Principle Component Analysis (PCA). A battery ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-27)The research aimed to explore the potential occurrence of the serial position effect and the own-race bias in facial recognition, and to explore whether these two socio-cognitive psychological phenomena had any influence ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-11-12)Dynamic assessment, as manner of alternative process-based assessment, is currently at a cross-roads chiefly characterised by, at times, vague conceptualisation of terminology, blurred demarcation as to its model and theory ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The consideration of a multi-cultural and multi-lingual context makes developing a test not only a challenge but a worthwhile venture. The empirically designed English Comprehension Test (ECT) is theorized to be measuring ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)The impostor phenomenon (IP) refers to a feeling of intellectual inadequacy which is especially prevalent in university contexts and leads to high attrition rates (Parkman & Beard, 2009), depression (McGregor, Gee, & Posey, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)As mindfulness is often synonymous with equanimity, the intensity of competitive mixed martial arts serves as an ideal domain in exploring the underlying cognitive process of mindfulness in enhancing performance. Within ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006)In light of the growing concern about the psychological impact of computer, console and handheld electronic games (digital games), this research explores the thoughts and thinking strategies of game players (gamers) during ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Stress is an ever-increasing feature of daily life. Particularly, repeated exposures to acute stress can result in multiple poor psychophysiological outcomes. These multiple poor outcomes can be operationalised as chronic ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Extensive research on the psychological benefits of psychological skills training in sport has been conducted in Sport Psychology, with unambiguous positive results. However, psychological skills training has not yet ...
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