7th December 2011

1.15-5pm

Rooms G22-25 Maurice Shock Building 

University Road
University of Leicester

Click Below to Download Conference Schedule

Postgraduate Conference schedule[1].docx

The presentations at the conference will be as follows:

Talks: 

Linking personal robbery using offender behaviour. Amy Burrel

The unintended consequences of motivational techniques – Goal setting and unethical behaviour. Gottfried Catania

The effect of differing advisor motives (as a result of payment structure) on advice quality and on the use of confidence levels as a method of persuasion when communicating via instant messenger. Rebecca Hogan

The processing of text to the left of fixation during reading. Victoria McGowan

The link between transcranial magnetic stimulation and thalamocortical dysrhythmia. Nor Azila Noh

A behavioural test of Horney's linkage between authenticity and aggression: People living authentically are less-likely to respond aggressively in unfair situations. Diana Pinto

The encoding of reward prediction and instrumental action in corticostriatal circuits. Rachel Rickard

Striatal contribution to tactile processing and habituation in awake rats. Christine Stubbendorff

Being homeless and experiencing mental health related difficulties: Listening to and learning from the experiences of service users of a designated homeless psychology service. Ellie Taylor

Identifying serial crimes using offender behaviour. Matthew Tonkin

A qualitative exploration of how nurses experience care of older adults with cognitive impairment*.  Jenny Watts

*Also presented as a poster 

Posters:
The Effects of Multiple Child Care Arrangements on Child Behaviour in the UK and Kuwait. Shaima Almutairi

Age Differences in the Discrimination of Orientation and Direction in Noise. Amanda Arena

Do Atypical Attention Patterns Precede Schizophrenia: An Investigation into Covert Attention and Schizotypal Traits in a Non-Clinical Population. Elizabeth Bryant

Family Socialization Influences on Adolescent Externalising Problems: A Multi-Method Approach. Leona Cunningham & Kate Arnold