Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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Enforced change at work, the reconstruction of basic assumptions and its influence on attribution, self-sufficiency and the psychological contract
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThe theoretical underpinning of Human Resource Management assumes the existence of individual motivation, which can be manipulated or managed in a way that enables organisational objectives to be achieved with the compliance ... -
Investigating the pathophysiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis using human induced pluripotent stem cell technology
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06) - ThesisAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating, adult onset, neurodegenerative disease which remains largely untreatable and incurable, reflecting an incomplete understanding of the key pathogenic mechanisms that ... -
At face value : how internet access, pubertal timing, environmental harshness, and population familiarity influence facial preferences
(University of St Andrews, 2016-04-12) - ThesisChapter One introduces the field of evolutionary psychology as well as provides a review of factors influencing facial attractiveness. Chapter Two presents empirical evidence that online studies may provide a distorted ... -
Factors shaping social learning in chimpanzees
(University of St Andrews, 2018-06-29) - ThesisCulture is an important means by which both human and non-human animals transmit useful behaviours between individuals and generations. Amongst animals, chimpanzees live particularly varied cultural lives. However, the ... -
Behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary aspects of meat-eating by Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii)
(2012-04) - Journal articleMeat-eating is an important aspect of human evolution, but how meat became a substantial component of the human diet is still poorly understood. Meat-eating in our closest relatives, the great apes, may provide insight ...