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The science of wisdom: An exploration of excellence in mind and virtue
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)In recent years, psychologists have begun to explore the rare and elusive human quality of wisdom. The challenges they face are many: wisdom is difficult to conceptualise, expensive and time-consuming to study, and no ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Personality measures under focus: The NEO-PI-R and the MBTI
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)The concept of personality has for a long time attracted the interests of psychologists. As a result there are numerous theoretical approaches to the measurement of personality. This report will present two of these ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Attachment theory predicts the formation of romantic relationships
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)This essay reviews the literature on attachment theory. Attachment theory and the methods used to assess attachment systems are critiqued. The usefulness of attachment theory for predicting romantic relationships is also ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
The stability of personality over time as a function of personality trait dominance
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)This essay examines alternative theories explaining the extent of personality change over time. Personality is initially conceptualized in terms of temperament and traits, which indicate overarching personality stability ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Editor's note
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)Welcome to the first issue of the Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal.JOURNAL ARTICLE -
List of Contributors
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)The Editor would like to thank the people who have participated in the development of this issue, either by contributing their work, reviewing articles, or inviting students to submit their work.JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Article Review: Personality assessment in organisational settings
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)This review critiques a research paper entitled In Support of Personality Assessment in Organizational Settings (Ones, Dilchert, Viswesvaran, & Judge, 2007). The research paper reported a meta-analysis supporting the utility ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Research Profile - Jennifer Barbour
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Research Profile - Claire Hitchings
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The extent of personality change: Rank order consistency, mean level change, individual level change, and ipsative stability
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)An individual's traits do not necessarily remain at a fixed strength throughout their lifespan. Consequently, contemporary psychologists debate the extent to which personality changes over time. Focusing on contemporary ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Research Profile - Dr Tamara Ownsworth
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The role of rationality and bias in worldview relevant decisions under mortality salience
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)The aim of the present thesis was to examine the effects of a motivated state called mortality salience on bias in information processing and decision-making within the Terror Management Theory (TMT; Greenberg, Pyszczynski ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Intergroup commensality and conflict: Altering perceptions of intergroup relations
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)The primary aim of the current study was to explore the relationship between intergroup food sharing, conflict, and perceptions of intergroup relations.JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Promoting breast awareness in a female university sample: An application of the theory of planned behaviour with an implementation intentions intervention
(Griffith University Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 2009)This project had a number of aims. The first was to evaluate the usefulness of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in predicting intention to engage in breast awareness (BA) and later BA behaviour of females under 40. Second, ...JOURNAL ARTICLE