Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Psychology) by Issue Date
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The standardisation of a battery of intelligence tests suitable for Indian primary school children in Durban.
(1956)No abstract available. -
Information processing in high and low redundancy schizophrenics.
(1980)Cromwell's (1968, 1972, 1975) stimulus redundancy theory was tested on two levels: firstly, by examining the process-reactive and paranoid-nonparanoid dimensions which form the basis of identification of high and low ... -
The effects of schistosomiasis on the behaviour of children.
(1981)An ethological study was undertaken in two primary schools in Natal to assess the effect of schistosome infections on the ordinary behaviour of schoolchildren in endemic areas. The following topics are discussed :- 1. The ... -
Some aspects of visual signalling and social organization in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus).
(1982)This study uses data from three free-ranging and one caged troop to describe the visual signals identified in the South African subspecies of vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus) and to then compare them ... -
A study of certain correlates of introversion-extraversion among Indian high school and university students.
(1982)No abstract available. -
Behaviour, biology and the social condition of Cercopithecus Aethiops, the Vervet Monkey.
(1984)Biotelemetry has been coupled with an ethological approach to investigate a postulate that the physiological, behavioural, and social functioning of individuals coact in order to maintain homeostasis in an everchanging ... -
Black managers and their work colleagues in selected industrial organizations in Natal : a study of perception, attitudes and experiences.
(1985)South African black Managers are experiencing numerous problems as pioneers in the white-dominated managerial world. Management and research studies have usually concentrated on the black managers' behaviour. The ... -
Type A behavior pattern and dependency in the adjustment of post-myocardial infarction patients.
(1986)The World Health Organization (1969) has declared that heart disease is the largest plague that ever faced humanity. Myocardial Infarction (MD, in addition to causing more deaths than all other diseases of the heart ... -
The modification of Luria's neuropschological investigation for use with white, English-speaking South African children aged eight to fourteen years.
(1989)Alexandria Luria's approach to neuropsychological assessment and his theory of brain functioning have been exploited in order to develop a neuropsychological evaluation procedure for children which incorporates a ... -
Luria's neuropschological investigation for children : an adaptation from his work : manual.
(1989)No abstract available. -
Implications of the multi-male troop structure in vervet monkeys (cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus)
(1991)The aim of this study is to assess the advantages and disadvantages to all the troop members, of vervet males remaining in heterosexual groups outside the mating season. Extensive data on time budgeting and social interactions ... -
The relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment of supervisors in the Durban-Pietermaritzburg metropolitan areas.
(1993)A sample of 304 supervisors was randomly drawn from the Durban-Pietermaritzburg metropolitan areas to investigate the relationship between quality of work life and organisational commitment. Organisational commitment and ... -
The developmental behavioural ecology of infant baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus)
(1994)Presented in this thesis are the results of a 23-month field study (April 1991 - February 1993) which focused on infant development in a free-ranging baboon troop (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) inhabiting the Cathedral Peak ... -
Factors associated with the severity of long-term reactions to a childhood sexual experience.
(1994)Abstract available in the pdf file. -
Homosexuality among black South Africans : a psychosocial ontological perspective.
(1996)This study attempts to provide pertinent insights into the experiencing of black South Africans who are gay or lesbian. The aims of the investigation were to provide more holistic information on the gay and lesbian worldview ... -
Neuropsychological correlates of chronic fatigue syndrome.
(1997)Neuropsychological deficits have been implicated in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and there is some indication that cerebral efficiency is compromised in these patients. To further investigate the nature of this impairment, ...