Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Landhuis, Erik"
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Do Perceptions of Control and Uncertainty Predict Supernatural Beliefs?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Previous research suggests that perceiving a lack of control can result in various compensatory control strategies. This research has shown that one of the consequences of lack of control is magical thinking, which is the ... -
The Price of Lasting Peace: A Two-pronged Analysis of the Development Causes of Political Violence in the Bangsamoro Conflict
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Like other developing nations, the Philippines has a long history of internal strife, especially in Mindanao where the Bangsamoro (Moro Nation) separatist struggle has extracted immense human and economic costs over the ... -
Religion, Just World Beliefs and Perspectives on Wealth Inequality
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Religion exists in every continent across the globe and has been a topic of philosophical and scientific interest for years. There is, however, little conclusive research regarding the ideological functions of religious ... -
Testing the Influence of Self-Generated Persuasion on Conspiratorial Thinking Among New Zealand Adults
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Conspiracy theories are persuasive and influential. Given the risks associated with belief in unwarranted conspiracy theories, research has started to examine various interventions to prevent or correct conspiracy adherence. ... -
Therapeutic art-making: an adaption of the Pennebaker expressive writing model to assess the effectiveness of art-making as a therapeutic intervention
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Introduction: Expressive therapies are commonly thought to benefit psychological and physical wellbeing. Pennebaker and Beall (1986) first demonstrated that emotional expression through writing may alleviate the adverse ... -
Whose Lie is it Anyway? Eyewitness Memory Misinformation Effect and Public Perceptions of Police
(Auckland University of Technology, 2022)Despite memory being considered unreliable and open to suggestive influence, eyewitness memory is still actively used as evidence in the justice system. Misleading information and the source of that information has been ...