Browsing Technology + Psychology Theses - IADT by Title
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Becoming more human: Changing beliefs through cognitive empathy in video games
(2019)The goal of this study was to investigate the importance of empathy, and more specifically perspective taking towards an avatar, in the possible change of social belief through video game experience. Participants were ... -
The Big Five and emoji use in instant messaging: Can emotional indicators in instant messaging reveal personality traits?
(2019)This study analysed emoji use in instant messaging with the aim of discovering the ways in which personality affects how emoji are used. The Big Five was used to analyse the personality of 99 participants. Results were ... -
Blended learning and perception of success: A case study of an adult literacy programme in Ireland
(2020)An understanding of how blended learning can impact adult learners perceived success can help inform policy initiatives and learning design, so they are more responsive to the needs of the learners. This study examined the ... -
Blogs: A study into current uses and perceptions in Irish society
(2009)The aim of this research was to investigate attitudes, perceptions and behaviour of Irish internet users towards blogs. A survey was conducted online and participants (n = 422) placed into two groups - Bloggers (n = 244), ... -
Boundary management. Are personality types and job satisfaction levels predictors to smartphone usage behaviours?
(2019)Smartphones have become integrated into many parts of our daily lives. These devices have improved areas of our work life through enhanced collaboration, removing the need for a physical office locations, and improving ... -
Can immersive technology over traditional photography greater influence the number of hazards identified in a healthcare sector residential facility, and as a result influence the perception of risk
(2020)The aim of this study was to explore whether Virtual Reality (VR) can support hazard identification training in a healthcare residential facility and whether VR evokes a sense of presence and as a result increase perceived ... -
Capturing lectures: Using multimedia lecture captures to promote learning
(2010)The purpose of the study is to investigate does multimedia lecture captures promote learning or lead to cognitive overload? In a classroom-based experiment, students received a lesson consisting of a multimedia lecture ... -
Click below to subscribe: Parasocial relationships, interpersonal trust and authenticity with YouTube vloggers
(2018)With the rise of social media celebrities, particularly YouTube vloggers, this study sought to investigate channel viewers feelings of Interpersonal Trust (IPT) and tripartite authenticity (authentic living, self-alienation ... -
Comparing flow experiences between online and offline games
(2020)This research compared flow experiences between online games and offline games. The reason for this research is to find out how difference flow state if Independent variable difference. The Flow State Scale (FSS) is a ... -
A comparison of trust towards online commercial sites between digital natives & digital immigrants.
(2009)Previous research had indicated that Trust plays a role in the decision and intention to make purchases online. It is also proposed that younger people who have grown up using technology known as Digital Natives use computer ... -
A comparison of trust towards online commercial sites between native and digital immigrants
(2009)Previous research had indicated that Trust plays a role in the decision and intention to make purchases online. It is also proposed that younger people who have grown up using technology known as Digital Natives use computer ... -
Connected by technology, empathetically disconnected: A correlational study into phubbing behaviour in Ireland
(2019)Smartphones have transformed how we communicate (Leggett & Rossouw, 2014), however, our dependence on smartphones has become intrusive for many people (Ofcom, 2018). Phubbing (phone snubbing) has become a “normal” activity ... -
The conscious and compulsive connection - An exploratory investigation into potential predictors of nomophobia among Irish smartphone users
(2019)The concept of Nomophobia is recognised among researchers when describing smartphone separation anxiety. This has been a subject of growing interest; however little research has been done into the phenomena’s correlational, ... -
The correlation between gender and the level of Twitter reaction in high-performance sport
(2021)The social media platform Twitter is used by fans, sporting organisations and sports media to provide updates on the results of sporting events in real time. This study explores if there are gender differences in reactions ... -
A cross-cultural analysis of personality traits in Irish and American online dating profiles
(2011)This research used language analysis to determine personality traits from written text, in the profiles of Irish and American online daters. The free text element of 150 Irish and 150 American Caucasian, male, online daters’ ... -
Cultural differences in construction and utilisation of electronic mail from an African and Irish perspective
(2009)This study sets out to explore whether different cultural backgrounds and specifically learned rules of behaviour affect the usage of computer mediated communication. The study appears to support the general argument that ... -
Cyber harassment & celebrities: Exploring personality types, self-efficacy and the types and levels of cyber harassment experienced by celebrities across social media
(2021)This study aimed to investigate the types and levels of cyber harassment experiences of celebrities across social media and see if there were any potential relationships between self-efficacy and extraversion and levels ... -
Cybertrends an exploratory study of who and why?
(Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 2015)Social Networking Research is in the limelight across the media world, it's not surprising with 74% of internet users having an active account on Social Networking Sites such as Facebook. This study explores personality ... -
Deception detection in online and offline communication: The effect of trust levels and perspective taking in real time communication
(2015)Humans have been found to detect lies only at the rate of chance (Ott, Choi, Cardie & Hancock, 2011; Talbot, 2012; Toma & Hancock, 2012). Where communication online can elicit higher rates of trust and sharing personal ... -
The design of a prospective memory aid for older adults - Multiminder
(2008)Prospective memory (PM) refers to an individual's ability to remember to carry out tasks of delayed intention, such as remembering to attend a doctor's appointment. It was believed that the implementation of qualitative ...