Browsing Technology + Psychology Theses - IADT by Author "Dr Kirwan, Grainne"
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A comparison of trust towards online commercial sites between native and digital immigrants
Kelly, Lee (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 ... -
Employers' implicit theories of intelligence in the recruitment of individuals with Asperger's syndrome
Gorry, Lisa Marie (2009)Implicit theories are the informal theories used in the organisation and interpretation of information. Implicit theories role in recruitment has yet to be determined. Such research could be valuable to individuals with ... -
An exploration of gaming, problem solving, spatial skills, and persistence
Daly Ryan, Niamh (2018)The aim of the study was to discover if playing a popular video game (Portal 2) would result in short-term cognitive and psychological improvements, namely problem solving, spatial skills, and persistence. It partially ... -
Gender-bending in virtual worlds - Investigating need for achievement between goal-orientated and non goal-orientated environments
Coghlan, Eily (2009)The aim of this study was to examine a potential relationship between gender-bending online and Need for Achievement (nAch) in goal-orientated (World of Warcraft) and non goal-orientated environments (Second Life). ... -
Mining through maths: Minecraft play and mathematical problem solving
Griffin, Laura (Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 2016)Given the history of the importance of play, it would seem that video games, particularly sandbox games such as Minecraft may have educational potential for the development of mathematical problem solving skills. In this ... -
Perception of music marketing on social networking sites
Koch, Kathrin (2009)Social Networking Sites (SNSs) like MySpace, Bebo, and Facebook are getting more and more popular. In recent years, music promoters have discovered those sites as an effective marketing tool and a significant amount of ... -
Personality caught in the social net: Facebook phishing
Price, Kelly L. (2012)Phishing is a well-documented social phenomenon whereby an individual poses as a trustworthy source to lure an unsuspecting user to give up sensitive, personal details willingly; this data is deceitfully utilised in identity ... -
Public Wi-Fi and risk: Are individual differences associated with the decision to connect?
Ryan, Angela (2016)Public Wi-Fi is ubiquitous yet despite awareness campaigns highlighting risks associated with its use there is limited understanding as to whether individual differences explain the decision to connect. This study used an ... -
Virtual assistants: Trust and adoption in telecommunication customer support
May, Phelim (2012)Virtual Assistants have been used to deliver question and answer support or as website navigation aids but there is little research on their effectiveness in this or other online commercial roles. This study aimed to address ...