Dr. William Bukowski
Concordia University

Sources of contextual/cultural variations in the functional significance of experiences with peers.

Friday, April 13, 2012
Presentation Time: 3:30 pm
Location: Rm 1-160 CCIS

Abstract: The idea that the significance ascribed to particular forms of experience will vary across contexts as a function of different emphasis on culturally-relevant constructs such as individualism and collectivism was studied in a cross national study of the protective effects of friendship and peer acceptance in the peer group. The findings show that collectivism potentiates the protective effects of friendship whereas individualism potentiates the protective effects of acceptance. These effects will be discussed according to our conception of the meaning structures that moderate the functioning of the peer group.

Dr. Martin Mrazik
Educational Psychology, University of Alberta

The influence of testosterone on pre-natal development.

Friday, December 2nd
Presentation 2:00-3:00pm
BS-P room 226

Dr. William Bukowski
Concordia University

Peer relations and culture.

Friday, April 13th
Presentation Time TBA
Location TBA

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The Graduate Lunch Series is a forum for grad students to present ideas, practice talks or meet to discuss issues of concern or topics you think others might be interested in. The lunchtime series will meet on the second Tuesday of each month at noon in room P319N.

If you are interested in reserving a date to practice a talk or discuss research ideas, please contact the lunch series coordinators:

Jiawen Chen (jiawen7@ualberta.ca)

 

Graduate Lunchtime Series Schedule
Feburary 2012
	Jean-Francois Nankoo - "Differential detection thresholds for dynamic glass patterns"[Abstract]
	Jeffery Kolominsky - "Does the 'Terrain Theory' apply to Galliform birds? Evidence from Retinal Topography" [Abstract]
	Cristian Gutierrez-Ibanez - "Functional implications of species differences in the size and morphology of the isthmo optic nucleus (ION) in birds"[Abstract]
	Cheryl Seaver - "Does socialization play a role in the laterality of male convict cichlids?" [Abstract]
February 2012
	Ruojing Zhou - "Extended Surfaces or not? Discrete Object Arrays Can also Help Forming a Boundary-like Representation"[Abstract]
	Lee Vilinsky - "Discrimination of Muscial Consonance/Dissonance in Humans" [Abstract]
November 2011
	Lee Vilinsky - "Loudness as a Function of Musical Consonance/Dissonance"[Abstract]
	Naheed Hosan - "Children's Student-Teacher Relationships, Friendships and School Engagement: Trajectories of Change in Middle Childhood" [Abstract]
October 2011
	Lauren Guillette - "A Comparative Account of Stimulus Control in Acoustic Species-Based Discriminations"[Abstract]
	Marisa Hoeschele - "Abstract Concept Learning in Black-Capped Chickadees" [Abstract]
	Dayuma Vargas - "Who Sleeps Best? Emerging Adults' Sleep Trajectories and their Covariates"[Abstract]
	Jiawen Chen - "Family Structure Change and Postsecondary Education Participation" [Abstract]
April 2011
	Eric Legge - Research in Australia [Abstract]
March 2011
	Danielle Lubyk - Pigeons (Columba livia) Encode Wall Length and Angle Amplitude in an Open Field Geometry Task [Abstract]
	Marisa Hoeschele - Transfer based on Octave Equivalence [Abstract]
	Allison Hahn - Dominance and geographic cues in black-capped chickadee songs [Abstract]
	Lauren Guillette - Proactive and reactive birds’ performance varies according to learning task demands [Abstract]
	Carley Piatt - Math Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) [Abstract]
	Candidacy Exam Discussion
February 2011
	David Graham - Zonal Organization of the Ventral Uvula of the Cerebellum
	Jean-Francois Nankoo - Continuous motion and immediate early gene expression in the nucleus of the basal optic root of pigeons
	Kris McEwon - Effects of Infusing the Subunit-Selective GABAa Agonist L838417 into the Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampus on Fear Behavior
November 2010
	Elliot Ludvig - Dynamic Imitation in Pigeons [Abstract]
October 2010
	Sex and Violence Lab Mini-Symposium
September 2010
	Angela Auriat - Recovery after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
August 2010
	Yang Liu - Instruction determines the error rate pattern in relative order judgments
	Dayuma Vargas - TBA
June 2010
	Cyrus Shaoul - Whole phrase frequency predicts behavior in a cloze task [Abstract]
	Connie Svob - A multi-dimensional approach to measuring dream remembering [Abstract]
May 2010
	Angela Auriat - Rehabilitation Enhances Dendritic Plasticity after Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Rat [Abstract]
	Greg Silasi - Focal brain hypothermia following global ischemia: A new method for assessing neuroprotection in rats [Abstract]
April 2010
	Carley Piatt - Characterizing Mathematical Abilities and Strategy Use in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders [Abstract]
	Becky Watchorn - TBA
March 2010
	Andrea Dalton - Paths to Success in Adulthood from Mental Health Trajectories in the Post-University Years [Abstract]
	Lauren Guillette - Note-type based species classification [Abstract]
	Marisa Hoeschele - Chord perception by songbirds and humans [Abstract]
February 2010	Sawa Senzaki - Cultural Variation in Perceptual Strategies of Face Recognition in Canada and Japan [Abstract]
	Rui Zhang - When bicultural identities vary: A situated approach and the role of bicultural conflict and authenticity in explaining the relation between identity variations and psychological well-being [Abstract]
December 2009	Joe Hayes - Mortality salience, self-esteem, and defenses against worldview threat: An exploration into defensive accommodation [Abstract]
	David Webber - Death-though accessibility (DTA) and defensive behavior: Dispositional DTA as a marker of worldview fragility [Abstract]
November 2009	Lauren Guillette - Black-capped and mountain chickadee contact calls contain species, sex, and individual features [Abstract]
	Marisa Hoeschele - Octave Generalization in Humans and Songbirds: Could They Share Musical Perception? [Abstract]
	Eric Legge - Landmark, Compass and Context Use in the Solitary Foraging Australian Desert Ant, Melophorus bagoti [Abstract]
October 2009	Marc Avey - Conspecific or  Heterospecific? Zenk Activation in the Nidopallium of Black-capped Chickadees [Abstract]
	Cristian Gutierrez - The Independent Evolution of the Enlargement of the Principal Sensory Nucleus of the Trigeminal Nerve (PrV) in Three Different Groups of Birds [Abstract]

 

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