HEAD OF DEPARTMENT'S REPORT
The following numbers may be of interest;
Psychology 2000
EFTSU 899 (versus 964 in 1999)
student: staff ratio for 2000 was 20.2 which is a big drop from the 27.5 it was in 1998.
TRIBUTE
John Philip Sutcliffe
24.05.1926 - 02.08.2000
Professor John Philip Sutcliffe died on Wednesday the 2nd of August after a long illness.
Known to his friends and colleagues simply as "Phil", he was born in Woollahra on the 24 th
May, 1926, and attended Canterbury Boys High School. Phil enrolled in Arts at the
University of Sydney in 1946, and after a string of first places and scholarships, graduated
with first-class honours, first place, and a University Medal in Psychology in 1949. In 1953,
he was awarded Master of Arts, first class in Anthropology and the following year, Master
of Arts, first class with University Medal in Psychology. Phil's PhD, conferred in 1959, was
the first awarded in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney. His examiners were the
distinguished psychologists, Robert White of Harvard, Hans Eysenck of London and
Gordon Hammer of Sydney, and his thesis was deemed by these examiners to be, "a model
for what a PhD thesis should be." Phil began his academic career as a part-time tutor in
Psychology in 1949, progressing to Senior Lecturer in 1956, Reader in 1963, Professor in
1966, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 1970, McCaughey Professor
in 1987 and Professor Emeritus in 1992. The longest serving member in Australia's oldest
Department of Psychology, Phil and his long serving colleague, the late Professor R.A.
Champion, epitomised the vigour and intellectual energy created during the headship of
their mentor, Professor W.M. O'Neil.
Phil's areas of research were many and varied. In his Festschrift, he claimed not to have
published a lot. Indeed, Phil opposed the current fetish for publication believing that
economically driven pressures on academics to get material into print are counterproductive for their subject. In a career spanning 40 years, he published only 21 papers, one
edited book, 13 book chapters, three reports, 19 conference papers and six abstracts.
Nevertheless Phil Sutcliffe's research was of the highest quality. His work, and that of his
graduate students, on hypnosis in the 1950s and early 1960s not only redefined, but set a
new course for research in this entire area. Phil's now classic paper on credulous and
sceptical views of hypnotic phenomena is one of the most cited in the discipline of
psychology. His contributions to the logic of measurement in psychology were no less
influential, and he passed this particular baton to his student, Dr Joel Michell, whose
published work on a reassessment of the foundations of measurement in psychology has
been subject to considerable international commentary and acclaim. In 1949, Phil was
probably the first psychologist in this country to employ Sir Ronald Fisher’s method of
analysis of variance. Later, as a lecturer in the Psychology Department, he introduced these
methods to students, initiating the strong, innovative, methodological tradition that still
characterises this department. Phil's work on the reliability of psychological testing and the
resolution of reliability paradoxes continues to challenge accepted opinion in differential
psychology, and his formal, relentless and uncompromising approach to experimental
design and analysis has engendered rigour and precision in generations of Sydney
Psychology graduates. Phil's research on taxonomy, in particular his Differential Concept
Formation theory and its model SYDNEY, dominated the final 30 years of his research
effort. The legacy of his activity in this area can be seen in my own research and that of my
postgraduate students, but despite this, Phil was very much the prophet in his own country.
It was not until his visiting appointments in French and Belgian universities that the true
import of his ideas began to be appreciated internationally. The closely linked European
philosophical and psychological traditions provided a rich and fertile soil for the sowing of
Phil's ideas, much more so than the underlying dustbowl empiricism of American
Psychology. In 1990-91 he held a visiting professorship at the University of Paris V. In 1995,
he was visiting professor at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications. His
influence in taxonomic theory and systems continues to grow nationally and internationally
and wherever psychologists seek precise, realistic, explicit and transparent accounts of our
fundamental ability to know, classify, categorise and name objects in our environment. Phil
is to receive later this year the posthumous award of Doctor of Science, University of
Sydney, for a thesis entitled "A Critical Enquiry into the Classification Movement of the Last
Half-Century".
Phil was an excellent teacher, and exemplified the Socratic method in all aspects of his
teaching. His students, regardless of ability, were taught to approach all argument
analytically. They were encouraged to identify premises and conclusions, to determine their
truth and to assess the validity of all inference. Importantly, students were not only taught
how, but were urged to rehabilitate flawed theory and experiment. Phil championed critical
inquiry and objectivism and was uncompromising in his search for what is the case. As Joel
Michell observed in his tribute to Phil Sutcliffe as a university teacher, "The character of his
style was not exhausted by the fact that he probed with such seriousness, rigour and
persistence. His interrogation was not aimless probing. It was focussed on the objective
issue before us. What I mean by the objective issue is the issue as it exists independently of
us, of our interests and our wishes." (Latimer & Michell, 1996, p. 14).
Phil alternated as Head of Department with Professor R.A. Champion for long periods from
1960 to the late 1980s and was responsible for initiating an elaborate and effective committee
structure for the administration of affairs in Psychology. He believed passionately in the
need for a democratic administrative system that allowed for open debate on how a
department should progress and develop, how its funds and resources should be
distributed and how the welfare of its staff and students should be monitored. As he grew
older, Phil became progressively more outspoken on the plight of the universities, the lack
of funding, and voiced his opposition to what he saw as, careerism and the lack of
distinction between scholarly publication and CV publication. He was passionately opposed
to many of the changes that have been thrust upon universities in recent decades, especially
the ways in which managerialism has been used to defeat the democratic aspirations he
supported. It was Phil, who in his wisdom in 1970, argued for and won funding for
Psychology's first digital computers - a PDP8 and a PDP11. Today, Psychology has the
largest, intranet in the university. It spans five buildings, seven large teaching laboratories,
one graphics laboratory, two terminal rooms and its tentacles reach to the desktop of every
staff member and postgraduate student in Psychology. It was Phil's foresight and
commitment that guided our computer system through the early years, and it will remain
forever a testament to his vision.
But what of Phil Sutcliffe the man - the softly spoken, mild-mannered academic? There was
none of this demeanour on the squash court, the tennis court, across the chessboard, on the
golf course or behind the wheel of his Subaru. In these activities, when Phil's competitive
spirit and his physical fitness took control, it was, in the opinion of many, almost as if he
had undergone a brain transplant! Like all of us, Phil had his foibles, his vanities, his
obsessions, and his students loved him for these. Personally, I experienced many very funny
moments with Phil. I share with him and another colleague, Mr George Oliphant, the
distinction of being one of the only three people in the University of Sydney ever to have
attended a seminar during which the entire audience and the speaker fell asleep. I was the
speaker. Phil and George were the audience. Phil retired first, reclining his chair back
against the wall, folding his arms and snoring softly. George was harder to judge, keeping
very still and hiding his eyes behind his upper spectacle rims, but when I had stopped
speaking for several minutes and George had not moved, I put my feet up on a chair and
dozed off. We were wakened by a postgraduate coming into the room, and Phil, never to be
bested, opened his eyes, came off his perch and immediately asked me a question!
Phil was such an allrounder, whose uncompromising and rigorous approach extended to
his extra-mural interests. He learnt French at a very late age, and conversed, wrote and
delivered scholarly papers in the language. He took his students and friends to jazz
concerts, on bird watching and bush walking trips. He could restore furniture, explain the
intricacies of weaving tartans, and just before he died, he engaged me for hours with his
informed and perspicuous comparisons of American and European culture. He taught us all
so much and influenced us in so many subtle ways. He was my mentor, my tormentor, my
very dear friend. I shall never forget him.
If I may be permitted to conclude this eulogy on a personal note, but one that hints, I think,
at why Phil's national and international standing is so high, why he was so much loved and
respected as an academic and a teacher, and why the influence of his work will continue to
grow for many years to come. I have been very fortunate in that I have travelled widely. I
have attended many international conferences, and during the course of my travels I have
met with many of the great psychologists of my time. I have listened to their papers and
have argued with them far into the night. But while I have learnt many things from them, I
am still glad that, rather than any one of them, Phil Sutcliffe was my teacher.
Phil is survived by his wife, Associate Professor Margaret Sankey and his stepdaughter,
Katherine.
Dr Cyril Latimer
Department of Psychology
University of Sydney
Reference
Latimer, C.R., & Michell, J. (Eds.) (1996). At once scientific and philosophic: A festschrift for John
Philip Sutcliffe. Brisbane: Boombana Publications, 294p.
ACADEMIC STAFF
Dean:
Beryl Hesketh, BA (Hons) C' Town MA Well PhD Massey FAPsS
Professors:
Ian S. Curthoys, BA PhD Monash
Robert A. Boakes, BA Cantab. PhD Harvard
on SSP leave from 10.7.2000 - 8.1.2001
Stephen W. Touyz, BSc (Hons) PhD Capetown, BSc Wits.
Associate Professor:
David Grayson, BA PhD
R.F. Soames Job, BA PhD
appointed 1.7.2000
promoted 1.1.2000
Readers:
Dale M. Atrens, BA Windsor MA Hollins PhD Rutgers
Lazar Stankov, MA Belgrade PhD Denver
Senior Lecturers:
Brian D. Crabbe, BA PhD
Alan E. Craddock, BA PhD
Deborah Erickson, BA H’ton, NY, MA Alfred, EdD Ark.
Pauline M. Howie, BA PhD UNSW
Caroline Hunt, BSc (Hons) MPsych PhD UNSW
Cyril R. Latimer, BA PhD
David J. Livesey, BSc PhD WA
Roslyn H. Markham, BA PhD
Iain McGregor, MA, Oxon. PhD
Terence McMullen, BA PhD
Joel B. Michell, BA PhD
John M. Predebon, BA PhD
Rick van der Zwan, BSc PhD
Michael B. Walker, BSc WA. BA Adel. DPhil, Oxon.
Leanne Williams, BA Q'land, BA (Hons), PhD UNE
Lecturers:
Linda Beeney, BA PhD
Margaret A. Charles, BA PhD
James Dalziel, BA PhD
Tim Hannan, BA MPsych MSc Macq
Richard Roberts, BA PhD
Louise Sharpe, BA (Hons) MPsych PhD London
Janet Clare Wilson, BSc MPsych PhD Otago
on SSP leave 9.12.1999 - 9.6.2000
on SSP leave 7.8.2000 - 2.2.2001
retired 30.6.2000
promoted 1.1.2000 resigned 24.11.2000
appointed 10.2.2000 resigned 7.12.2000
appointed 17.1.2000 completed 31.12.2000
Associate Lecturers:
Dianne Clark, BA NSW
contract completed 31.12.2000
Anthony Grant, BA
appointed 4.1.2000
Fiona Hibberd, BA PhD
Gina Sartore, BSc GradDip ANU
on SSP leave 10.7.2000 - 12.1.2001
resigned 21.7.2000
Honorary Clinical Lecturers
Clive Allcock, BSc MB ChB NZ
Susan Ballinger, BA Macq. PhD
Christopher Basten, BA, MA, MPsych UNSW
Alex Gilandas, BSc MSc PhD Oregon
James Guinan, BSc DipEd MSc MPsych NSW PhD
Philippa Hedges, BA MA Melb
Evelyn Howe, BA PhD
Helen McCathie, BA MPsych PhD
Barbara Newton BA NE PhD Macq
Michael Perdices, BA MA Melb. PhD NSW
Philomena Renner, PhD Woll
Suzanne Roche, BA(Hons) MClinPsych Macq
Reinhard Ronnebech, BA MA PhD Texas
Tim Sharpe, BSc MPsych PhD
Gillian Straker-Bryce, BA MA PhD Wits.
Lynne Sweeney, BA MA Calif. State, PhD LA
Stephanie Whitmont, BA MPsych PhD
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Elizabeth Allworth, Private Practice
Robert Armstrong, Gladesville/Macquarie Hospital
Vera Auerbach, Private Practice
Kathleen Bakker, Private Practice
Gary Banks, Disability Resources Inc West Chatswood
Paul Beros, Clinical Services, Sydney
Philippa Bowden, Parramatta Sexual Health Clinic
Ruth Brunsdon, Private Practice
Phyllis Butow, Private Practice
Nick Cocco, Broadway Family Health Services
Ilan Cohen, The Sydney Clinic
Jeroen Decates, Hillview Health Centre
Quentin Dignam, Park House, Sydney
Kenneth Duncan, Cremorne Community Health Centre
Danielle Einstein, Westmead Hospital
Rosemary Elliott, Cabramatta Community Health
Julie Erskine, UNSW Counselling Service
Megan Forbes, Calvary Hospital
Tracey Frazer, Rockdale Community Health Centre
Eleanor Galt, Concord Hospital
Jonathan Gaston, Private Practice
Leah Giarratano, St John of God Hospital
Jemma Gilchrist, Psych. Medicine, Nepean Hospital
Lia Gould, Arndell Children's Unit, North Ryde
Timothy Hannan, Children's Hospital, Westmead
George Haralambous, Arndell Children's Unit, N.Ryde
Catherine Hicks, Private Practice
Sheila Holley, Psychiatry Unit, P. Henry Hospital
Susan Johnson, New Children's Hospital, Westmead
Ilana Karpin, Canterbury Comm Mental Health Service
Brian Kearney, Private Practice
Elizabeth Kenway, Queenscliff-Dalwood Assessment
Deborah Knight, Queenscliff-Dalwood Centre
Elizabeth Kobylinska, Long Bay Hospital
Deborah Koder, Psychiatry Unit, P. Henry Hospital
Merran Lindsay, St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst
Michelle Lovenfosse, Private Practice
Justine Lum, Private Practice
Peter Mangioni, Concord Hospital
Nicola Marriott-Lloyd, Rehabilitation Centre, Ryde
Agnes McMillan, Wentworth Area Mental Health
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Robin Murray, Private Practice
Margaret Musico, Shoalhaven Memorial Hospital
Gus Norris, Hurstville Medical Health Centre
Robert Pringle, Queenscliff Community Health Centre
Philomena Renner, Psych. Medicine, New Children's
Kristina Revson, Queenscliff Health Centre
Rosalind Robertson, Royal Hospital for Women
Geraldine Robinson, Private Practice
Tanya Sackville, St Vincent’s Mental Health Service
Thomas Schick, Broadway Family Health Services
Dieter Schlosser, Concord Hospital
Julie Simmons, Queenscliff Health Centre
Katharine Smith, Westmead Hospital
Margaret Tadros, Private Practice
Renata Wagner, Bankstown Health Service
David Watson, Private Practice
Anthony Weaver, Nowra Adult Mental Health
Crista Wocadlo, King George V Hospital
Vito Zepinic, Hillview Health Centre, Turramurra
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Honorary Appointments:
Helen C. Beh, BA PhD NE
Olga Katchan, BA
George Oliphant, BA
Alison M. Turtle, MA
Dr Terry McMullen, BA PhD
appointed 1.7.2000
Research Assistants:
Fadi Anjoul, BSc Dal.
John Bidewell, BSc UNSW MPsychol UNSW
Tanya Bilanenko, BPsych Macq
Julie Hatfield, BA PhD
Gerry Pallier, BA, MA
Frances Poulton, DipMusEd NSW Con of Music BA Macq
Manya Scheftsik, BA UNSW PGD (IOP), MA
Sylvana Sturevska, BSc UNSW MA
Emeritus Professors:
Philip Ley, BA Manc. PhD Liv. DipPsych Lond.
John Philip Sutcliffe, MA PhD
Visiting Academics:
Professor Mick Brammer, Institute of Psychiatry, London
Dr David French, King's College London
Professor Vincent Lolordo, Dalhousie University
Dr Toshi Murofushi, University of Tokyo
Dr Mary Phillips, Institute of Psychiatry, London
Dr Nicolas Vibert, University of Paris
Professor Pierre-Paul Vidal, University of Paris
Professor Nicholas Wade, University of Edinburgh
Professor Sheldon Zedeck, UC Berkeley
24.09.2000 - 30.09.2000
09.10.2000 - 02.11.2000
01.01.2000 - 01.06.2000
01.07.2000 - 31.07.2000
31.10.2000 - 07.11.2000
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20.10.2000 - 30.11.2000
15.12.2000 - 28.02.2001
ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL STAFF
Manager Finances and
Sandra Cheng, BBus UTS MCom CPA
Administration
Administrative Officer:
Anne Kwan, BA DipEd CUHK
Administrative
Assistants:
Nicole Burns
appointed 1.5.2000 resigned 19.7.2000
Gilbert Cheng, BEc NSW
Belinda Ingram, BSc (Hons)
Cindy Li-Wong, Dip Com Sec HKPU
Rachel Moerman, BA (Hons)
appointed 3.10.2000
Margaret Smith, BA Woll
resigned 24.3.2000
Tracy Watts, BA (Hons) Wgtn
Professional Officer:
Kate Baggs, BA MPsych
Head of Computer and
Technical Services:
John Holden
Manager of Computing
Services:
Yoichi Takayama, BSc MSc PhD Niigata resigned 14.7.2000
Andrew Cartwright, BSc PhD
appointed 21.8.2000
Computer Systems Officers:
Siu Yau Kho, BSc HK MBiomedE NSW resigned 30.8.2000
Nenad Petkovski, BScEE Belgrade
appointed 23.10.2000
King-Sing Shun, BTech Macq
resigned 7.10.2000
Senior Technical Officers:
Warren Davies
Raja Vijayenthiran
Animal House Manager:
Darek Figa, DipAppSci. (Animal Technology) SIT, MIAT UK
Animal House Attendants:
Deborah Brookes, Animal Attending Cert
Kerry Smith, Animal Attending Cert
STAFF CHANGES
Academic: In 2000, Associate Professor David Grayson joined the staff as an Associate
Professor, Dr Linda Beeney and Mr Tim Hannan commenced as Lecturers, and Mr Tony
Grant commenced as an Associate Lecturer.
Dr Linda Beeney, Mr Tim Hannan, Dr Rick van der Zwan, and Ms Gina Sartore left the
Department and Dr Terry McMullen retired.
Administrative: Ms Nicole Burns and Ms Rachel Moerman commenced as Administrative
Assistants. Ms Meg Smith and Ms Nicole Burns left the Department.
Technical and Professional: Dr Andrew Cartwright commenced as the Manager of
Computer Services and Mr Nenad Petkovski joined as a Computer Systems Officer. Dr
Yoichi Takayama, Mr Siu Yau Kho and Mr King-sing Shun left the Department.
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS & ACTIVITIES
The Department performed well again in 2000 in terms of research grants.
In 2000, we held: eleven large ARC and SPIRT grants (compared with six in 1999), three
NHMRC grants (one in 1999), six ARC Institutional grants (seven in 1999), two University
Research Grants (one in 1999), as well as a number of industry grants and research
consultancies. The total funding for the year was $1.2million (also $1.2million in 1999). The
similar level of total funding reflects stronger performance in ARC and NHMRC, with a
slight reduction in industry and consulting funding.
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Research Division A: Behavioural Neuroscience and Learning
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Learning Laboratories
In 2000 Professor Bob Boakes began a new ARC-supported project on the properties of
odours. This is in collaboration with Dr. Richard Stevenson of Macquarie University and
Dr. Michael Kiernan of Charles Sturt University. The initial experimental work took place in
the human learning laboratory at Sydney. This was concerned with developing a method
for changing the hedonic properties of odours, following previous research on human
evaluative conditioning. The procedure we developed consisted of pairing unfamiliar
odours with either neutral or unpleasant pictures illustrating disease states. Initial
experiments indicated that, although explicit memory for odour-picture pairs was poor - as
measured by recognition tests - liking ratings of the odours was affected by the pairings.
Thus, a subject might report disliking an odour that had been paired with an unpleasant
picture, even though unable to recognize which picture it had been paired with. Given the
promise of this method for distinguishing between hedonic changes based on implicit
learning processes and more explicit forms of learning, it will be used in 2001 to investigate
such learning in depth. These experiments were carried out with the assistance of Ms Tanya
Bilanenko and Mr. Evan Livesey.
Another new project consisted of a series of experiments on inhibitory learning in human
causal judgements, carried out by Ms Danielle Karazinov under the supervision of Prof.
Boakes. These used a computer-based task that required subjects to make predictions about
the occurrence of migraine attacks in a hypothetical patient tested with various foods. The
initial experiments established that subjects could show inhibitory learning in this task, as
assessed against a variety of control conditions. Further experiments failed to find evidence
for retroactive learning - that is, re-evaluation of previously presented foods in the light of
additional evidence - in contrast to some previous reports using less well controlled
conditions. Finally, Mr. Angus Hughson developed his PhD project on the nature of wine
expertise. His experiments compared wine experts and novices on a series of short-term
recognition tests for either specific wines or wine-related descriptions. The results indicated
the large role played by knowledge about wines and by vocabulary in the superior
performance of experts.
Two new projects in the Animal Learning laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Boakes
examined extinction of learned taste aversions. One project, of which an Honours project by
Ms Kathryn Taylor formed a part, examined the effects of taste concentration and of an
added overshadowing taste in the rate of reduction of a learned aversion. The other,
undertaken with the assistance of Mr. Richard Morris, examined the role played in the
reduction of an aversion due to an extinction procedure by counter-conditioning produced
by pairing a flavour with the reduction of thirst.
Associate Professor Soames Job's research is broadly based in Health Psychology and in
Learning, including the following specific projects. Colleagues with whom this research has
been undertaken in 1999 included: Norm Carter, Frances Chua, Julie Hatfield, Nadine
Kasparian, Emily Kleinberg, Stephen Morrell, Weimai Lee, Catherine Livesey, Richard
Taylor, Susanne Murphy, and Tom Whitford.
Modeling stress effects in rats.
This project is an outgrowth of our research on the "learned helplessness" paradigm in
which exposure to uncontrollable (inescapable) shock produces a marked disruption of
mood, behaviour, cognition, and physiology, whereas comparable experience with
escapable shock does not. Learned helplessness theory does not offer an account of a
number of relevant reliable findings. Other theories are equally unable to accommodate the
body of relevant data. Thus, the area remains unresolved from a theoretical perspective, and
is clearly of renewed interest in terms of theoretical offerings and empirical investigation.
Previous research has focussed on the nature of the disorder produced by inescapable
shock. While this question is important, it is not altogether surprising that prolonged
exposure to a profound stressor results in later debilitation. What is surprising is that, as we
have discovered, under particular circumstances even uncontrollable shock does not result
in these debilitations. We have discovered that certain manipulations of shock parameters,
while not changing the net amount or intensity of shock, produce radical changes in the
consequences of the uncontrollable shocks. Rats exposed to one sequence of shocks (a
sequence typical of helplessness induction procedures) show typical helplessness
debilitations and strikingly little fear of the context in which the shocks were delivered. On
the other hand, rats exposed to another sequence show dramatic fear of the shock context
and no helplessness debilitations. We have developed and partly tested (details below) the
hypothesis that the contextual fear protects the latter animals from the helplessness
debilitations. It appears that the latter animals 'attribute' the shock stress to that context
(analogous to a specific phobia) and thus show no debilitations in tests conducted in other
environments (as is typical in helplessness research). The parameters in typical use in
helplessness research allow animals little opportunity to process the shock context and so
allow little opportunity for the context to act as a conditioned stimulus for the shock. Thus,
we suggest, that rather than showing fear these animals produce a more free-floating
anxiety which thus produces debilitations (helplessness) in many circumstances. This
prophylaxis against debilitation occurs when the order of shock durations is reversed, and
thus we have named it the shock duration order effect. Typically, in the triadic design, the
yoked helpless rat receives shocks of inadvertently decreasing durations across trials due to
learning and thus faster escape responding across trials by the response contingent rats.
Thus, all learned helplessness effects have been produced with flat or random (when set by
the experimenter in non-triadic designs), or decreasing durations of shock across the shock
sessions. These apparently incidental parameters transpire to be critical to the production of
helplessness effects. We discovered that in experiments where the typical decreasing
durations of shock (longest shocks first to shortest last) produce the usual "helplessness"
debilitations, presenting the shock durations in the reverse order (shortest first to longest
last) removes the debilitations (no subsequent escape deficit after increasing shock
durations; no quinine finickiness effect after increasing shock durations; different
conditioned analgesia produced by the increasing shock. Our current research indicates:
that the shock duration order effect has significant effects even one month after the single
session of shock, raising the possibility of modeling PTSD; that the effect is related both to
the initial and late shock durations; that anxiety in the tiem between stress session; and that
treatment may be important in the debilitation produced. Finally, our research in appetitive
uncontrollability indicates that the simple response noncontingent delivery of food to a
hungry animal is stressful, and that this stress generalises to other circumstances.
Optimism bias and risk-taking.
Most of us believe that we are more likely than average to have good things happen to us
(eg. living past 80, having gifted children, and have a satisfying successful career) and
especially less likely to have bad things happen to us (eg. being injured in a road accident,
contracting AIDS, not finding a job for six months). This well documented effect is called
unrealistic optimism or optimism bias. Not surprisingly, the perception that one is less
likely than average to have a car crash may engender more risk-taking while driving. The
same "logic" applies to smoking, unsafe sex, and many other health related behaviours. Our
current research on this topic relates to several areas: The role of optimism bias in driving
and in learning to drive. This research is funded by a grant from the Federal Office of Road
Safety. We are also in the process of setting up research on the driving simulator purchased
with funds from an earlier ARC research infrastructure grant. The underlying cognitions
which contribute to optimism bias, including the role of contingency judgements, and the
extent to which the causes of optimism bias are event specific. The role of optimism bias in
people's perception of risk in relation to environmental degradation, and the role of
optimism bias in determining environment-friendly behaviours such as recycling. This
research has been supported by funding from the Manly Council.
Effects of Noise on people.
The most pervasive environmental pollutant is noise. We are examining the effects of noise
on people in two distinct research projects. The Sydney Airport Health Study is a multidisciplinary research project involving psychologists, epidemiologists, public health experts,
and acoustical engineers. The project involves the repeated interviewing of over 1000
residents around Sydney Airport, detailed noise measurements, and assessment of blood
pressure and other health effects in school children. This project is funded by the Federal
Airports Corporation. Laboratory studies of different personality types and the stress effects
of noise.
Personality and Stress.
Cancer and coronary heart disease (CHD) are the leading causes of death in the western
world. Research exploring the relationship between personality and health, notably in onset,
progression and prognosis of cancer and CHD, has been a major focus in health psychology
in recent years. These models have proposed psychological, behavioural and biological
pathways to explain some of the underlying mechanisms involved. Examples include the
role of immune responses in stress and illness and the mediating roles of personality and
health behaviours in reactions to stress. The present project examines one of the promising
new generation of health related personality measures: The Grossarth-Maticek Personality
Stress Inventory (GMPSI). Grossarth-Maticek and Eysenck have claimed, from the results of
three major prospective studies conducted in Yugoslavia and Germany, that the GMPSI, a
70 item (short version) inventory:
1. classifies people into one of six personality types, including those at risk of developing
cancer and CHD,
2. identifies a healthy personality type which is associated with greater well-being and
longevity,
3. predicted subsequent health outcomes, including death from cancer and CHD with 81%
accuracy 10 years after administration of the GMPSI,
4. is a better predictor of cancer and CHD morbidity and mortality than other known risk
factor such as cigarette smoking and high blood pressure.
The present project involves examination of the underlying assumptions regarding the
personality factors which are detected by the GMPSI and thus allow it's predictive power.
Thus, we are assessing the capacity of a version of Grossarth-Maticek Personality Stress
Inventory which we have revised, to predict human reaction to stress in the laboratory.
Results to date a promising in terms of capacity to predict heart rate and mood reactions to
stressors.
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Psychopharmacology and Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory
The new century provided an opportunity for the animal research laboratories of the
Department to undergo a major upgrade. This has lead to a welcome improvement in the
facilities and general working conditions. The Psychopharmacology team lead by Dr Iain
McGregor was joined by Laurens Schrama, a visiting biomedical science student from the
Free University, Amsterdam. Other new staff additions included Kirsten Morley, who
commenced a PhD in the lab examining the effects of MDMA on rats, Ljiljana Sokolic, who
also started a PhD as part of a collaboration with the Swiss fragrance company Givaudan,
and Ms Polly Ambermoon, who joined the lab as a research assistant.
Our research continued along a number of fronts as follows:
Acute and long-term effects of MDMA (“Ecstasy”). We have continued to examine
behavioural and neurochemical changes occurring in rats given moderate doses of the
"dance party" drug MDMA ("Ecstasy"). We have further confirmed long-term increases in
anxiety and impaired memory in rats given this drug and reported this work at the Society
for Neuroscience meeting in New Orleans during November 2000. This work has been
carried out by Kirsten Morley in conjunction with Dr Glenn Hunt (Department of
Psychological Medicine) and Dr Kong Li (Department of Pharmacology). Late in the year
we learned that the NH&MRC are to fund our MDMA research for three years from 2001.
Reinstatement of alcohol craving. Work by Honours student Kristy Dam, examined factors
that reinstate alcohol-seeking behaviour in “reformed alcoholic” rats. These rats were given
long experience of ad libitum access to beer and were then put through an extinction
schedule. It was found that both mild stress and the active constituent of cannabis – THC –
reinstated alcohol seeking behaviour suggesting that cannabis use during abstinence from
alcohol may be a risk factor in producing relapse.
Opiate-cannabinoid cross-sensitization. Does pre-exposure to cannabis make animals more
sensitive to the reinforcing effects of opiates? This important “gateway” question was posed
by Honours student Christy Norwood in her research project. Interestingly, Christy found
that rats given two weeks of exposure to the synthetic cannabinoid CP 55,940 showed a
consistently greater locomotor response when subsequently tested with morphine. Such
findings suggest an important interaction between the endogenous cannabinoid and opioid
systems of the brain.
Predatory odors and anxiety in rats. Rob Dielenberg (PhD student) and Laurens Schrama
(visiting student) did a heroic job of completely rebuilding our “predator odor avoidance”
apparatus. This apparatus allows us to systematically test the response of rodents to the
odor of predators. A collaboration with Dr Kelvin Pickering (Department of Chemistry) is
attempting to isolate the precise chemical in cat fur that produces a profound anxiogenic
response in rats. This project could have major commercial potential. In other work we have
compared the reaction to cat odor with that to the odor of fox (trimethylthiazoline) and
obtained results suggesting that cat odor is a much more potent cue. Finally, we have
concluded a collaboration with Dr Pascal Carrive (Anatomy, UNSW) to provide a definitive
description of the cardiovascular response to cat odor in rats.
The neural coding of odor mixtures. During 2000, we commenced a major collaboration
with the team of Professor David Laing (UWS Advance Food Research Centre) and the
Swiss fragrance company Givaudan. The project is aimed at better understanding how the
brain responds to odor mixtures. As part of this project, more than $50,000 of new
equipment has been provided to upgrade the odor delivery apparatus (olfactometers) used
in our laboratory. The new equipment includes two new high end Macintosh G4 computers,
several Labview data acquisition cards and several computer controlled mass flow
controllers, which allow the very precise control of the delivery of odor stimuli. Ljiljana
Sokolic, who joined the lab during 2000 and who has a background in organic chemistry, is
co-ordinating this project
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Research Division B: Cognition and Human Performance
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Cognition and Eye Movement Laboratory
Dr Cyril Latimer worked on a number of projects in this laboratory. These included
research on tilt aftereffects produced by axes of symmetry (with Ms Wendy Joung); tactile
perception of counterfeit banknotes (with Dr Margaret Charles, Dr Robert Buckingham and
Ms Wendy Joung); banknote colouration (with Ms Wendy Joung and Dr Laura Mezey);
attentional biases in geometric form perception (with Ms Gina Sartore); measures of
response in cognition (with Mr James Palethorpe); eye movements and symmetry detection
(with Dr Rick van der Zwan and Dr Laura Mezey); right-field visual advantage during eye
movement and fixation (with Mr Leonard Pang and Ms W. Joung. One project on banknote
colouration was carried out with Mr Lawrence Ong who is enrolled in the Faculty of Science
Talented Student Programme.
Collaborative projects were also conducted: on computational vision with Dr Roddy Cowie,
Queen's University, Belfast and on tactile detection of counterfeit banknotes with Dr M.
Srinivasan of the MIT Touch Research Laboratory in the USA.
The Cognition Laboratory acquired a new video-based eye movement recording system
devised, built and programmed in the Departmental Vestibular Research Laboratory by
Professor Curthoys and Mr Hamish MacDougall. The members of the Cognition Laboratory
are very grateful for the time, effort and expense incurred in the construction and
installation of this important facility and extend thanks to Professor Curthoys, Mr
MacDougall and the VSR team for their generosity. This facility is used regularly and will
boost research on eye movements and cognition in our laboratory.
Ms Gina Sartore continued work on attentional biases in pattern recognition among
different language groups; as well as looking at attentional processes during pattern
recognition using feature priming studies and perceived coherent motion of random dots.
Face Recognition Laboratory.
Research projects under the supervision of Dr Margaret Charles included two series of
studies. The first, supported by a Departmental Research Grant, was concerned with
differences in recognition memory for briefly presented unfamiliar faces after different types
of cognitive processing. The overall aim of this project is to investigate whether some ways
of attending to faces are more beneficial for subsequent recognition of the faces. This
research has implications for training in face recognition in occupations where individuals
may be called upon to recognize persons they have seen very briefly. The second series of
studies, which form part of Sophie Ellwood’s PhD research, are investigating aspects of
Valentine’s multidimensional face-space approach to the recognition of faces. We have been
collecting ratings on various attributes of faces to investigate how well ratings compare with
more objective measures of facial attributes in accounting for variability in perceived
distinctiveness and in recognition performance.
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Research Division C: Clinical Psychology
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Clinical Research Unit for Eating Disorders, Clinical Psychology Unit
Professor Stephen Touyz was involved in the following research projects during 2000.
Development of an instrument to assess motivation for recovery in anorexia nervosa. This
project was undertaken by Elizabeth Rieger, Stephen Touyz, David Schotte, Peter Beumont,
Janice Russell, Simon Clarke, M Kohn and Ros Griffiths. The above study is aiming to
develop an instrument to assess readiness to recover in anorexia nervosa based on
Prochaska and DiClemente’s stages of change model (namely, the Anorexia Nervosa Stages
of Change Questionnaire or ANSOCQ). The final sample will include 115 patients with
anorexia nervosa from eight inpatient eating disorder units affiliated with the University of
Sydney.
An initial analysis was carried out on data collected from 71 participants, with promising
results obtained regarding the psychometric properties of the ANSOCQ. For example, the
internal consistency coefficient for the scale was 0.90, while the test-retest reliability
coefficient of the ANSOCQ over a one-week period was 0.89. Regarding concurrent validity,
the correlations between the ANSOCQ and the four motivational scales of the URICA were
significant, that is, -0.64 (p = .000) for the precontemplation scale, 0.66 (p = .000) for the
contemplation scale, 0.72 (p = .000) for the action scale and 0.34 (p = .004) for the
maintenance scale. Among the aspects of predictive validity investigated, scores obtained
on the ANSOCQ correlated significantly with the amount of weight gained during the
subsequent week (r = 0.40, p = .001), from weeks 1 to 4 of admission (r = 0.37, p = .002) and
from weeks 4 to 8 of admission (r = 0.39, p = .008).
These preliminary results have been accepted for publication in the International Journal of
Eating Disorders and have been presented at various conferences throughout 2000. The
study was supported by a Research Fellowship from the New South Wales Institute of
Psychiatry. Further manuscripts are being prepared for publication.
A comparison of group and individual cognitive-behavioural therapy for patients with
bulimia nervosa. This project was undertaken by Eunice Chen, Stephen Touyz, Peter
Beumont, Chris Fairburn, Ros Griffiths, Phyllis Butow, Jan Russell, David Schotte, Bob
Gertler and Chris Basten in collaboration with Oxford University. The aim of this study is to
develop Fairburn's individual CBT for BN into a group program and to compare both
treatments in a randomised controlled fashion. 44 BN patients were referred by hospitals
and GPs. Half were randomly assigned to Group CBT and the other half to Individual CBT.
Both Individual and Group CBT followed Wilson, Fairburn and Agras, (1997). Fairburn
reviewed and provided feedback on the group CBT manual. Group membership was closed
and groups varied from 5-6 patients per group. Patients were assessed at pre-treatment and
post-treatment with the Eating Disorder Exam (12th Edition) and self-report questionnaires
examining weight and shape attitudes and general psychiatric symptomatology. Treatment
sessions and EDE-12 assessments were audiotaped and 10% of each were validated by
independent clinicians. Independent t-test and Chi-Squared tests found no differences
between groups at pre-treatment assessment. 2 (Treatment modality) X 2 (Time) Repeated
Measures ANOVAs of post-treatment data found a significant decrease in BN symptoms
and general psychopathology for both treatments. No differences were found between
Individual CBT and Group CBT on all the measures except for a treatment X time
interaction for objective bingeing and vomiting. This suggests that Individual CBT may be
more effective or act faster upon bingeing and vomiting than Group CBT. It also suggests
that Group CBT is as effective as Individual CBT in dealing with the psychological attitudes
and general psychopathology related to BN. This study was completed during 2000 and is
being written up for publication. Eunice Chen was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at
Yale University.
Eating disorders in pregnancy. This project was undertaken by Kate Baggs, Stephen Touyz,
Sabina Kleitman, R. Gertler and A Korda. The present study investigated the prevalence of
clinical eating disorders in a sample of 929 pregnant women aged between 16 and 40 years
attending an ante-natal outpatient clinic. A two-stage screening survey methodology was
employed using strict diagnostic criteria. At the initial screening phase participants were
asked to complete standardised and reliable questionnaires concerning body image (Body
Shape Questionnaire; BSQ; Cooper, Taylor, Cooper & Fairburn, 1987 and the Figure Rating
Scale; FRS; Stunkard, Sorensen and Schulsinger, 1983) and eating disorder pathology (a selfreport derived from the Eating Disorders Component of the Composite International
Diagnostic Interview, 1993; CIDI; The Eating Disorders Examination, Self Report
Questionnaire Version; EDEQ; Fairburn and Beglin, 1994). The second stage involved a semi
structured interview based on the CIDI. Results indicated that the life-time prevalence rate
is consistent with rates found in other community studies. In the current study the life-time
prevalence rate for Anorexia Nervosa was estimated to be 1.2% and for Bulimia Nervosa it
was 2.0%. Only one case was identified during pregnancy making the point prevalence rate
0.1%. This evidence suggests that women, on the whole do not engage in dysfunctional
eating behaviours during pregnancy, and even if they fulfilled diagnostic criteria for eating
disorder pathology at some stage in their life they tended to cease these behaviours before
or during pregnancy.
Cross-culture research on anorexia nervosa: Assumptions regarding the role of body weight.
This project was undertaken by Elizabeth Rieger, Stephen Touyz and Peter Beumont. The
above study entailed a theoretical and empirical investigation of cross-cultural issues in
anorexia nervosa. Contrary to widely held assumptions in current cross-cultural research on
anorexia nervosa, it was argued that: (i) weight concern defined as weight loss which is
positively valued by the individual (rather than defined as a fat phobia) is a defining
characteristic of anorexia nervosa and is not limited to contemporary, Western cases of the
disorder; and that (ii) the occurrence of anorexia nervosa in non-Western contexts cannot be
solely attributed to the acceptance of Western thinness ideals since values and practices
intrinsic to non-Western cultures are also likely to be aetiologically relevant. The paper has
been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.
Nutritional counselling in the treatment of bulimia nervosa: A combination of
pharmacotherapy and nutritional management. This study was undertaken by Peter Talbot,
Stephen Touyz, Peter Beumont, Janice Russell, Cathy Buckley, Kitty Lowinger and Gordon
Johnson. The aim of this study was to determine whether nutritional counselling was
associated with an improvement in bulimic symptomatelogy, whether this improvement
was maintained during post-treatment follow-up and whether the addition of fluoxetine 3 x
20 mg/day confers additional benefit. This research has now been completed and is being
written up for publication.
Energy wasting in anorexia nervosa. This study was undertaken by Janice Russell, Louise
Baur, Peter Beumont, Suzanne Byrnes, Gaby Gross, Stephen Touyz, Suzanne Abraham and
Stephen Sipfel. Optimal nutritional rehabilitation of anorexia nervosa requires more
information concerning actual energy and substrate requirements. To this end, indirect
calorimetry was performed in female patients (N = 34, age 20.9 + 1.2 yr, body mass index
(BMI 15.6 + 0.2 kg/m2; mean + SEM) soon after commencement of refeeding and at the time
of discharge from hospital (N = 18, BMI 19.0 + 0/3 kg/m2). Healthy female control (N = 18,
age 24.6 + 1.3 yr, BMI 21.6 + 0.6 kg/m2) were also tested. Resting energy expenditure (REE)
and respiratory quotient (RQ) were measured in the fasting state, followed by diet-induced
thermogenesis (DIT) and RQ over a 4 h period following a 100 g oral glucose load.
Compared with post-refeeding patients and controls, pre-refeeding patients had a high
basal RQ and a low REE, with a paradoxically higher DIT (13.2 + 0.9% of REE vs 8.3 + 1.2%
and 8.6 + 0.9% in post-refeeding patients and controls, respectively). RQ values in prerefeeding patients exceeded unity following the glucose load, probably reflecting net
lipogenesis, whereas in the post-refeeding patients, post-glucose RQ was similar to that of
controls, suggesting premature curtailment of lipogenesis. These data demonstrate energy
wasting in emaciated patients with anorexia nervosa. Biological repair processes could
account for disproportionate energy loss early in refeeding and there may be some later
impediment to full restoration of fat stores.
Relative effects of cognitive and behavioural components in group CBT for bulimia nervosa.
This study was undertaken by Adele Hamilton, Stephen Touyz and Donald Byrne. CBT is
recognised as an effective individual and group treatment for bulimia nervosa. The aim of
this study was to identify those components of CBT which contributed most to treatment
effectiveness.
Seventy-four patients with BN were allocated to one of three treatment groups receiving
either conventional CBT, a dismantled version focussing on cognitive components (CT) or
another dismounted version focussing on behavioural components (BT). They were
compared with a wait-list control. At the 12-month follow-up the CBT group had a
significantly lower frequency of bingeing, subjective loss of control, duration of binge
episode and perceived fullness after a binge than the other two treatment groups. This work
has now been completed and has been submitted for publication.
Assessment and treatment of anorexia nervosa. This study will be undertaken by Peta
Hartman (who is completing a PhD at Griffiths University) with Paula Barrett and Stephen
Touyz. This study is designed to develop an assessment and treatment protocol relevant to
Anorexia Nervosa (AN). The American Psychiatric Association (APA; 1993) in developing
practice guidelines for the treatment of eating disorders, identified several areas for future
research. These areas included the need for better treatment and outcome studies
specifically in relation to: addressing the biological, psychological and social predictors of
developmental needs in children and adolescents and methods to facilitate early recognition
of eating disorders. Two major studies are proposed. Cognitive biases hypothesised in the
cognitive models of AN will be investigated using an information processing task. A
volunteer sample of 40 adolescents aged 10-16 years with a DSM-IV diagnosis of AN will
participate. To examine parental influence, a problem solving discussion will be completed
by the adolescent and their family, the family then being requested to generate a practical
and operable solution to the behavioural indicators of AN. Independent observers will rate
the interaction on several dimensions including; support, effort, teamwork and solution
practicality. Study two will be a treatment program for AN sufferers and their families.
After assessment, sufferers will be allocated to one of three conditions: a 12 week treatment
phase (using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy); a comparison intervention; or a wait list.
Assessment will be made prior to treatment, post treatment and at three, six, and 12 month
follow up.
The relationship between self-pathology and eating disorders. This project was undertaken
by Chris Basten, Russell Meares and Stephen Touyz. The aims of this study are to 1) develop
a new self-report questionnaire that assesses a person’s sense of identity or self 2) to
evaluate the psychometric properties of this questionnaire 3) to examine the role of sense of
self in patients with disordered eating.
Dr. Deborah Erickson's research continued on:
a) developing a Quality of Life scale for people with Myopia which integrates personality
characteristics now has over 300 patients assessed and the statistical analysis is in progress.
b) Research on the cognitive processes of children and adolescents diagnosed as AD/HD
and prescribed stimulant medication is in its final stages with 30 participants assessed preand post medication for any changes related to the medication in attention, planning,
organisation and general cognitive processing strategies ($11,000 URG).
c) Research continues in Melbourne on developing a compliance scale for contact lens wear
and maintenance of the lens. This scale will be used to assist practitioners in developing the
appropriate educational intervention methods for patients who are non-compliant and
prone to infections etc. related to mishandling of the of the lenses.
d) Research has been completed on the personality characteristics of patients wearing
monovision lenses. One publication has been accepted in Perceptual Motor Skills and
another publication is in process.
e). Research is just beginning on developing a quality of life scale for children with AD/HD.
($19,000 sesqui scheme grant).
1). Erickson, D.B. Stapleton, F. Giankoupolis, E & Erickson P. (in process) Quality of Life
Scale for Patients with Myopia.
2). Erickson D.B. Stapleton, F., Erickson P., Holden B.A. (in process). Psychological variables
affect self-reporting on a dry eye questionnaire.
3). Erickson D.B. Stapleton, F., Erickson P. (in process) Personality Influences Patient
reporting of Dry Eye Symptoms.
4). Coles, C. Erickson D.B. & Brennan, N (in process). The effect of personality in the
compliance of contact Lens Wear.
5). Erickson D.B. & Dutoit, R. N, (in process). Personality Correlates in Monovision Lens
Wear.
6). Lang, M. & Erickson D.B. (in process). Cognitive processing gains after computer-based
instruction of learning disabled youth.
7). Williams, M, Erickson D.B. Kohn, M & Clark, S (in process) Cognitive Processing
Differences between children with different subtypes of attention deficit disorder.
8). Erickson D.B. Lang, M. Kohn, M. & Clark S. (in process). Cognitive Processing
differences in Children before and after prescription medication.
Dr Caroline Hunt's main focus of research is the nature of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
(GAD). An investigation into the role of thought suppression in GAD - a possible
mechanism for the perceived uncontrollability of worry in these patients - has been
completed in collaboration with Dr Rocco Crino (Director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic,
St. Vincent's Hospital), and Clinical Masters student Mr Peter Cowell. Data from a sample of
patients with anxiety disorders is being analysed to assess the relationship between stress,
anxiety, depression and worry and this work is being undertaken in collaboration with
Associate Professor Peter Lovibond, School of Psychology, UNSW. Further investigations in
collaboration with Dr Crino into the phenomenon of worry in anxiety disorders include an
analysis of the specificity of worry to GAD using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire, and
an investigation of the contribution of the construct of 'intolerance of uncertainty' to the
cognitive behavioural model of GAD.
As a member of the WHO consortium to analyse the National Survey of Mental Health and
Well Being, I am investigating the prevalence, disability and associated epidemiological
factors in Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The Commonwealth's Mental Health Branch is
funding the analysis of data from the survey to answer the following questions: How many
people have mental disorders in Australia, how disabled are they by them, and what health
services do they use? Further research into the factors that influence individual's decisions
to seek treatment for their anxiety or depressive disorders is planned in collaboration with
Ms Cathy Issakidis (Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorder) and Clinical Masters
student, Ms Anna Thompson. Additional collaborative projects in progress include early
intervention in preventing post-natal depression (with Dr Marie-Paule Austin, POW
Hospital and Mr John Kearney, Clinical Masters student) and a preparation programme for
post-traumatic stress disorder (Ms Leanne Humphreys, Wesley Hospital and Ms Kathy
Rooney, Clinical Masters student)
An NH&MRC funded project that aims to evaluate a school-based programme to prevent
anxiety and depressive disorders is under way across 20 Catholic secondary schools in
Sydney. A pilot study that will investigate factors influencing the incidence of bullying in
schools has been funded for 2001.
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Research Division D: Sensory Processes and Perception
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Perception Laboratories
Dr John Predebon commenced and continued research on:
 Timing, including the effect of motion-direction changes on retrospective duration
judgments. The results suggest an intriguing relationship between the 'psychological
present' and the effectiveness of stimulus changes in influencing remembered duration.
 Visual attention, specifically its role in modulating the magnitude of visual illusions and
in mediating the phenomenon of illusion decrement.
The laboratory acquired an eye movement recording system which is being used by a
doctoral student (Elaine Cornell) to measure the accuracy of vergence in naturalistic
settings.
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The Vision Sciences Lab
In 2000 Dr Rick van der Zwan continued research on symmetry perception mechanisms in
the visual cortex. This work was achieved by collaboration with Professor David Badcock of
the University of Western Australia. The work on internal clocks, by William Landers has
progressed with some interesting data being gathered on the Ternus effect threshold.
William found some interesting visual/auditory interactions and is designing and
programming series of experiments to elucidate the mechanisms giving rise to those effects.
Timothy Ikin, a PhD student, in collaboration with Associate Professor Mike Thompson of
the School of Biological Sciences, is investigating the visually guided behaviour of the
dragon lizard Ctenophorus nuchalis. Once we have some measures of their normal visual
capacities we will investigate the mechanisms for plasticity within the optic tectum these
animals seem to possess. Our first year on this project was successful in that we
demonstrated C. nuchalis could be trained to run a Y-maze in a 2AFC in order to complete a
2AFC task. Anna Brooks continued a systematic investigation of the perceptual correlates of
skin cancer identification by naïve observers (ie. non-medically trained personnel). Several
earlier studies have indicated that discriminating between normal moles and moles that
represent a skin cancer danger is difficult, yet it is an ability which can be learned. We have
undertaken the first systematic investigation of how such learning might occur and the cues
that could be used. Our first publication in this area was submitted in 2000 and several
others will follow in 2001.
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Vestibular Research Laboratory
Professor Ian Curthoys was involved in the following research projects during 2000.
Vestibular research using guinea pigs. (DPD Gilchrist, IS Curthoys, J Kim, N Vibert
(CNRS, Paris) et al).
The year 2000 saw the start of a new NHMRC project grant entitled "Experimental
validation of a clinical indicator of utricular function". The aim of this project is to use
guinea pig to investigate the physiology that underlies the behavioural responses to
galvanic vestibular stimulation. It is possible that galvanic vestibular stimulation in human
is a test of otolith function. The work directly complements ongoing human research that is
also conducted in our laboratory. The current project involves a combination of behavioural
and electrophysiological techniques.
Guinea-pig Behavioural Work. (DPD Gilchrist, IS Curthoys, J Kim)
The main focus of the behavioural work has been to measure the eye movement response to
galvanic stimulation in restrained alert guinea pigs. At present all data have been collected
from normal guinea pigs and a paper is currently in preparation detailing the exact
characteristics of the 3-D eye movement response.
In addition to the eye movements, we are also interested in the postural response to
galvanic vestibular stimulation. We have recently begun to examine postural responses in
unrestrained guinea pigs using the postural measurement system Optotrak (TM). This has
required the design and production of a small lightweight head-mounted device which can
deliver the constant-current galvanic stimulation, and which contains small LEDS to
measure the position of the head in space. It has been necessary to ensure that the apparatus
is comfortable for the animal to wear and does not prevent natural movement. This part of
the project is at a preliminary stage but the results already look very promising.
Another aspect of the behavioural work is to measure the guinea-pig eye-movement
response to galvanic stimulation during a pitch or tilt of the animal. Whilst we already had a
device for performing this type of experiment, Warren Davies (Technical Officer) was
commissioned to build a larger unit to tilt and pitch guinea pigs, and allow the placement of
additional electronics to measure binocular eye movements and head movements
simultaneously. This will become operational in early 2001.
Electrophysiology. (D Gilchrist, I Curthoys, J Kim, T Murofushi)
Our electrophysiological experiments directly complement the behavioural work and the
aim is to make extracellular recordings from single primary vestibular afferents to test
which vestibular sensory regions are activated by galvanic stimulation. Excellent progress
was made during 2000. The electrophysiological work began in June of 2000 and we were
fortunate to have the assistance of Assoc. Prof. Toshi Murofushi from Japan for 1 month.
We currently have recordings from some 200-300 neurons.
During the development of this part of the study a number of improvements in
experimental methods have been made. At the beginning of 2000 we changed our
procedures for anaesthetizing animals. Instead of injectable anaesthetic we moved to the use
of the volatile anaesthetic halothane. We found that halothane provided excellent
anaesthesia but also severely reduced the neural responses we were interested in
measuring. We have subsequently returned to the use of injectable anaesthetic which has
also improved the success of each experiment. In addition, to improve stability of the
recording apparatus, a new purpose-built recording set-up was built and became
operational in August 2000. Prof. I. S. Curthoys has continued to upgrade and improve the
electronics for this experiment to produce a very low-noise recording system.
Response of human posture to galvanic stimulation. (P-P Vidal, H MacDougall, I
Curthoys, D Gilchrist)
During November 2000 we were fortunate to have the company of Dr Pierre-Paul Vidal
from CNRS in Paris, France. We have a strong collaboration with this group and during his
two-week stay a number of experiments were conducted to look at the response of human
posture to galvanic vestibular stimulation. The guinea-pig work we have been conducting
has direct implications for the types of responses we were observing in humans.
Guinea-pig hippocampal stimulation. (S Hicks, I Curthoys, D Gilchrist)
Many of the procedures that we use for recording neural responses to galvanic stimulation
have also proved useful for investigating the response of the hippocampal formation to
electrical stimulation of the vestibular system.
Evidence for vestibular and optokinetic input to the hippocampus: evoked potentials and
theta. (S Hicks; D Gilchrist; P Cuthbert; I Curthoys)
Since it is likely that the hippocampus (HPC) relies on vestibular information for efficient
spatial navigation and path integration, we have conducted a series of behavioural and
electrophysiological studies investigating the potential contribution of the vestibular and
optokinetic (OK) systems to HPC function. Passively rotated, awake, restrained guinea pigs
displayed HPC theta activity from chronic depth electrodes, depending on the
characteristics of our rotational stimuli. Theta was significantly enhanced in light over
darkness, demonstrating a strong optokinetic component. The visual component was
demonstrated in stationary animals during purely OK stimulation. Theta activity was
strongest at higher OK drum velocities and higher nystagmus rates. Theta-related waves
were consistently generated during quick phase eye movements. In acute anaesthetised
guinea pigs, electrical pulse-train stimulation of afferents from all the vestibular sensory
regions evoked long latency (50ms) potentials in rostral CA1 and dentate gyrus, but not in
surrounding regions (dorsal thalamus, caudate, corpus callosum).
Potentials were generated even when the stimuli were insufficient to produce detectable eye
movements. Following the evoked potential there was an ultra long wave-like response of
4-5 Hz, suggestive of theta. These data demonstrate that both optokinetic and vestibular
information influence hippocampal activity.
Integration of these two sources of
information, vital for efficient navigation and path integration, may be the result of a HPC
response generated by sensory stimulation alone and not contingent on alertness or arousal.
Effects of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) in the guinea pig. (IS Curthoys, J Kim,
DPD Gilchrist).
Low intensity galvanic currents passed through the mastoid bones (behind the ear)
generates torsional eye movements in humans (Watson et al., 1998, Exp. Brain Res., 122,
453). Many human studies have observed postural activation during surface GVS applied
through the mastoids (e.g. Krizkova & Hlavacka, 1994, Physiological Research 43, 187). In
continuing research, we have undertaken a series of experiments in guinea pigs using
chronically implanted electrodes to deliver GVS. In addition to ocular responses, we have
recently recorded postural activation in the guinea pig during GVS. In order to complement
this behavioural aspect of our investigation, we have also observed the activity of single
neuron responses to GVS.
Eye movements in response to rapid linear head accelerations. (AM Burgess, IS Curthoys,
HG MacDougall, RA Black (Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, RPA))
We have been testing our head-sled apparatus with the aim of devising a new clinical test
for otolith dysfunction. The apparatus consists of a linear slide to which a bite-bar may be
attached. When the head is accelerated, the slide forces the head movements to be linear
rather than a combination of linear and angular motion.
The stimuli may be active (subject-driven) or passive (machine-driven). A computer
program, written in LabVIEW by H. MacDougall, can generate a waveform which is passed
on to an amplifier and thence to two actuators on either side of the linear slide. This method
delivers very rapid accelerations (for example, increasing from 0 m/s^2 to around 5 m/s^2
in about 5 milliseconds) and small displacements of a few millimeters.
During the experiment the subject's horizontal eye position is measured using a low-noise
infrared detector, mounted on spectacle frames. Head acceleration is measured with linear
accelerometers on the linear slide and on the spectacle frames. For some tests we also
attached an accelerometer to a mouth guard made from a dental impression of the subject's
mouth. Our measurements show a delay of about 2 ms between the onset of the sled
movement and the onset of the spectacle movement; as would be expected, the onset of the
mouth-guard movement is in between the two other onsets.
Our work so far has been concerned with eliminating any artifacts due to movement of the
detector and/or the spectacle frames. Using elastic to fasten the spectacles tightly to the
head greatly decreased some artifacts. We have performed tests using the Optotrak system
to compare the displacements of the head-sled, spectacle frames and detector during the
stimulus. Setting the detector in araldite, and gluing the detector to the magnet used to
attach it to the spectacles, reduced the measured displacements by about half. We also plan
to measure eye movements with magnetic search coils so as to verify our infrared
measurements. Further artifact removal may require modification of the spectacles, a lower
acceleration, and possibly a smoother acceleration onset. Once this is done, it should be
straightforward to test large numbers of subjects in a variety of conditions.
Surfaces of the utricular and saccular maculae. (IS Curthoys, AM Burgess, HG
MacDougall, A Kondrachuk).
We have anatomical data measured by Ian Curthoys for surfaces of the utricular and
saccular maculae of several guinea pigs. We have written software to calculate the surface
normals and the displacement of each point to the nearest point on the striola. Having done
this, the program then calculates the activation of the macula when exposed to a force vector
of an arbitrary direction.
We wish to use these patterns of activation to model the response of the otoliths to linear
forces, and plan to use the eye-movement results of Hess & Dieringer (1991, J.
Neurophysiol., 66, 1805) in combination with our anatomical data to make a coherent model
of the direction of eye movements as a function of activation of locations on the macula.
Eye torsion and the perception of spatial orientation. (IS Curthoys, N Wade (Dundee
University), HG MacDougall, AM Burgess).
When roll-tilted in darkness, a normal subject will make a setting of perceived tilt which
usually differs considerably from the actual tilt. The subject's eyes also undergo torsion,
known as counter-rolling. We wish to determine how much of a subject's perceived tilt is
due to counter-rolling, by making simultaneous measures of eye torsion and perceived tilt.
Eye torsion is measured using the VTM (Video Torsion Measurement) system, and the
subject records perceived tilt by setting a bar of light to the perceived head median plane.
The video screen is darkened momentarily when the subject makes a setting, thus allowing
us to synchronise the perception and eye-movement data.
The subjects tested so far have widely varying different perception settings. For one subject
during part of the test while seated upright, the setting of the head median plane was
almost exactly the same as the eye torsion. For other parts of the experiment the
relationship was more complex. We plan to do a more systematic study of a larger number
of subjects, and to measure neck vibration while the subject is tilted. An Honours student,
Mr Daniel Ooi, will be continuing the project in 2001.
Generation of the quick phase. (DPD Gilchrist, A Cartwright, IS Curthoys, AM Burgess)
During active or passive head movements, there are two main types of eye movement: the
slow phase, in opposite direction to the head movement, and the quick phase, in the same
direction as the head movement. The quick phase allows rapid repositioning of the eye in
the orbit so that the eye is not driven to the edge of its rotational range.
As part of Andrew Cartwright's PhD project, guinea-pig eye movements were measured in
response to sinusoidal angular accelerations. Our recent work with these data has focused
on trying to find a threshold for generation of the quick-phase. For high-frequency
sinusoids (2 Hz), we found that quick phase begins when the eye has moved about 12
degrees from the central position.
On the other hand, our low-frequency sinusoidal data (0.1 to 0.6 Hz) did not show any such
clear trends. P-P Vidal (CNRS, Paris) speculated that at lower frequencies the data may be
affected because for lower head velocities the animal has time to make several fixations
during each cycle. We are therefore looking at present for a relation between the slowphase durations and the frequency of the stimulus.
To explain our low-frequency data, we have decided that that trapezoidal impulses at a
variety of accelerations and velocities would not only be a useful adjunct to sinusoids, but
will probably be better for studying the quick phase. We therefore plan to obtain new
trapezoidal data and examine archival human eye-movement data from the centrifuge at
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Response of the human neck to linear acceleration. (N Vibert (CNRS), I Curthoys, D
Gilchrist, P-P Vidal (CNRS), et al).
In previous years we performed experiments in which human subjects were accelerated
abruptly on our linear sled, and the head and body movements were measured using our
Optotrak system. The results showed that some subjects consistently move rigidly when
subjected to acceleration, whereas for other `floppy' subjects the head accelerates with
respect to the body.
N. Vibert (CNRS, Paris) continued this project in 2000, by collecting data for a large number
of normal subjects. He showed that there is some relation between the stiffness or floppiness
of a subject's head movement and their field-dependence as measured by the rod-and-frame
test and the embedded-figures test.
The accuracy of human vergence eye movements. (Elaine Cornell)
The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy of binocular function in subjects with normal
binocular vision and to determine whether this accuracy is affected by the rate of change of
fixation, the size of vergence change and the symmetry of vergence change. Many previous
studies on the accuracy of binocular alignment have used a subjective method known as
`fixation disparity' which involves careful observation and alignment by the subject of
discrete targets induced under highly controlled conditions by haploscopic devices. Such
studies usually indicate that errors of alignment are very small, usually no greater than 20
minutes of arc.
Other studies, which use objective methods, usually report larger errors of alignment.
However, most of these also use highly artificial visual environments and/or unusual
targets, such as random dot stereograms. The few studies which assess vergence accuracy
under normal conditions confirm that significant errors of up to 3 degrees can occur,
without diplopia. This finding therefore blurs the distinction between clinical normality and
abnormality, and suggests that highly accurate alignment is not always necessary to
produce symptom free binocular vision. The potential significance therefore, of our study,
is to determine the extent of inaccurate alignment, without diplopia, that can occur under
relatively normal conditions, and to identify whether such misalignments are influenced by
the rate of change of fixation, the amount of vergence and the symmetry of vergence
required.
A computer based eye movement detection and recording system (VidEyeO) developed in
the Vestibular Research Laboratory of the Department of Psychology is being used. This
device detects and records the centre of mass of each pupil. Additional software enables
subsequent analyses of the recordings to determine the total vergence of the eyes and
therefore subsequent under or over convergence (fixation error).
Binocular recordings are made under conditions that differ in terms of the rate of change of
fixation (0.5Hz, 1Hz, 2Hz), angle of vergence change (5, 10, 15 degrees) and symmetry of
vergence change (symmetrical/asymmetrical). Any variation of the position of one eye
during binocular recording compared with its position during monocular calibration is
recorded as a fixation. Errors both of vergence and lateral position can then be determined.
Chronic Vestibular Insufficiency - A Health Psychology Perspective. (D Erickson, GM
Halmagyi, I Curthoys, A Bowman)
This research aims to address the mystery of why only a small minority of patients
following development of the acute condition known as vestibular neuritis, report ongoing
balance disturbance and adjustment difficulties; using a clinical health psychological
perspective. In doing so, it aims to complement the ongoing investigations into possible
psychophysiological explanations of chronic vestibular insufficiency, where as yet, no
differences between well and poorly compensated patients have been found.
Over the course of 2000, an assessment battery of questionnaires and perceptual tasks was
developed to use in assessing patients' adjustment to vestibular dysfunction. This involved
both researching the most suitable and reliable measures of the various traits being
investigated, and adapting some pre-existing questionnaires to be more encompassing for
the target research population. The questionnaires aim to assess factors such as somatic
amplification and hypochondriacal tendencies, and various personality traits, as well as to
assess the patient's perceived quality-of-life and detect ongoing vestibular insufficiency. The
perceptual tasks include the Embedded Figures task, and a portable computerised version
of the Rod-and-Frame and Rod-and-Disc tests. An open-ended interview protocol was also
developed to use for qualitative research, assessing the patient's illness cognitions and
explore for possible psychopathology.
The assessment battery was tested with 1st-year students to practise administration
techniques and determine the suitability of the methods used. Mature-age students were
also recruited and tested to act as age-matched healthy controls. Pilot testing was
commenced towards the end of the year with several patients with a variety of vestibular
conditions, and amendments to the procedures and materials used were made accordingly.
This included selecting a different vestibular condition to use as our sample, than was
originally planned. Refining of the procedure and design is basically completed and the
main recruitment and data collection stage is ready to commence early 2001.
Development and Application of Video Eye Movement Analysis Techniques. (HG
MacDougall, IS Curthoys).
There is a strong trend towards computerized video eye movement analysis (video) both for
primary research and for clinical assessment and diagnosis. Video has many advantages
over more traditional eye movement analysis systems such as scleral search coils,
differential infrared reflection, EOG and simple Frenzel viewing. Video is much more
affordable, portable, noninvasive, stable and user-friendly than many of its alternatives, but
its transfer from the research to the clinical environment is less than trivial. This project aims
to develop video eye-movement analysis techniques by and for application to primary
research and clinical testing.
Our video eye-movement measurement system (VTM: Video Torsion Measurement) has
been developed over some years from strong theoretical principles established by Steven
Moore and Ian Curthoys. H. MacDougall has embedded these principles in a functional
system, which has many advantages over other commercially available systems.
We now have two binocular systems for horizontal, vertical and torsion, one binocular
system for horizontal, vertical and vergence (synchronized), and three monocular systems
for horizontal and vertical, used for perception studies. Sampling rates as high as video
frame rate (50/60 Hz for horizontal and vertical; 25/30 Hz for torsion) allow analysis of
dynamic eye movements such as the velocity of the slow phases of nystagmus.
VTM can be used either off-line from video recordings, or on-line to calculate eye position in
real time, allowing interactive control of eye movement analysis and much more intuitive
system operation.
Our video system development has now stabilized in a functional form friendly enough for
use by several scientists at the University of Sydney. We plan to improve VTM with
advances in hardware speed and with more robust algorithms such as partial ellipse fits to
occluded pupils, and to apply the system to research and clinical investigations.
So far we have applied VTM to a broad range of research and clinical projects, including:
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The comparison of ocular torsional responses to centrifugation and static tilt conditions
with matched interaural acceleration to detect a saccular contribution.
Decompensation of the eye-movement control of unilateral deafferented subjects while
stimulated by vibration delivered to the neck.
Assessment of the implications and clinical applications of nystagmic and torsional
offset eye movements during galvanic stimulation of the vestibular system.
Correlation of perceptual measures, such as the biased settings of a horizontal bar, and
torsional eye position offsets.
Investigation of torsional eye movements during on-centre rotation.
Analysis of horizontal, vertical and torsional slow-phase eye velocities during
nystagmus generated by galvanic, rotation and optokinetic stimuli.
Understanding the effects of confounds which exist but are not measured by more basic
eye-movement analysis systems. These confounds include those from suppression by
fixation targets, blinking, pupil dilation, convergence, and gaze direction.
Interaction of maintained galvanic vestibular stimulation and linear acceleration. (HG
MacDougall, I Curthoys, GM Halmagyi (RPA)).
We investigated the effect of maintained, constant-current, bitemporal, bipolar galvanic
vestibular stimulation (GVS) as part of our ongoing search for clinically useful tests of
vestibular and specifically otolith function. The eye-movement response to GVS was
assessed and compared with responses to stimuli such as static roll-tilt, centred rotation and
centrifugation. These tests were performed on six normal subjects, and on a patient with the
CHARGE association, which includes absence of the utricular macula and semicircular
canals.
The horizontal and torsional eye-movement response to GVS showed two components:
some initial decay with a time constant of about 100s, and a longer-term maintained
response. These components may be the result of stimulating two sensory systems: the
canals (transient response) and otoliths (maintained response). This is consistent with the
character of the CHARGE patient's response, as only the maintained response was present,
presumably from stimulation of the saccular macula, their only vestibular organ. Although
within-subject repeatability is high, the large between-subject variability may limit the
usefulness of GVS as a clinical test.
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Cognitive Neuroscience Unit
Dr Lea Williams is Head of the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit located within The Brain
Dynamics Centre at Westmead Hospital. The psychophysiology laboratory within the
Psychology Department is also part of this Unit. In 2000, 8 PhD students, 3 Clinical Masters
and 7 fourth year research students from Psychology conducted their projects within the
Cognitive Neuroscience Unit. We also have a strong collaboration with researchers at the
Institute of Psychiatry, London. The Cognitive Neuroscience Unit brings a psychology focus
to the integrative neuroscience approach of The Brain Dynamics Centre. This Centre
comprises a large multidisciplinary team of researchers from psychology, psychiatry,
mathematics, physics and medical backgrounds and includes a group of clinicians (from
psychiatry, adolescent medicine, head injury) that head up the clinical applications of our
research. A primary research theme of the Cognitive Neuroscience Unit is "Imaging our
Emotions". We take an integrated approach to examining human emotional responses and
dysfunctions and the associated cognitive processes, such as orienting and selective
attention. Three complementary approaches are followed in the Unit:
1. Theoretical integration: Linking biological and cognitive models of the human brain
(particularly emotion models),
2. Empirical data integration: Collection of data from complementary human brain imaging
techniques (including eyemovement, arousal, EEG/ERP and functional MRI recording), and
3. Application to clinical disorders: The integrated theoretical and empirical approaches are
applied to investigation of several psychological disorders, including schizophrenia, ADHD,
PTSD and Borderline Personality).
In 2000, the research outcomes from the Unit included 15 refereed publications and three
large competitive research grants. Further details are available on the web, by following the
links from the Psychology homepage to The Brain Dynamics Centre. In affiliation with her
role as Head of the Unit, Lea Williams is fMRI research coordinator for Westmead Hospital,
Convenor of the Neuroimaging Panel of the NSW Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied
Disorders and NSW representative on the NHMRC Consortium for Human Brain Research
into Mental Disorders.
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Research Division E: History & Philosophy of Psychology and
Quantitative Psychology
Associate Professor David Grayson undertook the following research in 2000:
1) Misunderstandings in psychology about quantitative methods,
2) Identification in MTMM (multitrait-multimethod) designs,
3) Ordinal “information” in psychometric tests,
4) History of regression in statistics and psychology,
5) Invariance in factor analysis.
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Dr Joel Michell
In 2000, Dr Fiona Hibberd continued research on the relationship between, and
implications of, positivist and social constructionist metatheories in psychology. She
undertook a Special Studies Program from July 10, 2000 to January 12, 2001 as a Visiting
Fellow at the University of Durham, UK; examined two British theories currently adjudged
realist theories of psychological science and gave a Fellowship Lecture.
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Research Division F: Social and Developmental Psychology
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Developmental Psychology Laboratory
Dr Pauline Howie proceeded with her research on aspects metacognitive and social
influences on children’s event reports. Collaborative research began in early 2000 with Dr C.
Roebers of the University of Wurzburg, Germany, on developmental aspects of the accuracy
of confidence judgements in response to misleading questions. Research also proceeded in
collaboration with Dr R. Markham on the development of new measures of vividness of
imagery in three modalities appropriate for use with young children. An ARC funded
investigation into the relationship between imagery vividness and source monitoring was
conducted in 2000. Honours supervision projects supervised included evaluations of factors
affecting the efficacy of narrative elaboration and drawing as techniques for maximising the
accuracy of children’s event reports. Postgraduate supervision included research into the
role of attributions in predicting the outcome of child abuse (Angela Dixon), and the
efficacy of interventions designed to prevent postnatal depression in mothers and fathers
(Stephen Matthey, associate supervisor with Dr David Kavanagh).
Dr Roslyn Markham completed research (in collaboration with Dr Pauline Howie) on the
imagery vividness scales for children. Two experiments have been conducted in source
monitoring in children in three different modalities as a function of imagery vividness in
these modalities.
Dr David Livesey continued research into the development of kinaesthesis and motor
coordination continued. Results from an ARC funded project examining the association
between visual movement imagery and kinaesthetic acuity were analysed and the project
written up for publication. Pilot work with children diagnosed with ADHD and/or DCD
was conducted to identify techniques for differentiating the ADHD subtypes and their
association with motor and executive function problems. This work has led to an
application for NH&MRC funding for 2002 with a research team at Curtin University.
Research into the development of response inhibition has continued with A. Carver. This
has used the Stop-signal Task to examine response inhibition in children from 5-years of
age.
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Social Psychology Laboratory
Dr Brian Crabbe continued previous research links established with National Parks and
Wildlife Service (NPWS), Port Macquarie region. In 2000, a project "Community attitudes
towards Dooragan National Park" extended research carried out in 1999 on visitors to the
park. A telephone survey of residents of Laurieton and surrounding districts examined their
attitudes towards, and use of, the Park. Issues specifically addressed included attitudes of
the local community towards NPWS's development of the park as a resource of potential
national importance, and the impact of that development on the local community.
Dr Alan Craddock continued his research on relationships between Psychology and
Theology. Some of this material was delivered at the 21st Annual Lecture Series at Moore
Theological College in August-September 1999. These lectures argued that Psychology and
Theology are best regarded as complementary disciplines and described the application of
this view to pastoral counselling and leadership in the church and family. Over 1500
members of the community attended the lecture series. The lecture series will be published
by Hillfort Resources in January 2001 under the title Beyond Rivalry: Psychology and Theology
as Complements. Dr Craddock is also continuing empirical work on associations between
family structure variables and aspects of family functioning and individual adjustment, as
well as exploring the characteristics of different types of premarital Australian couples.
Dr Michael Walker
Dr Clare Wilson started the year 2000 with the writing of a report for the Commission of
Children and Young People (that formed part of a submission to the NSW Attorney
General's Office) on the "doli incapax" legislation. This legislation outlines the age at which a
child is considered to be criminally responsible. As there was a push to lower the age, the
report dealt with the question "Is there any scientific or medical evidence to support the
proposition that today's children are more able to distinguish right from wrong than their
earlier counterparts". The short answer was "No"! Three empirical projects (conducted in
conjunction with Fiona Chisholm, Amber French and Kay Pegg) further explored the issues
surrounding children's criminal responsibility. These included how children understand
criminal intentions, foreseeability (foreseeing the consequences of their actions) and
plausibility of their actions.
Dr Clare Wilson also undertook a number of projects that examined ways to more
effectively interview children. Two studies were funded by an ARC large grant and
involved the interviewing of over 300 children, were conducted during the year. The first
study (conducted in conjunction with Dr Martine Powell) used a series of scenarios to
examine the effect of an authority figure's social position on children's legitimacy and
obedience judgments. The second study examined if children's memories of a secret are
stronger than normal memories and if an interviewer can mislead a child about a secret.
Both studies are currently being written up for publication. Secrecy was the main focus of a
project (conducted in conjunction with Johanna Meji) examining some of the moral catch-22
situations secret keeping can place the secret keeper in. This moral catch 22 was highlighted
again in a large study examining how children understand and allocate blame.
Moral reasoning formed the main focus in two research projects. The first (conducted by
Ben Marx) examined the possible relationship between political orientation and level of
moral reasoning. The second (conducted in conjunction with Emma Grant, Amy Lattin,
Angie O'Neill and Mandy Silversides) examined the possible relationship between
children's consumption of violent media (particularly violent TV and video games) and
children's moral reasoning. Violence was the primary focus of attention in two pilot studies
(conducted by John Clarke and Gerard Shaefer) that examined the backgrounds of violent
sexual offenders presently incarcerated in NSW prisons and the usefulness of criminal
profiling in detecting such individuals.
Dr James Dalziel's main topics of research interest during 2000 were traffic psychology,
psychology and education and online education. Research in traffic psychology saw
continued development of work in the areas of optimism bias, fatigue and driving. Research
in psychology and education continued to focus on the first year experience of university
students and the use of assessment in higher education. Online education included research
on the development of online training resources in investor education for the Australian
Stock Exchange, and further work on “WebMCQ”, the web-based assessment system
developed in conjunction with Scott Gazzard.
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Individual Differences
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Individual Differences Laboratory
Dr Lazar Stankov has been involved in several diverse empirical projects. These include the
following: a. Study of the role of complexity in intelligence; b. Study of the role of mental
speed in intelligence; c. Study of the role of tactile and kinaesthetic processes in intelligence;
d. Study of the role of olfactory processes in intelligence; e. Study of the role of personal
tempo in intelligence; f. Study of the role of self-monitoring in intelligence and personality;
g. Study of the role of self-confidence in intelligence and personality; h. Study of the role of
social attitudes in intelligence and personality; i. Study of the role of lower-order sensory
processes in intelligence and probabilistic decision making; j. Study of the role of
intelligence debates in social arguments in our society; k. Study of the role of social
attitudes in our current understandings of racial prejudicies; l. Study of the relationship
between theories of intelligence and neuropsychological theories of brain function; m. Study
of the role of stereoscopic processes and binaural hearing in intelligence.
Each project has many facets and fits within the overall approach to the study of individual
differences.
Dr Richard Robert's research in 2000 included:
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Investigating Cognitive Bias in Pathological Gamblers using a Visual Probe
Detection Task. Researchers: Fadi Anjoul, Richard D. Roberts, & Manya Scheftsik.
Cognitive models postulate that biases in information processing play an essential role
in the maintenance of psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate
attentional biases in two groups for gambling related stimuli. These groups included a
clinical sample of gamblers, who predominantly gambled on electronic gamingmachines (pokies), and control participants. The information-processing paradigm
employed was the visual probe detection task. Results suggest that the sample of 32
gamblers (relative to controls) tended towards faster detection of target probes that
appeared in the same spatial location as gaming-machine related stimulus words. No
difference in probe detection latency was observed between groups in response to
words denoting (gambling on) horse racing. This finding is interpreted as supporting
the notion that the maintenance of pathological gambling is associated with
heterogeneous biases in information processing.
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Olfaction and Cognitive Abilities: What the Nose Knows. Researchers: Vanessa
Danthiir, Richard Roberts, Gerry Pallier, & Lazar Stankov. For any taxonomic model of
cognitive abilities to be complete, lower-order sensory processes must be incorporated
within its scope. The current study, which was sponsored in part by a DRG, sought to
address the role of olfactory processes within the theory of fluid and crystallized
intelligence, as this sensory modality appears to have remained uninvestigated within
differential psychology. However, evidence from experimental cognitive psychology
suggests that olfactory memory is distinct from memory in other sensory modalities.
Thus, this issue was also explored from an individual differences perspective.
Participants (N=107) were tested on a battery of 12 psychometric tests, four putative
cognitive olfactory tasks, and one olfactory discrimination measure. The resultant
dataset was subject to exploratory factor analysis. Results indicate the possible existence
of a narrow olfactory memory ability (OM), structurally independent of established
higher-order abilities and not related to simple olfactory sensitivity. The implication of
this finding to models of human cognitive abilities is discussed.
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Emotional 'Intelligence', Cognitive Abilities, and Personality. Researchers: Alicia
Garcia & Richard D. Roberts. Emotional intelligence has been conceptualised both as an
independent ability that is related to traditional cognitive abilities, and as a dispositional
construct linked to personality. However, while there has been much theoretical
speculation in the literature surrounding the concept of emotional intelligence, there
remains a dearth of empirical studies into its structure and psychological correlates. The
present study redresses this shortcoming. Uruguayan participants (N = 102) were tested
on Spanish translations of a battery of measures from the domains of emotional
intelligence, cognitive abilities, and personality. Results of exploratory factor analysis
demonstrate that self-report measures of emotional intelligence share too much
conceptual overlap with extant personality constructs. In addition, this analysis
questions existing models that claim consensual-scored emotional intelligence is
comprised of four facets. Instead, it would appear that this form of emotional
intelligence comprises two moderately correlated factors: Emotion Perception and
Emotional Understanding-Management. Emotion Perception is moderately related to
personality (i.e., Conscientiousness), crystallized and fluid intelligence, and chronotype.
Emotional Understanding-Management is moderately associated with personality (i.e.,
Agreeableness), and both crystallized and fluid intelligence. It would appear emotional
intelligence might be better conceptualized as a form of competence that shares some
links with traditional cognitive abilities and personality.
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Tendency Towards Additivity in Multiple Choice Test Items. Researchers: Sabina
Kleitman, Lazar Stankov and Richard Roberts. The Bayesian normative model of
probability prescribes a number of laws that purportedly underlie human decisionmaking processes. When applied to multiple-choice questions, it is often assumed that a
single alternative choice is a member of a set of mutually exclusive and exhaustive
events. Consequently, the model expects that people behave in an ‘additive’ way when
assessing the probability of the alternatives provided. In previous research, participants
were asked to follow this principle. This study investigates this issue in greater detail,
giving people freedom to use their own judgment, rather than imposing rules of
probability. The participants were 118 psychology students. A large proportion of the
participants (55%) tended to violate the ‘additivity’ principle. In particular, there
appeared to be a consistent tendency towards under- or over-additivity. The manner in
which participants violated the ‘additivity’ principle was predictive of cognitive bias on
a General Knowledge test (r = -0.32, p < 0.001). The results of this empirical study
suggest that there might be consistent individual differences in application of the
normative model during decision-making processes, and that these differences might be
predictive of some observed cognitive biases.
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Can Emotional Intelligence be Measured Reliably: An Application of MORA Scaling.
Researchers: Carolyn MacCann Richard D. Roberts. The Method of Reciprocal Averages
(MORA) scaling procedure was applied to the Faces and Designs tests from the MSCEIT
battery (N=105). The MORA has previously been shown to raise the reliability of
dichotomously scored tests, and it was hypothesized that the increase would also occur
for consensually scored tests -- a finding advantageous for the measurement of
emotional intelligence. The MORA was also applied to three other consensually scored
tests not measuring emotional intelligence. Results indicate that the MORA scaling did
increase reliability, as well as convergent and divergent validity. MORA scaling also
appears to decrease the dependence of item means and item standard deviations that
occurs in consensual scoring. However, the procedure may increase the negative skew
in the distributions of scores, stretching the "tail" of low scores to lower values.
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Investigating the correlates of time management using the Abbreviated Time
Management Index (ATMI). Researchers: Heidi Krause & Richard Roberts. Despite
widespread exposure in the popular literature and the emergence of an extensive range
of training programs, the construct of time management remains poorly understood
from an empirical standpoint. Of note is the absence of a comprehensive scale to assess
time management behaviours and attitudes, and the clarification of the factorial
structure and conceptual nature of the construct, particularly its relationship to
personality dimensions. Recently, a series of studies (N=432) were conducted by several
members of IDCAU to redress this imbalance. A new self-report instrument, the
Australian Time Organisation and Management Scale (ATOMS), possessing sound
psychometric properties and assessing six factors of time management (Purpose, Time
Facilitation, Mechanics of Time Management, Temporal Perspective/Change
Management, Spontaneity, and Effective Organisation) was developed using rational
and factor analytic approaches. In addition, significant relationships with the Big-Five
factors of Conscientiousness and Neuroticism, as well as low correlations with cognitive
ability measures, were established. The current study (N=194) was a replication and
extension of the previous findings using an Abbreviated Time Management Index
(ATMI). The outcome provided further construct validation for the scale and confirmed
the strong association between time management and Conscientiousness.
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Human circadian type: Psychological and physiological investigations. Researchers:
Richard Roberts, Samara McPhedran, Gerry Pallier, Rod Hughes (Harvard Medical
School), Sidney Irvine (University of Plymouth), Patrick Kyllonen (ETS), Moshe Zeidner
(University of Haifa). The term 'circadian' denotes the near 24 hour physiologic rhythm
that has been observed under free-running conditions, at every system level in nearly all
living things, under near constant environmental conditions. Within individual
differences approaches to this phenomenon, there is a stated assumption that there
exists definite types corresponding to diurnal preference. However, attempts to measure
circadian type (or chronotype) have met with mixed results. The Lark-Owl Chronotype
Indicator (LOCI) was developed to redress this shortcoming. The LOCI is a brief selfreport measure of circadian type yielding three sub-scale scores: Morningness,
Eveningness, and Sleep Propensity. It has two parallel forms: LOCI (Alpha) and LOCI
(Beta). Five studies (N > 2000) have now been conducted and analyzed, each suggesting
that the three sub-scales composing the LOCI have excellent psychometric properties. A
sixth study (N = 500) demonstrates the validity of the LOCI. Correlations between peerreport and self-report LOCI scores are particularly high for all scales (average r = 0.51).
A technical report, detailing these preliminary findings, is available on the WWW at the
following address:
<http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/difference5/papers/locistatus.html>
Inside the framework provided by the LOCI, additional data has now been collected which
examines relationships of each the three sub-scales with measures of cognitive ability,
personality, time management, mood states, sleep quality, quality of life and so forth.
Among interesting preliminary findings (N > 4000), are positive correlations between
Morningness and Conscientious and between Morningness and dimensions of time
management. In addition, it has been found that Evening types tend to be more open to
experience, more intelligent, and more extraverted. Unfortunately, these individuals also
tend to be fairly disorganized, careless, impulsive, inefficient, and undependable!
The impressive psychometric qualities of the LOCI has opened up a number of crosscultural studies, with data currently being collected in Uruguay (with a Spanish version),
the UK, South Africa, Israel, and Serbia. Other researchers in other countries (e.g., Germany,
The Netherlands) have also inquired about procuring the protocol, with further
international collaborations thus likely in 2000.
These behavioral indices have been complemented with an impressive array of
physiological data, with data currently being collected by Dr. Hughes in the USA. He is
giving the LOCI to all participants coming into his laboratory. Dr. Hughes is also collecting
phase (melatonin and core body temperature) on all participants. Importantly, on some of
these participants he is also (using complex methodologies) able to collect the period of their
endogenous circadian clock (or tau).

The Processing Speed-Accuracy Test (PAST) Battery: Factor Structure and Behavioral
Correlates. Researchers: Richard Roberts, Lazar Stankov, and Gerry Pallier. A paperand-pencil battery of 25 elementary cognitive tasks (ECTs) was developed and then
administered to 349 participants. Cognitive constructs assessed by these tasks include
choice reaction time, attention switching, movement time, identification time, odd-manout performance, and stimulus-response compatibility. Participants also completed
measures of fluid and crystallized intelligence, technical knowledge, and short-term
memory. Analyses indicate the ECTs have a complex, hierarchical structure. One lowerorder factor (Attention Switching) has particularly high correlation with measures of
fluid intelligence (i.e., r in excess of 0.5). Overall, differential magnitudes of correlation
with identified ability constructs across each speed factor reinforces the view that the
factor structure of speed is as elaborate as that found for accuracy based (i.e., level)
measures.

Stimulus-Response Compatibility Effects, Mental Speed, and Human Cognitive
Abilities. Researchers: Richard D. Roberts, Lazar Stankov, & Brett Myors (Macquarie
University). Recently, Roberts and Stankov (1999, Learning and Individual Differences,
11, 1-120) have argued that the experimental paradigms employed in individual
differences research are more psychologically complex than exponents of the cognitive
correlates approach (and general intelligence) have assumed. In particular, within
processing speed accounts of intelligence, stimulus response compatibility (SRC) effects
have largely been ignored. In this research, sponsored, in part, by a Small ARC Grant to
the first author, participants (N=106) were administered a series of reaction time tasks.
SRC was systematically manipulated in these tasks by having participants make
incompatible responses (e.g., a joystick response in the opposite direction to a stimulus-
light). These participants also completed diverse cognitive speed measures (the oddman-out paradigm, a computerized trail-making test, and a traditional Hick paradigm)
and tests of cognitive abilities. In line with Roberts and Stankov (1999), relationships
between the various cognitive speed measures indicate that the structure of mental
speed is indeed complex. Equally important, correlations between processing speed and
measures of fluid intelligence were found to increase from moderate (i.e., r = -0.30) to
substantial (r = -0.60) when participants were required to make particularly
incompatible responses.

Emotional Intelligence: An Individual Differences Perspective. Researchers: Richard
Roberts, Moshe Zeidner (University of Haifa), & Gerry Matthews (University of
Cincinnatti). Following a review of contemporary approaches to the assessment of
emotional intelligence (EI), it would appear that self-report measures represent little
more than personality, while performance-based measures do hold some promise.
Nevertheless, empirical information on the latter type of measure is sparse. To redress
this imbalance, a multivariate investigation, examining the psychometric properties and
psychological correlates of perhaps the most promising performance-based measure of
EI -- the Multi-Factor Emotional Intelligence Scales (MEIS) -- was conducted.
Participants (N=704) completed the MEIS, the Trait-Self-Description Inventory (TSDI, a
measure of the Big-Five Personality Factors), and the Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery (ASVAB, a measure of intelligence, widely used in the selection
context). Results were equivocal. While the MEIS showed convergent validity by
correlating moderately with the ASVAB and divergent validity by correlating only
slightly with the TSDI, different scoring protocols currently comprising the MEIS (i.e.,
expert, consensus, and target) yielded contradictory (indeed opposing) findings. In
addition, the reliabilities of MEIS sub-scales were often poor, with factor analyses
turning up still further problems in the hypothesized hierarchical structure of the test.
Based on these findings and other logical and empirical criteria, it is suggested that an
emotions-more, intelligence-less approach to the study of individual differences in
emotionality is warranted.

Stimulus-Response Compatibility and Cognitive Complexity: Elucidating our
Understanding of Fluid Intelligence. Researchers: Joel Werner & Richard Roberts.
Speed of processing and intelligence appear fundamentally related. Recent evidence
suggests, however, that in addition to processing speed other important cognitive
mechanisms may be derived from experimental paradigms. Of these, manipulations of
stimulus-response compatibility (henceforth SRC) appear particularly promising. With
close conceptual links to the concept of automaticity, SRC is conceptualized as referring
to the fact that different S-R pairings take differential amounts of time to form and
process. Many elementary cognitive tasks are based on stimulus-response codes, and as
such are susceptible to the effects of SRC. Given this and the intrinsic relationship with
automatic processing, it was hypothesized that SRC may be an important cognitive
mechanism underlying intelligence. Participants (N = 125) performed ten computerized
and four paper-and-pencil tasks that were employed as measures of compatible and
incompatible responding. Three psychometric tests were administered as measures of
fluid intelligence. A clear SRC effect was observed. Compatible tasks were performed
faster and more accurately than their incompatible counterparts. Furthermore,
incompatible response conditions displayed higher correlation with measures of fluid
intelligence (r=0.356) than did compatible conditions (r=0.308). This result supports the
notion that SRC may be an important cognitive mechanism mediating relationships
between processing speed and fluid intelligence.
RESEARCH OUTPUT
The following table shows the published research output of the Department for the years 1994-2000
•
Year
Authored
Books
Edited Books &
Monographs
Book
Chapters
Refereed
Journal
Articles
Published
Abstracts
Other
Total
1994
1
2
8
40
33
13
97
1995
1
2
8
44
41
2
98
1996
0
2
14
55
64
4
139
1997
0
2
9
41
27
14
93
1998
2
1
6
44
50
6
109
1999
2
2
9
59
69
7
148
2000
0
0
8
65
68
8
149
BOOK CHAPTERS
Beumont PJV, Ben-Tovim D & Touyz SW. (2000) Eating Disorders. In S Bloch & B Singh (Eds.).
Foundations of Clinical Psychiatry. Melbourne University Press; 217-230.
Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS. (2000). Otolith function tests. In SJ Herdman (Ed.). Vestibular
Rehabilitation. FA Davis, Philadelphia; 195-214.
Curthoys IS, Halmagyi GM. (2000). Clinical changes in vestibular function with time after unilateral
vestibular loss. In SJ Herdman (ed.). Vestibular Rehabilitation. FA Davis, Philadelphia; 172-194.
Hesketh, B. (2000). Prevention and development in the workplace. In SD Brown & RW Lent (Eds.).
Handbook of Counseling Psychology. John Wiley & Sons, New York; 471-498.
Hunt, C. (2000). The unmet need for treatment in panic disorder and social phobia. In G Andrews & S
Henderson. (Eds.) Unmet need in Psychiatry. Problems, resources, responses. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 277 - 289.
Job RFS & Dalziel JR. (2000). Defining fatigue as a condition of the organism, and distinguishing it
from habituation, adaptation and boredom. In PA Desmond & PA Hancock (Eds.). Stress,
Workload, and fatigue. Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc, New Jersey; 466-478.
Leichtman MD, Morse MB, Dixon A, & Speigel R. (2000). Source-monitoring and suggestibility: An
individual differences approach. In K Roberts & M Blades (Eds.). Children's Source Monitoring.
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum; 257-287.
McGregor IS & Schmidt WC. (2000). Models of the brain in psychology. In E Gordon (Ed.).
Integrative Neuroscience: bringing together biological, psychological and clinical models of the
human brain. Harwood Academic, Australia; 195-210.
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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Allworth E.A & Hesketh B. (2000). Job requirements biodata in a customer service environment.
International Journal of Selection and Assessment; 137-147.
Almeida de Neto A , Benrimoj SI, Kavanagh D & Boakes RA. (2000). A pharmacy based protocol and
training program for non-prescription analgesics. Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy,
17, 183-192.
Almeida de Neto A, Benrimoj SI, Kavanagh D & Boakes RA. (2000). A novel educational training
program for community pharmacists. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 64, 302-307
Ash RA, Carr L, Hesketh B, Pearlman K, Battista M, Eyde LD, Kehoe J, Prien EP & Sanchez JI. (2000).
The practice of competency modeling. Personnel Psychology, 53, 703-740.
Betts GA, Barone M, Karlberg M, MacDougall H, Curthoys IS. (2000). Neck muscle vibration alters
visually-perceived roll after unilateral vestibular loss. Neuroreport, 21; 11(12): 2659-62.
Boakes RA, Boot B, Clarke JV & Carver A. (2000). Comparing albino and hooded Wistar rats of both
sexes on a range of behavioral and learning tasks. Psychobiology; 28, 339-359.
Boot B, McGregor IS & Hall W. (2000). MDMA (“Ecstasy”) neurotoxicity justifies greater public
health warnings. Lancet; 355, 1818-1820.
Broe GA, Grayson DA, Creasey HM, Waite LM, Casey BJ, Bennett HP, Brooks WS & Halliday GM.
(2000). Effect of anti-inflammatory medication on neuropathological findings in Alzheimer’s
disease. Archives of Neurology; 57, 831-836
Brown K, Gordon E, Williams L, Bahramali H, Harris A, Gray J, Meares R. (2000). Misattribution of
sensory input reflected in dysfunctional targetnontarget ERPs in schizophrenia. Psychological
Medicine; 30(6), 1443-1449.
Cartwright AD, Cremer PD, Halmagyi GM, Curthoys IS. (2000). Isolated directional preponderance
(DP) on bithermal caloric testing: II. A neural network model. American Journal of Otology; 21,
568-572.
Cremer PD, Migliaccio AA, Pohl DV, Curthoys IS, Davies L, Yavor RA, Halmagyi GM. (2000).
Posterior semicircular canal nystagmus is conjugate and its axis is parallel to that of the canal.
Neurology; 23; 54(10): 2016-20.
Curthoys IS. (2000). Vestibular compensation and substitution. Current Opinion Neurology; 13(1): 2730.
Cuthbert PC, Gilchrist DP, Hicks SL, MacDougall HG, Curthoys IS. (2000). Electrophysiological
evidence for vestibular activation of the guinea pig hippocampus. Neuroreport; 15; 11(7): 1443-7.
Dalziel JR & Job RFS. (2000). Precursors to fatigue crashes and the problem of the “fallen asleep at the
wheel” defence in legal contexts. RoadWise; 1, 3-5.
Dent OF, Grayson DA, Waite LM, Cullen JS, Creasey H & Broe GA. (2000) Alcohol consumption in a
community sample of older people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 24,
323-326.
Dent OF, Grayson DA, Waite LM, Cullen JS, Creasey H, Bennett HP, Casey BJ & Broe GA. (2000). A
Longitudinal study of alcohol consumption and functional disability in a community sample of
older people. British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; 19, 185-189.
Dowsett S & Livesey DJ. (2000). The development of inhibitory control in pre-school children: Effects
of 'executive skills' training. Developmental Psychobiology, 36, 2, 161-174.
Erickson DB & Erickson P. (2000). Psychological factors and sex differences in acceptance of
monovision. Perceptual and Motor Skills; 91, 1113-1119.
Faunce GJ & Job RFS. (2000). The Stroop colour naming task and addictive behaviour: Some
recommendations. Addiction, 95(9), 1438-1439.
Gilchrist DP, Curthoys IS, Burgess AM, Cartwright AD, Jinnouchi K, MacDougall HG, Halmagyi
GM. (2000). Semicircular canal occlusion causes permanent VOR changes. Neuroreport, 11, 252731.
Grayson DA, Mackinnon A, Jorm AF, Creasey H & Broe GA. (2000). Item Bias in the center for
epidemiologic studies depression scale: Effects of physical disorders and disability in an elderly
community sample. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 55, 273-282.
Green MJ, Williams LM & Hemsley DR (2000). Cognitive theories of delusion formation: The
contribution of visual scanpath research. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 5, 62-74.
Griffiths RA & Touyz SW. (2000). Bulimia nervosa: nature, treatment and prevention. Modern
Medicine of Australia, CME, 3, 65-70.
Gross G, Russell JD, Beumont PJV, Touyz SW, Roach P, Aslani A, Hansen RD, Allen BJ. (2000).
Longitudinal study of patients with anorexia nervosa 6 to 10 years after treatment: Impact of
adequate weight restoration of outcome. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 904, 614616.
Halliday GM, Shepherd CE, McCann H, Reid W, Grayson DA, Broe GA & Kril JJ. (2000) Antiinflammatory medications do not decrease Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology. Archives of
Neurology, 57, 831-836.
Halmagyi GM, Cremer PD, Anderson J, Murofushi T, Curthoys IS. (2000). Isolated directional
preponderance of caloric nystagmus: I. Clinical significance. The American Journal of Otolology;
21(4); 559-67.
Hatfield H & Job RFS. (2000). Pro-environmental behaviour as a health behaviour – I: A review of the
role of environment related optimism bias and other factors.
Hatfield H & Job RFS. (2000). Pro-environmental behaviour as a health behaviour – II: A study of the
role of environment-related optimism bias & other factors.
Hesketh B. (2000). Time perspective in career-related choices: Applications of time-discounting
principles. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 57, 62-84.
Hesketh B. (2000). The next millenium of ‘Fit’ Research: Comments on “The congruence myth: An
analysis of the efficacy of the Person-Environment fit model: by H.E.A. Tinsley. Journal of
Vocational Behavior, 56, 190-196.
Hunt, C. (2000) The diagnosis and nature of generalized anxiety disorder. Current Opinion in
Psychiatry, 13, 157-161.
Irvine CD, Grayson DA & Lusby RJ. (2000) Clinical Governance & the Vascular Surgeon. British
Journal of Surgery, 87, 766-770.
Ivancic K & Hesketh B. (2000). Learning from errors in a driving simulation: Effects on driving skill
and self-confidence. Ergonomics; 43,1966-1984.
Job RFS & Hatfield J. (2000). Effective communication of health messages regarding noise-induced
health effects. Noise & Health; 8, 33-38.
Jorm AF, Grayson DA, Creasey H, Waite LM & Broe GA. (2000). Long-term benzodiazepine use by
elderly people living in the community. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 24,
7-10.
Joung W, van der Zwan R & Latimer CR. (2000). Tilt aftereffects generated by bilaterally symmetrical
patterns. Spatial Vision; 13,1, 107-128.
King N, Touyz SW, Charles M. (2000). The effect of body dissatisfaction on women's perceptions of
female celebrities. International Journal of Eating Disorders; 27, 341-347.
Latimer CR, Stevens KJ, Irish M, Webber L. (2000). Attentional biases in geometric form perception.
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 53A, 765-791.
Lee, K-H. & Williams, L.M. (2000). Eye movement dysfunction as a biological marker of risk for
schizophrenia. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry; 34, 91-100.
Marshall RP, Jorm AJ, Grayson DA, O'Toole BI. (2000) Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Other
Predictors of Medical Service Use by Vietnam Veterans. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry.
Michell J. (2000). Normal science, pathological science and psychometrics. Theory and Psychology,
10, 639-667.
Morgan LC, Grayson DA, Peters HE, Clarke CW, Peters MJ. (2000). Lung cancer in NSW: Current
trends and the influence of age and sex. Medical Journal of Australia; 172, 578-582.
Morley K. (2000). +3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "Ecstasy") increases social
interaction in rats. European Journal of Pharmacology; 408, 41-49.
Moulds ML, Touyz SW, Schotte D, Beaumont PJV, Griffiths R, Russell J, Charles M. (2000). Perceived
expressed emotion in the siblings and parents of hospitalized patients with Anorexia Nervosa.
International Journal of Eating Disorders; 27, 3, 288-296.
Norris, G. (2000). The behavioural assessment of the dysexecutive syndrome (BADS): Ecological,
concurrent and construct validity. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation; 10,1, 33-45.
Norris, G & Laube R. (2000). Cognitive-behavioural assessment and treatment of maladaptive help
seeking behaviour in a patient with schizophrenia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry; 34, 688-691.
O'Hara A. (2000). Recovered Memories: Evidence of Therapeutic Wisdom. Psychotherapy in
Australia, 6/4, 52-54.
Pallier G, Roberts RD & Stankov L. (2000). Biological versus psychometric intelligence: Halstead's
(1947) Distinction Re-visited. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 13, 220-246.
Parslow R, Jorm AF, O'Toole BI, Marshall RP, Grayson DA. (2000). Distress experienced by
participants during an epidemiological survey of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of
Traumatic Stress; 13, 465-471.
Peat M, Dalziel J, Grant A. (2000). Enhancing the transition to university by facilitating social and
study networks: Results of a one-day workshop. Innovations in Education and Training
International; 37, 293-303.
Predebon J. (2000). Length illusions in conventional and single-wing Muller-Lyer stimuli. Perception
& Psychophysics; 62, 1086-1098.
Rey JM, Walter G, Plapp JM & Denshire E. (2000). Family environment in attention deficit
hyperactivity, oppositional defiant and conduct disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry, 34, 453-457.
Rieger E, Touyz S, Schotte D, Beumont P, Russell J, Clarke S, Kohn M & Griffiths R. (2000).
Development of an instrument to assess readiness to recover in anorexia nervosa. International
Journal of Eating Disorders, 28, 387-396.
Rieger E, Touyz SW, & Beumont PJV. (2000). Cross-culture research and Anorexia Nervosa:
Assumptions regarding the role of body weight. International Journal of Eating Disorders; 29, 205215.
Stankov L & Dolph B. (2000). Metacognitive aspects of test-taking and intelligence. Psychologische
Beitrage, 42, 70-84.
Stevenson RJ, Boakes RA & Wilson JP. (2000). Resistance to extinction of conditioned odor
perceptions: Evaluative conditioning is not unique. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning,
Memory and Cognition, 26, 423-440.
Stevenson RJ, Boakes RA & Wilson JP. (2000). Counter-conditioning following human odor-taste and
color-taste learning. Learning and Motivation, 31, 114-127.
Touyz SW & Beumont PJV. (2000). Anorexia Nervosa: New approaches to management. Journal of
Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hong Kong, May /June edition 7-18.
Touyz SW & Beumont PJV. (2000). Anorexia Nervosa: New approaches to management. Modern
Medicine of South Africa, 17, 65-77.
Waite LM, Broe GA, Grayson DA, Creasey H. (2000) Motor function and disability in the dementias.
International Journal of geriatric Psychiatry; 15, 897-903.
Williams LM & Gordon E. (2000). 'Masked' span of apprehension performance in schizophrenic
subgroups. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 5, 37-52.
Williams LM, Brammer MJ, Skerrett D, Lagopolous J, Rennie C, Kozek K, Olivieri G, Perduto A &
Gordon E. (2000). The Neural correlates of orienting: An integration of fMRI and skin conductance
Orienting Response. Neuroreport, 11, 3011-3015.
Williams LM, Gordon E, Bahramali H, Wright J & Meares R. (2000). Late component ERPs are
associated with distinct schizophrenic syndromes. International Journal of Neuroscience, 105, 3752.
Wilson JC & Davies GM. (2000). An evaluation of the use of videotaped evidential interviews in child
abuse investigations. International Journal of Police Science and Management; 2 (4), 324-336.
Winters BD, Matheson W, McGregor IS & Brown RE. (2000). An automated two-choice test of
olfactory working memory in the rat: effect of scopolamine. Psychobiology; 28, 21-31.
Wyver SR, Markham R & Hlavacek S. (2000). Inferences and word associations of children with a
visual impairment. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness; 94, 204-217.
• Refereed Journal Articles (cont'd)
• PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS/ PROCEEDINGS
Brown K, Gordon E, Gonsalvez C, Williams L, Bahramali H, Harris A & Gray J. (2000). Misattribution
of sensory input in schizophrenia. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 35, 62.
Brown KJ, Williams LM, Gordon E, Wright J & Bahramali H. (2000). Late component ERPs are
associated with three syndromes in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 41, 151.
Crino, R. & Hunt C. (2000). Teaching psychological assessment and intervention to GPs [abstract].
Australian Journal of Psychology, 52 (Suppl. 2000), 75.
Green MJ, Williams LM & Gordon E. (2000). Cognitive and autonomic processing of facial affect:
Implications for schizophrenia. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 35, 65.
Green MJ & Williams LM. (2000) Affect identification in schizotypy. Schizophrenia Research, 41, 288289.
Green MJ & Williams LM. (2000) Processing of threat-related affects delayed in delusion prone
normals. Schizophrenia Research, 41, 289.
Harris A, Slewa-Younan S, Williams L, Gordon E & Li W. (2000). The topography of qEEG in three
syndromes of schizophrenia. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 35, 51.
Lagopoulos, J, Ward, PB, Rennie C, Williams LM & Gordon E. (2000). Functional MRI as a tool for
investigating networks underlying the orienting reflex. Psychophysiology, 37, S61.
Lee K, Gordon E, Williams L, Haig A & Goldberg E. (2000). Novelty and routinisation in
schizophrenia: A 40Hz Gamma study. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 35, 47.
Lee K-H, Gordon E, Williams LM & Haig AR (2000). Disturbance of synchronous Gamma activity in
schizophrenia. Psychophysiology, 37, S60.
Manor B, Gordon E & Williams L. (2000). Facial affect and visual scanning patterns in schizophrenia.
International Journal of Psychophysiology, 35, 32.
Marsh PJ, Lazzaro I, Manor BR, Harris AWF, Williams LM, Gordon E & Davidson D. (2000). Facial
expressions of emotion and visual scanpaths in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
and first-episode psychosis (FEP). International Journal of Psychophysiology, 35, 69.
Marsh PJ, Lazzaro I, Manor, Harris AWF, Williams LM, Gordon E & Davidson D. (2000). Facial
expressions of emotion and visual scanpaths in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
and first-episode psychosis (FEP). Schizophrenia Research, 41, 288.
Marsh PJ, Lazzaro I, Manor BR, Harris AWF, Williams LM, Gordon E & Davidson D. (2000). Facial
expressions of emotion and visual scanpaths in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) and first-episode psychosis (FEP). International Journal of Psychophsyiology, 35, 69.
Marsh PJ, Lazzarro I, Harris AWF, Williams LM & Gordon E. (2000). Can ADHD and first-episode
schizophrenia in adolescence be distinguished using psychophysiological measures of attention
and arousal. Psychophysiology, 37, S66.
Phillips ML, Williams LM, Senior C, Bullmore ET, Brammer MJ, Andrew C, Williams SCR & David
AS. (2000). Increased right amygdala activation to fear in paranoid schizophrenia: An fMRI study.
Schizophrenia Research, 41, 12.
Slewa-Younan S, Gordon E, Williams L & Goldberg E. (2000). Is Gamma activity in schizophrenia
mediated by gender? International Journal of Psychophysiology, 35, 72.
Williams L, Senior C, David AS, Loughland C & Gordon E. (2000). In search of the 'Duchenne smile':
Eye movement evidence for a marker of the genuine human smile. Proceedings of the British
Psychological Society. 8(1), 48.
Williams LM, Gordon E, Lagopolous J, Rennie C, Peduto A, Olivieri G, Phillips ML, Brammer MJ &
Skerrett D. (2000). Functional neuroimaging and threat perception: Differentiating responses by
simultaneously recorded skin conductance responses. International Journal of Psychophysiology,
35, 45-46.
Williams LM, Phillips ML, Gordon E, Lagopolous J, Rennie C, Brammer MJ & David AS. (2000).
Functional neuroimaging and threat perception in paranoia: neural responses are differentiated by
simultaneously recorded skin conductance responses. Schizophrenia Research, 41, 142-143.
Williams LM, Brammer MJ, Skerrett D, Lagopolous J, Rennie C, Perduto A & Gordon E. (2000).
Neural activity associated with electrodermal orienting: An integrated fMRI and GSR study.
Psychophysiology; 37, S105.
Williams LM, Rennie C, Lagopolous J, Brammer MJ, Phillips ML, Bahramali H, Olivieri G, Perduto A
& Gordon E. (2000). The influence of electrodermal orienting on simultaneously recorded neural
activity: An fMRI study of emotion perception. Psychophysiology; 37, S11.
Boakes, RA. (2000). Learning and retrospecting about causes: Explicit or implicit processes?
Australian Journal of Psychology, 52 (Supplement), 26.
Faunce GJ, Mapledoram PK & Job RFS. (2000). Schema-relevant attentional biases in Type A
individuals. International Journal of Psychology, 35, 78.
Faunce GJ, Mapledoram PK & Job RFS. (2000). The effect of performance motivation on schemarelevant attentional biases in Type A individuals. Australian Journal of Psychology, 52(Suppl.), 7980.
Faunce GJ, Schotte DE & Job RFS. (2000). Aversive classical conditioning produces attentional bias in
high trait anxious individuals. International Journal of Psychology, 35, 107.
Hatfield J & Job RFS. (2000). A new, observational measure of recycling: Reliability and relationships
with determinants. International Journal of Psychology.
Hatfield J & Job RFS. (2000). Optimism bias: The roles of hazard experience and risk-situation
exposure. International Journal of Psychology.
Hatfield J & Job RFS. (2000). Past- and future-related optimism bias: The better-past-better-future
account. International Journal of Psychology
Job RFS & Hatfield J. (2000). Noise sensitivity and the use of words employed to describe noise
annoyance. International Journal of Psychology
Job RFS, Carter NL, Hatfield J, Morrell S, Peploe P, & Taylor R. (2000). The Sydney Airport Health
Study: Psychological factors in reaction to noise and changes in noise. International Journal of
Psychology
Latimer CR., & Pang L. (2000). Visual right-field advantage during eye fixation and smooth pursuit.
Australian Journal of Psychology, 52, 39.
Placanica JL, Faunce GJ & Job RFS. (2000). Fasting and attentional biases for food and body
shape/weight words. Australian Journal of Psychology, 52(Suppl.), 106.
Placanica JL, Faunce GJ & Job RFS. (2000). The effect of fasting and EDI-2 status on attentional biases
for food and body shape/weight words. International Journal of Psychology, 35, 441.
Sartore G & Latimer CR. (2000). The effect of reading history on the recognition of simple geometric
forms. Australian Journal of Psychology, 52, 48.
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FIRST ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE:
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Tony Bertoia. (2000). Stereotypes and source monitoring. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 28.
Alison Bowman. (2000). Risk factors for non-coping in vestibular dysfunction. Treatments that might
help. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 28.
Frances Chua & Soames Job. (2000). Personality as predictors of health and disease. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 28.
Elaine Cornell. (2000). The accuracy of human vergence eye movements. Journal of Applied Health
Behaviour; 2, 28.
Rob Dielenberg. (2000). Effects of cat odor on cardiovascular and behavioural measures in the rat.
Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 29.
Angela Dixon. (2000). Psychological disorders in incarcerated female adolescents. Journal of Applied
Health Behaviour; 2, 29.
Vlatka Duric, Phyllis Butow, & Louise Sharpe. (2000). Dealing with psychological distress in a genetic
counselling consultation for breast cancer. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 29.
Alicia Garcia. (2000). Emotional 'intelligence', cognitive abilities, and personality. Journal of Applied
Health Behaviour; 2, 29.
Melissa J. Green. (2000). Visual scan path aberrations in psychosis-prone individuals. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 30.
Barbara Griffin. (2000). More than UAI: Using measures of flexibility to predict success in first year
psychology. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 30.
Julie Hatfield. (2000). The Sydney Water Crisis’ effect on optimism bias: Implications for the
Absent/exempt account. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 30.
Julie Hatfield. (2000). Reliable measurement of recycling: A new observational measure. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 30.
Stephen Hicks. (2000). The flow of vestibular activity in and around the hippocampus. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 31.
Michelle Holmes. (2000). Adolescents' self-report of emotional symptoms after head injury. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 31.
Angus Hughson. (2000). A cognitive explanation of wine-tasting expertise. Journal of Applied Health
Behaviour; 2, 31.
John Kearney, Marie-Paule Austin, & Caroline Hunt. (2000). Early intervention for women at risk of
developing post natal anxiety or depression. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 31.
Juno Kim. (2000). The response of primary vestibular afferents to external galvanic stimulation.
Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 32.
Sabina Kleitman. (2000). A tendency towards non-additivity in multiple-choice test items and the
mis-calibration phenomenon. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 32.
Heidi Krause. (2000). Time management, personality, and individual difference. Journal of Applied
Health Behaviour; 2, 32.
Kwang-Hyuk Lee. (2000). Synchronous gamma activity and syndromes in schizophrenia. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 33.
Carmel Loughland. (2000). The diagnostic specificity of abberrant visual scanpaths to faces and facial
expression in schizophrenia. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 33.
Benjamin Marx. (2000). Politics and moral development: Dodging the anti-authoritarian bullet.
Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 33.
Kirsten Morley. (2000). The acute and chronic effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymerhamphetamine
(MDMA; ‘Ecstacy’) on anxiety-related behaviour in rats. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 33.
Richard Morris. (2000). Extinction, contexts and spontaneous recovery. Journal of Applied Health
Behaviour; 2, 34.
Susanne Murphy. (2000). The use of imagery in ability perception. Journal of Applied Health
Behaviour; 2, 34.
Gerry Pallier. (2000). Gender differences in the realism of confidence judgments. Journal of Applied
Health Behaviour; 2, 34.
Kathy Rooney, L. Humphreys, & C. Hunt. (2000). The impact of a preparation program on PTSD
symptomatology and stages-of-change variables, and their relationship with outcome. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 34.
Pooja Sawrikar. (2000). Depression and acculturation in adolescents: Is stoicism a protective factor
against a negative family environment? Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 35.
Anna Sidis, Lea Williams & Russell Meares. (2000). Gamma synchrony in borderline personality
disorder. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 35.
Ja Kyoung Son. (2000). Cross-cultural and developmental differences in stress and coping. Journal of
Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 35.
Anna Thompson, C. Hunt, & C. Issakidis. (2000). The delay to seek treatment for neurotic disorders.
Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 35.
Joel B. Werner. (2000). Stimulus-response compatibility and cognitive complexity: Elucidating our
understanding of fluid intelligence. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 36.
Michelle Williams. (2000). Differentiating between the subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder using measures of attentional processing. Journal of Applied Health Behaviour; 2, 36.
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
NAME
CONFERENCE
DATE
PRESENTATION TITLE
Fadi Anjoul
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Investigating cognitive bias in
pathological gamblers using a
visual probe detection task
11th International
Conference on
Gambling and Risk
Taking (Las Vegas)
12/6/00
16/6/00
An empirical investigation of
DSM-IV criteria for pathological
gambling
Australian Diabetes
Society Annual Science
Meeting (Cairns)
22/8/00
25/8/00
"I'm not sure how to tell you
this…." Explaining the Diagnosis
of Diabetes
International Diabetes
Federation Congress
(Mexico City)
5/11/00
10/11/00
Chair
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Queensland)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Learning and retrospecting about
causes: Explicit or implicit
processes?
4th Symposium on
Theoretical Issues in
Psychology
(Wollongong)
30/6/00
Learning without awareness and
the perception of odours
Canadian Society for
Brain, Behaviour and
Cognitive Science & the
UK Experimental
Psychology Society
(UK)
19/7/00
22/7/00
Losing a conditioned aversion to
a taste: extinction or counter
conditioning?
12th Annual Meeting of
19/9/00
Learning and retrospecting about
Linda Beeney
Bob Boakes
the Spanish Society for
Comparative
Psychology (Spain)
21/9/00
causes: Effects of delayed testing.
University of Cardiff
Research Seminars
(Wales)
1/9/00
Persistence of conditioned effects
in odour perception
University of Jaen
Research Seminars
(Spain)
28/9/00
Associative theory and human
learning: Odour perception and
causal judgements
Frances Chua
XXVII International
Congress of Psychology
(Sweden)
Di Clark
13th International
Symposium for the
Psychological
Treatments of
Schizophrenia & Other
Psychosis (Norway)
4/6/00
9/6/00
Working with people with
nicotine abuse and psychosis
Alan Craddock
Marriage & Family
Systems: Looking to the
future (Minnesota)
6/4/00
7/4/00
Prepare-Enrich:
a
tool
for
furthering practice and research
with relationships
Ian Curthoys
Neuro-Otology Society
of Australia 10th
Annual Clinical &
Scientific Meeting
(Melbourne)
4/11/00
Recent progress in developing a
clinical test of dynamic otolith
function
24/7/00
28/7/00
The event-specificity of selfreported causes of optimism bias
The effect of galvanic vestibular
stimulation in humans on eye
movements
James Dalziel
4th International
Fatigue and
Transportation
Conference (Perth)
19/3/00
21/3/00
Are risky drivers more prone to
falling asleep at the wheel?
4th International CAA
Conference
21/6/00
22/6/00
Integrating CAA with textbooks
and question banks: Options for
enhancing learning
ED-MEDIA 2000 World
Conference (Canada)
26/6/00
1/7/00
Applying "copyleft" to the
development of question banks
for
Web-based
assessment
systems
35th Annual
Conference of the
Australian
Psychological Society
(Canberra)
3/10/00
6/10/00
The challenges and opportunities
of the first year experience.
A
framework
for
staff
collaboration
in
developing
formative MCQs with feedback
and summative test items.
Vanessa
Danthiir
10th World Congress of
the International
Organization of
Psychophysiology
8/2/00
13/2/00
Olfaction and cognitive abilities:
Evidence
for
differential
processing
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Olfaction and cognitive abilities:
What the nose knows
35th Annual
Conference of the
Australian
Psychological Society
(Canberra)
3/10/00
7/10/00
Olfaction, memory and cognitive
abilities.
College of Clinical
Neuropsychologists
(Hunter Valley)
15/10/00
ŒInsight and neuropsychological
functioning in first episode
psychosis
2nd International
Conference on Early
Psychosis (New York)
1/3/00
ŒInsight and neuropsychological
functioning in first episode
psychosis
Robert
Dielenberg
Neuroscience
Conference (New
Orleans)
1/11/00
5/11/00
Stress: fear and anxiety
Deborah
Erickson
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Does extraversion affect symptom
reporting
in
a
dry
eye
questionnaire?
Jason Gallate
Australasian Winter
Brain Research
Conference
(Queenstown)
26/8/00
30/8/00
A synergistic anti-craving action
of combined low dose opiod and
cannabinoid receptor antagonists.
Alicia Garcia
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Emotional 'intelligence', cognitive
abilities and personality
Dennis Garlick
1st Annual Conference
of the International
Society for Intelligence
Research (Ohio)
30/11/00
2/12/00
Problems
with
current
explanations of g and the
advocacy of a new approach
Tony Grant
35th Annual
Conference of the
Australian
Psychological Society
(Canberra)
3/10/00
6/10/00
Current initiatives in enhancing
the first year experience within
the Faculty of Science at The
University of Sydney. (GRANT,
A.M., DALZIEL, J. R., & PEAT,
M).
Dave Grayson
Invited Colloquia at:
Deakin (Burwood),
La Trobe,
Deakin (Geelong).
Elise Denshire
13/9/00
14/9/00
15/9/00
Statistical
Inference
in
Psychology: denial, projection,
and the APA Taskforce.
Melissa Green
10th Biennial Winter
Workshop on
Schizophrenia
(London)
5/2/00
11/2/00
Affect identification in schizotypy
Processing of threat-related affect
is delayed in delusion-prone
normals
Tim Hannan
23rd Annual
Conference of
Australian Society for
the study of brain
impairment
(Melbourne)
12/5/00
14/5/00
Psychosocial
adjustment
of
children following traumatic
brain injury
Julie Hatfield
Westprac VII
(Kumamoto)
October
Personality
type
and
psychological outcomes among
noise exposed residents
InterNoise 2000 (Nice)
MAA Young Drivers
Seminar (Sydney)
XXVII International
Congress of Psychology
(Sweden)
Beryl Hesketh
August
March
24/7/00
28/7/00
Comparison of reaction to aircraft
noise among shift workers and
non-shift workers
Factors of reaction to noise from
Sydney Airport
Factors contributing to reported
reaction to combined noise
sources
The role of past and futurerelated optimism bias in risktaking on the roads and road
trauma involvement
3 papers
New Zealand
Psychological Society
Conference (Hamilton)
August.
Decision-making,
time
discounting and change in
Applied
Psychology:
Where
Next?
Personnel Recruitment
Conference (Sydney)
June
Applying science to strengthen
the recruiters’ skills.
International Congress
of Psychology,
(Stockholm)
July
An Australian perspective on
Research Needs in Work and
Organizational Psychology.
Time discounting and strategic
decision-making.
Stephen Hicks
Society for the 15th
Society for Industrial
and Organizational
Psychology Conference
(New Orleans)
April
Australasian Winter
26/8/00
Productivity in Organizations: A
global perspective.
Vestibular
Influences
on
Brain Research
Conference
(Queenstown)
Society for
Neuroscience
Conference (New
Orleans)
30/8/00
Hippocampal Function: Direct
electricalphysiological evidence
that
vestibular
stimulation
modulates hippocampal activity
4/11/00
10/11/00
Evidence for Vestibular and
Optokinetic
input
to
the
Hippocampus: Evoked Potentials
and Theta
Angus
Hughson
Australasian
Association for
ChemoSensory Science
(AACSS)
3rd Annual Meeting
(Melbourne)
1/12/00
Wine-Tasting Expertise: Evidence
for a new approach.
Caroline Hunt
Clinical Psychology in
General Practice
Symposium: APS
National Conference
(Canberra)
3/10/00
7/10/00
Teaching
psychological
assessment and intervention to
GPs
Tim Ikin
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
28/4/00
30/4/00
Motion Detection in the Central
Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus
nuchalis)
Soames Job
8th Biennial Traffic
Safety Education
Conference (Armidale)
10/2/00
14/2/00
Changing optimism perceptions
of road related risk
XXVII International
Congress of Psychology
(Sweden)
24/7/00
28/7/00
Past and future related optimism
bias: The better-past-better-future
account
Optimism bias: The roles of
hazard experience and risksituation exposure
A new, observational measure of
recycling:
Reliability
and
relationships with determinants
29th International
Congress of Noise
(INTERNOISE) (Nice)
26/8/00
30/8/00
Comparison
of
reaction
(dissatisfaction, annoyance, etc.)
to aircraft noise among shift
workers and non-shift workers.
Factors of reaction to noise from
Sydney Airport.
Factors contributing to reported
reaction
to
combined
noise
sources.
WESTPRAC VII
30/9/00
The relationship between personality
(Kumamoto)
8/10/00
and reaction to noise exposure
Olga Katchan
Annual conference of
the Sydney Society of
Literature
and
Aesthetics,
Australia
and
New
Zealand
Association
(Sydney)
7/6/00
9/6/00
Gustav Mahler and Sigmund
Freud on the royal road to the
unconscious
Siu Yau Kho
Worldwide Developers
Conferences 2000 (San
Francisco)
13/5/00
20/5/00
Sponsored by ITS
Sabina
Kleitman
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Tendency towards additivity in
multiple choice test items
Heidi Krause
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Development & Validation of the
Australian Time Organization
and
Management
Scales
(ATOMS)
William
Landers
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Cyril Latimer
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Visual
right-field
advantage
during eye fixation and smooth
pursuit
Kwang-Hyuk
Lee
10th World Congress of
Psychophysiology
(Sydney)
08/2/00
13/2/00
Novelty
and
dysfunction
Iain McGregor
Society for
Neuroscience
Conference (New
Orleans)
4/11/00
10/11/00
routinization
Impairment of odor recognition
by Midazolam in a newly
developed task
Cat odor exposure promotes Cfos expression in specific brain
regions of the rat
Terry
McMullen
XXVII International
Congress of Psychology
(Sweden)
Joel Michell
The Annual Conference
of the British
Psychological Society
Division of Health
Psychology (UK)
6/9/00
8/9/00
Measurement in Psychology:
Difficulties and solutions
Kirsten Morley
Society for
Neuroscience (New
Orleans)
4/11/00
9/11/00
MDMA (Ecstasy) has both acute
and long-term effects on anxiety
in rats
Reg Nixon
AACBT (Melbourne)
15/4/00
20/4/00
24/7/00
28/7/00
The "Specious Present": Realism
and Memory
Agi O'Hara
Scientific
Conference
Aust. Institute of SocioAnalysis.
Gerry Pallier
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
A general confidence trait: Little
more than personality!?
Elizabeth
Rieger
35th
Annual
Conference
of
the
Australian
Psychological Society
(Canberra)
3/10/00
7/10/00
Development of an instrument to
assess motivation for recovery in
anorexia nervosa.
Richard
Roberts
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Stimulus-response compatibility
and
cognitive
complexity:
Elucidating our understanding of
fluid intelligence
Models of Intelligence
for the next
millennium(Yale)
13/6/00
18/6/00
Disparate
measures
of
information processing constructs
and their relation to broad
cognitive abilities
Invited Colloquium,
Educational Testing
Service (Princeton)
19/6/00
20/6/00
Emotionally intelligent
10th European
Conference on
Personality (Poland)
July
Emotional intelligence and stress
vulnerability: A critique
International Society
for Research into
Emotions Conference
(Quebec)
September
Emotional
intelligence:
A
construct in search of a measure
British Association for
Behavioural &
Cognitive
Psychotherapies
Conference (London)
19/7/00
22/7/00
Long-term efficacy of a cognitive
behavioural
intervention
for
recently diagnosed rheumatoid
arthritis
Louise Sharpe
Looking Back, Looking Forward:
The Contribution of SocioAnalysis to the Changing Nature
of Organisations.
The course of depression in recent
onset Rheumatoid Arthritis: the
predictive role of disability,
illness perceptions, pain and
coping
Lazar Stankov
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Problems
generated
psychological reductionism
by
Models of Intelligence
for the next
millennium(Yale)
13/6/00
18/6/00
Sources
of
complexity
cognitive abilities
in
Invited Colloquium,
Educational Testing
Service (Princeton)
19/6/00
20/6/00
The trait of self-confidence
Invited Colloquia,
University of Virginia
4/12/00
6/12/00
The trait of self-confidence
Invited Colloquia,
Georgia Institute of
Technology
7/12/00
9/12/00
A journey from attentional
resources and working memory
to complexity
Invited Colloquia,
University of Southern
California
10/12/00
The trait of self-confidence
3rd World Conference
for the International
Society for Traumatic
Stress
16/3/00
19/3/00
Trauma: No more flashbacks:
Imagery & art therapy for safe
exposure therapy
A Gestalt Journal
International
Conference (Montreal)
2/8/00
6/8/00
Gestalt art therapy: Your selfconstellation
Sylvana
Sturevska
11th International
Conference on
Gambling (Las Vegas)
12/6/00
16/6/00
The popularity of voluntary tax
machines (VTMs) in New South
Wales
Stephen Touyz
XXVII International
Congress of Psychology
(Sweden)
Beth Stone
9th
International
Conference on Eating
Disorders (New York)
24/7/00
28/7/00
4/5/00
7/5/00
Treatment of nicotine abuse in
bipolar disorder.
Relative effect of cognitive and
behavioural components in group
CBT for bulimia nervosa.
A comparison of group and
individual cognitive-behavioural
therapy for patients with bulimia
nervosa.
Exercise and eating disorder.
AACBT 23rd National
Conference
.(Melbourne)
35th APS Annual
Conference,
(Canberra)
April 2000
Oppositional preschoolers: The
effects of parent training on
mothers’ reported satisfaction,
stress and discipline behaviours.
August
2000
A comparison of group and
individual cognitive-behavioural
therapy for patients with bulimia
nervosa.
Development of an instrument to
assess motivation for recovery in
anorexia nervosa.
Rick van der
Zwan
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Michael
Walker
11th International
Conference on
Gambling (Las Vegas)
12/6/00
16/6/00
Deciding to cut back or stop
gambling: Does cognitive therapy
help?
10th National
Gambling Conference
(Victoria)
22/11/00
25/11/00
On playing queen of the Nile,
king of games
Joel Werner
Experimental
Psychology Conference
(Noosa)
27/4/00
30/4/00
Stimulus-response compatibility
effects, mental speed, and human
cognitive abilities
Lea Williams
World Congress on
Psychophysiology
(UNSW)
8/2/00
11/2/00
Functional neuroimaging and
threat perception: Differentiating
responses by simultaneously
recorded
skin
conductance
responses.
Facial expressions of emotion and
visual scanpaths in attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD)
and
first-episode
psychosis (FEP).
Facial affect and visual scanning
patterns in schizophrenia.
Cognitive
and
autonomic
processing
of facial
affect:
Implications for schizophrenia.
Novelty and routinisation in
schizophrenia: A 40Hz Gamma
study.
The topography of qEEG in three
syndromes of schizophrenia.
Is
Gamma
schizophrenia
gender?
Lea Williams
activity
mediated
in
by
Misattribution of sensory input
in schizophrenia.
Biennial Winter
Workshop on
Schizophrenia
Feb
Functional neuroimaging and
threat perception in paranoia:
neural
responses
are
differentiated by simultaneously
recorded
skin
conductance
responses.
Late
component
ERPs
are
associated with three syndromes
in schizophrenia.
Facial expressions of emotion and
visual scanpaths in attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD)
and
first-episode
psychosis (FEP).
Affect
identification
schizotypy.
in
Processing
of
threat-related
affects delayed in delusion prone
normals.
Increased
right
amygdala
activation to fear in paranoid
schizophrenia: An fMRI study.
American Psychiatric
Association Conference
May
Gender and Gamma activity in
schizophrenia?
Society for
Psychophysiological
Research Conference
(USA)
18/10/00
22/10/00
Neural activity associated with
electrodermal
orienting:
an
integrated fMRI and GSR study
The influence of electrodermal
orienting
on
simultaneously
recorded neural activity: an fMRI
study of emotion perception
Clare Wilson
Matter to Mind
Conference (IOP,
London)
24/10/00
25/10/00
30th Annual Meeting of
Jean Piaget Society
(Montreal)
5/3/00
6/3/00
35th APS Annual
Conference, (Canberra)
4/10/00
6/10/00
Emotion
perception
in
schizophrenia: integrating central
and autonomic nervous system
measures
The
relationship
between
deception,
suggestion
and
compliance in children
• OTHER SEMINARS, MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS
•
Miscellaneous: Editorials, Comments, Book Reviews, Other
Crabbe BD. (2000). Visitor Evaluation Study of Dooragan National Park. Report to National Parks
and Wildlife Service, Port Macquarie District, August, 2000.
Crabbe BD, Hibberd FJ. and Job RFS. (2000). Factors in students' decisions to accept or not accept
candidature in the Graduate Diploma in Science (Psychology), 2000. Department of Psychology,
University of Sydney.
Hatfield J & Job RFS. (2000) Reduction of Road Related Optimism Bias and Risk Taking: Progress
Report. Report to the Federal Office of Road Safety.
Hesketh B, Neal A, Ivancic K & Kirkpatrick T. (2000). Report on the survey of training and safety in
the New South Wales Fire Brigades.
Hesketh B. (2000c). Prevention and development in the workplace. In SD Brown & RW Lent (Eds.)
Handbook of Counseling Psychology (3rd Ed.). 471-498.
McGregor IS. (2000). “Rhapsody so blue: the downside of Ecstasy” - Invited feature article published
in the Sydney Morning Herald 23rd May 2000.
Turtle A. (2000). Review of Jonica Newby (1997). The pact for survival: humans and their animal
companions. Sydney, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Animal Issues, 4, No. 1, 6164.
Turtle A. (2000). Review of Animal models of human psychology: critique of science, ethics, and
policy, by Kenneth Joel Shapiro. Seattle: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 1998. Animal Issues, 4, 2, 8387.
Wilson JC. (2000). Is there any scientific evidence to support the proposition that today's children are
more able to distinguish right from wrong than their earlier counterparts- Report prepared for the
Commission of Children and Young People.
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Encyclopaedia Entry
Hesketh B & Fraser M. (2000). Simulation and Training in Industry. International Encyclopedia for
Organisational Behaviour.
DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM
Speaker
Prof Hasker Davis
Uni Colorado
Topic
(a) From the swaddling cloth to
the shroud: Changes in
declarative memory,
nondeclarative memory, and
frontal lobe functioning across
the life span.
Date
29 February 2000
Prof Hasker Davis
Uni Colorado
(b) Effects of Coaching on
Malingering Memory Deficit on
Tests of Episodic, Semantic, and
Nondeclarative Memory.
29 February 2000
Dr Lea Williams
USYD
Perceiving emotion: an
integration of fMRI and
psychophysiology.
3 March 2000
Dr Kip Williams
UNSW
Studies on virtual ostracism.
17 March 2000
Dr Caroline Hunt
USYD
Unmet need in the treatment of
anxiety disorders.
31 March 2000
Prof Ian Howard
York University, Canada
Knowing which way is up.
7 April 2000
Prof Max Coltheart
Macquarie University
Cognitive neuropsychiatry of
delusions
14 April 2000
Dr Richard Roberts
USYD
Early birds and night owls:
individual differences in
circadian rhythms
5 May 2000
Dr Agnes Petocz
UWS
"Scientific" psychology: the
legacy of long-term logophobia.
19 May 2000
Prof Ken Paap
New Mexico SU
Familiarity (frequency) effects
in visual word recognition
2 June 2000
A/Prof David Grayson
USYD
Statistical Inference in Psychology: 14 July 2000
denial, projection and the APA Task
Force.
Prof Stevan Harnad
Uni Southampton
Internal representational
changes occurring during
category learning: human
performance, computational
models, and brain activity.
28 July 2000
Prof Laura Berk
Illinois State Uni, USA
Vygotsky's theory: The
importance of make-believe
play.
7 August 2000
Dr Louise Sharpe
USYD
Long-term efficacy of cognitive
25 August 2000
behavioural treatment for patients with
recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis.
Dr Nicholas Wade
To honour Purkinje and wrest
3 November 2000
Uni Dundee, Scotland
his law of vertigo
Dr Susan Michie
King College, London
Genetic risk information: some
psychological implications.
25 November 2000
RESEARCH GRANTS
A table showing grant income for the years 1994 - 2000 is given below. This table includes only grant
income administered by the Department.
•
Year
NH&MRC
Grants
ARC Large
Grants
ARC Small
Grants
Other
Total Grant
Income
1994
$152,411
$209,388
$75,285
$246,479
$683,563
1995
$149,638
$182,425
$142,330
$338,959
$813,352
1996
$109,213
$173,142
$150,500
$332,618
$938,615
1997
$110,350
$207,727
$92,000
$412,830
$822,907
1998
$110,941
$176,807
$53,000
$179,330
$520,088
1999
101,470
231,022
63,500
878,560
1,274,552
2000
110,679
328,576
79,000
669,576
1,187,831
National Health and Medical Research Council Grant Scheme
Recipient:
Project Title:
Curthoys I S, Halmagyi G M ($49,570)
Human static and dynamic otholith ocular responses
Recipient:
Project Title:
Curthoys I S ($61,109)
Experimental validation of a clinical indicator of utricular function
•
Australian Research Council Large Grant Scheme
Recipient:
Project Title:
Boakes R A ($41,203)
An associative model of human olfaction
Recipient:
Project Title:
Hesketh B ($37,133)
Learning, transfer and adaptable expertise in fire control
Recipient:
Project Title:
McGregor I ($40,293)
The neural behaviour and cognitive effects of cannabinoids
Recipient:
Project Title:
McGregor I ($31,029)
Predatory odours and anxiety in rats
Recipient:
Project Title:
Stankov L ($57,857)
Confidence ratings in tests of cognitive abilities
Recipient:
Project Title:
Stankov L ($41,326)
Intelligence: An integrated reductionistic, cognitive and
metacognitive approach
Recipient:
Project Title:
van der Zwan R ($41,203)
Neural mechanisms of symmetry perception
Recipient:
Project Title:
Wilson C ($38,532)
The role of interviewer intention on children's reports of an event and
their disclosure of secrets
•
Australian Research Council Small Grant Scheme
Recipient:
Project Title:
Boakes R A ($16,000)
Conditioned taste aversions: counter-conditioning and extinction
Recipient:
Project Title:
Boakes R A ($15,000)
Insensitivity to extinction
Recipient:
Project Title:
Latimer C R ($10,000)
Attentional biases in visual form perception
Recipient:
Project Title:
Michell J M ($8,000)
Causes of the "revolution that never happened" in quantitative
psychology
Recipient:
Project Title:
Roberts R D ($14,000)
Elementary cognitive processes, mental speed and human intellectual
abilities
Recipient:
Project Title:
Stankov L ($16,000)
A moral social attitude, personality and cognitive/ metacognitive
mediators
•
Australian Research Council (SPIRT) Grant Scheme
Recipient:
Project Title:
Hesketh B ($10,000)
Learning, transfer and adaptable expertise in fire control
Recipient:
Project Title:
McGregor I ($25,822)
Defining and applying the relationship between the molecular
structure of odorants and the properties of fragrances and deoderants
•
University of Sydney Research Grant Scheme
Recipient:
Project Title:
Erickson D ($11,000)
Assessment of cognitive processing for determining when medication
is appropriate for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorder
Recipient:
Project Title:
Wilson J C ($10,000)
Children's emotional responses to moral dilemmas
•
Grants administered by other Departments or Institutions
Recipient:
Project Title:
Funding Source:
Administered:
Recipient:
Project Title:
Funding Source:
Administered:
Recipient:
Project Title:
Funding Source:
Administered:
•
Halmagyi, G., Curthoys, I. & Todd, M ($200,000)
Development and evaluation of a test battery for the clinical
measurement of vestibular function and dysfunction
NHMRC
Prince Alfred Hospital
McGregor I ($133,550)
Defining and applying the relationship between the molecular
structure of odorants and the properties of fragrances and deoderants
ARC (SPIRT) Grant Scheme
University of Western Sydney
Hunt C ($27,689)
The effectiveness of an early intervention and prevention strategy for
anxiety and depressive disorders.
NHMRC
St Vincent's Hospital/ UNSW
Industry Grants and Research Consultancy Funding
Recipient:
Project:
Funding Source:
Latimer CR ($26,390)
Tactile discrimination of Australian banknotes
Reserve Bank of Australia
Recipient:
Project:
Funding Source:
Walker M ($220,675)
Gambling Treatment Unit
Casino Community Benefit Fund, Dept of Gaming and Racing
•
University of Sydney Travel Grant Scheme
Recipient:
Amount:
Fadi Anjoul
$1,200
Recipient:
Amount:
Dr Iain McGregor
$1,525
Recipient:
Amount:
Dr Lea Williams
$1,725
RESEARCH RELATED ACTIVITIES
•
Editorial Positions on Journals
Dr Alan Craddock
Editorial Board, Journal of Family Studies
Professor Ian Curthoys
Editorial Board, Experimental Brain Research
Editorial Board, Journal of Vestibular Research
A/Prof Soames Job
Editorial Board, Noise and Health
Editor, Roadwise
Professor Beryl Hesketh
Assoc. Editor, International Journal of Selection & Assessment
Editorial Board, Journal of Vocational Behaviour
Editorial Board, British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
Dr Lazar Stankov
Guest Editor, Learning and Individual Differences
Professor Stephen Touyz
Editorial Board, European Eating Disorders Review
Ms Alison Turtle
Editorial Board, History of Psychology
Editorial Board, Journal of the History of the Behavioural
Sciences
Dr Michael Walker
Co Editor, Journal of the National Assoc. for Gambling Studies
•
Journal Papers Reviewed
Professor Bob Boakes
Appetite
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Learning & Motivation
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning Processes
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(2 ms)
(2 ms)
Dr Margaret Charles
Australian Journal of Psychology
(1 ms)
Dr Brian Crabbe
Australian Journal of Psychology
(1 ms)
Dr Alan Craddock
Journal of Family
(1 ms)
Professor Ian Curthoys
Brain
Brain Research Reviews
Experimental Brain Research
Journal of Neurophysiology
Journal of Vestibular Research
Neuroscience
Vision Research
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(8 ms)
(2 ms)
(4 ms)
(2 ms)
(1 ms)
Mr James Dalziel
British Journal of Educational Psychology
Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
(1 ms)
(2 ms)
Professor Beryl Hesketh
Organisational Behaviour & Human Decision Processes
Journal of Applied Psychology
(2 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr Fiona Hibberd
History of the Human Sciences
(1 ms)
Dr Pauline Howie
Australian Journal of Psychology
(1 ms)
Dr Caroline Hunt
Australian Psychologist
(1 ms)
A/Prof Soames Job
Animal Learning & Behaviour
Journal of Sound & Vibration
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Noise & Health
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(2 ms)
(2 ms)
Dr Cyril Latimer
Australian Journal of Psychology
Perception
(2 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr David Livesey
Child Development
(1 ms)
Dr Iain McGregor
Behavioral Brain Research
Pharmocology, Biochemistry & behaviour
European Journal of Pharmacology
Neuroscience
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(3 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr Ros Markham
Applied Cognitive Psychology
(1 ms)
Dr Joel Michell
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
British Journal of Psychology
Psychological Reports
Psychmetrika
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr John Predebon
Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
Perception and Psychophysics
Perception
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr Richard Roberts
International Journal of Selection and Assessment
British Journal of Psychology
(1 ms)
(2 ms)
Dr Lazar Stankov
Australian Psychologist
General Psychology
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Intelligence
Personality and Individual Differences
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(2 ms)
(2 ms)
Professor Stephen Touyz
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Eating Disorder Review
(1 ms)
(2 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Australian Journal of Psychology
Perception
Vision Research
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr Michael Walker
Australian Journal of Psychology
British Journal of Psychology
Journal of Gambling Studies
Addiction
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
(3 ms)
Dr Clare Wilson
Australian Journal of Psychology
Expert Evidence
(1 ms)
(1 ms)
Dr Leanne Williams
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
(1 ms)
•
Grants Reviewed
Professor Bob Boakes
ARC Institutional Grant (2)
BBSRC (UK) (1)
Macqaurie University (1)
Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries (UK) (1)
Professor Ian Curthoys
Hong Kong Research Grants Council (1)
New Zealand MRC (1)
ARC Large Grant (1)
Dr Caroline Hunt
NH&MRC Grant (2)
A/Prof Soames Job
ARC (1)
University of Adelaide (1)
University of Queensland (1)
Dr Cyril Latimer
ARC Large Grant (1)
ARC SPIRT Grant (1)
ARC Small Grant (1)
Dr Iain McGregor
ARC Large Grant (2)
NH&MRC Grant (4)
NH&MRC NIDS Grant (2)
Dr Ros Markham
ARC Large Grant (1)
Dr John Predebon
ARC Large Grant (2)
Professor Stephen Touyz
NH&MRC Grant (3)
ARC Grant (2)
Dr Rick van der Zwan
ARC Large Grant (1)
ARC Small Grant (1)
Dr Leanne Williams
NH&MRC Grant (1)
ARC (2)
•
Conference Administration
Prof Bob Boakes
Chair, Organising Committee, Australian Learning Group
Mr Gerry Pallier
Chair, Organising Committee, 2nd Annual Postgraduate Research
Conference of the Department of Psychology, University of Sydney
Dr Roslyn Markham Organising Committee, 2nd Annual Postgraduate Research
Conference of the Department of Psychology, University of Sydney
Prof Stephen Touyz
•
Symposium Convenor, 35th Annual Conference of the Australian
Psychological Society
External Thesis Marking
Hunt
Markham
Roberts
Stankov
Touyz
•
PhD Thesis, University of Sydney
MPsychol, Bond University
PhD Thesis, Macquarie University
PhD Thesis, Adelaide University
PhD Thesis, University of Sydney
PhD Thesis, University of Western Australia
STUDY LEAVE
Dr David Livesey:
Spent the period from 8 August to 31 December 2000 on a Special
Studies Programme at Curtin University conducting research on
motor control and response inhibition in children with Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Dr Fiona Hibberd:
Undertook a Special Studies Program from July 10, 2000 to January
12, 2001 as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Durham, UK;
examined two British theories currently adjudged realist theories of
psychological science.
Dr Alan Craddock:
Spent the period from December 6th 1999 to April 15th 2000 on a
Special Studies Programme. During this period he worked on a
project centred on pastoral counselling - examining the interface
between theological perspectives and pastoral counselling practice interviewing a number of counsellors in Sydney and Melbourne. He
visited Professor David Olson at the Department of Family Social
Science, University of Minnesota and was a keynote speaker at a
conference on Marriage and Family Systems - Looking to the Future
(April 7, 2000) held by that Department. A planned period of study at
Tyndale House in Cambridge was cut short by personal
circumstances and the Study leave period was converted to Long
Service Leave.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Professor Bob Boakes
Convenor: Australian Learning Group (Sem 1)
Member: Experimental Psychology Society (UK)
Member: Australasian Sleep Research Association
Member: Psychosocial Oncology Society (UK)
Member: Australian Society of Perfumers and Flavourists
Member: British Psychology Society
Dr Margaret Charles
Member: Australian Psychology Society
Ms Dianne Clark
Member: Australian Psychology Society
Member: College of Community Psychologists
Member: Australian Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Member Guardianship Tribunal (1998-2001)
Official Visitor to Psychiatric Hospitals (1996-2000)
Dr Brian Crabbe
Member: Australian Psychological Society
Member: Environmental Design Research Association
Member: People and the Physical Environment Research
Member: Society of Australasian Social Psychologists
Dr Alan Craddock
Member, Australian Psychological Society
Registered Psychologist, NSW
National Coordinator, Prepare-Enrich (Australia)
Coordinator: Prepare-Enrich
Professor Ian Curthoys
Member Australian Psychological Society
Member Barany Society
Member AAAS
Mr James Dalziel
Member: Australian College of Road Safety
Member: International Association of Applied Psychology
Member: Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Member: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education
Member: Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia
Dr Deborah Erickson
Member: Australian Psychological Society, Clinical College
Registered Psychologist
Member: American Psychological Association
Dr Fiona Hibberd
Member: NSW Psychologists Registration Board
Member: Philosophy & Psychiatry Interest Group
NSW Association for Mental Health
Dr Pauline Howie
Member: International Society for the Study of Behaviour Development
Member: European Developmental Association
Member: Australasian Human Development Association
Dr Caroline Hunt
Registered Psychologist, NSW
Appointed Member, NSW Psychologist's Registration Board
Member: College of Clinical Psychologists (APS)
Member: Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy
A/Prof Soames Job
Member: Australian Psychological Society.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Co-Chair: Noise Teams 6 for the International Commission for the Biological Effects of
Noise
Honorary Secretary: International Commission for the Biological Effects of Noise
Australian Representative: International Standards Organisation
Member: two Australian Standards Organisation Committees
Vice-President/ Member of the Executive/ Associate Fellow: Australian College of Road
Safety
Dr Cyril Latimer
Member: Australian Psychological Society
Member: Australian Experimental Psychology Society
Dr David Livesey
Member: Australian Psychological Society.
Member: Australasian Human Development Association
Member: International Society for the Study of Behaviour Development
Member: Society for Research in Child Development
Dr Iain McGregor
Member: Australian Neuroscience Society
Member: Society for Neuroscience (USA)
Member: European Behavioural Pharmacology Society
Member: International Cannabinoid Research Society
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member: Australian Learning Group
Dr Terry McMullen
Member: Australasian Association for the History Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
Member: Australian Psychological Society
Dr Ros Markham
Member: Australian Psychological Society
Dr John Predebon
Member: Psychonomic Society
Dr Richard Roberts
Member: American Psychological Society (APS)
Member: American Psychological Association (APA)
Member: International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID)
Member: Experimental Psychology Society (Australia)
Member: International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR)
Dr Lazar Stankov
Member: International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID)
Member: Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology (SMEP)
Professor Stephen Touyz
Member: NSW Psychologists Registration Board
Member: Clinical Reference Committee, Commonwealth Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Vice President (Aust. & NZ): International College of Psychosomatic Medicine (London).
Honorary Professorial Fellow: University of Wollongong
Honorary Professor: Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Sydney
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Member: Association for Research into Ophthalmological & Visual Sciences (ARVO)
Member: Australian Society of Experimental Psychology (ASEP)
Member: Australian Neuroscience Society
Fellow: Research Institute for Asia & the Pacific (RIAP)
Dr Michael Walker
Member: NSW Council on Problem Gambling
Member: Accreditation of Gambling Counsellors Working Party
Member: Research Funding Panel of the National Association for Gambling Studies
Dr Leanne Williams
Convenor: Neuroimaging Panel: Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia & Allied Disorders
Member: Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW
Dr Clare Wilson
Member: Australian Psychological Society
Member: American Psychological Society
Member: Society for Applied Research into Memory and Cognition
Member: Australian & New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology & Law
•
Consultancies and Other
Ms Dianne Clark
Consultant: Disability Council of NSW
Consultant: Depressive & Manic Depressive Association
Dr Alan Craddock
PT Visiting Lecturer in Pastoral Psychology at Moore
Theological College
Dr Deborah Erickson
Consultant: Royal North Shore Hospital Adolescent Unit
Visiting Professor at UNSW, Centre for Research in Eye
Research and Technology
Dr Caroline Hunt
Honorary Clinical Associate, Anxiety Disorders Clinic, St
Vincent's Hospital
A/Prof Soames Job
Organiser & Presenter, "Use of statistics in road safety",
National seminars
Member: Institutional ARC & URG Review Panel, Humanities
and Social Sciences
Expert witness: STAYSAFE, NSW Parliamentary Standing
Committee on road safety
Dr Cyril Latimer
Expert witness on Visual Perception and Cognition for Crown
Solicitor, NSW
Prof Stephen Touyz
Professor of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney,
Professional Fellow, Wollongong University,
Co-Director, Clinical Research Unit for Eating Disorders,
Wesley Private Hospital,
Senior Consultant, Westmead Hospital,
Clinical Psychology Advisor to the Commonwealth
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Reviewer for McGraw-Hill Book Company
Consultant to the Australian Museum
Schools Liaison Officer
CSIRO Student Research Scheme
Dr Michael Walker
Director, Gambling Research Unit, University of Sydney,
Consultant to the University of Melbourne evaluation of
gambling services in Victoria,
Consultant to the Victorian Casino & Gambling Association,
Consultant to the Productivity Commission,
Vice-President, National Association for Gambling Studies
•
Media Contributions and Community Services
Dr Iain McGregor:
Interviewed for article in Sunday Age (12/1/ 2000) regarding MDMA
Interview with Channel 9 Sunday program re MDMA (2/2/2000)
Interview with ABC (Northern Territory) – Nicola Harrison – re MDMA (8/2/2000)
Interview with Sunday Telegraph regarding addictions and cravings, published 19/3/2000
Interview with SMH regarding addictive nature of chocolate. Good living. (9/4/2000)
Interview with Bulletin regarding changing notions of addiction. (6/4/2000)
Interview with Ben Harvey (West Australian newspaper) regarding dangers of MDMA
(3/4/2000).
Interviewed for Bulletin magazine – article ‘The Quit Quotient” (Catharine Lumby)
25/4/2000-04-21
Story in Daily Telegraph 20/5/00 on addictions
Story in Sun Herald 21/5/00
MDMA research mentioned in news broadcast 2UE, 20/5/00
Opinion piece on MDMA published in SMH 23/5/00
Interviewed by radio 6PR Perth on 24/5/00 on ecstasy harms
Interviewed by ABC TV News on 24/5/00 on ecstasy related harms
Appeared on Nightline (24/5/00)
Interviewed by Sally Loane, 2BL, 21/12/00 on Ecstasy effects on rats
Quoted in Sun Herald 31/12/00 on effects of Ecstasy on the brain
Dr Richard Roberts:
The Helix (CSIRO, Australia); Science et Vie (France); Television TCN9, Australia ("Time
Management", Saturday Today; Feature Story by Christopher Zinnes); University of Sydney
News (6 April); Sun-Herald; KOFM Newcastle (April 9), 2CR ACT, Financial Review
(Australia), ABC Perth (April 13); ABC Newcastle (14 April), Sunday Telegraph (April 23);
Sydney Morning Herald (September 16); Financial Review (Australia, October 6), Television
ABC-Science ("Amusing ourselves to death", FAQ, December 7).
•
Student Presentations
Madelaine, L. (2000). Preparing for a career in Psychology: Students stepping outside the tutorial
room. 35th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Canberra, October 2000.
TEACHING
•
TEACHING AWARDS
Dr C Latimer Faculty of Science Grant for "Computer-based tutorials in Cognitive
Processes and Perceptual Systems", Value $10,000.
•
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
•
Enrolment Statistics 2000
Unit
PSYC1001
PSYC1002
PSYC2111
PSYC2112
PSYC2113
PSYC2114
PSYC3201
PSYC3202
PSYC3203
PSYC3204
PSYC3205
PSYC3206
PSYC3207
PSYC3208
PSYC3209
PSYC3210
PSYC3211
PSYC3212
PSYC4011
PSYC4012
PSYC4013
PSYC4014
Arts
568
449
180
161
154
147
64
96
131
75
46
116
88
64
61
39
67
146
22
22
20
22
Science
390
368
151
140
145
140
75
84
104
90
58
90
84
67
82
68
65
90
39
37
37
37
Economics
96
74
17
14
14
13
6
8
11
5
4
11
13
4
8
3
7
14
1
1
1
1
Education
100
80
32
32
34
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
Other
347
337
54
45
55
54
5
14
22
16
9
19
19
7
26
5
9
25
0
0
0
0
Total
1501
1308
434
392
402
387
150
202
268
186
118
237
205
143
178
116
148
277
62
60
58
60
PSYCHOLOGY 1
Information provided by Mr James Dalziel
Examinations were taken for Semester 1 and Semester 2 with grades awarded for performance in
Psychology 1001 and 1002 respectively. The distributions of awards are given below.
HD
D
Credit
Pass
Psychology 1001
No. in grade
% in grade
36
2.4
142
9.5
382
25.4
663
44.2
Psychology 1002
No. in grade
% in grade
41
3.1
127
9.5
316
23.7
532
39.9
Fail
PCon
Total
•
192
86
1501
12.8
5.7
100.0
235
81
1332
17.6
6.1
100.0
Psychology 1: Ranking in Year
The Psychology 1 Lithgow prize was awarded to Christopher Malone for an overall ranking
of 1st across both Semesters with an average mark of 91.5.
PSYCHOLOGY 2
Information provided by Ms Anne Kwan
Grades awarded for performance in Psychology 2111, 2112, 2113 and 2114 are given below.
PSYCHOLOGY 2111
Perception, Learning and Neuroscience
HD
D
CR
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
No. in grade
25
88
142
164
% in grade
5.8
20.3
32.7
37.8
No. in grade
23
58
84
184
% in grade
5.9
14.8
21.4
46.9
15
434
3.5
100.1
43
392
11.0
100.0
PSYCHOLOGY 2113 Cognitive
Processes & Social Psychology
HD
D
CR
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
•
PSYCHOLOGY 2112
Psychological Statistics
PSYCHOLOGY 2114 Personality &
Individual Differences
No. in grade
17
53
118
175
% in grade
4.2
13.2
29.4
43.5
No. in grade
9
52
109
177
% in grade
2.3
13.4
28.2
45.7
39
402
9.7
100.0
40
387
10.3
99.9
Psychology 2: Ranking in Year
1st
2nd
3rd
WHITE, Lauren Peta 9923910
HAMILTON, Rebecca Jane 9918486
WATTS, Karen Jane 9914038
90.5%
90
88.50%
PSYCHOLOGY 3
Information provided by Ms A Kwan
Grades awarded for performance in Psychology 3201, 3202 , 3203, 3204, 3205, 3206 3207,
3208, 3209 3210, 3211 and 3212 are given below.
PSYCHOLOGY 3201 Statistics and
Psychometrics
PSYCHOLOGY 3202 History and
Philosophy in Psychology
HD
D
CR
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
No. in grade
12
27
36
44
% in grade
8.0
18.0
24.0
29.3
No. in grade
8
27
74
80
% in grade
4.0
13.4
36.6
39.6
31
150
20.7
100.0
13
202
6.4
100
PSYCHOLOGY 3203 Abnormal
Psychology
HD
D
CR
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
No. in grade
6
53
110
93
% in grade
2.2
19.8
41.0
34.7
No. in grade
8
33
58
76
% in grade
4.3
17.7
31.2
40.9
6
268
2.2
99.9
11
186
5.9
100
PSYCHOLOGY 3205 Cognition &
Language
HD
D
CR
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
% in grade
2.5
15.3
26.3
39.8
No. in grade
10
27
80
107
% in grade
4.2
11.4
33.8
45.1
19
118
16.1
100
13
237
5.5
100
PSYCHOLOGY 3208 Intelligence
No. in grade
8
16
64
99
% in grade
3.9
7.8
31.2
48.3
No. in grade
6
14
39
54
% in grade
4.2
9.8
27.3
37.8
18
205
8.8
100
30
143
21.0
100.1
PSYCHOLOGY 3209 Learning and
Motivation
HD
D
CR
PSYCHOLOGY 3206 Developmental
Psychology
No. in grade
3
18
31
47
PSYCHOLOGY 3207 Human
Performance & Organisational
Psychology
HD
D
CR
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
PSYCHOLOGY 3204 Behavioural
Neuroscience
No. in grade
11
21
38
% in grade
6.2
11.8
21.3
PSYCHOLOGY 3210 Perception
Systems
No. in grade
7
24
38
% in grade
6.0
20.7
32.8
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
80
44.9
43
37.1
28
178
15.7
99.9
4
116
3.4
100
PSYCHOLOGY 3211 Psychological
Assessment
HD
D
CR
P&
PCON
F & AF
Total
•
PSYCHOLOGY 3212 Social
Psychology
No. in grade
5
28
40
58
% in grade
3.4
18.9
27.0
39.2
No. in grade
12
27
73
124
% in grade
4.3
9.7
26.4
44.8
17
147
11.5
100
41
277
14.8
100
Psychology 3: Ranking in Year
average of the best 8 Senior Psychology Units
1st
2nd
3rd
GERBER, Jonathan Paul 9808729
BARKEY, Vanessa Helen J 9829929
COHEN, Michelle 9722414
87.38%
86.0%
85.0%
PSYCHOLOGY 4
Report provided by the Psychology 4 Co-ordinator Dr Pauline Howie
In 2000, 57 students completed the honours programme, including one student who
completed the second year of part time study. A further 4 students completed the first year
of part time study. Of the graduating students, 27 were enrolled in the BPsychol., 10 in Bc,
19 in BA and 1 in BEcon. There were 20 First Class Honours degrees awarded, 33 Second
Class Honours First Division, and 4 Second Class Honours Second Division. Of the 27
students who completed the BPsychol, (2 withdrew during the year) 10 (37%) were awarded
H1. This was slightly higher than in 1999 (15 Hons 1 awards in 36 BPsychol. students;
41.7%).
2000 was the second year in which Bachelor of Psychology students were enrolled in
honours. Of the 29 BPsychol. Students who progressed from third year, 5 (17%) failed to
achieve the marks required for inclusion in the honours quota of 55 places, a smaller
number than in 1999 (15/38: 40%).
For the second year, pair supervision of empirical projects was implemented. However, it
proved impractical to allocate all supervision in pairs, as a result of uneven distribution of
supervision preferences and other supervision commitments of staff. In addition, some pairs
did not proceed due to student drop-out or divergence of projects which were initially
paired. Thus, by the end of the year, 40 students were supervised as pairs and 17
individually. Joint supervision sessions of pairs declined markedly as the year progressed.
In only 8 pairs did the supervisor report having 50% joint supervision sessions, suggesting
that economies of time were not great, but some students and supervisors reported other
advantages of pair supervision.
In line with the policy of the faculty of Science, the traditional 10 point scale for marking
honours work was replaced by the 100 point scale for the first time in 2000. This scale
proved to pose a number of difficulties, partly because of its non-linearity, and partly
because many markers felt that it was impossible to make the fine discriminations
demanded by such a scale.
There was greater overlap between Honours and Graduate Diploma teaching in 2000, and
larger Special Fields classes, as a result of the requirement that Grad. Dip students take one
Special Field seminar. No particular difficulties were encountered, but it was necessary to
mark the two groups separately because the marking scales were different for the two
courses.
Nine APA scholarships were awarded to PhD applicants in the department of Psychology
for 2001. Of these, 4 were awarded to students who had completed Honours in this
department in 2000, 2 to graduates of this department in previous years, and 3 to honours
graduates of other universities.
Psychology 4 Grades of Honours

Class I
Class II, Div. 1
(order of merit)
(order of merit)
Livesey
Dam
Gatt
Whitford
MacCann
Stephan
Dun
Liddell
Phillips
Evans
Craft
McPhedran
Tasker
Pegg
Hardy
Robinson
Falsone
Matthews
Lo
Taylor
Diment
Hezart
Chisholm
Gascoigne
Lee
Amin
Coleman
Hawkins
Klineberg
Roberton
Johnston
Piper
Norwood
Van Dyk
Fay
Mejia
Shuhyta
Fisher
Williamson
Piercy
Tunnicliffe
McNicholas
Nguy
French
Ross
Donald
Wallace
Wilson
Gulliford
Tuckwell
Mckeon
Humphrey
Hall

Class II, Div. 2
(order of merit)
Sinclair
Fahey
Von Wietersheim
Lennon
Psychology Honours Empirical Theses 2000
Name
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Name
Amin, J
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Depth and Intelligence: Stereopsis and Human Cognitive Stankov
Abilities
Chisholm, F
Children’s perceptions of potential legal and emotional Wilson
consequences of criminal actions
Coleman, C
Application of Self-Categorisation theory to enhance self- Bornholt
concepts and reading choices of children with reading
difficulties
Craft, T
Brief narrative elaboration and children’s event reports: Howie
An examination of the effects of a retrieval strategy
technique over delays
Dam, K
The effects of tetrahydrocannabinol, stress, and other McGregor
stimuli on the reinstatement of alcohol-seeking behavior
in rats
Diment, G
Construction and validation of the Drinking Alcohol: Roberts
Reasons and Expectancies Scale (DARES)
Donald, J
Drugs and anxiety: Acute effects of psychostimulants on McGregor
anxiety related behaviors in Rattus Norvegicus
Dun, K
The role of Binaural Processing in Spatial Localisation Stankov
and Cognitive Ability
Evans, E
Children’s eyewitness memory: the efficacy of brief Howie
narrative elaboration training under different interviewer
conditions
Fahey, D
Vestibular input to Hippocampus Theta
Falsone, C
Binge drinking and the use of tobacco and other drugs Atrens
among Australian university students: prevalence,
patterns and perceptions
Fay, G
The Closeness of Sibling Relationships in young Crabbe
Australian adults as a function of the experience of
parental conflict and divorce during adolescence
Fisher, K
The role of luminance in colour symmetry perception
French, A
Impossibility and foreseeability: The development of Wilson
children and adolescents’ understanding of criminal
consequences
Gascoigne, M
Does mood state effect optimism bias via long-term Hatfield
memory?
Gatt, J
The Short-term Autonomy Training (STAT) program: Hatfield
Effects
on
personality,
cognitive
styles
and
cardiovascular rhythms
Curthoys
van der Zwan
Name
Gulliford, K
Thesis Title
Supervisor
The impact of near misses on arousal and perceptions in Sharpe
poker machine gambling
Hall, J
How important is pattern of use in determining the Crabbe
neurotixicty of ecstasy
Hardy, P
Perception, action and the Haptic estimation of slant
Hawkins, A
Laboratory induced stress and coping: a multivariate Roberts
perspective
Hezart, M
Self-confidence and its relation to feedback, motivational Roberts
goal and personality
Hodkinson, A
Cognitive neuroscience emotional processes cognitive Williams
eyemovement neuroimaging
Humphrey, N
A comparison of the effectiveness of different anti Atrens
tobacco messages on cigarette packets in encouraging
people to stop smoking
Johnston, K
Exploring mediators of the relationship between Hatfield
Grossarth-Maticek personality types and health
outcomes
Klineberg, E
The effect of shock duration order and testing time on Job
helplessness in rats
Lee, W
The effect of dissonance on environmental optimism bias
Job
Lennon, B
Stereotyping Children of Divorce: Does it still exist?
Bornholt
Liddell, B
An event-related potential study of the differences Williams
between the conscious and unconscious processing of
human facial emotions
Livesey, C
Unrealistic Optimism for Fictitious Diseases: The Effect Job
of Severity, Probability, Rating Order and Measurement
Scale
Lo, R
The relationship between illusion of control and Walker
optimism bias among gamblers and non-gamblers
MacCann, C
Creativity and divergent thinking: An individual Roberts
differences principle
Matthews, L
Perceptual learning of the visual discrimination of van der
pigmented skin lesions: A role for the generalisation of Zwan
expert perceptual strategies to public skin cancer
education
Mckeon, B
Does self-esteem affect decision change in a mock legal Crabbe
case?
Predebon
Name
McNicholas, B
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Forming Impressions from Stereotypes, Traits, Walker
Behaviours and Contextual Information: A test of
parallel constraint satisfaction theory
Mcphedran, S
Into the Darkness...? Chronotype and depression: A Roberts
psychophysiological investigation
Mejia, J
Secrets behind children’s emotions
Nguy, L
Weight-related implicit associations in females without Faunce
eating disorders
Norwood, C
The Effects of Cannabinoid Pre-exposure on alcohol McGregor
consumption and behavioural sensitisation to morphine
in rats
Pegg, K
Children’s Developing Understanding and Use of Wilson
Intentions as a Basis for Moral Reasoning about lies
Phillips, J
Impaired habituation of P300 and its subcomponents Williams
(P3a and P3b) in schizophrenia
Piercy, J
Refreshing eyewitness memory: A study into the effects Markham
of time delays and nature of report viewed
Piper, G
Encoding accuracy as a function of sex, sex role and type Walker
of emotion: are women always better?
Rathjen, J
An ERP/SCR index of responses to consciously and Williams
unconsciously presented evolutionary relevant stimuli
Roberton, C
The visual and social ideal body: influences in self Bornholt
definition for women
Robinson, E
Stress responses/personality
Ross, J
Health beliefs and health behaviors: An application of Atrens
modified social learning theory to smoking behavior and
intentions to quit
Shuhyta, A
Attentional biases associated
concerns in male bodybuilders
Sinclair, T
The effect of manipulating the purpose of the interview Howie
on memory and suggestibility in the child witness
Stephan, B
Witness Identification Accuracy and the Bisensory Markham
Lineup
Tasker, K
The effect of drawing on children’s event reports
Taylor, K
Effect of CS salience on extinction rate of a conditioned Boakes
taste aversion
Wilson
Hatfield
with
weight/shape Faunce
Howie
Name
Tuckwell, C
Thesis Title
Supervisor
Reducing the effects of punitive authoritarian attitudes: Crabbe
or Can you make a Clockwork Orange from a juror?
Tunnicliffe, B
Effects of learner interest and prior knowledge in online Dalziel
education
Van dyk, B
Attention switching and its relationship to cognitive Roberts
abilities
von
Wietersheim, A
Education in a Wired World: A comparison of Dalziel
Traditional and Computerised forms of Learning and
Assessment
Wallace, C
The Gender Context of Education as it relates to Bornholt
Traditional Gender Stereotyping of Self-concepts about
Reading and Number in young Children
Whitford, T
The effect of scopolamine on context-shock classical Job
conditioning and generalised anxiety in rats - Testing the
anxiety-context conditioning account of the interference
effect (learned helplessness)
Williamson, A
Poker machine strategies in relation to machine and Walker
player characteristics
Wilson, B
Perceptions of Deception: Nonverbal behaviours used in Walker
judgements of lying

Psychology Honours Theoretical Theses 2000
Name
McPhedran, S
Thesis Title
Supervisor
A critical evaluation of the social constructionist critique Hibberd/
of individualism
McMullen
Fahey, D
A direct realist theory of thought.
Roberton, C
A theory of individuality: A scientific interpretation of Hibberd/
Carl Rogers’ purpose.
Michell
Hardy, P
An examination of the logical status of representations in Michell
psychology
Amin, J
Animal cognition: A direct realist approach.
MacCann, C
Are valid animal modelling experiments inevitably McMullen
unethical? A review of the argument from similarity.
Pegg, K
Context & commitment in science: A critical analysis of Michell
A.D. Lovie’s thesis.
Hawkins, A
Memory and perception; past and present?
Michell
Van dyk, B
Models in psychology.
Oliphant
Michell
McMullen
Name
Mejia, J
Thesis Title
The unnatural ethics of sociobiology.
Supervisor
McMullen
SPECIAL PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
Report provided by Dr Brian Crabbe, Co-ordinator for Special Programmes of Study
•
Bachelor of Psychology Programme
This 4-year degree is intended only for students with a very high University Admissions
Index (UAI). In 2000, 43 students were accepted into Year 1, and the minimum UAI was
95.05. In addition to Psychology, students study other recommended Science subjects, with
a possibility of studying up to 28 credit points in units of study offered in Arts or
Economics.
In 2000, members of the department were pleased to congratulate the first group of
graduating Bachelor of Psychology students.
In the 1999 Annual Report it was noted that the department had been concerned that,
despite the high entry requirement for the BPsych, only 17 out of 40 students performed
well enough in Second and Third Year Psychology to achieve the minimum cut off mark for
the quota entry to Psychology 4 Honours. In 1999, these 17 students were accepted into
Psychology 4 Honours as additional to the quota of 55 students. It is pleasing to note that
BPsych students entering Psychology 4 in 2000 have performed considerably better: only 5
students did not reach the minimum cut off mark for the quota.
•
Graduate Diploma in Psychology (GDP)
This programme commenced operation in July Semester 2000, replacing the Psychology for
Graduates Non-degree Programme. The GDP is specifically for students who are already
graduates of the University of Sydney in Science, Arts or Economics (Social Science), or
equivalent from elsewhere, who did not complete a major in Psychology in their first
degree. To be accepted for candidature, students must already have successfully completed
Introductory Psychology units PSYC1001 and 1002, or the equivalent elsewhere. The GDP
consists of Intermediate units PSYC2111, 2112, 2113 and 2114 (each worth 4 credit points)
and a minimum of 32 credit points of Senior (3000 level) units in Psychology. The GDP is
accredited by the Australian Psychological Society. It is a full fee paying course, and so
generates valuable income for the department.
Only a few students commenced mid year entry to the GDP in July 2000, but it is expected
numbers will considerably increase from 2001.
During the second half of 1999, some difficulties became apparent with Australian
Psychological Society (APS) recognition of Psychology studied within Non-degree
programmes. Extensive discussions followed between the Department, APS, the Dean of
Science and the Academic Board of the University. Negotiations reached a stage by the end
of the year where it seems likely that the University's Academic Board will grant special
permission for the Non-degree programme to become a Graduate Diploma in Psychology
from July Semester 2000.
•
Talented Student Programme
Very high performing Science students are invited by the Dean of Science to participate in
this programme, allowing them to complete advanced work in a subject that they would not
normally have the opportunity to do. In 2000, we were very pleased to have two students
studying Psychology within this programme. Ben Richards undertook a research project
with Dr John Predebon in the area of Visual Perception. Lawrence Ong worked with Dr
Cyril Latimer in the area of Cognitive Psychology. Both students achieved a High
Distinction for work completed in this programme.
•
Study Abroad and Exchange Programme
The Study Abroad and International Exchange Programme allows our students to study
Psychology for one or two semesters at an overseas university, and overseas students to
study here. In 2000, 3 of our students studied overseas, two in the United States and one in
Germany. In contrast, we welcomed some 50 students from overseas each semester in 2000.
The majority of these students were, as in previous years, from the United States. However,
following a University Publicity initiative to Scandinavia in 1999, several Norwegian
students studied with us for the first time. Several of these arrived not having studied
Psychology previously, but expecting to study only Psychology. As Junior and Intermediate
units in Psychology are normally studied with other subjects, and as Senior level units
normally require the prior completion of Intermediate and Junior units, full time study in
Psychology is not normally possible at Junior and Intermediate level. An exception was
made for these students, and additional information provided for future students to alert
them to this issue.
The University in general in experiencing a great increase in the number of overseas
students wishing to study here. To make the process more efficient, the University's
International Office has undertaken to process applications to determine whether students
have the necessary prior study. To this end, the Psychology department was the first to try
out this initiative, and drew up appropriate documentation. The International Office praised
the Department's response, and wished to use our Department's documentation as a model
for other departments wishing to do the same.
A second initiative from the Department has been to help solve the problem that our own
students studying elsewhere are not always able to study identical unit content, and worth
the same credit points, as their enrolment here. The Faculty of Science recognised the benefit
to all departments of the Departments request for generic Psychology Exchange units, and
at the end of 2000 was in the process of drawing up those.
•
International students in our degree programme
The department continued to receive a number of International students for our full degree
programmes, four were enrolled in our in our PhD programme in 2000.
One initiative was to attempt to provide the Graduate Diploma in Psychology to overseas
graduates. However, this proved impossible: visa requirements are that International
students study full time, but the first semester of the GDP can be studied only part time.
Coaching Psychology
Report provided by Tony Grant, Co-ordinator for Coaching Psychology
2000 saw the establishment of the Coaching Psychology Unit, in the Department of
Psychology. This world first attracted considerable interest from potential students,
corporations and business groups, and from the mass media.
Teaching: There were 23 students in the first intake into the Postgraduate Certificate in
Applied Science (Psychology of Coaching), in semester 2, 2000. More than half of these were
registered psychologists making the transition from clinical or counselling to coaching, and
the rest were individuals with either three or four years undergraduate psychology who
were presently working in Human Resources Management. Students appraised the course
as being excellent.
A total of 29 students have been admitted into the semester 1, 2001 intake. Two of
these are international students. Applications for the semester 1, 2001 intake exceed
available places.
Cross Faculty Teaching: The Unit received a large number of inquiries from potential students
who had not completed the designated undergraduate psychology, and were thus not
eligible for the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Science (Psychology of Coaching).
Consequently, a joint postgraduate degree program has been established in conjunction
with the Work and Organisational Studies Discipline, School of Business, in the Faculty of
Economics and Business.
The Masters in Human Recourse Management and Coaching will provide
postgraduate students with the organisational and strategic aspects of people management
and the theories and techniques of psychological assessment, coaching and development
which Human Resource practitioners are increasingly being required to oversee and
manage in conjunction with accredited Psychologists. Approximately 250 individuals have
requested application forms for this combined program. The course is yet to be advertised.
Media Exposure: In addition to numerous reports and mentions in newspapers, the Unit was
featured on the ABC radio program, Life Matters, and in the ABC television program Four
Corners.
Organisational and Corporate Consultancy: There was considerable interest in the Unit from a
number of organisations and corporations including Morgan and Banks, the
Commonwealth Bank, AMP, the NSW Institute of Sport, the Senior Leadership Team of the
RAAF and the Western Mining Corporation.
Through the Business Liaison Office the Unit is now contracted to provide executive
coach training to the staff and clients of Morgan and Banks. The contact with senior
managers resulting from this arrangement with Morgan and Banks has raised the profile of
the Department of Psychology with a large number of industry leaders. Further, as a result
of this contract 10 individuals have applied for entry into the University’s postgraduate
program. Other contracts are under negotiation.
Research: Due to the work involved in establishing the Unit, to date only a few research
projects have been initiated. The first was an evaluation of a cognitive-behavioural, solutionfocused Life Coaching program. This project is now completed and is in the process of being
written up for publication. A second research project is examining the differences between
telephone and face-to-face coaching. This is due to start in March. The third project focuses
on an analysis of the techniques using in motivational seminars such as those run by
Anthony Robbins. This project is underway.
Future research will be focusing on the validation of the adaptation of clinical and
counselling models and techniques to coaching. The aim of the Unit in this regard to
establish a sound empirical and theoretical basis for a psychology of coaching.
International Contacts: The Unit has set up a web site and this has attracted interest form
around the world. The Unit has been invited to present papers at the European Mentoring
Conference in July 2001 in the UK and to present papers at Oxford Brookes University,
Oxford, UK. We have also been invited to contribute to the UK Government’s Committee on
Mentoring and Coaching, and have been invited by the International Coaching Federation
to sit on the International Accreditation Committee.
Internationally, there is a growing recognition that the Unit is a world leader in the coaching
arena.
Future Plans: The overwhelmingly positive response to the establishment of the Unit from
potential students, practicing psychologists and industry and management in general
indicates a bright future for the emerging discipline of coaching psychology. There are plan
to expand the present Graduate Certificate course to Masters level. It is anticipated that this
will occur by semester 1, 2002. There are plans to establish the International Journal of
Coaching and Mentoring, and we have received a number of expressions of interest in
forming an editorial board. There has been considerable demand for the Unit to deliver
short professional development courses in coaching psychology and it is anticipated that
these will begin in August or September 2001. Approximately 100 people are waiting to
apply for these professional development courses.
Conferences and Publications: The Unit has three papers accepted for publication, and three in
preparation. A book on coaching called Coach Yourself will be published by Pearson in June
2001. The Unit presented two papers at the 9th Vocational Education and Training
Conference.
Coaching Psychology Student Grades:
PSYCH 4721: Theories and Techniques of Coaching Psychology N = 23
Grade
Number in grade
% in grade
HD
0
0
D
6
26%
C
12
52%
P
5
22%
F
0
0
PCon
0
0
Total
23
100%
PSYCH 4722: Foundations of Coaching Practice N = 23
Grade
Number in grade
% in grade
HD
2
1%
D
10
42%
C
7
30%
P
4
17%
F
0
0
PCon
0
0
Total
23
100%
I would like to thank all members of staff who have been so supportive in the establishment
of the Coaching Unit.
UNDERGRADUATE PRIZES & SCHOLARSHIPS

Lithgow Scholarship No. V for Psychology: Awarded to the student placed first in
Psychology 1, tenurable for one year - Value $650
Christopher William Malone

Frank Albert Prize for Psychology: Awarded to the students placed first in
Psychology 2- tenurable for one year - Value $200
Lauren Peta White

Lithgow Scholarship No. VI for Psychology: Awarded to the student placed first in
Psychology 2 tenurable for one year - Value $650
Lauren Peta White

Blanka Buring Prize: Awarded to the highest ranked Arts III student enrolled in
Psychology 3 - Value $400
Jonathan Paul Gerber

Lithgow Scholarship No. VII for Psychology: Awarded to the highest ranked
student in Psychology 3, tenurable for one year - Value $650
Jonathan Paul Gerber

Australian Psychological Society Prize for Psychology Honours: Awarded to the
highest ranked student in Psychology 4 - Value $200
Catherine Anne Livesey

Dick Thomson Prize for Psychology 4: Awarded for the best Empirical Thesis in
Psychology 4 - Value $200
Catherine Anne Livesey

O’Neil Prize for Psychology 4: Awarded for the best Theoretical Theses in
Psychology 4 - Value $200
Carolyn Elizabeth MacCann

Dick Champion Prize for Psychology 4: Awarded for the best Empirical Thesis in
Psychology 4 - Value $200
Thomas James Whitford

University Medal at Graduation: Awarded to the student whose performance in the
Honours year was of outstanding merit.
Kirsty Dam
GRADUATE TEACHING
•
Enrolment Statistics
MA (Pass)/
Graduate Diploma
Master of Psychology
Master of Arts/
Master of Philosophy/
Doctor of Philosophy
Science (Psychology)
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
Master of Science
F/T
P/T
F/T
P/T
F/T
P/T
F/T
P/T
62
43
17
14
2
2
20
19
107
25
19
11
2
3
19
24
60
0
26
12
1
2
25
23
71
17
24
21
2
6
26
23
49
26
22
15
1
1
33
25
30
11
24
7
1
1
41
31
2000
* In 1999, 3 of the MPsych enrolments were MPsych/PhD candidates, in 1998, 6 of the
MPsych enrolments were MPsych/PhD candidates, and in 1997, 4 of the MPsych
enrolments were MPsych/PhD candidates.
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY
Report provided by Dr Alan Craddock, Academic Coordinator of the Graduate Diploma.
The Graduate Diploma was coordinated by Dr. Fiona Hibberd in Semester One and by Dr.
Alan Craddock in Semester Two. Mr Gilbert Chang was the Administrative Assistant.
32 candidates enrolled in 2000, 23 of whom were full-time and 9 were part-time. 1 full-time
student discontinued during the year. 25 students completed the GD in 2000.
The following 22 full-time students successfully completed the requirements for the
Graduate Diploma in Science (Psychology) in 2000:
Ballin
Chang
Clarke
Coughlan
Grant
Hermens
Higgs
Issavi
Lattin
Logan
Ma
Mcmanus
Mordaunt
Murphy
Pearce
Ryan
Sawtschek
Thompson
Trajkoska
Van Der Kooi
Wilmot
Younis
Leah
Kirsten
Tracy
Maree
Emma
Daniel
Alexandra
Karolin
Amy
Krista
Shun Shing
Monique
Amber
Rachel
Amit
Natasha
Natalie
Justine
Gordana
Helen
Leah
Julie
9719838
9714737
9708638
9619922
9510926
40924
9213466
9716830
9716918
40916
9642799
9520489
9706262
9712537
45957
9318772
49732
40868
9704209
9705121
9703102
9632946
The following 3 part-time, year 2, students successfully completed requirements for the
Graduate Diploma in Science (Psychology) in 2000:
Chapman
Hall
MacLachlan
Jeannene
Naomi
Rachel
8972105
9622674
9942111
Pass with Merit: The following candidates performed at a sufficiently high level (an
overall weighted average mark of 75 or better) in order to graduate Pass with Merit (they
are listed in rank order):
van der Kooi
Thompson
Trajkoska
Hermens
Ryan
Higgs
Sawtschek
Grant
Mordaunt
Hall
Mcmanus
Clarke
Lattin
Murphy
Helen
Justine
Gordana
Daniel
Natasha
Alexandra
Natalie
Emma
Amber
Naomi
Monique
Tracy
Amy
Rachel
9705121
40868
9704209
40924
9318772
9213466
49732
9510926
9706262
9622674
9520489
9708638
9716918
9712537
MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY
Information Supplied by Belinda Ingram
No student failed candidature in 2000. One student re-commenced candidature in Semester
2 2000.
Fourteen students were enrolled in and passed the full time Part 1 Course in 2000. Eleven
students were enrolled in and passed the full time Part 2 Course in 2000 and two students
were enrolled in and passed Part 2B (part time) in 2000. One student re-enrolled (previously
suspended candidature in December 1999) in Part 2 in Semester 2, 2000 and one student
enrolled in and passed Part 2, Semester 2 2000 (PSYC5207 Research Thesis B only). Fourteen
students successfully completed the degree in 2000.
Graduates 2000
Joanne Azzopardi, Peter Cowell, Monica Crnkovic, Caitlin Dixon, Luella Mamo, Simon Milton,
Emma Newsom, Simone Sharah, Belinda Thewes, Deborah Thompson, Jacqueline Woods, Emma
Prosser, Nadine Reynolds.
Master of Psychology Candidates 2000
Part 1
Arena, Thomas
Denton, Fiona
Drew, Joanne
Freckleton, Evril
Grinbergs, Andrew
Harvey, Anna
Kearney, John
Part 2
Duric, Vlatka
Hickey, Anthea
Hoad, Elizabeth
Holmes, Michelle
Horscroft, Richelle
Jurjevic, Linda
Kram, Sonja
Part 2B
Fitzgerald, Diane
Macleod, Zane
Part 2B (Re-Enrolled Semester 2)
Tadros, Michelle
Part 2B (Research Thesis Only)
Lang, Meagan
Levy, Karyn
Parker, Jodie
Rooney, Kathleen
Sidis, Anna
Symond, Matthew
Thompson, Anna
Mastrodomenico, Julie
Moor, Sasha
Ong, Li Min
Williams, Michelle
Connie Kalaizis
Pass with Merit
Vlatka Duric, Diane Fitzgerald, Anthea Hickey, Elizabeth Hoad, Michelle Holmes, Richelle
Horscroft, Linda Jurjevic, Sonja Kram, Zane Macleod, Julie Mastrodomenico, Sasha Moor, Li
Min Ong, Michelle Williams.
Pass
Connie Kalaizis
MASTER OF SCIENCE AND MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY
GRADUATES
There were no Master of Philosophy graduates in 2000.
CANDIDATES
There was one Master of Science candidate in 2000:
Holmes, Michelle F/T **
Supervisor: Dr. R. van der Zwan
Topic:
Role in attention in visual processing
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
GRADUATES
There were seven Doctor of Philosophy graduates in 2000:
Cartwright, Andrew (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Ian Curthoys
Topic:
Neural network simulation of behaviour.
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Dalziel, James (P/T)
Supervisor: A/Prof Soames Job
Topic:
Road safety issues among experienced and inexperienced drivers.
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De Almeida Neto, Abilio (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Bob Boakes
Topic:
Pharmacy based intervention strategies for optimising the usage of non-prescription
analgesic product in the community.
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Faunce, Gavin (P/T)
Supervisors: A/Prof Soames Job
Topic:
Anxiety and attentional bias.
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Hatfield, Julie (F/T)
Supervisor:
Topic:
A/Prof Soames Job
Optimism bias and the psychology of environmental protection.
Nixon, Reg (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Touyz
Topic:
A treatment outcome study of pre-schoolers with 'oppositional disorder.'
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Tannenbaum, Michal (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Pauline Howie
Topic:
Language maintenance, language shifts, family relations and attachment in different
cultural groups in Australia.
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CANDIDATES AND RESEARCH TOPICS
There were 83 Doctor of Philosophy candidates in 2000:
Anjoul, Fadi (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Michael Walker
Topic: Addictive behaviours assessment of cue exposure with response prevention as a treatment for
gambling addictions.
Arnold, Jonathon (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Iain McGregor
Topic: Behavioural psychopharmacology of the cannabinoids.
Baggs, Kate (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Rosalyn Griffiths
Topic: The treatment of bulimia nervosa.
Barnes, Benjamin (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Joel Michell
Topic: The concept of emotion.
Basten, Christopher (P/T)
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Touyz
Topic: Relationship between self-pathology and eating disorders.
Bertoia, Tony (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Ros Markham
Topic: Stereotype reliance in source monitoring.
Bidewell, John (P/T)
Supervisor: Professor Beryl Hesketh
Topic: Decision making in personal investment.
Boag, Simon (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Joel Michell
Topic: Is there a logically coherent account of repression in psychoanalytic theory?
Bowen, Maitland (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Ros Markham
Topic: Mood and personality correlates of autobiographical memory.
Bowman, Alison (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Deborah Erickson
Topic: Quality of life issues in patients with vestibular dysfunction.
Brack, Marita (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Deborah Erickson
Topic: Social information processing in oppositional defiant and conduct disordered children.
Brooks, Anna (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Rick van der Zwan
Topic: The detection of global form from various types of dot patterns.
Carroll, Matthew (P/T)
Supervisor: Assoc. Professor Helen Beh
Topic: A comparison of the performance and electrophysiological correlates of the different sub-types
of insomnia.
Carver, Amber (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr David Livesey
Topic: The role of response inhibition as a cause of poor self-control.
Chadda, Neeru (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Michael Walker
Topic: Cross-cultural differences in the development of disgust and the negative self.
Chen, Eunice (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Touyz
Topic: Bulimia nervosa.
Chua, Frances (F/T)
Supervisor: A/Prof Soames Job
Topic: Event-specific causes of optimism bias.
Clark, Dianne (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr David Kavanagh
Topic: Caffeine consumption and schizophrenia.
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Doctoral Research Projects (cont’d)
Clarke, John (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr John Predebon
Topic: Information processing biases in anxiety disorders.
Cornell, Elaine (P/T)
Supervisor: Professor Ian Curthoys
Topic: The accuracy of vergence in natural viewing conditions.
Danthiir, Vanessa (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: Electroencephalographic correlates of intelligence.
Davies, Michaela (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Joel Michell
Topic: An investigation of emotional intelligence within the structure of cognitive abilities.
Denshire, Catherine Elise (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Robyn Tate
Topic: Insight and neuropsychological functionary in first episode psychosis.
Dielenberg, Robert (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Iain McGregor
Topic: Biological aspects of anxiety.
Dixon Angela (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Pauline Howie
Topic: Child sexual abuse.
Drew, Elissa (P/T)
Supervisor: A/Prof Soames Job
Topic: The effects of uncontrollable appetitive and aversive outcomes on taste selection.
Ellwood, Sophie (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Margaret Charles
Topic: The effects of distinctiveness and differentiation in faces.
Erickson, Deborah (P/T)
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Touyz
Topic: Quality of life in patients choosing spectacles and contact lenses.
Forsterlee, Robert (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: Examination of the relationship of need for cognition with measures of frontal lobe
functioning.
Gallate, Jason (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Iain McGregor
Topic: Yeast, hops and rodents: A search for novel pharmaceutical aids in the battle against ethanol
addiction.
Garcia, Alicia (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Richard Roberts
Topic: Emotional intelligence, metacognition, cognitive abilities and personality.
Garlick, Dennis (FT)
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: Individual differences in intelligence.
Green, Melissa (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Leanne Williams
Topic: Emotion processing in schizotypy and schizophrenia.
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Doctoral Research Projects (cont’d)
Griffin, Barbara (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Beryl Hesketh
Topic: Selection for a changing environment - identifying predictors of adaptive performance.
Harrod, Mary Ellen (F/T) **
Supervisor: Assoc. Professor Helen Beh
Topic: Psychophysiology of individual differences.
Hicks, Stephen (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Ian Curthoys
Topic: The neurophysiology of space perception
Hughson, Angus (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Bob Boakes
Topic: Psychological aspects of wine expertise.
Ikin, Timothy (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Rick van der Zwan
Topic: Visual discrimination learning in lizards.
Jancz, Marek (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Margaret Charles
Topic: The adaption of Polish immigrants in the Sydney area.
Johnson, Timothy (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Joel Michell
Topic: A reformulation and empirical test of Coombs' Unfolding Theory treating attitudes as
intervals rather than points.
Joung, Wendy (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Cyril Latimer
Topic: Modelling human symmetry detection using neural networks.
Juraskova, Ilona (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Phyllis Butow
Topic: Sexual outcomes following treatment for cervical cancer.
Karazinov, Danielle (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Bob Boakes
Topic: Blocking of biological stimuli in cats.
Kim, Juno (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Ian Curthoys
Topic: Guinea-pig vestibular reflexes.
Kleitman, Sabina (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: Individual differences in confidence ratings.
Krause, Heidi (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: Expert performance: An individual differences perspective.
Landers, William (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Rick van der Zwan
Topic: Time perception and the internal clock.
Lee, Kwang Hyuk (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Leanne Williams
Topic: 40Hz Gamma and schizophrenia.
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Doctoral Research Projects (cont’d)
Loughland, Carmel (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Leanne Williams
Topic: Emotion and scanpaths in schizophrenia.
Luiker, Henry (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Deborah Erickson
Topic: Models of data analysis in psychotherapy research: Clinical significance and statistical
significance.
MacDougall, Hamish (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Ian Curthoys
Topic: Saccular function.
Maitz, Michelle (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Michael Perdices
Topic: Mechanisms of frontal lobe amnesia.
Marsh, Pamela (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Leanne Williams
Topic: Emotion in adolescent ADHD and schizophrenia.
Marx, Benjamin (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Clare Wilson
Topic: Understanding the relationship between moral reasoning and political orientation.
Matthey, Stephen (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr David Kavanagh
Topic: Prevention of postnatal distress in parents.
Medlow, Sharon (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Joel Michell
Topic: The role of mental events in causing behaviour.
Morley, Kirsten (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Iain McGregor
Topic: The acute, subchronic and chronic behavioural and neurobiological effects of 3,4methylednedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'Ecstasy') in the rat.
Morris, Richard (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Bob Boakes
Topic: The role of counterconditioning in the extinction of conditioned taste aversions.
Murphy, Susanne (F/T)
Supervisor: A/Prof Soames Job
Topic: Optimism bias.
Newbery, Glenn (F/T) **
Supervisor: Dr Terry McMullen
Topic: Meaning in scientific psychology.
Norris, Matthew (Gus) (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Robyn Tate
Topic: The ecological validity of tests of executive functioning in schizophrenics.
O'Hara, Annette (Agi) (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Alan Craddock
Topic: Individual therapist differences and their contribution to the therapeutic experience.
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Doctoral Research Projects (cont’d)
Overton, Sarah (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Touyz
Topic: Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Palethorpe, James (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Cyril Latimer
Topic: Same/ different judgements.
Pallier, Gerry (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: The relation between established neuropsychological assessment batteries and current models
of psychometric intelligence.
Pettersen, Gregory (F/T) **
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: Tactile/kinaesthetic abilities within the structure of human cognitive abilities.
Piguet, Oliver (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Robyn Tate
Topic: Neuropsychology of ageing and cognitive decline using a Piagetian paradigm.
Rantzen, Andrew (F/T) **
Supervisor: Dr Joel Michell
Topic: Theory of hallucinations.
Reynolds, Nadine (F/T) **
Supervisor: Dr Deborah Erickson
Topic: The evaluation of brief solution focused therapy with adolescents.
Rieger, Elizabeth (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Touyz
Topic: Self-help and treatment of eating disorders.
Ryan, Katherine (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Lazar Stankov
Topic: Factor analysis of fluency of retrieval.
Sartore, Gina-Maree (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Cyril Latimer
Topic: Attentional correlates of visual pattern recognition.
Sawrikar, Pooja (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Caroline Hunt
Topic: Cultural differences in depressed mood among adolescents and the effectiveness of stoicism as
a coping strategy.
Schaefer, Gerard (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Clare Wilson
Topic: The psychosexual development and socio-sexual experiences of violent males.
Sitharthan, Thiagarajan (P/T)
Supervisor: A/Prof Soames Job
Topic: Treating problem drinkers by mail.
Sokolic, Ljiljana (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Iain McGregor
Topic: Defining and applying the relationship between the molecular structure of odorants and the
properties of fragrances and deodorants.
Son, Ja Kyoung (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Brian Crabbe
Topic: Attitudes towards stress and coping: cross-cultural and developmental differences.
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Doctoral Research Projects (cont’d)
Stone, Beth (P/T)
Supervisor: Dr Roslyn Markham
Topic: The Pictured-feelings tool: A visual imagery-based clinical and assessment tool.
Swinbourne, Anne (F/T)
Supervisor: Professor Bob Boakes.
Topic: Impact of a coping package informing cancer patients about chemotherapy.
Werner, Joel (F/T)
Supervisor: Dr Richard Roberts
Topic: Individual Differences: A Perspective: An Individual Differences Perspective.
(** Denotes suspension for one or both semesters in 2000)
POSTGRADUATE PRIZES & SCHOLARSHIPS
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Martin and Elizabeth Jane Simmat Prize in the Graduate Diploma in Psychology:
Helen van der Kooi
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A.H. Martin Prize for Part 1 of Master of Psychology Course:
Fiona Denton
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Martin & Elizabeth Jane Simmat Prize for Part 2 of Master of Psychology Course:
Dianne Fitzgerald
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H Tasman Lovell Memorial Medallion: Awarded for the best PhD thesis presented
each year
Andrew Donald Cartwright
Abilio Ceasar de Almeido Neto
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DEPARTMENTAL POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH PUBLICATION PRIZE
Robert Dielenberg
Frances Chua
Jason Gallate
Stephen Matthey
Gerry Pallier
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AUSTRALIAN POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Bertoia, Tony
Brookes, Anna
Bowman, Alison
Chen, Eunice
Chua, Frances
Danthiir, Vanessa
Davies, Michaela
Denshire, Elise
Dielenberg, Robert
Dixon, Angela
Ellwood, Sophie
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Garlick, Dennis
Green, Melissa
Griffin, Barbara
Hicks, Stephen
Hughson, Angus
Johnson, Timothy
Juraskova, Ilona
Karazinov, Danielle
Krause, Heidi
Kim, Juno
Landers, William
Maitz, Michelle
Marsh, Pamela
Marx, Benjamin
Medlow, Sharon
Morley, Kirsten
Murphy, Susanne
Overton, Sarah
Palethorpe, James
Werner, Joel
OTHER POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Boag, Simon
MacDougall, Hamish
Morris, Richard
Reynolds, Nadine
Schaefer, Gerard
Sokolic, Ljiljana
University of Sydney Postgraduate Award
Royal Prince Alfred Research Scholarship
ARC Grant Scholarship
Lucy Firth Sydney University Postgraduate Scholarship
International Postgraduate Award
ARC (SPIRT) Postgraduate Scholarship
ADMINISTRATION
Head of Department
Professor Ian Curthoys
Associate Heads of Department
Dr Brian Crabbe (Teaching)
A/Prof Soames Job (Research)
Dr Cyril Latimer (Information Technology)
Dr David Livesey (Course Structure)
Dr John Predebon (Resources)
Professor Stephen Touyz (Clinical Studies)
Resource Matters
Animal House
Library
Test Library
Teaching Matters
Postgraduate Studies
Bachelor of Psychology Programme
Non Degree Studies
APS Re-accreditation
Statistics Advisers
Study Abroad Programme
Talented Student Programme
Teaching Quality
Professor Ian Curthoys
Dr Joel Michell
Dr Richard Roberts
Dr Ros Markham
Dr James Dalziel
Dr Brian Crabbe
Dr David Livesey
Dr Margaret Charles
Ms Anne Swinbourne
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Professor Ian Curthoys
Dr Brian Crabbe
Ms Anne Kwan
Research Matters
Animal Research
Animal Ethics
Colloquium
Human Ethics
Clinical Studies Matters
Associate Head (Clinical Psychology)
Director of Clinical Psychology
Clinical Manager
Clinical Intern Placement
Co-ordinator (External)
Clinical Intern Placement
Co-ordinator (Child (Internal))
Test Library Co-ordinator
Test Library Assistants
Administrative Assistance
(MPsychol program, Psychology Clinic)
Administrative Assistance to Prof Touyz
Professor Robert Boakes
Dr Iain McGregor
Professor Ian Curthoys
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Professor Stephen Touyz
Dr Caroline Hunt
Ms Kate Baggs
Dr Louise Sharpe
Dr Deborah Erickson
Dr Diana Caine
Dr Richard Roberts
Mr Gregory Diment/ Mr Thomas Whitford
Ms Belinda Ingram
Ms Cindy Li
Liaison Matters
APS Advisor
Dr David Livesey
Public Relations
Staff-Student Liaison Officer
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Dr Clare Wilson
Other
Faculty of Arts Liaison
Faculty of Economics Liaison
Psychology Museum
Faculty of Science ad hoc Committee
On Performance Indicators
Departmental rep Social Work
Departmental rep Pharmacy
Faculty Representatives
Faculty Advisory Committee
Postgraduate Studies Committee
Public Relations and
Marketing Committee
Research Committee
Resources Committee
Teaching Committee
Standing Committee
Undergraduate Studies Committee
Dr Brian Crabbe
Dr Brian Crabbe
Ms Alison Turtle
Dr Joel Michell
Ms Dianne Clark
Ms Dianne Clark
Professor Ian Curthoys
Dr Roslyn Markham
Dr Rick van der Zwan
A/Prof Soames Job
Dr John Predebon
Dr Cyril Latimer
Professor Ian Curthoys
Dr David Livesey
Faculty of Science Promotion Committee
Faculty Selection Committees
Membership of University Committees
Professor Ian Curthoys
Professor Stephen Touyz
Professor Ian Curthoys
Professor Stephen Touyz
Dr Lazar Stankov
Professor Bob Boakes
Laboratory Animal Management Advisory
Neuroscience Development Group
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Human Ethics Committee
Professor Ian Curthoys
Academic Forum
Dr James Dalziel
IT in Education Venture Support Group
Dr Fiona Hibberd
Academic Board nominee
Dr Caroline Hunt
NSW Vice-Chancellor's Conference to the
Graduate
Diploma
in
Counselling
&
Psychotherapy Committee
Dr David Livesey
Associate Dean of Science
Undergraduate Studies Committee
Faculty Teaching Committee
Dr Iain McGregor
Animal Ethics Committee
Dr John Predebon
Academic Board nominee
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Academic Board nominee
COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
Head of Department: Professor Ian Curthoys
HODAC
Chair:
Curthoys
Members:
Boakes
Crabbe
Hunt
Job
Latimer
Livesey
Predebon
Roberts
Touyz (S2)
Williams
Teaching
Research
Resources
Clinical
Postgraduate
Crabbe
Job
Predebon
Hunt
Markham
Boakes
Charles
Clark
Craddock
Curthoys
Dalziel
Grayson
Hibberd
Howie
Hunt (S1)
Kwan
Livesey
Michell
Predebon
Stankov
Touyz (S2)
van der Zwan
Wilson
Boakes
Curthoys
Grayson
Hunt (S1)
Latimer
Markham
McGregor
Predebon
Touyz (S2)
van der Zwan
Roberts
Heads
PG Rep
Boakes
Curthoys
Cheng
Job
Holden
Hunt (S1)
Latimer
Michell
Roberts
Takayama
Touyz (S2)
PG Rep
Baggs
Boakes
Curthoys
Erickson
Sharpe
Touyz
Craddock
Curthoys
Erickson
Hibberd
Howie
Job
Livesey
PG Rep
Support:
Watts
Subcommittee:
*Strategic Plan
Moerman
Watts
Moerman
*Teaching
Allocation
*Handbook
Accreditation
*Teaching
Quality
*Reports
*Marketing
*Animal
House
*Workshop
Ingram
Li
Moerman
DEPARTMENTAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Academic:
Administrative:
Admin. Support:
Technical:
Student Reps:
Atrens, Baggs, Beeney, Boakes, Charles, Clark, Crabbe, Craddock,
Curthoys, Dalziel, Grant, Grayson, Erickson, Hibberd, Howie, Hunt,
Job, Latimer, Livesey, McGregor, McMullen (S1), Markham, Michell,
Predebon, Roberts, Sartore (S1), Sharpe, Stankov, Touyz, van der
Zwan, Walker, Williams, Wilson
Cheng, Kwan
Watts
Holden
Psychology 1:
Robyn Trezise
Psychology 2:
Rebecca Hamilton
Psychology 3:
Peggy Danaee
Psychology 4:
Emily Klineberg
Graduate Diploma: Alexandra Higgs
MPsychology:
Anna Sidis
Postgraduate:
Simon Boag, Frances Chua.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Animal House
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Clinical Psychology Unit
Report provided by Professor Ian Curthoys (Convenor) and Mr Darek Figa (Animal House
Manager).
Report provided by Professor Stephen Touyz
The CPU has interviewed 50 applicants for next year’s MPsych. Program. This included several
overseas and interstate candidates who needed to be interviewed by telephone. Offers were made on
the 4th December. There is also a priority waitlist and candidates have been informed if they are on
the waitlist. There are 15 places available for 2001 and this may be the last year that the MPsych.
program in its current form will be undertaken by the Department.
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
The introduction of an innovative new 3-year postgraduate doctoral level degree is a significant
undertaking. This is being done whilst maintaining an almost full compliment of clinical interns this
year.
A number of obstacles remain to be resolved especially at University level. Every effort is being made
to address these issues which include a coursework/clinical and research doctoral level degree (new
to the University) and the financial implications of the degree. The entire curriculum needs to be
developed as well as clinical internships to cover 3 years instead of two.
Staffing
1. The Conjoint Chair with Westmead Hospital should be filled in 2001. The selection committee has
met and the successful candidate has been announced. We do hope that he will accept the chair.
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The Conjoint Child/Adolescent position with the New Children’s Hospital. All the negotiations
have now been completed and this position is to be advertised.
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Dr Diana Caine will be taking up her appointment at the beginning of 2001. We would like to
take this opportunity of welcoming her to the Department.
General Issues
Lenny Vartanian, an outstanding postgraduate student in the Department of Psychology, University
of Toronto will be spending a six month research practicum with Stephen Touyz in 2001.
Research
Dr. Deborah Erickson has developed a collaborative research partnership with Drs. Kohn and Clarke
from the Adolescent Unit at Westmead Hospital in the area of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder. Four MPsych. students are now conducting research there on a variety of topics in
AD/HD. There is room for two to three more honours or masters students.
The following research projects were completed by final year students of the Master of Psychology
program:
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Reducing psychological distress in a genetic counselling consultation for breast cancer.
Are there different types of post-natal depression?
Self investment and depression: Sadness and self-disgust?
The validity of adolescents' self-report of emotional symptoms after head injury
Inoculating adolescents against depression: Is there a need to reinforce messages from a universal
school-based prevention program one year down the track?
Self-concept after traumatic brain injury and its relationship to outcome: A controlled,
quantitative study.
Is attention affected in children with PTSD?
EDNOS classification in eating disorders.
Verbal memory performance on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) in adolescents
and young adults with first-episode psychosis
An investigation of the attentional deficits exhibited in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
according to subtype.
A neuropsychological investigation of lateralised prefrontal functioning in first episode
psychosis.
Investigation of the demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals attending self-help
groups, and how these compare to the characteristics of the individuals attending therapist
directed groups.
A special thanks to both the supervisors and markers of the above theses which were double-marked.
Ph.D. Students
Reg Nixon and Eunice Chen were both awarded their PhD degrees. Congratulations to both of them.
Elizabeth Rieger has submitted her PhD and we eagerly await the outcome.
Psychology Clinic
The Psychology Clinic launched a series of new specialised treatment programs on 22nd June 2000.
The clinic provides individual and group psychological treatment for children and adults in a
number of specialised areas including:
Adults:
Early Intervention for Bulimia/binge Eating Problems
Panic Disorder
Sleep Disorder
Women’s Health: Premenstrual Tension, Infertility, Menopause
Children:
Psychological Assessments for Learning Disorders and Behavioural Difficulties
Social Skills Training: Victims of Bullying, ADD and ADHD, Low Self Esteem, Anxiety
This year a total number of 57 clients were seen by Part 1 Intern Clinical Psychologists working in the
Psychology Clinic or in offsite locations. The child and adult assessments were mostly conducted at
schools and in hospitals.
A PMS group program was run in the women’s health area and coordinated by Louise Sharpe. Many
referrals were received for women with problems associated with PMS. Women were seen either
individually by Intern Clinical Psychologists or in a group conducted by Louise Sharpe in
conjunction with an Intern Psychologist. Most of the patients reported finding the programs helpful
in learning to manage their moods better during their cycle.
A panic disorder anxiety program was developed by Caroline Hunt. Many clients of the Clinic
attended for treatment of an anxiety disorder, primarily panic and phobic disorders. These clients
were referred from the University Counselling Service and from local General Practitioners. The
majority of these clients who completed their treatment programs benefited from the program.
The treatment of eating disorders in a hospital setting was developed by Stephen Touyz. A
comprehensive treatment program for patients with eating disorders has been developed at Wesley
Private Hospital on affiliated teaching hospital of the Department of Psychology and Faculty of
Science. This includes a 9 bed inpatient unit as well as 3 innovative Day Hospital Centres which are
based at both the Ashfield and Carlingford sites. Both 1st and 2nd year students are able to access
patients at these facilities. These treatment centres will play an important role in the new DCP
program from both a teaching and research perspective.
A social skills training program (BE STEADY program) was developed by Deborah Erickson. The
program is still in progress. Preliminary reports from parents indicated that they were satisfied with
the program and their children enjoyed the sessions and were benefiting from the skills learned.
The adult neuropsychological assessments were coordinated by Tim Hannan. Intern clinical
psychologists conducted neuropsychological assessments of clients with acquired brain injuries or
dementia at Westmead Hospital and Liverpool Hospital, under the supervision of experienced
clinical neuropsychologists.
Child psychoeducational assessments were coordinated by Deborah Erickson. All but one student
(parent cancelled) completed a full psychoeducational assessment which included parent and teacher
interviews, child observations in the school environment, psychological and educational assessment,
parent and teacher feedback sessions and a written psychological report. Feedback from the schools
indicated that they wish to continue this collaborative partnership.
An early intervention for bulimia and binge eating problems program was developed by Kate Baggs. This
program was successfully implemented by Intern Clinical Psychologists in the Psychology Clinic. All
clients with a diagnosis of eating disorder responded well to the program, with most of the patients
completely reducing their binge and/or purge behaviour across the treatment period.
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Human Ethics Report
Report supplied by Dr Alan Craddock
Alan Craddock acted as the liaison between the University Human Ethics Committee and
the Department. He was also a member of the HEC of the University of Sydney in 1999. The
Department submitted 49 applications for approval, none of which were rejected outright.
Some applications required amendments before final approval, but the majority were
approved without any modification.
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Library Liaison
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Postgraduate Committee
Report provided by Dr Joel Michell
Report provided by Dr Roslyn Markham
Committee Members: Dr R Markham (Convenor), Professor R Boakes, Professor I Curthoys, Dr D
Erickson, Dr F Hibberd, Dr P Howie (Semester 1), Dr D Livesey (Semester 2), A/Professor S Job.
The Postgraduate Committee deals with issues involving postgraduate research students
and the examinations of their work and, in special cases, with Graduate Diploma students.
The monthly meetings considered, among other issues, assessors and examiner's reports
and the setting of examiners for postgraduate work. During 2000, PhDs were awarded to:
Andrew Cartwright, James Dalziel, Abilio de Almeida Neto, Reg Nixon, Gavin Faunce, Julie
Hatfield, Michael Tannenbaum.
A major topic for consideration during 2000 was the new Government policy of funding
PhD research for four years only. This comes into effect in 2001. The Committee considered
the implications of this for our Department, and particularly noted that penalties are to be
imposed for 'bad separations'. The specification of these 'bad separations' and procedure for
imposing the penalties were still under discussion by the University at the end of 2000. The
Committee determined that the Department should attempt to enroll only those students
who are likely to complete within the time limit and who are unlikely to discontinue or
move elsewhere. In an attempt to more carefully monitor the progress of research students,
a PhD Progress Report form was accepted and was used in the Departmental reviews of
PhD students conducted towards the end of the year. The nature of PhD theses was also a
major topic for discussion, with use of external databases deemed acceptable under
specified circumstances.
The 2nd Annual Postgraduate Conference was held on 13th October in the Veterinary
Science Centre. The Conference was deemed a great success by all who attended, with a full
programme of papers and posters, which were of an excellent quality. Many thanks and
congratulations to the organizing Committee which was chaired by Gerry Pallier. Research
publication prizes for 1999 were awarded to: Frances Chua, Jason Gallate, Stephen Matthey,
and Gerry Pallier.
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Research Committee
Report provided by A/Professor Soames Job
Members of the Research Committee were: Professor Boakes, Ms. Chua (PG rep.), Professor
Curthoys, Associate Professor Grayson, Dr. Hunt, Associate Professor Job, Associate Professor
Latimer, Dr. Markham, Dr. McGregor, Dr. Predebon, Dr. Roberts, Professor Touyz, and Dr. van der
Zwan, with great administrative support from Ms. Watts.
It has been an interesting year, in which our Department has done well in the face of
extensive change (largely driven from Canberra), and in which we have been preparing
carefully for the further and extensive changes next year. 2000 has seen the demise of the
Small ARC, and the advent of the Sesqui scheme. Next year will see further dramatic change
in the funding of research with radical changes to the ARC (see Attachment for your
information), and radical changes to the determination of research based funding (including
a dramatic increase in funding from PhD completions, penalties for non-completions, and
equal weighting of all research funds regardless of source).
Over the year the Research Committee has made important innovations and advances, in
addition to the usual running of Departmental research matters.
Innovations and successes have included:
* DRG funds for M.Psychol are now reviewed at a more suitable time for the course, near
the end of the year in a separate round.
* Guidelines for DRG are now available on the WEB.
* The 2nd Postgraduate Research Conference was excellent, with papers and presentations
of an even higher standard than last year, and with abstracts again to be published. The
Department now subscribes to the Journal in which these are published (Journal of Applied
Health Behaviour), which will be located in the thesis library.
* The Department continues to support both national and international conference travel,
which will become more critical with the likely continued minimisation of travel funds from
within the College.
* We have (along with other Departments) had a number of wins in our correspondence
with Faculty, College and the University, including the changes to eligibility for Sesqui
grants (both in terms of allowed dollar value, and in terms of contract staff), and the
assessment of the research active status of new staff.
This year: Again in 2000, the Department was particularly successful in terms of research
grants, with 4 new large ARC grants, two new NH&MRC grants, several large contracts for
research through the BLO, and many ongoing grants from previous years. The new Sesqui
R&D and Sesqui New Staff Grants are yet to be announced.
Next year: Our clearly increased grant successes over the last two years auger well for our
research and future publications. The new ARC scheme may suit Psychology, and we
should be aiming for a bumper crop of applications. One clear remaining goal is to obtain
our first U2000 Post-doctoral Fellowship, which is an excellent opportunity for the
Department to host a full time research position, with the majority of the salary and a start
up grant supplied by the University. These fellowships will continue for at least the next 10
years (possibly under a different name) and require an excellent track record for success. So,
if you know an appropriate PhD, please foster their interest in this possibility.
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Resources Committee
Report provided by Dr John Predebon
Members of the Committee: Predebon (Chair), Boag/Chua; Boakes, Curthoys; Holden; Hunt;
Latimer, Michell; Roberts; Takayama/Cartwright, Touyz.
1. Personnel: Dr. Yoichi Takayama (Manager, Computing Services), and Mr Siu Yau Kho
(Computing Officer) resigned, and their positions were filled by Dr Andrew Cartwright and Mr
Nenad Petkovski, respectively. Mr King Singh (Computing Officer) resigned on 7th October.
2. Finances: The Department's finances were reviewed regularly. Appendix I presents the
Financial Statement (Operating Account) for the 2000 calendar year.
3. Computing and information technology:
 Software: The Department has upgraded Photoshop and AdobeIllustrator (for the Graphics
Lab), Canvass, and has either acquired or is acquiring 30 SPSS licences and version SPSS10
for the Macintosh platform.
 Computers; The Macs in the Graphics Lab have been upgraded to Mac G4s, and a G3
PowerBook was purchased for teaching use and for conference presentations.
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Documents: All documents in Psychtalk shared have been converted to PDF format for easier
access.
Job requests: A web-based system for submitting technical services requests is being
developed.
Statistical facilities: PCs are to be installed in S371 for running statistical applications (eg.,
Structural Equation Modeling) requiring PC platforms.
4. Workshops:
A weekly maintenance inspection of the teaching labs (Rms 404, 405, 406, 408, 409, 427, 543, 526,
504 GT; Rms 163, 245, 246 SB; Rm 371 MQ; 107, 126 TB) by the workshop personnel was
instituted, at least during the teaching periods of the academic year. Staff are encouraged to
notify the workshops (via the job request system) of any maintenance work (eg., light-tube
replacements) required in their research laboratories.
5. Animal House:
 The Department has acquired the North Precinct Workshop area in South Badham. This
space is used for research purposes, storage of material currently housed in the courtyard
demountable, and for the cage-washing facility.
 Animals used for teaching now must be paid. Staff are encouraged to adopt procedures for
minimizing the use of animals for teaching.
6. Test Library: Hunt, Roberts and Eriksson prepared a document - Test Library’s Policy and
Procedures 2000- which is available on the web page under departmental documents, and should
be consulted for information on the availability, purchase, conditions of use etc of the tests.
7. Clinical Psychology Unit: The CPU restructured the program, incorporating specialized
treatment (fee-paying) programs for patients which run all year round.
8. Storage/disposal of equipment: A working group was formed to formulate policies and
procedures for the storage, and for the disposal, of obsolescent equipment.
9. Space and infrastructure: The University undertook an Accommodation Options Study to
assess the most appropriate solution to Psychology’s and to the Faculty of Arts’ accommodation
problems. A Psychology Project Working Group (PWG), consisting of Curthoys (Chair), Holden,
Job, Kwan, Murphy, Roberts, Walker, and Wilson, was formed to provide user input into the
Accommodation Options Study. The group provided information and feedback from both staff
and students to ensure that our interests were represented. Psychology is to vacate the 6th and 7th
floors of Mungo and the Main Quad precinct. The group considered the relative merits of
moving part of our operations either to a section of the Old Teachers College or to the 3rd and 4th
floor levels of Mungo MacCallum and Brennan Buildings as well as the space in the 3rd and 4th
floors of Griffith Taylor Building currently ‘owned’ by the Faculty of Arts.
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Teaching Committee Report
Report provided by Dr Brian Crabbe
During 2000, there were eight meetings of the full Teaching Committee, and several smaller
Working Party meetings. The following is a summary of the major items of business.
Psychology 2 and 3
1. 32 credit points in Year 3 are now required for entry to Psychology 4 (Honours) and
Graduate Diploma from 2001, to meet APS accreditation requirements:
Current students who experience difficulty with this new requirement may apply to HOD
for permission to be eligible to apply with 24 credit points.
Combined degree students who are prevented from taking 32 credit points of Psychology in
Year 3 because of their degree requirements may take certain Year 3 units concurrently with
Year 2 units. (Students have been advised through notices on web page and noticeboard)
There has been no change to the number of credit points required for a major in Psychology,
which currently varies between Faculties. No action at this stage to seek uniformity between
Faculties; pending advice from the Dean.
2. Changes to Year 3 units of study from 2001:
PSYC3205 Language drops and unit becomes "Cognitive Psychology"
PSYC3207 "Human Performance and Organizational" unit discontinued.
Human Performance drops and Organizational moves to 3211.
PSYC3211 "Psychological Assessment" becomes "Psychological Assessment
Organizational"
PSYC3214 "Communication and Counselling" is a new unit
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3. Unit of study evaluations:
From 2000, these will be carried out within the department.
4. Qualifying units of study:
Confirmed that a full Pass is required to advance from all prior units. That is, Concessional
Pass is not sufficient for advancement, although may be counted towards the student's
major (up to Faculty limit).
5. Exemptions from part courses if repeating:
Confirmed that exemption policy applied only to PSYC2001 and 2002 in the transition to the
new units. Otherwise, policy is no exemptions.
6. APS requires the granting of credit only for Psychology studied in APS accredited
programmes. The Dean advised some discretion is possible for Year 1 courses.
7. Plagiarism:
New document produced and incorporated in all course guidelines.
8. Arts students CAN still do a major in Psychology. To counter misapprehension of some
students, confirmation has been placed on Web and noticeboards.
9. Policy for marking scales and marking distribution:
It is evident that it is much more difficult for individual students to obtain a high average
grade across all units of study, since Psychology 2 and 3 were divided into numerous 4
credit point units. A Working Party was formed to examine ways of overcoming this
problem (carried to 2001).
10. Multiple choice examination items:
It was agreed that staff be required to introduce each year a minimum of 30% new multiple
choice items in the exam for each unit of study.
11. Submission of all Psychology 2/3 written work:
It was agreed that all Psychology 2/3 written work should be submitted directly to the unit
Year 2/3 administrators, not to individual tutors.
Psychology 4 Honours and Graduate Diploma in Science (Psychology)
1. P4/GDS word length:
Recommended word length refers to text only. Appendices may be included, but are for
reference by the examiner only, and might not be read. Students to be advised.
2. Student request to upgrade GDS (Pass) to GDS (Honours equivalent).
Each case to be considered individually.
3. Changes to APS accredited Psychology undergraduate major required for entry to P4 and
GDS:
In line with APS requirements, 32 credit points of Year 3 Psychology is required for entry to
P4 Honours and the Grad Dip Sci from 2001. There will be a phase in period for current
students in P2 and P3 in 2000, who may seek exemption from HOD to count 24cps as
sufficient if they would otherwise experience difficulties in completing 32.
Applicants for the GDS are required (among other requirements) to hold an APS accredited
major in Psychology obtained within the previous ten years. The APS has ruled that what
was deemed an APS accredited major at the time of obtaining it remains sufficient.
4. Additional Special Field in the Graduate Diploma n Science (Psychology) (GDS):
Following an APS requirement for continuing accreditation, the GDS program has been
amended from 2001 to require two Special Fields (Abnormal Psychology may be studied as
one), and the reduction of Counselling to one Semester.
5. Graduate Diploma to continue to use 100-point university postgraduate coursework scale,
as adopted in 1999.
6. 100 point scale in Psychology 4:
In line with the change to a 100-point scale in all undergraduate years and in the GDS in
1999, the committee recommended, effective immediately, a 100-point scale for P4 Honours,
to equate the University Honours 100-point scale. Specific problems, relating to late work
penalties and when a third marker will be called, were resolved.
Consequent to the adoption of the University's 100-point Honours marking scale for
Psychology 4, Howie put forward proposals for conditions under which a third marker
would be appointed, and for resolving marks. The essence of the proposal was to identify
the ranges of marks (categories) corresponding to the previous 10-point scale, and to
translate the existing system using these categories.
However, following completion of examining in Psychology 4 (Honours) in 2000, it became
evident that Psychology is relatively low in the percentage of H1s awarded, and that marks
within H1 are relatively low. A Working Party was formed to examine this problem,
including consideration of a return to the former scale for marking Honours.
7. Requirement that students must pass all units of study in the Graduate Diploma in
Science (Psychology):
The case was presented of a student who had twice failed a core component worth 10%, yet
completed the rest of the course at a highly satisfactory standard. It was decided that that
such cases occur rarely and could be dealt with on an "as required" basis.
8. New APS accreditation guidelines for Year 4.
The committee was advised of new APS guidelines, and discussion encouraged whether we
might wish to consider making changes to our existing structure of P4 and/or the GDS.
Changes to the Guidelines now allow:
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A possible option of up to 20% in a cognate discipline;
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Some opportunity for Applied topics;
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A placement component worth up to 10%;
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Research project may be worth between 33% and 66% (currently P4 is 50% and GDS is
40%);
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Research project may be between 9,000 and 15,000 words (currently P4 is 12,000 and
GDS 8,000).
The committee recommended no changes at this time.
Bachelor of Psychology
1. Revised regulations from 2001
From 2001, Bachelor of Psychology regulations have been liberalized to allow more nonScience units, following similar changes to Bachelor of Science regulations. However,
current students who commenced prior to 2000 may wish to remain under the regulations
under which they commenced the degree, where a Credit minimum (not Distinction) is
required in Years 2 and 3.
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
1. Graduate Diploma in Psychology (GDP) commenced
The GDP commenced operation in July 2000 semester, consisting of Years 2 and 3
Psychology. It replaces the former "Psychology for Graduates Non-degree program" after
the APS decision to no longer recognise the equivalence to an APS accredited major of
Psychology studied entirely as Non-degree.
2. Proposal for a one-year Graduate Diploma in Psychology for International students
(GDPI):
This was presented in a climate of budget cuts and a consequent need to generate more
income through fee-paying courses. It was believed there would be a market, particularly
from Asia, for our Graduate Diploma in Psychology (GDP) (Years 2 and 3 Psychology for
graduates). However, it would need to be a full time course so that students from overseas
could meet visa requirements, and preferably could complete in one year. While the
proposal provided a way of doing this, members of the Committee felt that too many
prerequisites would need to be waived and that consequent demands on overseas students,
many of whom would not have English as their first language, may be too high. It was
recommended that the proposal not be accepted, but that alternative ways of developing
courses attractive to international students be explored.
The issue was subsequently solved within existing arrangements by allowing International
graduate students, who already have the equivalent of Introductory Psychology, to enrol in
the regular Graduate Diploma in Psychology. It would be possible for them to complete a
Psychology major within three semesters. They would study additional non-Psychology
units in their first semester to reach the required full time load. In the remaining two
semesters they would study only Psychology units.
Graduate Certificate
1. Proposal for Graduate Certificate in Applied Science (Coaching for Performance):
This Certificate was introduced in 2000.
Other business
1. The discussion of the draft wording of advertisements for the Sesqui lectureship and
other lectureships.
2. Some changes to the Psychology 1 unit for Pharmacy students.
3. At the end of 2000, I relinquished my role as Teaching Committee Chair. I have served in
that role for most of the past 25 years. I would like to thank all staff, past and present, who
have served as members of the committee, for their support and their service.
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Psychological Test and Thesis Library
Report provided by the Test Librarians: Greg Diment and Thomas Whitford
The year 2000 saw the Psychological Test and Thesis Library be managed by Mr. Greg
Diment and Mr. Thomas Whitford. They continued the excellent work by the previous
librarians Ms. Vanessa Danthiir and Ms. Heidi Krause.
During 2000 a new computer filing system was implemented, allowing both chronological
and concurrent details of the library's inventory to be available. Once fully operational the
system allowed for easy investigation of currently available items, and the potential to
examine past usage. This system allowed for retrospective examination of library usage (see
Usage section).
A new test library email account was set up during 2000 (testlib@psych.usyd.edu.au).
Special thanks must be forwarded to Dr. Yoichi Takayama for helping with the email
account. The email system not only allowed easier recall of overdue and requested items,
but also allowed Library Users an easily accessible point of contact. Furthermore, it allowed
easier communication amongst the administrative members of the Test Library.
New Items and Expenditure
The Test Libraries expenditure consisted of Librarians wages, purchasing of new items, and
purchasing of consumables (Test forms). New items purchased include the NEO PI-R,
Birmingham Object recognition Battery, and the Test of Everyday Living. For a detailed
account of expenditure see Cindy Li's report.
Usage
Due to the fact that the new computer system was only fully operational from July, the
usage report are only those from Semester II. The majority of items were borrowed by
students of the Master of Psychology course (69%, see Figure 1). Use by ‘Others’ include
people from outside departments, such as pharmacy and education, as well as from
hospitals.
Total Library Use
4th Years 4%
6% Others
PhD 7%
Staff 14%
69% Masters
Figure 1. Total Percentage of Library use.
Usage of the four major Wechsler Tests (WAIS-III, WISC-III, WMS-III, and the WIAT) are
displayed by month is Figure 2. Throughout the semester there was no marked shortage of
any of the major Wechsler Tests. Again the majority of use was by Masters students,
however both Staff members and PhD students also made use of these items. The decrease
in test use during September is undoubtedly due to the extended Olympic break.
Figure 2. Monthly Use of Wechsler Tests
The most frequent used facility of the Test Library is the use of Test record forms. These are
not returned to the library, and are hence consumables. Test form usage, of the major tests,
is displayed in Figure 3. The majority of forms were used by first year Masters students
who used them primarily for assessment during their clinical placements.
Figure 3. Form Usage
Future Directions
Bar-Coding
The future direction of the Test Library lies in the computerisation of the Library’s
operations. A bar-coding system is the primary goal of the Test Library. Numerous items
have already been labelled with bar-codes, however there still remain many items that are
yet to be bar-coded. New bar-code labels, scanning hardware, as well as computer software
need to be purchased if the Library is too completely adopt a bar-code system.
The Test Library currently has a Power Macintosh 7200/75 Personal Computer. Whilst at
present this computer is adequate for the running of the Test Library, its reliability and ease
of use is less than optimal. If a bar-coding system is to be implemented this computer will
almost certainly have to be upgraded. The ability of the current PC to smoothly, and reliably
run any bar-coding software is questionable.
Telephone
Throughout the year numerous patrons have requested a telephone be available in the Test
Library. This would further increase the communication abilities of the Test Library, and
also increase the accessibility of the Test Library to the Department.
Borrowing Limit
At present there is no maximum time limit for borrowing items from the Test Library.
Whilst there has been few problems with people holding items for extended periods of time,
there are a small number of cases where items have been held for over six months. On a
small number of occasions this has lead to restricted access to a number of items (eg. the
Beck Depression Inventory). Perhaps the Library may implement a maximum borrowing
time similar to that used by the University Library. A suggested time may be one month,
and any extension upon this must be made to the Test Librarians. There is, however, the
problem of policing and enforcing any borrowing limit.
THANKS
A special thanks must be forwarded to Dr. Richard Roberts (Test Library Coordinator), and
Dr. Caroline Hunt (Director of Clinical Training) for their assistance and advice throughout
the year. Their continual correspondence enabled the Test Library to run smoothly
throughout the year.
TEACHING ADMINISTRATION
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Psychology 1
Director:
Assistant Co-ordinator:
Administrative Officer:
Administrative Assistance:
Dr James Dalziel
Ms Gina Sartore
Ms Sadhana Raju
Ms Anne Kwan
Ms Nikki Burns
Rachel Moerman
Unit co-ordinators
Semester One
Subject Matter and Method:
Statistics:
Social:
Psychobiology:
Sensory Processes:
Personality:
Dr Alan Craddock
Ms Fiona Hibberd
Mr James Dalziel
Professor Ian Curthoys
Professor Ian Curthoys
Ms Olga Katchan
Semester Two
Learning
Individual Differences
Motivation
Abnormal
Developmental
Perception
Cognition
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A/Prof Soames Job
Dr Richard Roberts
A/Prof Soames Job
Dr Deborah Erickson
Dr Pauline Howie
Dr John Predebon
Dr Cyril Latimer
Psychology 2
Academic Co-ordinator:
Dr Joel Michell
Administrative Assistance:
Ms Anne Kwan
Unit co-ordinators
Semester One
Neuroscience:
Learning:
Statistics:
Dr Lea Williams
Professor Bob Boakes
Dr Margaret Charles
Semester Two
Cognitive Processes:
Social:
Personality:
Individual Differences:
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Dr Cyril Latimer
Dr Brian Crabbe
Dr Gavin Faunce
Dr Lazar Stankov
Psychology 3
Academic Co-ordinators:
Administrative Assistance:
Dr Joel Michell
Ms Anne Kwan
Unit co-ordinators
Semester One
History & Philosophy:
Developmental Psychology:
Learning & Motivation:
Perceptual Systems
Psychological Assessment:
Social Psychology:
Dr Terence McMullen
Dr David Livesey
A/Prof Soames Job
Dr Rick van der Zwan
Dr Richard Roberts
Dr Brian Crabbe
Semester Two
Psychometrics & Statistics:
Abnormal Psychology:
Behavioural Neuroscience:
Cognition:
Language:
Human Performance:
Organisational:
Intelligence:
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Dr Joel Michell
Dr Clare Wilson
Dr Iain McGregor
Dr Cyril Latimer
Ms Manya Scheftsik
Ms Mary Ellen Harrod
Dr Alan Craddock
Dr Lazar Stankov
Psychology 4
Year Co-ordinators:
Administrative Assistance:
Dr Pauline Howie
Ms Nikki Burns
Rachel Moerman
Unit co-ordinators
Design & Statistics:
Ethics and Current Issues:
Macintosh Usage:
Abnormal Psychology:
Cognitive Processes:
Developmental:
Human Performance:
Individual Differences:
Learning:
Dr Margaret Charles
Professor Stephen Touyz and
Dr Alan Craddock
Dr Cyril Latimer
Dr Rocco Crino
Dr Cyril Latimer
Dr David Livesey
Assoc. Professor Helen Beh
Dr Richard Roberts
Professor Bob Boakes
Neuroscience:
Perception:
Social:
Theory & Systems:
Measurement & Psychometrics:
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Psychology for Social Work
Course Co-ordinator:
Administrative Assistance:
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Ms Neeru Chadda
Ms Nikki Burns
Rachel Moerman
Psychology for Pharmacy
Course Co-ordinator:
Administrative Assistance:
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Dr Iain McGregor
Dr John Predebon
Dr Brian Crabbe
Dr Joel Michell
Dr Joel Michell
Ms Dianne Clark
Ms Nikki Burns
Rachel Moerman
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Year Co-ordinator:
Administrative Assistance:
Dr Fiona Hibberd
Dr Terry McMullen
Mr Gilbert Cheng
Unit co-ordinators
Counselling I:
Counselling II:
Abnormal Psychology
Ethics and Current Issues
Health Psychology:
Psychological Research:
Psychology of Addiction:
Research Project:
Special Fields:
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Master of Psychology
Program Co-ordinator:
Administrative Assistance:
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Ms Dianne Clark (Semester 1)
Dr Alan Craddock (Semester 2)
Dr Clare Wilson (Semester 1)
Dr Alan Craddock (Semester 2)
A/Prof Soames Job (Semester 2)
Dr Margaret Charles (Semester 1)
Dr Iain McGregor (Semester 2)
Dr Fiona Hibberd (Semesters 1)
Dr Alan Craddock (Semester 2)
Dr Pauline Howie
Dr Caroline Hunt
Ms Belinda Ingram
Postgraduate Courses
Co-ordinator:
Administrative Assistance:
Dr Ros Markham
Ms Nikki Burns
Rachel Moerman
Unit co-ordinators
Cognition:
Neuroscience:
Assessment:
Personality:
Dr Cyril Latimer
Dr Ros Markham
Dr Iain McGregor
Professor Ian Curthoys
Dr Richard Roberts
Ms Olga Katchan
Sensory Coding:
Psychology and Law:
Social:
Psychological Theory:
Developmental:
Cognitive Abilities and Intelligence:
Research Methods:
Models and Measurement:
Professor Ian Curthoys
Dr Ros Markham
Dr Brian Crabbe
Dr Alan Craddock
Dr Terry McMullen
Dr David Livesey
Dr Pauline Howie
Dr Lazar Stankov
A/Prof Soames Job
Dr Joel Michell
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