Search Results - "Dale, Gillian"

The Changing Face of Video Games and Video Gamers: Future Directions in the Scientific Study of Video Game Play and Cognitive Performance by Dale, Gillian, Shawn Green, C.

“…Research into the perceptual, attentional, and cognitive benefits of playing video games has exploded over the past several decades. However, the methodologies…”
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Investigating the stability of and relationships among global/local processing measures by Dale, Gillian, Arnell, Karen M.

“…Global/local stimuli have been used to estimate global processing biases in individuals and groups, as well as in response to various manipulations. Throughout…”
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People with sensory processing sensitivity connect strongly to nature across five dimensions by Jennifer M. Holzer, Gillian Dale, Julia Baird

“…Human connections to nature are critical to the sustainability of life on Earth. Nature connections are often linked with pro-environmental behaviors…”
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Associations Between Avid Action and Real-Time Strategy Game Play and Cognitive Performance: a Pilot Study by Dale, Gillian, Green, C. Shawn

“…Over the past 15 years, numerous studies have demonstrated that action video game players outperform non-gamers on a variety of cognitive measures. However,…”
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Individual differences in exploration and persistence: Grit and beliefs about ability and reward by Dale, Gillian, Sampers, Danielle, Loo, Stephanie, Green, C Shawn

“…The tradeoff between knowing when to seek greater rewards (exploration), and knowing when to settle (exploitation), is critical to success. One dispositional…”
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Lost in the forest, stuck in the trees: dispositional global/local bias is resistant to exposure to high and low spatial frequencies by Dale, Gillian, Arnell, Karen M

“…Visual stimuli can be perceived at a broad, "global" level, or at a more focused, "local" level. While research has shown that many individuals demonstrate a…”
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The role of a nature-based program in fostering multiple connections to nature by Baird, Julia, Dale, Gillian, Holzer, Jennifer M., Hutson, Garrett, Ives, Christopher D., Plummer, Ryan

“…Reconnecting to nature is imperative for the sustainability of humans on Earth, offering a leverage point for system change. Connections to nature have been…”
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Attitudes toward water resilience and potential for improvement by Baird, Julia, Dale, Gillian, Pickering, Gary

“…Abstract Non-technical summary There is a global water crisis, brought on by human actions. The ways we make decisions about water must transform to solve it…”
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Appraising HEI-community partnerships: Assessing performance, monitoring progress, and evaluating impacts by Plummer, Ryan, Witkowski, Samantha, Smits, Amanda, Dale, Gillian

“…Momentum of the creation of partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs) and communities is strong. As their significance intensifies, the…”
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An approach to measuring individual endorsement of social-ecological resilience of water systems by Obasi, Oluseyi, Baird, Julia, Dale, Gillian, Pickering, Gary J.

“…The role of the individual is increasingly a focus in sustainability discourses. We develop and operationalize indicators to measure individual attitudes as…”
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Outdoor adventure education as a platform for developing environmental leadership by Hutson, Garrett, Baird, Julia, Ives, Christopher D., Dale, Gillian, Holzer, Jennifer M., Plummer, Ryan

“…Notwithstanding actions taken to date through policy, programmes and practices, the planet remains on an unsustainable pathway. System level and individual…”
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Optimization and Application of the Wine Neophobia Scale by Pickering, Gary J., Dale, Gillian, Kemp, Belinda

“…Wine consumers’ willingness (wine neophilia) or reluctance (wine neophobia) to try new wines represent, respectively, an opportunity or barrier for product…”
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Fostering ocean empathy through future scenarios by Blythe, Jessica, Baird, Julia, Bennett, Nathan, Dale, Gillian, Nash, Kirsty L., Pickering, Gary, Wabnitz, Colette C. C.

“…Empathy for nature is considered a prerequisite for sustainable interactions with the biosphere. Yet to date, empirical research on how to stimulate empathy…”
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Trait anxiety predicts pro-environmental values and climate change action by Pickering, Gary J., Dale, Gillian

“…Individuals vary greatly with respect to how much value they place on the environment. These differences, in turn, are associated with a host of…”
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Accounting Students in an Australian University Improve their Writing: But How Did it Happen? by Dale-Jones, Gillian, Hancock, Phil, Willey, Keith

“…The ability to communicate - orally and in writing - is a graduate attribute that employers in many countries rank as number one in importance, aside from…”
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Knowledge and self-efficacy of youth to take action on climate change by Baldwin, Claudia, Pickering, Gary, Dale, Gillian

“…Youth currently in secondary school will spend most of their adult life in a hotter climate associated with climate change (CC). This study investigated…”
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A new look at the cognitive neuroscience of video game play by Dale, Gillian, Joessel, Augustin, Bavelier, Daphne, Green, C. Shawn

“…A growing body of literature has investigated the effects of playing video games on brain function and behavior. One key takeaway from this literature has been…”
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Testing the Influence of Tactics on an Intention to Participate in an Environmental Management Collaborative by Heaney, Shannon, Plummer, Ryan, Baird, Julia, Bowen, Amy, Dale, Gillian

“…Complexity, uncertainty, and conflict characterize contemporary environmental challenges. Addressing these issues is beyond the purview of any one actor. A…”
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Inter-Group Perceptions of Key Performance Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluating Scenic Viewpoints by Witkowski, Samantha, Plummer, Ryan, Dale, Gillian

“…This study examines the perceptions of stakeholders in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of scenic viewpoints. We statistically compare the perceptions of two…”
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Individual difference predictors of learning and generalization in perceptual learning by Dale, Gillian, Cochrane, Aaron, Green, C. Shawn

“…Given appropriate training, human observers typically demonstrate clear improvements in performance on perceptual tasks. However, the benefits of training…”
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