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Friday | November 10
6:00 PM — STUDENT EARLY BIRD SOCIAL EVENT
Board games @ The Escapist—if you are attending, please bring $5 cash for entry
Saturday | November 11
8:30 AM — REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
The registration desk will be inside the Pā, directly in front of the conference room (Te Kōpūroa, or G.1.13/14).
9:00 AM — WELCOME/KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Why Does the Human Fetus Hold the Key to Understanding Development?
Professor Vincent Reid, The University of Waikato
10:15 AM — MORNING TEA
10:45 AM — SESSION 1
Goal Congruency in Value-Based Decision-Making
Andre Botes, University of Auckland
Anxiety, Depression, Stress, and Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Associated but Not Causally Related
Nick Fox, Massey University
Investigating the Subjective Experience of Awe in Virtual Reality
Solana Carpenter, Victoria University of Wellington
Automatic Imitation and Theory-of-Mind Are Not Associated: A Meta-Analysis
Mei-Jing Lin, Victoria University of Wellington
11:45 PM — LUNCH
12:35 PM — GROUP PHOTO
12:45 PM — SESSION 2
Examining the Impact of Parent-Child Interactions on the Social Understanding of Autistic Children in India
Apoorva Sriram, Victoria University of Wellington
Functional Connectivity Patterns in Alzheimer's Dementia
Lenore Tahara-Eckl, University of Auckland
How Do People Assess the Truth of Repeated or New Statements When They Are—Correctly or Incorrectly—Told the Statements Are Repeated or New?
Way Ming Chan, The University of Waikato
The Peripheral Field Advantage: Processing of Visual Stimuli in the Human Fetus
Jessica Leov, The University of Waikato
Parent Socialisation of Memory and Future Thinking
Demi Cuttance-Dunne, The University of Waikato
2:00 PM — AFTERNOON TEA
2:30 PM — WORKSHOP: SURVIVING GRAD SCHOOL
3:30 PM — BREAK…AND THE GREAT POTATO CHIP REPLICATION
4:15 PM — SESSION 3
The Relationship Between Identity and Psychopathology: Understanding the Effects of Identification With Psychopathology
Monique Corbett, The University of Waikato
Emotions, Politics, and Conspiracy Theory Belief
Terise Broodryk, Victoria University of Wellington
Music Perception of the Foetus
Leonie Loehn, The University of Waikato
To What Extent Can People Recognise Whether or Not Others’ Memory Reports Follow One of Six Identifiable Emotional Trajectories?
Eva Bonning, The University of Waikato
5:15 PM — STUDENT SOCIAL EVENT & DINNER
We have organised a Pub Quiz for the social event.
Where: Alchemist Bar—127 Victoria St.
Transport: Transport has been arranged to take everyone attending from the conference to Alchemist, free of charge. Please follow one of the organisers in the green shirts to catch the bus.
Note: If you are interested but have not secured your spot, you may do so at the registration desk upon your arrival at the conference. There is a limit of 30 people, however, so we cannot guarantee your place if you wish to register at the conference.
Sunday | November 12
8:45 AM — BREAKFAST
9:15 AM — KEYNOTE SPEAKER
How Your Trauma Becomes Mine: Remembering Trauma After Exposure to Others' Traumatic Experiences
Professor Melanie Takarangi, Flinders University
10:15 AM — MORNING TEA
10:45 AM — KOALACAM RAID: EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO DISTRESSING EXPERIENCES IN THE REAL WORLD AND ONLINE
Including Emotion Regulation Instructions on Sensitive-Content Screens Reduces Image-Related Distress
Erin Simister, Flinders University
Physically Sharing Traumatic Content Online Influences Psychological Functioning Similarly to Viewing Such Content Alone
Nadine Hutchison, Flinders University
Are Disgust Reactions to a Trauma Analogue More Persistent in Memory Than Fear Reactions?
Sasha Cox, Flinders University
11:45 AM — LUNCH WITH THE EXPERTS
1:15 PM — SESSION 4
Cognition and Electrophysiological Biomarkers of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women With Endometriosis
Ashlee Berryman, University of Otago
Deconstructing the Developmental Interplay of Empathy and Theory of Mind: A Correlative Hierarchical Meta-Analytic Approach
Wilma C. Theillig, Technische Universität Dresden
General Audience Summaries: Upsides and Downsides?
Sarah Hall, The University of Waikato
People Place a Higher Dollar Value on Memories That Have Psychological Value to Them
Jackson Cate, The University of Waikato
Yuck! Exploring Disgust in Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study
Vaishalee Bhana, Victoria University of Wellington
2:30 PM — AFTERNOON TEA
3:00 PM — PRIZE-GIVING AND FAREWELL