The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 14 - 2021: Recent submissions
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Impact of geographical variability on the bleaching stresses in the Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific Ocean
(University of Plymouth, 2021)This dissertation examines the relationship between the geographical location and the degree of coral bleaching. Corals within different ocean regions are subjected to fluctuations in temperature causing variations in ... -
The effect of parental thermal environment on maternal investment and offspring performance
(University of Plymouth, 2021)As heat wave phenomena and thermal variance events increase in frequency and intensity, it is important to understand how the effect of exposure to constant elevated temperatures on fitness differs from the one of thermal ... -
The extent to which autistic traits are predictive of impairments in allocentric spatial navigation
(University of Plymouth, 2021)This research is centred around how individuals with autistic traits navigate using both allocentric and egocentric spatial reference frames. Previous research suggests differences in the way that those with Autistic ... -
The Dark Tetrad of personality and the tendency to engage in revenge porn
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Revenge porn is an increasing and pervasive phenomenon. Despite this, the knowledge and understanding of this behaviour is limited, especially the psychological characteristics of perpetrators of revenge porn. The Dark ... -
Who owns these objects? - Impact of social and personal conditions on self-prioritisation
(University of Plymouth, 2021)A relatively new development concerning literature pertaining to the concept of self-bias has highlighted that humans tend to self-prioritise when completing tasks based on perceptual judgements (the self-prioritisation ... -
Public perceptions of indecent image offenders
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Indecent images of children (IIOC) offences are on the rise year by year, in part due to the easy accessibility to this content with the augmentation of the internet. This has led to increased attention from the public ... -
How do personality traits influence the experience of positive emotions?
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Neuroticism is a personality trait known to be associated with negative emotions (Tellegan, 1985), but little is known about how it affects the experience of positive emotions, and more specifically, hope. Positive emotions ... -
A qualitative investigation of media framing regarding Christopher Jefferies in the case of Joanna Yeates’ murder
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Framing describes the process of how things are constructed and perceived through communication. Media framing refers to how things are presented when relaying information to others. Many framing techniques are used to ... -
The development and manufacture of a composite mobility aid for a Paralympic Table Tennis player
(University of Plymouth, 2021)Table Tennis is the third largest Paralympic Sport with competitors competing from over a hundred countries. David Wetherill is a three-time Paralympian who will be competing in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and currently ... -
Mathematical constraints and their philosophical impact
(University of Plymouth, 2021)This paper investigates some of the constraints encountered in mathematics. It proves the incompleteness theorems. It investigates or discusses theorem proving procedures, complexity, undecidability, undefinability, and ...