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16.30 Opening Musical Performance by Postfolk Group Auļi

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Opening Ceremony

16.30 Opening musical performance by “postfolk” group Auļi

16.40 Opening remarks by conference organizing committee chair, Viesturs Reņģe

16.45 CONFERENCE ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF LATVIA VAIRA VĪĶE-FREIBERGA

17.00 Conference address by University of Latvia pro-rector Indriķis Muižnieks

17.10 Round-Table Discussion: “Baltic Psychology in the Global Context: Where Do We Stand?” by Panel of Experts

PSYCHOLOGY IN ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA: A BIBLIOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE Jüri Allik, University of Tartu, Estonia

ISSUES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IN LITHUANIA Gražina Gintilienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania

PSYCHOLOGY IN LATVIA Viesturs Reņģe, University of Latvia, Latvia

PSYCHOLOGY IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES 1991 – 2006: AN OUTSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE Juris G. Draguns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA

Friday, June 16, 2006

9:00 Parallel Paper Sessions

Social and Personality Psychology

9:00 CONSEQUENCES OF INDIVIDUAL VS. GROUP-BASED HUMILIATION: SOME FINDINGS FROM A SELF-REPORT STUDY Ģirts Dimdiņš and Lee Ross, University of Latvia, Latvia; Stanford University, USA

9:20 ATTRIBUTION STRATEGIES AND PERSONALITY TRAITS IN ADOLESCENTS Rasa Barkauskiene and Rita Zukauskiene, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania

9:40 INVESTIGATING PERSONALITY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COGNITIVE ABILITY René Mõttus and Helle Pullmann, University of Tartu, Estonia

10: 00 TRAFFIC RISK JUDGMENTS BY DRIVERS AND TRAFFIC EXPERTS IN COMPARISON TO OFFICIAL RECORDS Ivars Austers, Viesturs Renge and Vija Mika, University of Latvia, Latvia

10:20 DISCUSSION

Developmental Psychology

9:00 MOTIVATION FOR THE CHOICE OF STUDY PROGRAM AND CAREER, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, AND STUDENT NEEDS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF UNIVERSITY Sarmīte Voitkāne, Solveiga Mizīte and Mārtiņš Vanags, University of Latvia, Latvia

9:20 SOCIAL RULES FROM THREE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: THE INFLUENCE OF DOMAIN PERSPECTIVE ON TEACHERS’ RATINGS, CHILDREN’S EVALUATION OF TRANSGRESSION, AND CHILDREN’S USE OF SOCIAL NORMS Astra Schults, Pirko Tõugu and Tiia Tulviste, University of Tartu, Estonia

9:40 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED ADOLESCENTS IN LATVIA Ļubova Černova, University of Latvia, Latvia

10:00 DO THE LINKS OF PARENTING WITH “EARLY” SELF- SATISFACTION VARIABLES AND WITH “LATE” SENTIMENTS CHANGE IN THE SAME DIRECTION? Geršons Breslavs, International Institute of Applied Psychology, Latvia

10:20 DISCUSSION

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 Keynote Presentation:

GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS AND MEMORY FUNCTION Lars-Göran Nilsson, Stockholm University, Sweden LUNCH BREAK

13:00 Keynote Presentation:

FUNCTIONAL CREATIVITY: A USEFUL CONCEPT FOR THE BALTIC NATIONS Arthur Cropley, University of Hamburg,Germany

15:00 – 15:45 Poster Session

15:45 Paper Session

Research on Stress

15:45 PECULIARITIES OF TEACHERS’ STRESS IN LITHUANIA Laima Bulotaité and Vitalija Lepeskiene, Vilnius University, Lithuania

16: 05 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADULT BELIEFS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE STRESS Tatjana Uzole, Anita Pipere, Daugavpils University, Latvia

16:25 TEACHERS’ STRESS: PECULIARITY OF EXPRESSION IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Daiva Bubeliene, Siauliai University, Lithuania

16:45 HUMOR EFFECT ON STRESS REACTIONS: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES USING A STRESS-INDUCING MOVIE Ieva Stokenberga, University of Latvia, Latvia

17:05 DISCUSSION

15:45 Workshop

15:45 WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING LISTENING PROCESSES THROUGH VOCAL WORK Vineta Lagzdina, University of Melbourne, Australia

Saturday, June 17, 2006

9:00 Parallel Paper Sessions

Social Psychology and Cognitive Psychology 9:00 LEADERSHIP PHENOMENA OF GROUP OR INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP: EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH FRAMED BY SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY. Egita Gritāne, University of Latvia, Latvia

9:20 LINGUISTIC MARKERS, SPEECH STYLES AND PERSUASION Reinis Lazda, University of Latvia, Latvia

9:40 INFLUENCE OF MUSICAL TRAINING ON DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN Alexander Pavlov, Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russian Federation

10:00 SOCIETAL ATTITUDES TOWARD WORK ABILITIES OF MENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS Adolfas Juodraitis and Liuda Radzevičienė, Siauliai University, Lithuania

10:20 DISCUSSION

Clinical Psychology and Developmental Psychology

9:00 INTER-RATER AGREEMENT IN ASSESSMENT OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS OF PRESCHOOL GIRLS AND BOYS Roma Jusiene and Saule Raiziene, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania

9:20 CHILDREN’S COMPLETION OF "ROCHESTER PARENTING STORIES" IN RELATION TO ABUSE EXPERIENCE, TRAUMA SYMPTOMS AND CONDUCT DISORDER Laura Ļebedeva, University of Latvia, Latvia

9:40 DISSOCIATIVE TENDENCIES IN WOMEN AGES 20-30 AND 40-50 WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE Ilze Gerharde University of Latvia, Latvia

10:00 CHILDHOOD TRAUMA EXPERIENCE IN RELATION TO ADULT TOLERANCE VS INTOLERANCE Sandra Sebre, University of Latvia, Latvia

10:20 DISCUSSION

11:00 Keynote Presentation:

COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING ANXIETY DISORDERS Paul Salkovskis, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, England

LUNCH BREAK 13:00 Keynote Presentation:

RECENT ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH Imants Baruss, King's University College, University of Western Ontario, Canada

15:00 Paper Session

Sports Psychology and History of Psychology

15:00 HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF PSYCHOLOGY IN LATVIA Guna Svence, Riga Educatuional Training and Management Academy, Latvia

15:20 HIGH LEAGUE BENCH PLAYERS AND STARTERS: DIFFERENCES IN GROUP INTERACTIONS, GROUP COHESION, ROLE ACCEPTANCE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE IN FIRST- DIVISION FOOTBALL TEAMS. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LATVIAN AND BELGIAN RESEARCH Irina Simonenkova, University of Lund, Sweden

15: 40 STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND ACTIVE RECREATION Mārtiņš Zībarts, University of Latvia, Latvia 20

16:00 DISCUSSION

15:00 Workshop

WORKSHOP: THE POWER OF RELAXATION Lilita Matison, University of Michigan, USA

Closing Ceremony

17:30 Closing Ceremony and dinner for all conference delegates will take place at a countryside restaurant near Sigulda and Turaida, “Kungu Rija” ( buses will leave at 16:30 from Raina bulvaris 19)

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