<p>CONFERENCE PROGRAM</p><p>Thursday, June 15, 2006</p><p>Opening Ceremony</p><p>16.30 Opening musical performance by “postfolk” group Auļi</p><p>16.40 Opening remarks by conference organizing committee chair, Viesturs Reņģe</p><p>16.45 CONFERENCE ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF LATVIA VAIRA VĪĶE-FREIBERGA</p><p>17.00 Conference address by University of Latvia pro-rector Indriķis Muižnieks</p><p>17.10 Round-Table Discussion: “Baltic Psychology in the Global Context: Where Do We Stand?” by Panel of Experts</p><p>PSYCHOLOGY IN ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA: A BIBLIOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE Jüri Allik, University of Tartu, Estonia</p><p>ISSUES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY IN LITHUANIA Gražina Gintilienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania</p><p>PSYCHOLOGY IN LATVIA Viesturs Reņģe, University of Latvia, Latvia</p><p>PSYCHOLOGY IN THE BALTIC COUNTRIES 1991 – 2006: AN OUTSIDER’S PERSPECTIVE Juris G. Draguns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA</p><p>Friday, June 16, 2006</p><p>9:00 Parallel Paper Sessions</p><p>Social and Personality Psychology</p><p>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</p><p>9:20 ATTRIBUTION STRATEGIES AND PERSONALITY TRAITS IN ADOLESCENTS Rasa Barkauskiene and Rita Zukauskiene, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania</p><p>9:40 INVESTIGATING PERSONALITY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COGNITIVE ABILITY René Mõttus and Helle Pullmann, University of Tartu, Estonia</p><p>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</p><p>10:20 DISCUSSION</p><p>Developmental Psychology</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>9:40 GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED ADOLESCENTS IN LATVIA Ļubova Černova, University of Latvia, Latvia</p><p>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</p><p>10:20 DISCUSSION</p><p>10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break</p><p>11:00 Keynote Presentation:</p><p>GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS AND MEMORY FUNCTION Lars-Göran Nilsson, Stockholm University, Sweden LUNCH BREAK</p><p>13:00 Keynote Presentation:</p><p>FUNCTIONAL CREATIVITY: A USEFUL CONCEPT FOR THE BALTIC NATIONS Arthur Cropley, University of Hamburg,Germany</p><p>15:00 – 15:45 Poster Session </p><p>15:45 Paper Session</p><p>Research on Stress</p><p>15:45 PECULIARITIES OF TEACHERS’ STRESS IN LITHUANIA Laima Bulotaité and Vitalija Lepeskiene, Vilnius University, Lithuania</p><p>16: 05 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADULT BELIEFS OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE STRESS Tatjana Uzole, Anita Pipere, Daugavpils University, Latvia</p><p>16:25 TEACHERS’ STRESS: PECULIARITY OF EXPRESSION IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Daiva Bubeliene, Siauliai University, Lithuania</p><p>16:45 HUMOR EFFECT ON STRESS REACTIONS: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES USING A STRESS-INDUCING MOVIE Ieva Stokenberga, University of Latvia, Latvia</p><p>17:05 DISCUSSION</p><p>15:45 Workshop</p><p>15:45 WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING LISTENING PROCESSES THROUGH VOCAL WORK Vineta Lagzdina, University of Melbourne, Australia</p><p>Saturday, June 17, 2006</p><p>9:00 Parallel Paper Sessions</p><p>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</p><p>9:20 LINGUISTIC MARKERS, SPEECH STYLES AND PERSUASION Reinis Lazda, University of Latvia, Latvia</p><p>9:40 INFLUENCE OF MUSICAL TRAINING ON DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN Alexander Pavlov, Moscow State Lomonosov University, Russian Federation</p><p>10:00 SOCIETAL ATTITUDES TOWARD WORK ABILITIES OF MENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS Adolfas Juodraitis and Liuda Radzevičienė, Siauliai University, Lithuania</p><p>10:20 DISCUSSION</p><p>Clinical Psychology and Developmental Psychology </p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>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</p><p>10:00 CHILDHOOD TRAUMA EXPERIENCE IN RELATION TO ADULT TOLERANCE VS INTOLERANCE Sandra Sebre, University of Latvia, Latvia</p><p>10:20 DISCUSSION</p><p>11:00 Keynote Presentation:</p><p>COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING ANXIETY DISORDERS Paul Salkovskis, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London, England</p><p>LUNCH BREAK 13:00 Keynote Presentation:</p><p>RECENT ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH Imants Baruss, King's University College, University of Western Ontario, Canada</p><p>15:00 Paper Session</p><p>Sports Psychology and History of Psychology</p><p>15:00 HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF PSYCHOLOGY IN LATVIA Guna Svence, Riga Educatuional Training and Management Academy, Latvia</p><p>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</p><p>15: 40 STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND ACTIVE RECREATION Mārtiņš Zībarts, University of Latvia, Latvia 20 </p><p>16:00 DISCUSSION</p><p>15:00 Workshop</p><p>WORKSHOP: THE POWER OF RELAXATION Lilita Matison, University of Michigan, USA</p><p>Closing Ceremony</p><p>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)</p>