Male Volunteers Needed For Research: NZ$80 voucher will be offered
We are looking for healthy male adults to help us to understand individual neurobiological differences in response to negative or positive comments.
To be eligible for the study, you need to
Have a close relative (e.g. parent, sibling, or partner) with whom in contact for at least 10 hours weekly in person or via the phone
Without
intake of antibiotics (within the previous 3 months), regular intake of psychotropic or anti-inflammatory drugs, major surgery (within the previous 3 months), major physical illnesses including gastrointestinal, inflammatory or autoimmune diseases, and personal history of diagnosed psychiatric and neurological disorder or substance use disorder.
You will be asked to come to our lab three times and each visit will take about 90 minutes. During each visit, you will complete an assessment that involves: 1) questionnaires, 2) listing to auditory comments; 3) saliva samples, and 4) an assessment of the electrical activity of your brain (EEG). All testing will take place in the Psychology Department, AUT North Shore campus.
NZ$80 voucher in total will be offered to acknowledge your participation
This study was approved by the AUT Ethics Committee on 19/231
Interested? Please contact: Mark, 0204 163 9417 or Grace, gwang@aut.ac.nz
REPORTING A SCAM----Who to contact depends on what type of scam is involved. Whether you’ve been scammed or targeted by a fraudster, you should always report it.
New Zealand authorities may not always be able to take action against scams, but there are ways you can help. By reporting the scam, authorities may be able to warn other people and alert the media to minimise the chances of any scams you come across. Below is advice on where to report various types of scams:
Anyone who believes they are a victim of any crime, in person or online, should report the matter to their local Police.
Financial and investment scams
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Contact Financial Markets Authority
You can report financial and investment scams to the Financial Markets Authority.
www.fma.govt.nz...
Ph: 0800 434 567
Cyber Security Scams
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You can report any cyber security issues to CERT NZ. They can help to identify the issue and give you advice about next steps.
www.cert.govt.nz...
Ph: 0800 2378 69
Netsafe takes reports of all scams – whether or not they happen online.
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Ph: 0508 638 723
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Poll: Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?
Drivers get where they need to go, but sometimes it seems that we are all abiding by different road rules (for example, the varying ways drivers indicate around a roundabout).
Do you think drivers should be required to take a quick driving theory test every 10 years?
Vote in the poll and share any road rules that you've seen bent! 😱
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50.8% Yes
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47.1% No
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2.1% Other - I'll share below
Here's Tuesday's teaser!
I’m found in socks, scarves, and mittens; and often in the paws of playful kittens. What am I?
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