Undergraduate and graduate students are especially likely to procrastinate when they feel that others expect them to be perfect, according to research from 91亚色.聽 鈥淧erfectionism does not necessarily result in higher levels of performance and may even backfire,鈥 says Gordon Flett, a psychology professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health and Canada Research Chair […]
Professor Gordon Flett collaborated in the online psychology study Perfectionism is sometimes viewed as a positive personality trait to be rewarded or reinforced, but Dalhousie University psychology professor Simon Sherry believes it is mostly a self-defeating behaviour, wrote University Affairs, Jan. 12: In professors, the effect can be particularly pernicious: in a new study, Sherry […]
Four professors at 91亚色 had their Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) renewed by the federal government yesterday, bringing $5.6 million to invest in their research at the University. Tier 1 CRCs were renewed for professors Gordon Flett,聽Eric Hessels and John Tsotsos. Professor Leah Vosko was awarded an Advancement Chair, taking her from a Tier 2 to […]