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Item The art of deception: Longus and the ancient novel(2014-08) Burrows, Don MichaelPrior to the rise of the novel in the early imperial period, prose had been reserved for serious works of history, philosophy, or rhetoric. When authors began to create their own stories based on neither traditional history nor established myth, but merely the concocted scenarios of their own imaginations, they nevertheless initially mimicked the genre of historiography, often imbuing their novels with historical veneers or other authenticating devices. This often left the reader in a quandary as to what parts of the text were to be believed, and eventually, the deception of the reader, so as to maintain suspense through the withholding of vital information, became a mainstay of the genre that remains even today. This dissertation investigates the beginnings of prose fiction in the ancient world, focusing especially on how the genre of the novel, or the romance, became intricately associated with the rhetorical practice of narrative deceit. All five extant Greek novels and both extant Latin novels are examined, as well as authors contemporary with their works, such as Lucian, and the rhetorical handbooks used to train all literate authors and sophists of the time, the progymnasmata. Finally, it briefly examines the ancient romances' contribution to the long literary legacy of the novel.Item Perceptual training effects on anticipation of direct and deceptive 7-meter throws in team handball(2014-05) Alsharji, Khaled E.This research investigated the effects of video-based perceptual training on the performance of handball goalkeepers when anticipating the directions of both direct and deceptive 7-meter throws (i.e., penalty throws). Forty two Kuwaiti handball goalkeepers voluntarily participated in this study and were randomly assigned to 3 matched-ability groups based on their pre-test performance: participants in the perceptual training group received video-based perceptual training over 7 consecutive days; participants in the placebo training group received video-based regular training; and participants in the control group received no training. The primary findings demonstrated that video-based perceptual training significantly improved anticipatory performances from pre- to post-test under both throwing conditions (i.e., direct and deceptive). Although perceptual training significantly improved anticipation of direct and deceptive throws, anticipation of deceptive throws showed less improvement. The current findings support the first research hypothesis that perceptual training group would improve their anticipation under both throwing conditions more than placebo training and control groups. The findings also support the second research hypothesis that anticipation of deceptive 7-m throws would show less improvement compared to anticipation of direct throws. In conclusion, this study confirms the importance of perceptual training for anticipation skills in sport and adds to the literature that perceptual training can also improve anticipation of deceptive actions. In addition, this study confirms that deception in handball is a challenging task that goalkeepers can minimize, but cannot eliminate, its effect by enhancing their perceptual skills.