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Childcare Practice and Moral Development
Written by Keiron Walsh

Three new studies carried out in the USA and China on how childcare practices affect empathy and moral development suggest that we should use the type of child rearing strategies common in hunter-gatherer societies if we…

Written on Wednesday, 22 September 2010 19:32 in Child Development Be the first to comment! Read more...
Stress and The Immune System: Stress Leads to Changes in Gene Expression Related To Immune Response
Written by Keiron Walsh

Most people would agree that stress increases your risk for illness and this is particularly true for severe long-term stresses, such as caring for a family member with a chronic medical illness. However, we still have…

Written on Wednesday, 27 August 2008 13:52 in Stress Be the first to comment! Read more...
Researchers Use Magic Tricks To Investigate Cognition
Written by Keiron Walsh

Researchers Use Magic Tricks To Investigate Cognition Research that relates to the Perception section of the AQA (A) unit 4 specification has shown that magic tricks may help us better understand how humans see, think, and…

Written on Wednesday, 23 July 2008 11:38 in Latest Be the first to comment! Read more...
When Adolescents Join Groups of Delinquent Teenagers It's Down to Genes and Parenting
Written by Keiron Walsh

Genes and Parenting play a key role in determining whether adolescent males affiliate themselves with groups of delinquent teenagers, according to new research by Florida State University criminologist Kevin M. Beaver. The research is a useful…

Written on Friday, 03 October 2008 16:00 in Debates in Psychology Be the first to comment! Read more...
Brain bypass surgery sparks restoration of lost brain tissue
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Neurosurgeons at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, have for the first time, initiated the restoration of lost brain tissue through brain bypass surgery in patients where blood flow to the brain is impaired by…

Written on Monday, 18 April 2011 14:30 in Psychology News Be the first to comment! Read more...

Working Memory (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974)
Written by Keiron Walsh

Baddely and Hitch believed that the STM store in the Multistore Model was too simplistic: they thought that short term memory was not a passive store, but several active processes that manipulate information.

Written on Saturday, 15 March 2008 10:19 in Memory 18 comments Read more...
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Written by Keiron Walsh

Piaget believed that there is a qualitative as well as a quantitative difference in the intelligence of young children, compared with older children and adults. There is a quantitative difference because adults have more knowledge of…

Written on Saturday, 08 March 2008 15:54 in Cognitive Development 8 comments Read more...
The Multistore Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)
Written by Keiron Walsh

Atkinson and Shiffrin's Multistore Model of Memory suggests that there are three separate memory stores, Sensory Memory (sometimes called the 'sensory store'), Short Term Memory (STM) and Long Term Memory (LTM). Each store has a different…

Written on Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:46 in Memory 13 comments Read more...
AQA-A Psychology Unit 3 Options
Written by Keiron Walsh

In Unit 3 of the AQA-A Psychology Specification, candidates must develop knowledge, understanding and skills of analysis and evaluation in relation to three topics selected from the following:

Written on Sunday, 31 May 2009 15:49 in Unit 3 Be the first to comment! Read more...
How to Spot a Narcissist From Their Facebook Profile
Written by Keiron Walsh

Narcissism is a personality disorder, characterised by "a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy" (DSM IV-TR). Narcissists have an exaggerated sense of self-importance, believe they are special and unique, have…

Written on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 05:42 in Interesting 7 comments Read more...