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Displays of Pride Mask Insecurity
Written by Keiron WalshAccording to Henri Tajfel, the mere existence of groups is enough to cause prejudice. Tajfel's Social Identity Theory proposes that being a member of a group and comparing your group more favourably than others (even if…Written on Monday, 20 October 2008 20:19 in Social Psychology Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Are Science Subjects More Difficult
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Tuesday, 01 July 2008 08:10 in Latest 2 comments Read more...
Durham University's Curriculum, Evaluation and Management (CEM) Centre have published research commissioned by the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society (the UK and Commonwealth's national science academy) on behalf of SCORE (Science Community Representing Education)… -
Eggs, butter, milk -- memory is not just a shopping list
Written by News ReleaseOften, the goal of science is to show that things are not what they seem to be. But now, in an article which will be published in an upcoming issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, a…Written on Monday, 23 May 2011 05:00 in Psychology News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Rising star of brain found to regulate circadian rhythms
Written by Press ReleaseThe circadian system that controls sleep patterns is regulated by glial brain cells called astrocytes, according to a study published in Current Biology. Neuroscientists from Tufts found that disruption of astrocyte function in fruit flies led…Written on Thursday, 14 April 2011 18:30 in Psychology News Be the first to comment! Read more...
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Is More Successful in the Long Term if Client Takes Responsibility for Success
Written by Keiron Walshcognitive behaviour therapy may fail if the client believes their therapist is responsible for the outcome. This is the finding of a study published today (11 August 2008) in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology.Written on Monday, 11 August 2008 18:33 in Treating Mental Disorders Be the first to comment! Read more...
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Working Memory (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974)
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Saturday, 15 March 2008 10:19 in Memory 18 comments Read more...
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. -
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Saturday, 08 March 2008 15:54 in Cognitive Development 8 comments Read more...
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… -
The Multistore Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)
Written by Keiron WalshAtkinson 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...
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AQA-A Psychology Unit 3 Options
Written by Keiron WalshIn 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...
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How to Spot a Narcissist From Their Facebook Profile
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 05:42 in Interesting 6 comments Read more...
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…