Psychology Weekly Update
The first week of 2017 was a busy week for the tutor2u Psychology Team. Just in case you missed anything, here is a quick overview of the highlights.
The Undoing Project
I've just finished reading The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis. It is the story of the collaboration between Avos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman which ultimately lead to the emergence of prospect...
New Findings Show Dopamine’s Complex Role in Schizophrenia
If you’re studying the Year 2 Topic Schizophrenia, you will have encountered the Dopamine Hypothesis. A recent article in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry reviews seven articles examining...
Living Near Heavy Traffic Increases Dementia Risk
An environmental (sociocultural) explanation for dementia has been proposed by the authors of a Canadian study, as reported in The Guardian Newspaper this week. The researchers tracked 6.6M...
4 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health in 2017
While most New Year’s Resolutions focus on physical wellbeing, a recent article highlights the importance of looking after our mental wellbeing. A recent article on NetDoctor by Psychologist Dr...
Videos on Behavioural Economics
Psychology teachers might be interested to know that we have just uploaded a new series of 11 short revision videos covering a range of key concepts in Behavioural Economics.
The Birth of Psychology. Was It Wundt?
This Week published an interesting article called ‘The Birth of Psychology’. The article describes Thomas Willis, a 17th Century Oxford Professor, who published The Anatomy of the Brain in 1664,...
The Psychology of New Year’s Resolutions
Did you make a New Year’s resolution? If so, you’re not alone, as around 50 percent of people do. Interestingly, according to Margot Underwood, Associate Professor of Psychology at Joliet Junior...
Detecting Misinformation Can Actually Improve Memory
A-Level students are well-rehearsed when it comes to the effects of ‘misleading information’ on the accuracy of EWT. However, recent research suggests that misinformation can actually boost...
Bad News Guys – Your Tattoo Doesn’t Impress the Ladies
While men might think their tattoos are likely to be a big hit with the ladies, recent research in Poland suggests that women are not impressed with a bit of ink. Galbarczyk & Ziomkiewicz...
Happy New Year
The tutor2u Psychology Team would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and thank all of our followers for what has been an incredible 2016. To say that 2016 was a busy year is a severe...
11 Signs of a Food Addiction
Perhaps not the best time of year to share this post, but an interesting entry, especially for those studying addiction or eating behaviour.
Break the Silence, But Not with Stereotyping
We know that talking about our problems with a good friend or a counsellor can work wonders; we know that stereotyping people with mental health problems as violent, incompetent and “not like us”...
Making the Classroom Psychologically Festive
So this year I wanted to have a bit of fun with the students at Christmas…but how can you do this in the Psychology Classroom?
tutor2u Psychology Strong Foundations Feedback
Thank you for attending the Strong Foundations Workshop. We hope that you found the day informative and engaging, and will have an opportunity to use many of the extension resources following the...
New Teaching Resources for AQA A Level Psychology
We're pleased to announce the immediate availability of new teaching resources to support AQA A Level Psychology.
Electrical Brain Stimulation to Keep You Working?
The Guardian Science Section reported this week that the US military had successfully tested electrical brain stimulation to enhance staff effectiveness and concentration in high pressure...
Video: The Role of Attachment on Mental & Physical Health
This short, five-minute video, explores the history of attachment and the role of attachment on later mental and physical health outcomes. Dr Leslie Atkinson briefly explores why the process of...
New Treatment for Alzheimer’s - Breaking News
The Guardian Newspaper reported this week that, following a successful drug trial, a new medication that will essentially “switch off” the production of amyloid proteins that lead to the sticky...
Light, Camera, Food!
We live in a world where taking photos has become an obsession, hence the development of so many applications that involve picture sharing. One of most popular apps is ‘Snapchat’ which allows users...