If you're at the ATP Conference - Visit the tutor2u stand today for the first day of resource give away. Today we are giving away over 75 packs of WOW Psychology resources. These include over 30...

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A recent study by Manning et al (May, 2016) demonstrated that you don’t have to relive bad events or unhappy times through your memory. It is possible to delete them and intentionally forget. ...

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Blood coursing through your veins, dry mouth, heart pounding, sweaty palms, light headed…sound familiar? We have all experienced this physiological arousal at some point in our life, otherwise...

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The tutor2u psychology team will be at the ATP Conference on Friday 8th July - Sunday 10th July, 2016. Not only will we be delivering a session on effective essay writing, but we will also be...

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News of our Psychology Timeline competition is travelling far and wide. We have had entries in South Africa and Australia! There's still every chance to win, as the competition closes after the ATP...

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Teaching Psychology can be a lonely business. When you need some advice, guidance or support, who can you turn to? Here's one way - our growing community of AQA A Level Psychology teachers on...

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A new study by Thomas et al. (2016) provides evidence that when deciding whether to help, we take into account the perspective of the other bystanders – whether they know that help is needed,...

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We've just sent this giant (well, 1.5 metres long) Approaches in Psychology Timeline classroom poster to the printers. Even better - we've got 20 copies to give away to Psychology teaching...

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We've just sent this giant (well, 1.5 metres long) Approaches in Psychology Timeline classroom poster to the printers. Even better - we've got 20 copies to give away to Psychology teaching...

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Eating behaviour is full of challenging concepts for A-Level students, from the dual-centre theory, to psychological explanations for eating disorders. As teachers it our role to bring students...

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Yes – people with mental health problems are more likely to be the

victims of violence that those who have not been diagnosed with such

problems. Not the connection you expected? This is...

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The tutor2u Psychology blog has been busy over the last week, with four new bloggers joining our team.

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It’s a bit of a buzzword...but is mindfulness it really that great? I was introduced to mindfulness last May when I took part in a MBSR (Mindfulness based stress reduction). For me it's been one of...

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We all know how much students love a trip and recently I took my students to London Zoo...for purely educational purposes of course. This trip allowed my students to explore the topic of phobias...

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It is symptomatic of some mental health disorders that sufferers believe their minds are being controlled by external forces. This has now been induced in participants experimentally. Olsen et al...

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A new study, presented by Professor Haas from the University of Georgia, has investigated whether environmental wear-and-tear on a gene that codes for oxytocin (commonly known as the love hormone)...

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Following the excellent feedback from our Year 1 CPD event, we are now taking bookings for our Year 2 event. There are two events taking place - one in London and one in Birmingham. For...

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20th June 2016

Can animals talk?

Apparently so! Watch this interesting BBC documentary telling the extraordinary story of Koko, the only 'talking' gorilla in the world, and her lifelong relationship with Penny Patterson, who...

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It usually takes my students a good six weeks to 'get' my sarcasm and by the end of their second year, they take nothing I say literally. However, when many people attempt sarcasm in emails and...

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The idea that homophobia in men is caused by a reaction to their own unwanted attraction stems from psychoanalysis, where it is considered a psychological defense mechanism. However, recent...

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