Psychology In The News: Smartphones and Infants
You may have studied the still-face paradigm as part of your learning about the Attachment topic. The still-face paradigm is designed to study the effects of disrupted interaction on infant...
Psychology In The News: Do Our Dogs Understand Us?
Whilst it is widely accepted that dogs can learn basic commands such as ‘sit’ and ‘stay’, new research has revealed that they can also comprehend the meaning of certain nouns, especially for...
Psychology In The News: Talking During Menopause
New research suggests that psychosocial therapies including mindfulness, group counselling, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could be effective treatments for menopause symptoms, such as low...
Psychology In The News | Bust a Move and Improve Your Mood!
New research links dancing to mood and motivation. If you’re revising and find yourself in a slump, get up and dance - it may lift your spirits and spur you on! Schmidt et al (2023) found that...
Psychology In The News: Post Concert Amnesia
As the nights get lighter your thoughts may well be turning to summer gigs – maybe you are lucky enough to have a ticket to see Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour or are looking forward to seeing your...
Psychology In The News: The Vaping Ban
Disposable electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have been available to buy in the UK since 2013 and now approximately 3.1 million of the UK population ‘vape’. In recent years, e-cigarettes have...
Psychology In The News: Sorry, Not Sorry
New research reveals that the most effective apologies defy traditional gender stereotypes in language. Psychologists Polin et al (2023) wanted to explore how the content of apologies, as well as...
Psychology In The News: Footballers See The Light
As sports people continue to search for marginal gains to improve their performance, more and more are realising the critical importance of sleep. Proper sleep is vital for recovery, muscle protein...
Are We Measuring Stress Accurately?
Our stress response is not completely understood and therefore we must question whether we can measure stress accurately enough. Now more than ever, we need to understand and measure stress as we...
Psychology In The News | Opposites Don't Attract
A new study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour suggests that romantic partners tend to be very similar, sharing up to 89% of their traits. In the largest study yet of human partner...
Psychedelic Drugs for Psychiatric Treatment?
Are we about to see a renaissance in psychedelic drug use for psychiatric treatments? After psychedelic research was shut down in the 1970s, there is now a surge in the requirement for new research...
The Mandela Effect
What if I told you your mind is capable of creating false memories and lies? Collective false memories pose a gap in research and theories to explain this phenomenon. One could even explain this as...
Key Term Glossary for AQA A-Level Psychology
Here is a link to our new free-to-download AQA Psychology Key Term Glossary.
Psychology In The News | Love and the Brain
We've all heard the expression that love is blind. It conjures images of starry-eyed lovers oblivious to the flaws and faults in their partners, or of people so spellbound by affection that they...
Psychology In The News | Does Sleep Affect our Mood?
In modern society, it can sometimes be hard to establish good sleep patterns. With social media meaning we can communicate with anyone, at any time and an unlimited range of viewing content, sleep...
Why Do We Struggle With Executive Functioning?
Academic and emotional problems are key indicators of executive functioning difficulties, and this may be more common than you think. Sufferers of ADHD, depression, anxiety, and borderline...
Psychology In The News | The Rise of Ghosting
Recent research from the University of Georgia found that ghosting (abruptly ending a relationship by cutting off all communication without explanation) has become remarkably common. Two-thirds of...
Behavioural Activation Can Reduce Negative Emotions
According to CBT, behavioural activiation (using new behaviours to improve our routine and mood) can be a helpful tool to use when treating depression. This can seem paralysing to do, especially if...
Psychology in the News | Does Exercise Benefit the Brain?
A recent study in the ‘Journal of Alzheimer's Disease’ has found a link between regular physical activity and increased size of key brain regions.
Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity?
One very important way we differ from nonhuman animals is our ability to use abstract reasoning. This is the pillar of the distinction between the human experience and non-human animals. Here we...