Research suggests that so-called ‘smart drugs’ increase the time taken to complete tasks in cognitively healthy people and do not lead to better performance

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, we learnt the value of Zoom and FaceTime as a way of staying in touch with our loved ones when face-to-face contact was too risky. Now researchers have discovered that...

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COULD PSYCHOPATHY STEREOTYPING IMPACT FAIR TRIALS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM? A quick Google search of ‘TV shows about psychopaths’ yields a huge number of results, from fictional crime dramas...

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8th January 2024

Why do we dream?

An analysis of explanations for dreaming, why some of us are better at recalling our dreams, and how new technology, has meant that the ability to control our dreams could soon be in reach.

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Have you ever told a little white lie (told to be polite or spare others' feelings), a grey lie (told to cover up our own mistakes), a purple lie (told to be modest or low-key) or even a red lie...

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Social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia) is a debilitating mental health condition that involves severe anxiety in social situations. Whilst some of us may be able to enjoy the...

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Déjà vu (translated as ‘already seen’) is a phenomenon familiar to many. It involves the eerie sense that a current experience has been encountered before. Yet, few are acquainted with its...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has developed at an incredible rate in recent years. As an individual, you may be confident in your ability to be able to distinguish the real from the artificially...

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A new application of cognitive neuroscience has emerged. AI chatbots can be trained to detect subtle changes to speech in those diagnosed with schizophrenia.

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New research suggests that rats are able to mentally revisit places they have been to before.

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Psychological research into this (sometimes annoying!) experience suggests that ear worms may actually have an important role in the consolidation of memories.

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Psychological research suggests that self-testing is a superior learning strategy when compared to rereading notes.

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Recently published research suggested that being angry can act as a key motivator in enabling us to reach our goals.

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New research suggests that rather than helping people to prepare for viewing material that may be traumatic, trigger and content warnings may actually increase anxiety.

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Meditation can rewire our brain!

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Stress is at an all-time high and the majority of people are stressed about inflation and global uncertainty. People are living in an ‘unpredictable state of prolonged hypervigilance and growing...

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Nonhuman animal research found that aggression may not stem from the testes and therefore the role of testosterone has come into question.

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Provisional workshop dates and locations for AQA A Level Psychology Grade Booster 2024 workshops have been released today - please use these for your 2023/24 school/college calendar trip...

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Download this tutor2u advent calendar and run 24 activities and quizzes to bring some festive fun to OCR A-Level Psychology and to your classroom!

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Download this tutor2u advent calendar for 24 fun and festive activities and quizzes for IB Psychology.

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