Computer models can help planners deal with large groups of people but we need better insight into the psychology of crowds to make them accurate.
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What’s in a name? Many words are arbitrary – there’s no reason a dog must be called a dog or a table must be called a table. Why do we tend to assume there’s a reason any object has its specific name?
Does the definition of self-control – choosing long-term over short-term outcomes – even make sense for people who are short on time, money or both?
On closing the asylums, Australia failed to invest in an alternative model of community mental health care. So there are few alternatives between the GP surgery and the hospital emergency department.
It was a humid, sticky 32°C when I made a quick trip to the grocery store in shorts and a tank top earlier this week. Despite the heat, however, the store clearly wanted me to think it was the fall season…
Dear Fat People video goes viral but it’s another sad example of how acceptable it has become to belittle people while pretending it’s for their own good.
The field of psychology is trying to absorb a recent big study that was able to replicate only 36 out of 100 major research papers. That finding is an issue, but maybe not for the reason you think.
It’s human nature to assume there must be a valid reason for inequalities in society. What’s the psychology behind why we believe there’s something fundamentally different between haves and have-nots?
There was a time in the 1970s when the world of building design was taking psychological research findings seriously. It’s high time it started paying attention again.
The money might be a little better, but the lewd comments and unwanted advances may have a negative impact on the mental health of waitresses.
Books to watch the time by.
Our new research shows the culture of sexualisation not only affects how young girls see themselves, but also how they are treated and viewed by adults.
Psychologists have advanced a new theory linking neurotic unhappiness and creativity, arguing that natural worriers may have highly active imaginations and be more creative problem-solvers.
Researchers from around the globe tried to replicate 100 published psychology studies. They were successful on only 36.
Anorexia and bulimia only account for around half of eating disorders yet too often they’re the only ones we take seriously.
Parents and politicians once feared heavy metal music would inspire devil worship, reckless sex and rampant drug use. A new study investigates what became of young metal fans.
Take one mental health issue, then add the label of a disorder, then see if therapists apply their own prejudices.
Do you like your coffee to have artistic flair? Recent research shows we’re likely to pay more for a coffee with latte art than a mere ‘flat’ white.
Recent media coverage of trophy hunting - following the death of the lion Cecil – raises questions about why some people seem to enjoy killing animals for fun.
When it comes to their targets and tactics, inmates follow a predictable pattern.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College
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Professor of Psychology, Monmouth University
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Director of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
