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Brain functions integrate and compress multiple components of an experience, including sight and smell – which simply can’t be handled in the way computers sense, process and store data.
The benefits of being ‘mentally tough’ are many. Why let just those who are lucky to be naturally resilient benefit, when it can be taught to everyone?
Greta Thunberg has received a lot of abuse for her campaign to provoke global action on climate change.
We all like to think of ourselves as heroes. But according to science, the vast majority of us wouldn’t be prepared to rebel against totalitarian rulers.
This quiz will measure your ‘locus of control’ – a psychological term referring to the extent you believe you have control over the outcomes of your decisions.
Addiction has multiple causes and just chalking it up to someone’s personality probably isn’t very helpful in dealing with it.
Superheroes may be able to regenerate and fly through walls, but their supernatural qualities differ from those of spiritual beings that attract religious devotion.
Focusing on outcomes backfires. Connect with what you love and success will take care of itself.
The Priory has begun offering treatment for shopping disorder.
There are three main scenarios that may influence whether or not you develop a phobia.
Pot taxes will change the ability of some to purchase recreational marijuana.
Young people have reason to protest today and call for action on climate change. But they risk anxiety if they feel they are not heard and nothing is done.
Freedom of choice is a pillar of Western culture. But can too much of it be a bad thing?
With the rise of internet groups for conspiracy theorists, it may feel like Americans live in a unique time. But conspiracy theories have been common for decades.
Mass strikes help target the psychological factors most important for acting on climate change, by emphasizing social norms and reinforcing the effectiveness of collective action.
What kind of curious are you? Scientists explore different types of curiosity and their home in the brain.
Your ability to recognise faces may have some connection to your extroversion, empathy levels and anxiety.
New research on consumer behavior shows that we tend to match some types of choices the people around us make, but not others.
How is NASA preparing astronauts for high-stress living on the Moon? Turns out the answer is by living in undersea bases just off the coast of Florida in a lab known as Aquarius Reef Base.
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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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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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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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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
