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Olympians will also need to think about how they can protect themselves from the post-Olympic blues.
Age 13 to 16 is an important time for the development of a young person’s identity. This process is complicated by social media.
Guiding people towards healthy choices can avoid more restrictive measures down the line.
Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate could broaden our understanding of behavior.
Increasingly, high-profile athletes are making a point of taking a break from competing to protect either their mental or physical health.
Finding fulfilment at the end of life is not that unusual.
Reactions like disgust are part of the behavioral immune system that helps you avoid disease. Usually conservatives are more fearful of contamination – but something unusual happened during COVID-19.
Pyschologist Garriy Shteynberg talks to The Conversation Weekly about his theory of the collective mind – and why you should think about it when watching the Olympics this summer.
After the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, speculation surrounds its effect on the 2024 US election. Yet few are considering the psychological impact on Trump himself.
Regularly watching sporting events – whether in person or on TV – is linked to higher wellbeing.
A young Federer realised that the course of a tennis match was demanding not just physically, but also psychologically.
A newly developed technique called functional imagery training could help footballers improve their performance in the most pressured situations.
On average, when looking at change between Year 7 and 10, every one-hour increase in sleep per night was linked to a 9% reduction in psychological distress.
This phenomenon can help us understand polarisation in society.
Cognitive disengagement syndrome may be as common as ADHD, but it is vastly under-recognised.
Over time, baby babbling will increasingly resemble the sounds of their language, eventually morphing into recognisable words.
People with higher power and status are less good at reading others – and there’s an unexpected explanation.
England’s recent lacklustre performances seem to be down to loss aversion – where the pain of losing is more intense than the satisfaction of winning.
New research finds a link between childhood trauma and a reduced engagement with healthcare services later in life.
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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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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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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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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Psychology, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores 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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Professor in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
