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Culture plays a role in forming a child’s identity, conversational style and memory. This has many implications for how to deal with children, from school to the judicial system.
The beginning of a new school term is often met with resistance from kids who would prefer to stay on school holidays. But for some parents, getting their kids to go to school is an ongoing battle.
A recent study found that highly narcissistic people have thicker, denser eyebrows.
It’s less about making more friends and more about changing the way we see the world.
England’s out of the World Cup, but the UK can at least enjoy the weather… can’t it?
A new study shows that writing about positive experiences for 20 minutes a day can reduce stress and anxiety.
Why do some people love roller coasters while others hate them?
New tools to help people use their smartphones in less detrimental ways are a good start, but could be even better at protecting users’ well-being.
When sports coaches use psychological techniques and ideas that are based on shaky evidence, everyone loses.
Under the right circumstances, most people will act in ways that are opposed to their own morals.
The looming prospect of a long stay in the cave has increased fears for the boys’ mental health.
Children lying is rarely cause for concern and actually means your child is developmentally normal.
This is the real reason you believe in superstitions.
Your beliefs about free will can have a powerful effect on how you behave.
It’s a psychological quirk that when something becomes rarer, people may spot it in more places than ever. What is the ‘concept creep’ that lets context change how we categorize the world around us?
Five questions about World Cup fandom, answered by psychology.
An unfairness in how Australia’s mental health care is delivered can be seen in our data. The areas with the most need aren’t getting the right amount of funding, or services.
Childhood adversity is linked to social and mental health problems later in life. New research suggests brains that aren’t as good at recognizing rewards and responding to change may be to blame.
You might think you’ve made your day more efficient – but it can actually affect what you accomplish during your unstructured time.
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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
