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For most people, there’s a strong ‘awe’ factor when witnessing inter-species bonding. What is it about our own psychology that prompts this?
It may be about repairing your self-image or playing twisted mind-games.
Mindfulness has several different aspects. Knowing your mindfulness profile could be an important next step for more effectively improving your well-being and mental health.
Both involve feeling uncomfortable in social situations. But one can be debilitating.
When we are in a state of flow, it is likely that we are spending less time ruminating over our lives or worrying about the future.
New research shows how fear of missing out and an inability to regulate our own emotions is linked to using the internet in concerning ways.
Sometimes a shared problem is halved, but it also can double the trouble.
Everyone wants to raise kind children, but telling kids to be nice gets you only so far − young people need to practice those skills with their peers.
More is being done to support athletes’ mental health as they retire but early intervention is crucial, which means more education is needed with young athletes.
When you sample speech and put it on a loop, we stop paying attention to the meaning of the words. We start paying attention to the sound, the rhythm and the melody. We hear speech as music.
Philosophers have been debating whether we need conditioning to link information from different senses for centuries.
Very compressed study schedules lead to a catastrophic amount of forgetting.
What if we could experience the mind of another person in a video game?
It’s important to remember that you can’t ‘complete’ revision.
Mathematical analysis may hold the key to a successful, long-lasting, and loving relationship.
Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe − and how can you tell?
Spatial representations of time are not universal between different cultures and languages.
Humans tend to suffer from a negativity bias – we notice and dwell more readily on negative experiences than positive ones.
Linking kind or harsh words to a child’s personality – as opposed to one specific action or behaviour – can impact their self perception.
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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 in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin
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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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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 Psychology, Edge Hill University
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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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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Behavioural Science, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Reader in Consumer Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
