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Get Away From Me and Take Your Coupons With You
Written by Keiron WalshHave you ever been queueing in a shop and the person in front of you pulls out a pile of money off coupons. Annoying isn't it! Not only does this mean that you have to wait…Written on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 14:48 in Social Psychology Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Zimbardo Prison Simulation Video
Written by Keiron WalshThis weeks resource of the week is this video of the prison simulation by Zimbardo et al. It is in 3 parts, scroll down for each one.Written on Saturday, 15 March 2008 16:15 in Social Psychology Be the first to comment! Read more...
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Penn research determines region of the brain necessary for making decisions about economic value
Written by News ReleaseNeuroeconomic research at the University of Pennsylvania has conclusively identified a part of the brain that is necessary for making everyday decisions about value. Previous functional magnetic imaging studies, during which researchers use a powerful magnet…Written on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 05:00 in Psychology News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Stress Leads to Poor Financial Decision Making
Written by Keiron WalshAccording to new research in the journal Psychological Science, we are more likely to make poor financial decisions when we are stressed. Worryingly, this could lead to more stress and more financial woes.Written on Thursday, 02 April 2009 13:49 in Stress Be the first to comment! Read more...
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A good illustration of children modelling parents
Written by Keiron WalshThis week's resource is a video clip that can be used to show "real life" examples of children imitating the behaviour of their parents. It is a fantastic illustration of Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory.Written on Thursday, 12 June 2008 00:00 in The Learning Approach Be the first to comment! Read more...
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Working Memory (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974)
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Saturday, 15 March 2008 10:19 in Memory 18 comments Read more...
Baddely and Hitch believed that the STM store in the Multistore Model was too simplistic: they thought that short term memory was not a passive store, but several active processes that manipulate information. -
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Saturday, 08 March 2008 15:54 in Cognitive Development 8 comments Read more...
Piaget believed that there is a qualitative as well as a quantitative difference in the intelligence of young children, compared with older children and adults. There is a quantitative difference because adults have more knowledge of… -
The Multistore Model of Memory (Atkinson and Shiffrin, 1968)
Written by Keiron WalshAtkinson and Shiffrin's Multistore Model of Memory suggests that there are three separate memory stores, Sensory Memory (sometimes called the 'sensory store'), Short Term Memory (STM) and Long Term Memory (LTM). Each store has a different…Written on Thursday, 28 August 2008 09:46 in Memory 13 comments Read more...
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AQA-A Psychology Unit 3 Options
Written by Keiron WalshIn Unit 3 of the AQA-A Psychology Specification, candidates must develop knowledge, understanding and skills of analysis and evaluation in relation to three topics selected from the following:Written on Sunday, 31 May 2009 15:49 in Unit 3 Be the first to comment! Read more...
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How to Spot a Narcissist From Their Facebook Profile
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 05:42 in Interesting 6 comments Read more...
Narcissism is a personality disorder, characterised by "a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy" (DSM IV-TR). Narcissists have an exaggerated sense of self-importance, believe they are special and unique, have…