Lesson Activities (1)
Now that the new academic year is starting, Resource of the week returns with a nice lesson activity for Cognitive Development.
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Mother's More Than Twice As Likely To Be Woken Than Fathers
Written by Keiron WalshWritten on Thursday, 18 November 2010 19:00 in Interesting Be the first to comment! Read more...
Working mothers are two-and-a-half times as likely as working fathers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others. -
The Ability to Recognise Faces Is Inherited Separately From IQ
Written by Keiron WalshA new study involving the collaboration of researchers from the US and China has revealed that the ability to recognise faces has a genetic component and is inherited separately from IQ. This means that some people…Written on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 09:37 in Cognitive Psychology Be the first to comment! Read more...
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New Study Shows How Behavioural Therapy Can Have Biological Effects
Written by Keiron WalshAn interesting piece of research has been published, which shows how psychological therapies can have a biological effect on the brain. The research was conducted on mice; however, it may provide some insight in to human…Written on Monday, 13 October 2008 08:56 in Psychopathology Be the first to comment! Read more...
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Increased levels of fatigue and perfectionism are found in patients with functional dysphonia
Written by News ReleaseFatigue and poor health, anxiety and depression (physiological, affective and cognitive factors) may have a major impact on patients with functional dysphonia, leading to time off work, reduced activity, and social withdrawal, all of which could…Written on Wednesday, 01 June 2011 05:00 in Psychology News Be the first to comment! Read more... -
Alcohol, mood and me (not you)
Written by Press ReleaseThanks in part to studies that follow subjects for a long time, psychologists are learning more about differences between people. In a new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association…Written on Thursday, 28 April 2011 21:00 in Psychology News 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…