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Honour thy vulnerable witnesses
Read now to access more details of Honour thy vulnerable witnessesDionysia Lali looks at developing evidence-based practice to support witnesses on the autistic spectrum when they give evidence to the police.
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Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devices
Read now to access more details of Non-speaking autism, embodiment, neurodivergence and access to communication therapies and devicesRuth Collier-Large discusses her research project, which aims to give a platform to non-speaking autistic people, who may communicate independently online.
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How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?
Read now to access more details of How does online intergroup contact compare with face-to-face?The ability of intergroup contact to reduce prejudice is a well-researched area of psychology. However, as more and more contact takes place online, PhD student Julian Bond is working to understand whether this changes the effectiveness of intergroup contact and the potential implications for a more harmonious society.
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How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Read now to access more details of How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?Nowadays, extremism and terrorism are frequently in the news with reports of attacks by individuals and groups in various countries. This article looks at the link between trauma and identity and extremism.
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Migrant parenting
Read now to access more details of Migrant parentingHow do mothers and fathers from the former Czechoslovakia make sense of their roles as parents in the UK?
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Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?
Read now to access more details of Privacy in the Digital Age: Is it ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’ or ‘I’ve got nothing to hide’?Emma Brice's PhD asks the question: have technological developments changed how we view and understand privacy in contemporary society? This was inspired by how we, as a society, talk about privacy and privacy loss.
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The lifelong political engagement of the Silent Generation
Read now to access more details of The lifelong political engagement of the Silent GenerationSue Nieland explains why you're never too old to be political.
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The trouble with teaching physics
Read now to access more details of The trouble with teaching physicsDo you find physics easy or hard to understand? Katherine Langford looks at reasons behind this.
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Starting with psychology
Learn more to access more details of Starting with psychologyThe most 'important and greatest puzzle' we face as humans is ourselves (Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a puzzle, one that is complex, subtle and multi-layered, and it gets even more complicated as we evolve over time and change within different contexts. When answering the question 'what makes us who we are?' psychologists put forward a ...
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Forensic psychology
Learn more to access more details of Forensic psychologyIn this free course, Forensic psychology, you will discover how psychology can help obtain evidence from eyewitnesses in police investigations and prevent miscarriages of justice.
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Investigating psychology
Learn more to access more details of Investigating psychologyOne of the keys to understanding psychology is to know about its history and core questions. This free course, Investigating psychology, allows you to explore psychology using an interactive resource. You can follow links to people, contexts, perspectives and methods to discover information, images and links from across psychology. The resource ...
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Introduction to child psychology
Learn more to access more details of Introduction to child psychologyChildhood is a time of rapid growth and development, and studying these changes is endlessly stimulating. In this free course, Introduction to child psychology, you will be introduced to the discipline of child psychology and some of the key questions that guide the understanding of childhood. These questions include 'What influences children's...
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Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Learn more to access more details of Applying to study for a PhD in psychologyThis free OpenLearn course is for psychology students and graduates who are interested in PhD study at some future point. Even if you have met PhD students and heard about their projects, it is likely that you have only a vague idea of what PhD study entails. This course is intended to give you more information.
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Exploring sport coaching and psychology
Learn more to access more details of Exploring sport coaching and psychologyThis free course, Exploring sport coaching and psychology, investigates how scientific and management ideas contribute to success while also taking you on a journey through unique sporting case studies and insights that will change how you view and study sport. You will consider how the mind, the body, the environment and training techniques all...
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Living psychology: animal minds
Learn more to access more details of Living psychology: animal mindsDoes your pet cat or dog experience emotions the same way you do? Can non-human animals solve complex problems? To what extent do other species have minds that are like human minds? This free course, Living psychology: animal minds, explores these, and other, issues in the psychology of animal minds. Studying animal minds is of great importance ...
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The psychology of cybercrime
Learn more to access more details of The psychology of cybercrimeIn this free course, The psychology of cybercrime, you will explore different questions about cybercrime from a psychological angle in an attempt to better understand this relatively recent field of psychology. You will consider the realms and limits of cybercrime, distinguishing between the different types of cybercrime (e.g. trolling, ...
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Social psychology and politics
Learn more to access more details of Social psychology and politicsWhy are social psychologists interested in politics, and how can they help us understand things like social movements, protest and activism? This free course, Social psychology and politics, moves away from a state-centric study of politics and, using insights from social psychology, explores the role of identity, personality and culture for ...
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