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The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...motivations and behaviours than those who commit other types of crime. As a result, those online criminal activities share similarities with offline equivalents (e.g. fraud and online fraud). The interest in studying the psychology of cybercrime both from the perpetrator and victim perspectives has arisen in an attempt to understand what makes cybercrime unique or similar...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace

...motivate, plan, and achieve in life. However, it was Daniel Goleman (1995) who brought the concept of emotional intelligence into the public consciousness, developing Salovey and Mayer's research into an accessible and bestselling book. Even now, emotional intelligence continues to receive a great deal of research attention, so how might this help us navigate life more...
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Article 10 mins
What is Locus of Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Locus of Control?

...motivation to act. If you believe that you control your destiny, you are more likely to change your situation when it is necessary, so you may eat better and exercise more. If, on the other hand, you believe that the outcome is in the hands of fate, you may be less motivated to act towards change. Typically, we know that people with an internal locus of control tend to be...
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Article 10 mins
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...et al. (2022) demonstrate that equity is not only an ethical commitment, it is an epistemic one as well. Every aspect of research is changed when multiple positionalities are equitably included throughout the process. You can demonstrate your trust and belief in people in different ways too. For instance, you can support people to experience being a Principal Investigator...
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Article 15 mins
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris
Languages

Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris

...et de l’industrie, parfois aussi appelée la Cité de la Villette. Il ne s’agit pas d’un grand musée traditionnel, mais d’une véritable « cité ». C’est un lieu vivant, où l’on peut se déplacer d’exposition en exposition à l’intérieur d’un vaste complexe. Comme dans une cité réelle, toutes les générations s’y côtoient, de l’enfant de...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Exploring Sports
Society, Politics & Law

Exploring Sports

...Motivation, Coaching and Performance and Nutrition. The course considers the body as an engine, its fuel requirements and mechanics. The course also look at improving sports performance through coaching and the place of sport in society, why it is there and what motivates competitors and spectators. This material forms part of The Open University course Y164 Exploring...
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Audio 52 mins
How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...et al., 2016). In a quote that has almost uncanny echoes of Faysal Ishak Ahmed’s experience on the other side of the world, one junior doctor reported this conversation with a senior clinician to the researchers: And he said, ‘Oh, you know we see this, a lot of this Haitian chest pain.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean by that?’ And he said, ‘Well, they come in...
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Article 5 mins
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
OpenLearn Ireland

A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...et al., 2018). At any given time, one in six working-age adults have symptoms associated with mental ill health (McManus et al., 2016). There are 72 million working days lost every year due to mental health, costing the UK economy £74–£99 billion (Centre for Mental Health, 2017; Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care , 2017)....
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Article 5 mins