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Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?
Languages

Hearing Race: Can language use lead to racism?

...cognitive and cultural deficiency in Black people, yet many want AAE to be recognised as a legitimate and distinct language that is validated by teachers and the education system. Former President of the United States, Barack Obama, provided support for this argument during a number of speeches, press conferences and public appearances where he skilfully and strategically...
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Article 10 mins
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...cognitive activity from implicitness, making it more public, negotiable and solidary. (Bruner, 1996, p. 22) *An oeuvre is normally defined as the total output of an individual writer or artist (or a substantial part of it). New technologies, particularly the internet, electronic mail and multi-user domains can give us access to knowledge and expertise formerly unavailable...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...cognitive bias can impact the way in which people seek and interpret evidence. If biases are not managed carefully, they may ultimately impact on both the decision-making process itself and the quality of decisions made, as well as on the powers utilised in the framing and implementation of policy. There are six commonly held sources of cognitive bias which hamper...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...Cognitive Antisocial Potential theory - Using the findings from the Cambridge study, Farrington alone (1995; 2003; 2005) and in collaboration with colleagues (2006) was able to develop a theoretical model looking at the risk factors for crime called the Integrated Cognitive Antisocial Potential (ICAP) theory. The ICAP theory was designed to try and explain the offending...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...cognitive abilities. But, Benedetti adds, there’s a catch: once you go to sleep and catch up on those missed hours of sleep, you’ll have a 95 per cent chance of relapse. The antidepressant effect of sleep deprivation was first published in a report in Germany in 1959. This captured the imagination of a young researcher from Tübingen in Germany, Burkhard Pflug, who...
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Article 15 mins
Investigating psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating psychology

...Cognitive Elizabeth Loftus Mary Ainsworth John Bowlby 1980s social changes Stephen Reicher Discourse analysis Margaret Wetherell Two lists follow, match one item from the first with one item from the second. Each item can only be matched once. There are 4 items in each list. Cognitive Mary Ainsworth 1980s social changes Discourse analysis Match each of the previous list...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...cognitive and motor skills while working under a time limit. After passing the interview, psychometric tests and my medical, I was awarded a Train Drivers job at the age of 20. My training would start in September that year, by which time I would be 21 years old. It is important to note that in Scotland a person must be 21 years or older to legally be allowed to drive a...
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Article 5 mins
Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...Cognitive – A pilot may make more mistakes than usual, have problems making decisions, or not be able to concentrate. They may display a sudden and unexplained degradation in performance, both on and off the flight deck. Behavioural – This could include things like arriving late, not taking rest breaks, taking unofficial time off, not joining in flight deck banter,...
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Article 5 mins