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Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...psychology of decision making and the social context in which decisions are made can improve your understanding of others and yourself...Do you hate making decisions? Does the ability of others to make snap decisions really frustrate you? This free course will help you understand some of the processes involved in decision making. Attention to the psychology of decision...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Education & Development

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

...Psychology courses and qualifications So whether you're just starting out in private practice, need guidance on marketing your business or find yourself managing employees for the first time, you'll find a course designed to support you. [Logo for British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy] Why study an OpenLearn course? Easy to register online All courses are...
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I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships

...Psychology shows that relationship boundaries can be blurred online. This means that people in a relationship may be uncertain what online behaviours count as cheating. Their partners also may see things differently than they do. In addition to a lack of certainty about what online infidelity is, this and other research also suggests that it may be easier to cross...
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Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk
History & The Arts

Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk

...Psychology Event programme The lecture was given on Tuesday 6th June 2017, 6.00-7.00 at the Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Milton Keynes 17:30 Refreshments available (arrive early and enjoy our pre-event display and trailer video) 18.00 Opening 18.05 Talk commences 18:45 Q&A session 18:55 Close 19:00 Drinks reception and networking opportunity 20:30...
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Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?
Society, Politics & Law

Can the way research is reported play into sexist assumptions?

...psychological research confirms that people are more likely to agree with gender stereotypes and behave in discriminatory ways after encountering biological accounts of gender differences. By framing gender differences as biological inevitabilities, this type of neuro-discourse can sanction and sustain prevailing gender hierarchies. The recruitment of neuroscience to...
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Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are otherkin - and how should we view them?

...Psychology with NonhuMan Identities offers a fascinating insight into questions of identity and how they have been mediated. There is no shortage of tales and testimonies about people becoming animals. “The Biblical King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, roamed the land for seven years as an ox and countless other tales turn on human to animal transformations,” writes...
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Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback
Health, Sports & Psychology

Giving and Receiving Powerful Feedback

...psychological research into feedback, Valerie Shute defines feedback as information communicated with the intention of changing the other person’s behaviour or thinking to improve learning and performance. It is usually given to the person in response to behaviour, processes, or effectiveness: on the ‘how’ things have been done or ‘what’ has been done (Besieux,...
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Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
History & The Arts

Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war

...psychological effect to the use of drugs in wartime – they have tangible effects on the body and brain (such as the ‘kick’ of nicotine that appears to induce a sense of fleeting calm), while the belief that they help combat stress contributes to a sort of mental strength. 4. What is your research project about? I’m writing my second book at the moment, which...
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