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About the stroop test
Education & Development

About the stroop test

...name the body of the animal. Research conducted using this task has found that children experience the same pattern of difficulties with the animal-stroop task that adults have with the coloured word Stroop task. To find out more about inhibitory control, you can read an extract from the Open University's Child Development course (ED209), executive functions in childhood....
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What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...University, discusses this issue: "One group who often can get a good work/life balance is people who work for large organisations whose jobs are not particularly skilled and where the organisation is well-meaning. Some of the big retailers for example, where often the shifts are flexible. The second main group is people who have skills their employers really need, and...
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Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Astronomical Unit and watch the Transit Of Venus

...University. Michael, how are the timings entered onto the website? Michael It’s very, very simple. All you need to do it click on the link, measure the AU and straight away you’ll be able to enter our interactive astronomical unit calculator. First thing you need to say is are you working from the results coming from the TV, so that’s our feed from Egypt. But for...
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The Olympic torch: the truth
History & The Arts

The Olympic torch: the truth

...with the Olympic torch in the centre of London, just be glad it isn’t Goebbels. Visit our 2021 Olympics Hub to read more articles like this, play our Olympisize Me game, watch videos with leading athletes and much more. The Open University provides a wide range of courses and degrees through distance learning. Why not request a prospectus today and start a new journey?...
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The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute
Society, Politics & Law

The 2001 Glasgow NHS Medical Secretaries Grading Dispute

...University's Social Sciences courses Background In early 2000 Medical Secretaries in North East Glasgow (NEG) NHS Trust, which included Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow Western Infirmary and Gartnavel General Hospital, became aware that they were being paid up to £2000 per year less than Management Secretaries. Management Secretaries were on grade 4 of...
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‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry
Society, Politics & Law

‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry

...University's History and Social Sciences qualifications. Setting the Scene Two old guys at the bar where I was working: “Whaur’s ma New Year’s kiss then?” “Aye, and whaur’s mine?” “No thank you,” I said. “Aw, come on! Ye’ve got tae gie me a New Year’s kiss!” “No thank you,” I repeated and went to get on with cleaning glasses. Their tone...
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Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world
Nature & Environment

Water: Managing the 1% in a climate changing world

...Cambridge University Press. In Press. Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_SPM.pdf (Accessed: 15 August 2021). Ritchie, H. and Roser, M. (2018) Water Use and stress. Available at: https://ourworldindata.org/water-use-stress (Accessed: 7 May 2021). [Screenshot of animation for COP26] Click on the banner to explore the COP26 hub...
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Detecting fake images
Society, Politics & Law

Detecting fake images

...University’s Digital Photography module. References Kleinman, Z. (2018) Cambridge Analytica: The story so far. BBC News UK [online]. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43465968 (accessed on 9/12/2019) Lee, D. (2018) Deepfakes porn has serious consequences. BBC News UK [online]. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42912529 (accessed on...
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