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Sport and exercise psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sport and exercise psychology

Psychological factors can play a significant role in sport and exercise. In sport, psychological preparation could mean the difference between winning and losing, whilst in exercise psychological factors could dictate whether or not we decide to even start an exercise programme. What are the links between exercise and mental health and what does it really take to stick...
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Video 42 mins
The psychology of conspiracy theories
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The psychology of conspiracy theories

...psychology and the study of conspiracy theories. Historians, philosophers, sociologists and political scientists often present conspiracy theories as being of an essentially psychological nature. [Detail from a mural at Denver Airport] A detail of a mural in Denver International Airport, subject of much conspiracy theorist interest. A plea for peace, or a plan for future...
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Article 5 mins
Investigating Psychology Interactive
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Investigating Psychology Interactive

...the conceptual and historical issues in Psychology with this interactive feature..._ Find out more about The Open University’s Psychology qualifications._ Investigating Psychology is a tool to enable you to explore the development of psychological thinking not only across time but also within the context of social, conceptual and historical changes; the development and...
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Activity 15 mins
Social psychology and politics
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Social psychology and politics

...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 political action. The course introduces a critical perspective considering how psychologists themselves can be activists and interrogating the norms of ‘good citizenship’ in Western...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Psychology around the world
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Psychology around the world

...around the world looks at some of the ways people think in similar and different ways depending on where they live and their culture. The course starts with some general questions of how similar and different people’s psychology might be in different times and places. This is then followed with some key examples: how people perceive the world, and understandings of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What is climate psychology?
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What is climate psychology?

...Psychology Alliance was launched, emerging out of psychotherapists’ work in trying to understand and communicate denial of climate change and increasingly helping people with the anxiety and distress experienced when faced with the seriousness of the climate crisis. On the Climate Psychology Alliance website, this is how their work is described: Climate Psychology is...
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The psychological benefits of multilingualism
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The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...psychological benefits. Indeed, the act of learning languages helps the development of competencies such as tolerating ambiguity and managing emotional skills. Multilingualism research indicates that a high level of multilingualism and multiculturalism makes people more tolerant of ambiguity (Dewaele and Wei 2013). Language learning is fraught with ambiguity, particularly...
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