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Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. [Zeron Gibson and Mike Leahy] Lab Rats Mike Leahy and Zeron Gibson Although I'm a biologist, I rarely think much about what the cloudy white stuff contains, but in fact semen is far more complex than my endearing childhood image of mini tadpoles swimming around in thin wallpaper paste. There are many features of human...
Article 15 mins
Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Living psychology: animal minds: References - Alvarez, J. A. and Emory, E. (2006) ‘Executive function and the frontal lobes: a meta-analytic review’, Neuropsychology Review, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 17–42. . Apperly, I. (2011) Mindreaders: The Cognitive Basis of...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
What You Need to Know About Psychometrics
Health, Sports & Psychology

What You Need to Know About Psychometrics

...are further resources you may find useful in the Applying Psychology at Work Hub: Wellbeing for Work Managing Relationships and Work References Bertua, C., Anderson, N. and Salgado, J.F. (2005) ‘The predictive validity of cognitive ability tests: a UK meta-analysis’, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 78, pp. 387–409, doi: 10.1348/096317905X26994...
Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...why we wouldn’t expand this principle to other areas such as flooding and water pollution (such as that associated with fracking). This puts existing agencies, like the EA, in the front line and they would be forced to win more powers, resources and independence to do their job. I think this is a quicker route to change than creating new agencies and a new bureaucracy....
Article 10 mins
Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...resources you may find useful in the Applying Psychology at Work Hub: Including: Personal branding for career success Effective communication in the workplace References Bonaccio, S., O’Reilly, J., O’Sullivan, S.L. and Chiocchio, F. (2016) ‘Nonverbal behavior and communication in the workplace: a review and an agenda for research’, Journal of Management, 42(5),...
Psychological research, obedience and ethics
Society, Politics & Law

Psychological research, obedience and ethics

...to: ANC iBrain Festival of Neuroscience at Muziekcentrum De Bijloke Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Starting with psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Starting with psychology

...open the door and walk into the entrance the floor is covered in eggs and you have to walk over the eggs to get to the living room. Imagine the eggs cracking under your feet and the mess! Anyway it gets much messier because when you open the living room door you are almost knocked off your feet by the river of milk that comes gushing out. You stagger over to the window to...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
The database development life cycle
Science, Maths & Technology

The database development life cycle

...Open University summary database card: Each course which is available for study is given a course code, a title and a value for credit points – either a 30-point course or a 60-point course. A course may have a quota – the maximum number of students that can be enrolled on the course in any one year; each quota is reviewed regularly and the last date of review is...