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How do we learn language?
Education & Development

How do we learn language?

...psychology. Summary [Baby sitting on floor looking at a book, wearing a purple turban.]All over the world children are taking part in an incredible human journey; from becoming sensitive to language before birth, to the time they string their first words together; from when they use language playfully, to when they tell stories, hold conversations, and share complex...
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Why we should remember the Armenians
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should remember the Armenians

...psychology, even frequently to the detriment of their national interest in modern times – especially during the rise of Nationalism in nineteenth century Europe. If you can get three Armenians together to form a political party, they will produce a dozen – three each (= nine), and another three for insurance purposes. Hegel argued that history marches towards...
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Talking about loss: normalising grief with children
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about loss: normalising grief with children

...provision in primary schools: an exploratory study. Educational Psychology in Practice, 36(3), 281–296. https://doi.org/10.1080/02667363.2020.1767040 National Childhood Bereavement Project (2022) Growing up grieving: The National Childhood Bereavement Project final report. Glasgow: includem. Available at Childhood Bereavement | Includem - Childhood Bereavement Project...
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The biology of loving our pets
Science, Maths & Technology

The biology of loving our pets

...psychological and social factors, influence our love for animals and our pets. What is clear though is that both humans and our mammalian pets release the love hormone, oxytocin, which helps us to feel happiness and trust, and be more relaxed in each other’s presence! See more of our Valentine's content in our OpenLearn Valentine's collection. References Brooks, H.L.,...
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From labelling to listening: How the conversation about mental health is changing
Health, Sports & Psychology

From labelling to listening: How the conversation about mental health is changing

...psychological distress.But it seems that increasingly the diagnosis no longer automatically gets the first word. The person enters the room first. That changes the relationship and the decision making. Rather than “What symptoms do you have?”, we are interested in What is happening in your life? What does this experience mean to you? What do we need to know to help...
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Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...psychology (chromosomes, hormones, brain structure, personality, gender roles, Fausto-Sterling, 2000). For example, Daphna Joel’s research (2011, 2015) has found that it is extremely rare for anybody to have what used to be thoughts of as a ‘male’ or ‘female’ brain: most people’s brains display a mixture of features. And on the level of experience, over a...
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Archive course extract: Attachment theory
Education & Development

Archive course extract: Attachment theory

...psychology, vol. 23, pp. 1-41, Hillsdale, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Bretherton, I. (1993) ‘From dialogue to internal working models: The co-construction of self relationships’, in Nelson, C. A. (ed) Memory and affect in development: Minnesota symposia on child psychology, vol. 26, pp. 237-263, Hillsdale, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Winnicott, D. W. (1953)...
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Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
History & The Arts

Sharpening Your Critical Thinking

...psychological experiments have shown that humans suffer from a confirmation bias. What that means is that people – including you and me – tend to be biased in favour of our own thoughts and beliefs. Repeated psychological experiments have shown that humans suffer from a confirmation bias. What that means is that people – including you and me – tend to be biased in...
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