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What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?
Nature & Environment

What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?

...psychology to uncover the causes, impacts and solutions to corruption. Education – Greta Thunberg shows that the future of the planet lies depends in no small part on the leadership provided by the next generation. Providing that generation with an understanding of what corruption is and how it can be tackled is, therefore, more important than ever. The Open...
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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 is Netball and other team sports so important for female sports participation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Netball and other team sports so important for female sports participation?

...psychological health outcomes of participation in team sports include: emotional social support; sense of belonging; higher self-esteem; social network; and social interaction. In addition, investigations of the research surrounding continued participation concluded that there was ‘extensive support’ for the role of team sport in encouraging engagement and maintaining...
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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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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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Article 15 mins
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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Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...psychological distress, the percentage who had self-harmed and the percentage who had attempted suicide. The results suggested that rates were similar across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the three outcomes considered (Patalay and Fitzsimons, 2020). Other key findings in terms of the mental health of young people in the UK included: The heightened...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs