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Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Adam Peaty: the family behind the athlete

...psychology, 11 (1), 122-159. Carette, B. Anseel, F. and Van Yperen, N.W. (2011) ‘Born to learn or born to win? Birth order effects on achievement goals’, Journal of Research in Personality, 45, pp. 500–503. Côté, J. (1999) ‘The influence of the family in the development of talent in sport’, The sport psychologist, 13 (4), pp.395-417. Dagkas, S. and Stathi, A....
People-centred designing
Science, Maths & Technology

People-centred designing

...psychology get baffled by everyday objects. Here is a short extract from The Design of Everyday Things by Professor Donald Norman. If I were placed in the cockpit of a modern jet airliner, my inability to perform gracefully and smoothly would neither surprise nor bother me. But I shouldn't have trouble with doors and switches, water faucets [taps] and stoves. ‘Doors?’...
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Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...psychological, and behavioral dimensions of illness’ (1977, p. 196). But this model clearly needs to be expanded to encompass a broader, more holistic approach to treatment and care. Although holism considers ‘the complete woman’ by looking, for example, for social and emotional explanations for their disease and symptoms (Henderson, 2014), the social model of...
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...psychology) or the social context (sociology) that influences them, or the moral arguments behind anti-doping and any sanctions imposed. When studying doping it can be helpful to gain some historical perspective, which you will now go on to do...Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study: 2 What does history tell us? - Looking back through history can help tell us how...
Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?
Society, Politics & Law

Will piloting juryless trials for rape cases in Scotland lead to a reduction in bias?

...psychological shorthand of rape mythology and set complainants directly against defendants. Thus, the burden of proof lies with the complainant whereby their testimony may be distorted and prohibited by defence counsel (Russell, 2017). Research has shown that rape myths are prevalent among jurors and can impact the delivery of justice in sexual assault cases (Willmott,...
Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...Psychology, OU, shares findings from her research on migration, mobility and citizenship. Placing Ourselves began in 2008 and is a cross-European collaborative programme, which examines categories of belonging, integration and citizenship within the European Union context. It aims to inform dialogue between citizens and their governments on vexed questions such as...
Personality: A user guide
Health, Sports & Psychology

Personality: A user guide

...psychology. It could easily have been the case that there were no intrinsic differences between people in temperament. That is to say, it might have been the case that all humans were basically running the same software, which would mean that given the same learning history, the same dilemmas, they would all respond in much the same way. Yet we now know that this is not...
A history of child protection
Education & Development

A history of child protection

...psychological, and sex abuse as well. So child protection enters the 21st century with a substantial depth of good – but often painful - experience of welfare and law. It must attract people of integrity, with a love of children and justice, people with wisdom, patience and vision, able and willing to work within the statutory framework. Could you be one of them? A...