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Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...Perceptions of guilt - As you saw, at the end of the interview Neale confessed to killing his father. Did this surprise you or had you always had a suspicion that Neale was guilty? Before you begin to look at the interviewing techniques that were employed by DI Bullet in more depth, use the poll below to indicate whether, in light of this confession, you believe Neale is...
Introduction to polymers
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to polymers

...perception of quality in users’ eyes. The study of human-product interactions is variously known as human factors or ergonomics. The academic subject seeks to isolate those ways in which machine or product and the user interact, and how product design influences the effectiveness, or efficiency or safety of the product concerned. So what polymer properties are important...
Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Teaching the First World War
Education & Development

Teaching the First World War

...perceptions: patriotic interpretations gave way to narratives centred on the horror, futility and tragedy of the war. The accuracy of these ‘myths’ of the war, and the extent to which they still dominate British understandings of the conflict, are still debated. Nevertheless, when introducing students to the commemoration and representation of the First World War,...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Lottery of birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lottery of birth

...perception that less disabled people have kids. It's fine to have kids and relationships. ADELE I wouldn't ever want my experience to be viewed as triumph over adversity, because I'm not doing anything extra special, I'm just living my life. I've got a loving partner and two kids, and that's it. When they come to leave home, they might buy houses that are completely...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...perception of radioactivity in the next section...Week 1: Into the atom: 1.2.7 Ideas about radioactivity - [This is a photograph with a factory setting in the background and a sign saying ‘CAUTION CONTROLLED AREA. CAUTION: RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL’ in the foreground.] Figure 11 Many bold claims were made in the video about the health benefits of contact with radioactive...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Languages

Describing language

...perceptions of who speaks English, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Rank each of these languages in terms of the following. The number of first language speakers you think they have. Discussion First language (millions of speakers): Mandarin Chinese: 917 Spanish: 460 English: 379 Hindi: 341 (Source: Eberhard, Simons and Fennig, 2020) The number of first language...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...perception of warm feeling’ towards someone (McCroskey and McCain, 1974), tends to be an important factor when it comes to forming a social relationship with someone in real life. Such attraction can have elements that are either physical, finding someone’s appearance to be attractive, or social, such as whether they fit easily into your own social circle. Researchers...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...perception was more-- people maybe found it easier to adjust to the pronouns when it was just a one-to-one interaction. And then, when you’re back in a context maybe with cis men, by which I mean men who identified as male at birth and continue to identify that way, there’s a comparison that potentially comes in. And so, I found that maybe people struggled a little...