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About the stroop test
Education & Development

About the stroop test

...adults, many things that we do, we do automatically, almost without thinking. We look in the correct direction before crossing the road; we travel to work without consciously making decisions about the route. Being able to do these things automatically frees up our brain to work on other, more important issues. However, on some occasions, being able to prevent ourselves...
Tricky Topics in Nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tricky Topics in Nursing

...adults when considering this procedure Chest auscultation Chest auscultation is when a stethoscope is used to assess a patient's respiratory system. This video demonstrates chest auscultation. Transcript Further information 1. Listen to breath sounds: watching videos on YouTube and other platforms which include different breath sounds will help you to become familiar with...
Putting the child before the player
Health, Sports & Psychology

Putting the child before the player

...on it] This interactive series of short films is suitable to be studied by children over 13 years of age. We recommend that children are supervised by a responsible adult before viewing the content. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
Advanced Spanish: Language in context
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Language in context

...de cambio perpetuo y, en la actualidad, nos guste o no, las lenguas están cambiando de manera vertiginosa con los nuevos medios de comunicación. En esta sesión escucharás a una lingüista expresar sus opiniones sobre este tema y luego verás dos nuevas versiones de un clásico de la literatura mundial...Advanced Spanish: Language in context: 1.1 ¿Qué es una lengua...
Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...adults or 29% among US adults. [Woman drinking from a double-sized cup] The Double-Sized Big Gulp cup was a marketing gimmick - but could large-sized cups, plates and packages be encouraging us to over-eat? Overeating increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of ill health and premature death. However, the extent...
Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...adults between the ages of 16 and 59 took an illicit drug in the last year. They also show that 2.6 per cent of adults aged 16–59 had taken a class A drug in the last year, which equates to approximately 850,000 people. Cannabis was the most commonly used drug, with 6.4 per cent of adults using it over the previous year. However there has been a long standing...
Advanced Spanish: Protest song
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Protest song

...de la canción protesta en el mundo y en Cuba, España y Uruguay en particular...Advanced Spanish: Protest song: 1.1 Contexto histórico - Actividad 1 En esta primera actividad vas a empezar a recoger información sobre el año 1968 con relación al contexto internacional y a la canción protesta cubana en particular. Paso 1 A lo largo de las dos sesiones siguientes, vas...
A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...adult Irish language and cultural courses, attracts participants from around the world to Southwest Donegal. Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, one of the founders of Oideas Gael, discusses the shift in language usage in the area in a conversation with Cillian Mac Gabhann. When interviewed for this article in 2015, Liam Ó Cuinneagáin wrote: "Bhí an Ghaeilge in gach uile áit thart...