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‘Irrational emotions’ and their cognitive impenetrability
History & The Arts

‘Irrational emotions’ and their cognitive impenetrability

...et. al. (2012), which show that emotions generated by appraisal mechanisms that aren’t cognitively penetrated are more resistant to cognitive influence than those that are. Emotional recalcitrance and cognitive psychology Much of this is spadework. But by tying in the notion of emotional recalcitrance with that of cognitive impenetrability, what we gain is the ability...
Plastic materials, pollution and recycling
Science, Maths & Technology

Plastic materials, pollution and recycling

...et al., 2009). Today’s plastics represent a great many inventions by a huge number of scientists from a number of disciplines that have developed into everyday materials in modern society. Plastics are rapidly increasing every year in their uses and applications. Scientific research into plastics and their many applications are ongoing, with many thousands of papers...
Is sleep the secret of success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is sleep the secret of success?

...et al., 2015; Halson, 2014). Therefore the sleep an athlete has the night before and in the days leading up to a competition (e.g. Rugby World Cup final) is important. The challenge here is that athletes often report sleeping difficulties the night before an important competition due to pre-competition anxiety or excitement (Juliff, Halson, & Peiffer, 2015). Additionally,...
How can your accent put your life at risk?
Languages

How can your accent put your life at risk?

...et al., 2016). In a quote that has almost uncanny echoes of Faysal Ishak Ahmed’s experience on the other side of the world, one junior doctor reported this conversation with a senior clinician to the researchers: And he said, ‘Oh, you know we see this, a lot of this Haitian chest pain.’ And I said, ‘What do you mean by that?’ And he said, ‘Well, they come in...
An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...et al, 2018 and Ordu et al, 2019. By integrating digital simulation into healthcare training and practice, the risk to patient care can be significantly minimised, leading to safer and more effective healthcare delivery. Activity 2 Timing: 20 minutes Part 1: Reflection Make your own notes in response to the following questions. What value could digital simulation bring to...
What is Locus of Control?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Locus of Control?

...et al., 2019). Job turnover: those with internal locus of control are more likely to take positive action to change their jobs than those with external locus of control (Allen et al., 2005). Job search strategies: individuals with an internal locus of control search more for jobs. In addition, individuals who believe that their future outcomes are decided by external...
Developing (as) a research team
Education & Development

Developing (as) a research team

...et al. (2022) demonstrate that equity is not only an ethical commitment, it is an epistemic one as well. Every aspect of research is changed when multiple positionalities are equitably included throughout the process. You can demonstrate your trust and belief in people in different ways too. For instance, you can support people to experience being a Principal Investigator...
Reading communities: why, what and how?
Education & Development

Reading communities: why, what and how?

...et al., 2017). This is similar to the international trend and is underscored by other research. For example, a study of British Cohort data revealed a strong association between childhood reading and increased attainment in literacy and numeracy in adolescence (Sullivan & Brown, 2013). In addition, as teachers know intuitively, and other studies have shown, reading for...