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The development of a humor styles questionnaire for younger children (2016)
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(2016). The development of a humor styles questionnaire for younger children. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2016-0042

Despite the adaptation of the humor styles questionnaire for older children a measure suitable for children below the age of eleven was needed. The current research involved three separate studies leading to the creation of the humor styles questionn... Read More about The development of a humor styles questionnaire for younger children.

Suffering need not beget suffering: Why we forgive (2016)
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Noor. (2016). Suffering need not beget suffering: Why we forgive. Current Opinion in Psychology, 100 - 104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2016.06.013

The concept of intergroup forgiveness has gained a research momentum. Here, I examine its utility as a viable conflict resolution strategy. After advancing a more refined definition of intergroup forgiveness than had been previously proposed by resea... Read More about Suffering need not beget suffering: Why we forgive.

When is policing fair?: groups, identity and judgements of the procedural justice of coercive crowd policing (2016)
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Stott. (2016). When is policing fair?: groups, identity and judgements of the procedural justice of coercive crowd policing. Policing and Society, 647-664. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2016.1234470

Procedural justice theory (PJT) is now a widely utilised theoretical perspective in policing research that acknowledges the centrality of police ‘fairness’. Despite its widespread acceptance this paper asserts that there are conceptual limitations th... Read More about When is policing fair?: groups, identity and judgements of the procedural justice of coercive crowd policing.

Are two authors better than one?: Can writing on pairs affect the readability of academic blogs? (2016)
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(2016). Are two authors better than one?: Can writing on pairs affect the readability of academic blogs?. Scientometrics, 2119 -2122. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-2116-x

The literature on academic writing suggests that writing in pairs leads to more readable papers than writing alone. We wondered whether academic blog posts written alone or in pairs would vary in style. We collected a corpus of 104 posts published wi... Read More about Are two authors better than one?: Can writing on pairs affect the readability of academic blogs?.

The development of a humor styles questionnaire for younger children (2016)
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James, L., & Fox, C. (in press). The development of a humor styles questionnaire for younger children. HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research, 29(4), https://doi.org/10.1515/humor-2016-0042

Despite the adaptation of the humor styles questionnaire for older children a measure suitable for children below the age of eleven was needed. The current research involved three separate studies leading to the creation of the humor styles questionn... Read More about The development of a humor styles questionnaire for younger children.

The impact of a selective entry examination on children's feelings as they approach the transition to secondary school (2016)
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(2016). The impact of a selective entry examination on children's feelings as they approach the transition to secondary school. British Educational Research Journal, 945-961. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3242

In the current study we examined how different experiences of a selective entry examination influenced children's feelings about themselves, school and intelligence as they approached transition to secondary school. Children were recruited from three... Read More about The impact of a selective entry examination on children's feelings as they approach the transition to secondary school.

Bowel cancer screening and people with intellectual disabilities: working in co-production and establishing principles for good practice initiatives (2016)
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(2016). Bowel cancer screening and people with intellectual disabilities: working in co-production and establishing principles for good practice initiatives. Learning Disability Practice, 33-39. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2016.e1766

Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in England, and with one in 20 people developing the condition, it is the second highest cause of cancer deaths. If diagnosed early, treatment can be more effective and bowel cancer screening programmes c... Read More about Bowel cancer screening and people with intellectual disabilities: working in co-production and establishing principles for good practice initiatives.

Longitudinal Associations Between Humor Styles and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence. (2016)
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(2016). Longitudinal Associations Between Humor Styles and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 377 - 389. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1065

This study assessed the concurrent and prospective associations between psychosocial adjustment and four humor styles, two of which are adaptive (affiliative, self-enhancing) and two maladaptive (aggressive, self-defeating). Participants were 1,234 a... Read More about Longitudinal Associations Between Humor Styles and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence..

Longitudinal Associations between Humor Styles and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence (2016)
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(2016). Longitudinal Associations between Humor Styles and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 377-389. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1065

This study assessed the concurrent and prospective associations between psychosocial adjustment and four humor styles, two of which are adaptive (affiliative, self-enhancing) and two maladaptive (aggressive, self-defeating). Participants were 1,234 a... Read More about Longitudinal Associations between Humor Styles and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence.

Children’s understanding of self-focused humor styles (2016)
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James, L. (2016). Children’s understanding of self-focused humor styles. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 420-433. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1067

It has been proposed that four main styles of humor exist, two which are thought to be adaptive (affiliative, self-enhancing) and two which are thought to be maladaptive (aggressive, self-defeating). Whilst the existence of these four humor styles ha... Read More about Children’s understanding of self-focused humor styles.

Understanding the Persistence of Caste: A Commentary on Cotterill, Sidanius, Bhardwaj and Kumar (2014) (2016)
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(2016). Understanding the Persistence of Caste: A Commentary on Cotterill, Sidanius, Bhardwaj and Kumar (2014). Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 554-570. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v4i2.603

We contextualise Cotterill, Sidanius, Bhardwaj, and Kumar’s (2014) paper within a broader literature on caste and collective mobilisation. Cotterill and colleagues’ paper represents a fresh and timely attempt to make sense of the persistence of caste... Read More about Understanding the Persistence of Caste: A Commentary on Cotterill, Sidanius, Bhardwaj and Kumar (2014).

Aligning Spinoza with Descartes: An informed Cartesian account of the truth bias (2016)
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Street, C. N. H., & Kingstone, A. (2017). Aligning Spinoza with Descartes: An informed Cartesian account of the truth bias. British Journal of Psychology, 108(3), 453-466. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12210

There is a bias towards believing information is true rather than false. The Spinozan account claims there is an early, automatic bias towards believing. Only afterwards can people engage in an effortful re-evaluation and disbelieve the information.... Read More about Aligning Spinoza with Descartes: An informed Cartesian account of the truth bias.

Can the Unconscious Boost Lie-Detection Accuracy? (2016)
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Street, C. N. H., & Vadillo, M. A. (2016). Can the Unconscious Boost Lie-Detection Accuracy?. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25(4), 246-250. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721416656348

Recently, a variety of methods have been used to show that unconscious processes can boost lie-detection accuracy. This article considers the latest developments in the context of research into unconscious cognition. Unconscious cognition has been un... Read More about Can the Unconscious Boost Lie-Detection Accuracy?.

Imperative Directives: Orientations to Accountability (2016)
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Kent, A., & Kendrick, K. (2016). Imperative Directives: Orientations to Accountability. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 272-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/08351813.2016.1201737

Our analysis proceeds from the question that if grammar alone is insufficient to identify the action of an imperative (e.g., offering, directing, warning, begging, etc.), how can interlocutors come to recognize the specific action being performed by... Read More about Imperative Directives: Orientations to Accountability.

Just one look: direct gaze briefly disrupts visual working memory (2016)
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(2016). Just one look: direct gaze briefly disrupts visual working memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 393-399. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1097-3

Direct gaze is a salient social cue that affords rapid detection. A body of research suggests that direct gaze enhances performance on memory tasks (e.g., Hood, Macrae, Cole-Davies, & Dias, 2003). Nonetheless, other studies highlight the disruptive e... Read More about Just one look: direct gaze briefly disrupts visual working memory.

Predicting support for collective action in the conflict between Turks and Kurds: Perceived threats as a mediator of intergroup contact and social identity (2016)
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Çakal, H., Hewstone, M., Güler, M., & Heath, A. (2016). Predicting support for collective action in the conflict between Turks and Kurds: Perceived threats as a mediator of intergroup contact and social identity. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 19(6), 732-752. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430216641303

Two studies investigated the role of perceived realistic and symbolic threats in predicting collective action tendencies, and in mediating effects of intergroup contact and social identity on collective action in the context of an intractable conflic... Read More about Predicting support for collective action in the conflict between Turks and Kurds: Perceived threats as a mediator of intergroup contact and social identity.

Motor versus body awareness: voxel-based lesion analysis in anosognosia for hemiplegia and somatoparaphrenia following right hemisphere stroke (2016)
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Moro, V., Pernigo, S., Tsakiris, M., Avesani, R., Edelstyn, N. M., Jenkinson, P. M., & Fotopoulou, A. (2016). Motor versus body awareness: voxel-based lesion analysis in anosognosia for hemiplegia and somatoparaphrenia following right hemisphere stroke. Cortex, 62-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2016.07.001

Anosognosia for hemiplegia (AHP) is informative about the neurocognitive basis of motor awareness. However, it is frequently associated with concomitant symptoms, such as hemispatial neglect and disturbances in the sense of body ownership (DSO). Alth... Read More about Motor versus body awareness: voxel-based lesion analysis in anosognosia for hemiplegia and somatoparaphrenia following right hemisphere stroke.

Two-play game: Playing casual video games with outgroup members reduces prejudice towards that outgroup (2016)
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Stiff, & Bowen, T. (2016). Two-play game: Playing casual video games with outgroup members reduces prejudice towards that outgroup. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 912-920. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2016.1212484

Video games have traditionally held a dubious reputation in the media and have been linked to many antisocial behaviors. A large amount of research has borne out some of these concerns, linking video games with addiction and particularly aggression.... Read More about Two-play game: Playing casual video games with outgroup members reduces prejudice towards that outgroup.

Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England (2016)
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Patel, H., Austin-Smith, K., Sherman, S., Tincello, D., & Moss, E. (2016). Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England. Journal of Public Health, 601-608. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdw063

Background The incorporation of Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing into the English cervical screening programme has been met with fear and anxiety. Healthcare professionals need to be adequately informed about HPV to help alleviate patient concerns... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and awareness of the human papillomavirus amongst primary care practice nurses: an evaluation of current training in England.