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Our gift to all of Us: GA(Y)AM: Preface (2017)
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Loesche, F., Łucznik, K., Denham, S. L., Drayson, H., Francis, K. B., Maranan, D. S., & Punt, M. (2017). Our gift to all of Us: GA(Y)AM: Preface. Avant, 8(Special Issue), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.26913/80s02017.0111.0001

This special issue of AVANT is all about Cognitive Innovation. It is not about CogNovo, the interdisciplinary and international doctoral training programme that produced three different Off the Lip events. It is not about Off the Lip 2017, the novel... Read More about Our gift to all of Us: GA(Y)AM: Preface.

Effective Partnership in Community-Based Health Promotion: Lessons from the Health Literacy Partnership (2017)
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Vida Estacio, E., Oliver, M., Downing, B., Kurth, J., & Protheroe, J. (2017). Effective Partnership in Community-Based Health Promotion: Lessons from the Health Literacy Partnership. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(12), e1-e8. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14121550

This paper aims to explore key elements needed to successfully develop healthy partnerships and collaborative working in community-based health promotion. It draws upon the lessons learned from a case study with the Health Literacy Partnership in Sto... Read More about Effective Partnership in Community-Based Health Promotion: Lessons from the Health Literacy Partnership.

The infant motor system predicts actions based on visual statistical learning (2017)
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Monroy, C. D., Meyer, M., Schröer, L., Gerson, S. A., & Hunnius, S. (2019). The infant motor system predicts actions based on visual statistical learning. NeuroImage, 185, 947-954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.12.016

Motor theories of action prediction propose that our motor system combines prior knowledge with incoming sensory input to predict other people's actions. This prior knowledge can be acquired through observational experience, with statistical learning... Read More about The infant motor system predicts actions based on visual statistical learning.

Virtual morality in the helping professions: Simulated action and resilience (2017)
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Francis, K. B., Gummerum, M., Ganis, G., Howard, I. S., & Terbeck, S. (2018). Virtual morality in the helping professions: Simulated action and resilience. British Journal of Psychology, 109(3), 442 - 465. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12276

Recent advances in virtual technologies have allowed the investigation of simulated moral actions in aversive moral dilemmas. Previous studies have employed diverse populations to explore these actions, with little research considering the significan... Read More about Virtual morality in the helping professions: Simulated action and resilience.

Thinkering through experiments: Nurturing transdisciplinary approaches to the design of testing tools (2017)
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Francis, K. B., Haines, A., & Briazu, R. A. (2017). Thinkering through experiments: Nurturing transdisciplinary approaches to the design of testing tools. Avant, 8(Special Issue), 107–115. https://doi.org/10.26913/80s02017.0111.0011

In order to assess and understand human behavior, traditional approaches to experimental design incorporate testing tools that are often artificial and devoid of corporeal features. Whilst these offer experimental control in situations in which, meth... Read More about Thinkering through experiments: Nurturing transdisciplinary approaches to the design of testing tools.

(Not so) dangerous liaisons: A framework for evaluating collaborative research projects (2017)
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Oztop, P., Loesche, F., Maranan, D. S., Francis, K. B., Tyagi, V., & Torre, I. (2017). (Not so) dangerous liaisons: A framework for evaluating collaborative research projects. Avant, 8(Special Issue), 167–179. https://doi.org/10.26913/80s02017.0111.0016

With advances in research environments and the accompanying increase in the complexity of research projects, the range of skills required to carry out research calls for an increase in interdisciplinary and collaborative work. CogNovo, a doctoral tra... Read More about (Not so) dangerous liaisons: A framework for evaluating collaborative research projects.

Lessons From the Past for the Future: The Definition and Mobilisation of Hindu Nationhood by the Hindu Nationalist Movement of India (2017)
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(2017). Lessons From the Past for the Future: The Definition and Mobilisation of Hindu Nationhood by the Hindu Nationalist Movement of India. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v5i2.736

Guided by a self-categorisation and social-identity framework of identity entrepreneurship (Reicher & Hopkins, 2001), and social representations theory of history (Liu & Hilton, 2005), this paper examines how the Hindu nationalist movement of India d... Read More about Lessons From the Past for the Future: The Definition and Mobilisation of Hindu Nationhood by the Hindu Nationalist Movement of India.

Parenting agendas: an empirical study of intensive mothering and infant cognitive development (2017)
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(2017). Parenting agendas: an empirical study of intensive mothering and infant cognitive development. Sociological Review, 336-352. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026116672812

Intensive parenting debates reflect the critical importance of a child’s early years, and parents’ roles in determining later developmental outcomes. Mothers are usually assigned primary responsibility for facilitating their infants’ cognitive develo... Read More about Parenting agendas: an empirical study of intensive mothering and infant cognitive development.

A structural equation model of the relationship between insomnia, negative affect, and paranoid thinking (2017)
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Scott, A. J., Rowse, G., & Webb, T. L. A structural equation model of the relationship between insomnia, negative affect, and paranoid thinking. PloS one, 12(10), e0186233. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186233

A growing body of evidence points to relationships between insomnia, negative affect, and paranoid thinking. However, studies are needed to examine (i) whether negative affect mediates the relation between insomnia and paranoid thinking, (ii) whether... Read More about A structural equation model of the relationship between insomnia, negative affect, and paranoid thinking.

Language and labelling used by university students when discussing mental health (2017)
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Rodwell, J., Cole, J., & Grogan, S. (2017). Language and labelling used by university students when discussing mental health. British Journal of School Nursing, 380 - 385. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjsn.2017.12.8.380

This study aimed to explore university students' understandings of mental health issues, mental health labels, and their attitudes towards these concepts. Five participants (four women aged 18–20, and one 24-year-old man) discussed in a focus group... Read More about Language and labelling used by university students when discussing mental health.

The elephant in the room: Inconsistency in scene viewing and representation. (2017)
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(2017). The elephant in the room: Inconsistency in scene viewing and representation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1717 - 1743. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000456

We examined the extent to which semantic informativeness, consistency with expectations and perceptual salience contribute to object prioritization in scene viewing and representation. In scene viewing (Experiments 1-2), semantic guidance overshadowe... Read More about The elephant in the room: Inconsistency in scene viewing and representation..

Swearing as a response to pain: a cross-cultural comparison of British and Japanese participants (2017)
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Robinson, S., Stephens, R., & Robertson, O. (2017). Swearing as a response to pain: a cross-cultural comparison of British and Japanese participants. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 267-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.07.014

Background and aims Research suggests swearing can moderate pain perception. The present study assessed whether changes in pain perception due to swearing reflect a “scripting” effect by comparing swearing as a response to pain in native English and... Read More about Swearing as a response to pain: a cross-cultural comparison of British and Japanese participants.

Talking about sunbed tanning in online discussion forums: Assertions and arguments (2017)
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Taylor, J., Lamont, A., & Murray, M. (2017). Talking about sunbed tanning in online discussion forums: Assertions and arguments. Psychology and Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1375496

Objective: There is increasing evidence of both health and appearance risks associated with sunbed use. At the same time, the sunbed industry promotes the benefits of using sunbeds, and the image of a tanned skin as attractive and healthy arguably re... Read More about Talking about sunbed tanning in online discussion forums: Assertions and arguments.

Is religiosity in a prospective partner always desirable?: The moderating roles of shared social identity and medium of communication when choosing interaction partners (2017)
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Stiff, C. (2017). Is religiosity in a prospective partner always desirable?: The moderating roles of shared social identity and medium of communication when choosing interaction partners. Current Psychology, 494-503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-016-9437-z

The profession of religion gives rise to myriad inferences and connotations, yet surprisingly little research has examined how it may influence with whom we choose to work. Two experiments conducted at a UK university investigated how religiosity by... Read More about Is religiosity in a prospective partner always desirable?: The moderating roles of shared social identity and medium of communication when choosing interaction partners.