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Do no harm: Risk aversion versus risk management in the context of pedagogic frailty (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Do no harm: Risk aversion versus risk management in the context of pedagogic frailty. https://doi.org/10.34105/j.kmel.2017.09.016

Innovation in teaching ensures that education remains fit for purpose in a changing world. The model of pedagogic frailty (Kinchin, Alpay, Curtis, Franklin, Rivers & Winstone, 2016) proposes that educators may perceive innovation as risky, which may... Read More about Do no harm: Risk aversion versus risk management in the context of pedagogic frailty.

The relation between anorexic symptoms in women and their reports of trustworthiness in interactions with close persons (2017)
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(2017). The relation between anorexic symptoms in women and their reports of trustworthiness in interactions with close persons. Eating Behaviors, 171-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.03.007

The study examined the relation between women's anorexic symptoms and their reports of trustworthiness in interactions with close persons. Ninety-eight females (mean age = 24 years-10 months) completed the anorexic symptom subscale of the SEDS and re... Read More about The relation between anorexic symptoms in women and their reports of trustworthiness in interactions with close persons.

Does Emotional Arousal Influence Swearing Fluency? (2017)
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Stephens, R., & Zile, A. (2017). Does Emotional Arousal Influence Swearing Fluency?. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 983-995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-016-9473-8

This study assessed the effect of experimentally manipulated emotional arousal on swearing fluency. We hypothesised that swear word generation would be increased with raised emotional arousal. The emotional arousal of 60 participants was manipulated... Read More about Does Emotional Arousal Influence Swearing Fluency?.

Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football? (2017)
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(2017). Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 321-322. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097627

After fevered media coverage of a possible link between football (soccer) heading and long-term damage to the brain, 2016 saw the Professional Footballers’Association call for a review of the game to decide whether to follow the lead of the United St... Read More about Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football?.

Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football? (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 321-322. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097627

After fevered media coverage of a possible link between football (soccer) heading and long-term damage to the brain, 2016 saw the Professional Footballers’ Association call for a review of the game to decide whether to follow the lead of the United S... Read More about Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football?.

Feasibility of a randomized single-blind crossover trial to assess the effects of the second-generation slow-release dopamine agonists pramipexole and ropinirole on cued recall memory in idiopathic mild or moderate Parkinson’s disease without cognitive impairment (2017)
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Shepherd, T. A., Edelstyn, N. M., Longshaw, L., Sim, J., Watts, K., Mayes, A. R., …Ellis, S. J. (2017). Feasibility of a randomized single-blind crossover trial to assess the effects of the second-generation slow-release dopamine agonists pramipexole and ropinirole on cued recall memory in idiopathic mild or moderate Parkinson’s disease without cognitive impairment. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0154-7

BACKGROUND: The aim was to assess the feasibility of a single-centre, single-blind, randomized, crossover design to explore the effects of two slow-release dopamine agonists, ropinirole and pramipexole, on cued recall in Parkinson's disease. As the d... Read More about Feasibility of a randomized single-blind crossover trial to assess the effects of the second-generation slow-release dopamine agonists pramipexole and ropinirole on cued recall memory in idiopathic mild or moderate Parkinson’s disease without cognitive impairment.

Exploring the suitability and acceptability of peer support for older veterans (2017)
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(2017). Exploring the suitability and acceptability of peer support for older veterans. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 120 - 130. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-09-2016-0036

Purpose - Informal social support is often sought by veterans to support reminiscence or cope with traumatic memories. However, it can also encourage unhelpful ways of coping, such as avoidance, or may be absent altogether. This project borrowed from... Read More about Exploring the suitability and acceptability of peer support for older veterans.

The nature of psychology: Reflections on university teachers' experiences of teaching sensitive topics (2017)
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(2017). The nature of psychology: Reflections on university teachers' experiences of teaching sensitive topics. Psychology Teaching Review, 4 -14

This paper describes one aspect of a larger scale qualitative study conducted to investigate psychology-specific issues in learning and teaching in higher education. Participants included academic psychologists from across the career spectrum and fro... Read More about The nature of psychology: Reflections on university teachers' experiences of teaching sensitive topics.

The social psychology of collective victimhood (2017)
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Noor. (2017). The social psychology of collective victimhood. European Journal of Social Psychology, 121 -134. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2300

Collective victimhood, which results from the experience of being targeted as members of a group, has powerful effects on individuals and groups. The focus of this Special Issue is on how people respond to collective victimhood and how these response... Read More about The social psychology of collective victimhood.

Multidimensional measurement of exposure to music in childhood: Beyond the musician/ non-musician dichotomy (2017)
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Lamont. (2017). Multidimensional measurement of exposure to music in childhood: Beyond the musician/ non-musician dichotomy. Psychology of Music, 459-472. https://doi.org/10.1177/30575617710322

Much research in music psychology characterizes the music background of its participants in a dichotomous manner, labeling participants as “musicians” and “non-musicians” or professionals and non-professionals. However, this terminology is inconsiste... Read More about Multidimensional measurement of exposure to music in childhood: Beyond the musician/ non-musician dichotomy.

Psycho-social influences upon older women's decision to attend cervical screening: a review of current evidence (2017)
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Hope, K., Moss, E., Redman, C., & Sherman, S. (2017). Psycho-social influences upon older women's decision to attend cervical screening: a review of current evidence. Preventive Medicine, 60-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.05.002

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide (WHO, 2016). In many developed countries the incidence of cervical cancer has been significantly reduced by the introduction of organised screening programmes however, in the UK, a f... Read More about Psycho-social influences upon older women's decision to attend cervical screening: a review of current evidence.

Talking about sunbed training: Social representations and identify-work (2017)
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Lamont. (2017). Talking about sunbed training: Social representations and identify-work. Social Science and Medicine, 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.05.020

Rationale Despite the publicised health risks associated with its usage, sunbed tanning remains popular in many Western countries. Previous research indicates that knowledge of the harmful effects does not necessarily lead to a reduction in sunbed u... Read More about Talking about sunbed training: Social representations and identify-work.

Evidence for view-invariant face recognition units in unfamiliar face learning (2017)
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Etchells, D. B., Brooks, J. L., & Johnston, R. A. (2017). Evidence for view-invariant face recognition units in unfamiliar face learning. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(5), 874 -889. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1248453

Many models of face recognition incorporate the idea of a face recognition unit (FRU), an abstracted representation formed from each experience of a face which aids recognition under novel viewing conditions. Some previous studies have failed to find... Read More about Evidence for view-invariant face recognition units in unfamiliar face learning.

Associations Between Parenting Styles and Perceived Child Effortful Control Within Chinese Families in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan (2017)
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Lambie, & Huang. (2017). Associations Between Parenting Styles and Perceived Child Effortful Control Within Chinese Families in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 795 - 812. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022117706108

The current study examined the associations between parentally perceived child effortful control (EC) and the parenting styles of 122 Chinese mothers (36 first-generation Chinese immigrants in the United Kingdom, 40 first-generation Chinese immigrant... Read More about Associations Between Parenting Styles and Perceived Child Effortful Control Within Chinese Families in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan.

Children's Uncertain Responses when Testifying about Alleged Sexual Abuse in Scottish Courts: Children's uncertain responses in court (2017)
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Andrews, S. J., Ahern, E. C., & Lamb, M. E. (2017). Children's Uncertain Responses when Testifying about Alleged Sexual Abuse in Scottish Courts: Children's uncertain responses in court. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 35(3), 204-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2286

This study examined the uncertain responses of 56 alleged sexual abuse victims, aged 5–17 years, testifying in Scottish criminal court trials. Don't know/remember ground rules were explained to 38% of the children and each child reported uncertainty... Read More about Children's Uncertain Responses when Testifying about Alleged Sexual Abuse in Scottish Courts: Children's uncertain responses in court.

“As a parent, you become a tiger”: Parents talking about bullying at school (2017)
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(2017). “As a parent, you become a tiger”: Parents talking about bullying at school. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2000-2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0710-z

Bullying at school can be a distressing experience for children. It is also likely to be distressing for their parents. In spite of this, research in the field of school bullying and peer victimisation has tended to overlook the experience of parents... Read More about “As a parent, you become a tiger”: Parents talking about bullying at school.

The effect of episodic retrieval on inhibition in task switching (2017)
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Grange. (2017). The effect of episodic retrieval on inhibition in task switching. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1568-1583. https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000411

Inhibition in task switching is inferred from n–2 repetition costs: the observation that ABA task switching sequences are responded to slower than CBA sequences. This is thought to reflect the persisting inhibition of Task A, which slows reactivation... Read More about The effect of episodic retrieval on inhibition in task switching.