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Lay, professional, and police rape stereotype acceptance in England and Wales: A holistic, mixed-methods overview of the Criminal Justice System (2023)
Thesis
Hermolle, M. F. V. (2023). Lay, professional, and police rape stereotype acceptance in England and Wales: A holistic, mixed-methods overview of the Criminal Justice System. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674588

This thesis examined rape stereotype acceptance and use in England and Wales, viewed through the lens of Social Representations Theory (SRT). Given the high attrition rate and low prosecution rate for rape, the project was a holistic look at stereoty... Read More about Lay, professional, and police rape stereotype acceptance in England and Wales: A holistic, mixed-methods overview of the Criminal Justice System.

Don’t mind milk? The role of animal suffering, speciesism, and guilt in the denial of mind and moral status of dairy cows (2023)
Journal Article
Ioannidou, M., Lesk, V., Stewart-Knox, B., & Francis, K. B. (2024). Don’t mind milk? The role of animal suffering, speciesism, and guilt in the denial of mind and moral status of dairy cows. Food Quality and Preference, 114, Article 105082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2023.105082

Reminding meat-eaters that animals are being harmed for meat production, elicits psychological tension about meat consumption. Individuals deal with this tension by either reducing or stopping meat consumption or by denying the mind of food animals,... Read More about Don’t mind milk? The role of animal suffering, speciesism, and guilt in the denial of mind and moral status of dairy cows.

Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses (2023)
Journal Article
Close, J., Spicer, S. G., Nicklin, L. L., Uther, M., Whalley, B., Fullwood, C., …Lloyd, H. (2023). Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses. Royal Society Open Science, 10(12), 231045. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231045

Loot boxes are purchasable randomized rewards in video games that share structural and psychological similarities with gambling. Systematic review evidence has established reproducible associations between loot box purchasing and both problem gamblin... Read More about Exploring the relationships between psychological variables and loot box engagement, part 1: pre-registered hypotheses.

Peer Victimization Trajectory and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Early Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. (2023)
Journal Article
Wei, H., Shen, A. C., Hwa, H., Feng, J., Hsieh, Y., & Huang, C. (in press). Peer Victimization Trajectory and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Early Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 10.1007/s10578-023-01640-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-023-01640-8

This study examined the peer victimization trajectory and maladjustment outcomes among early Taiwanese adolescents. Data were extracted from a large-scale longitudinal study with a national representative sample. A total of 1691 school students in 4t... Read More about Peer Victimization Trajectory and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Early Taiwanese Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study..

Would you exchange your soul for immortality?—existential meaning and afterlife beliefs predict mind upload approval (2023)
Journal Article
Laakasuo, M., Sundvall, J., Francis, K., Drosinou, M., Hannikainen, I., Kunnari, A., & Palomäki, J. (2023). Would you exchange your soul for immortality?—existential meaning and afterlife beliefs predict mind upload approval. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1254846. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1254846

Mind upload, or the digital copying of an individual brain and mind, could theoretically allow one to “live forever.” If such a technology became available, who would be most likely to approve of it or condemn it? Research has shown that fear of deat... Read More about Would you exchange your soul for immortality?—existential meaning and afterlife beliefs predict mind upload approval.

The « jingle-jangle fallacy » of empathy: Delineating affective, cognitive and motor components of empathy from behavioral synchrony using a virtual agent (2023)
Journal Article
Ayache, J., Dumas, G., Sumich, A., Kuss, D. J., Rhodes, D., & Heym, N. (2024). The « jingle-jangle fallacy » of empathy: Delineating affective, cognitive and motor components of empathy from behavioral synchrony using a virtual agent. Personality and Individual Differences, 219, 112478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112478

Empathy is a multidimensional construct, which has been subject to many conceptualizations (affective, cognitive, and motor components). The present investigation delineated relationships between empathy facets, using questionnaires and a motor task... Read More about The « jingle-jangle fallacy » of empathy: Delineating affective, cognitive and motor components of empathy from behavioral synchrony using a virtual agent.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural justice and legitimacy in policing: the effect of social identity and social contexts (2023)
Journal Article
Chan, A., Bradford, B., & Stott, C. (in press). A systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural justice and legitimacy in policing: the effect of social identity and social contexts. Journal of Experimental Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-023-09595-5

Objectives To systematically review the effect of social identity and social contexts on the association between procedural justice and legitimacy in policing. Methods A meta-analysis synthesising data from 123 studies (N = 200,966) addressing t... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of procedural justice and legitimacy in policing: the effect of social identity and social contexts.

Spontaneous public response to a marauding knife attack on the London underground: Sociality, coordination and a repertoire of actions evidenced by CCTV footage (2023)
Journal Article
Au‐Yeung, T., Philpot, R., Stott, C., Radburn, M., & Drury, J. (in press). Spontaneous public response to a marauding knife attack on the London underground: Sociality, coordination and a repertoire of actions evidenced by CCTV footage. British Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12703

Across a range of recent terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom, the question of how crowds behave in confined public space is an important concern. Classical theoretical assumptions are that human behaviour in such contexts is relatively uniform, s... Read More about Spontaneous public response to a marauding knife attack on the London underground: Sociality, coordination and a repertoire of actions evidenced by CCTV footage.

EXPRESS: Rapid calibration to dynamic temporal contexts (2023)
Journal Article
Rhodes, D., Bridgwater, T., Ayache, J., & Riemer, M. (in press). EXPRESS: Rapid calibration to dynamic temporal contexts. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231219507

TThe prediction of future events and the preparation of appropriate behavioural reactions rely on an accurate perception of temporal regularities. In dynamic environments, temporal regularities are subject to slow and sudden changes, and adaptation t... Read More about EXPRESS: Rapid calibration to dynamic temporal contexts.

Finding Structure in Modern Dance (2023)
Journal Article
Monroy, C., & Wagner, L. (2023). Finding Structure in Modern Dance. Cognitive Science, 47(11), Article e13375. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.13375

Research has shown that both adults and children organize familiar activity into discrete units with consistent boundaries, despite the dynamic, continuous nature of everyday experiences. However, less is known about how observers segment unfamiliar... Read More about Finding Structure in Modern Dance.

Using expletives to enhance therapeutic outcomes: A case report (2023)
Journal Article
Washmuth, N. B., Stephens, R., McAfee, B., McAfee, A. D., Bise, C. G., & Durham, J. (in press). Using expletives to enhance therapeutic outcomes: A case report. Health Psychology Research, 11, https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.89726

Background Swearing deserves attention in the physical therapy setting due to its potential positive effects on pain, physical performance, and therapeutic alliance. The purpose of this case report is to describe the strategic use of swearing in the... Read More about Using expletives to enhance therapeutic outcomes: A case report.

The relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood (2023)
Journal Article
Rotenberg, K. J., & Fonseca, A. C. (in press). The relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood. Aggressive behavior, 50(1), Article e22119. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.22119

The study examined the relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood. The participants resided in Portugal and were tested during middle childhood (Mage = 7.5, SD = 0.81 years, n = 445, 240 male), preadolescence (Mage = 11.... Read More about The relationship between mistrust and aggression from childhood to adulthood.

Everyday memory (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Everyday memory. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-10

This chapter is concerned with memory processes that occur within one’s typical daily environment. It first considers autobiographical memories, memories about us and our personal experiences, exploring theories and characteristics of autobiographica... Read More about Everyday memory.

Problem solving (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Problem solving. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-2

Humans are excellent problem solvers. In this chapter, we explore what we mean by a problem, and we look at examples of both simple and more complex problems. We also consider the representations and processes that people use to solve them. We explor... Read More about Problem solving.

Speech and other language issues (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Speech and other language issues. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-8

In this chapter, we consider how people can perceive and recognise speech. This is harder than you might imagine. Unlike written words which have a space between them, spoken words often run together and, unlike written text, once uttered, the signal... Read More about Speech and other language issues.

The nature of consciousness (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). The nature of consciousness. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-13

Consciousness is everything you experience during every waking moment of your life. Attempts to understand what consciousness is and how it works represents one of humanity’s biggest questions. The past two decades have witnessed substantial progress... Read More about The nature of consciousness.