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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.

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.

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.

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

This unique textbook explores core cognitive psychology topics from an innovative new perspective, focusing on key real-world issues to show how we understand and experience the world. The book examines compelling topics such as creativity, proble... Read More about Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World.

Perception (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Perception. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-12

We take it for granted that we can recognise the things in our environment, like the words on this page or a person across the room. But how do we receive information from our senses and then recognise people and objects, to interact with the world a... Read More about Perception.

Memory and forgetting (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Memory and forgetting. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-9

Every day we encounter a huge amount of information. But how much of it can we remember? How do we remember? And why do we sometimes forget? This chapter introduces models of the architecture of memory, at the heart of which is a distinction between... Read More about Memory and forgetting.

Judgement and decision making (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Judgement and decision making. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-6

This chapter is concerned with two related processes – judgement and decision making. We start off by looking at how we make judgements, specifically considering the role that probability judgements, for example availability and representativeness he... Read More about Judgement and decision making.

Attention (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Attention. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-11

Attention is fundamental for most of our daily lives. However, there are limits to our attention, meaning that we cannot attend to all information that we encounter. This chapter examines focused attention, considering theories of attention, whether... Read More about Attention.

Concepts and categories (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Concepts and categories. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-5

In this chapter, we consider how we define categories and the associated mental representation of a category, or concept. Furniture is an example of a category of items such as chairs, tables, sideboards and footstools. Each of the members of the cat... Read More about Concepts and categories.

Creativity and expertise (2023)
Book Chapter
Ball, L. J., Butler, L. T., Sherman, S. M., & St Clair-Thompson, H. (2023). Creativity and expertise. In Cognitive Psychology in a Changing World. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003145851-3

In this chapter, we explore the remarkable capacity for creativity that humans possess. The first part of the chapter focuses on creative cognition. We start by defining what creativity is and then consider some of the processes underpinning it. We c... Read More about Creativity and expertise.

Predictors of Compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines Across Countries: The role of social norms, moral values, trust, stress, and demographic factors (2023)
Journal Article
Blackburn, A. M., Han, H., Jeftić, A., Stöckli, S., Gelpí, R., Acosta-Ortiz, A. M., …Vestergren, S. (2023). Predictors of Compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines Across Countries: The role of social norms, moral values, trust, stress, and demographic factors. Current Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-05281-x

Despite the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, it provided the opportunity to investigate factors associated with compliance with public health measures that could inform responses to future pandemics. We analysed crosscountry data (k = 12... Read More about Predictors of Compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines Across Countries: The role of social norms, moral values, trust, stress, and demographic factors.

Trusting others who vary in consistency between their personal standards and behavior: Differences by age, gender, and honesty trust beliefs (2023)
Journal Article
Rotenberg, K. J., MacDonald‐Taylor, B., & Holland, R. (in press). Trusting others who vary in consistency between their personal standards and behavior: Differences by age, gender, and honesty trust beliefs. Social Development, https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12717

Three studies examined age, gender, and trust belief differences in using the consistency principle to judge the trustworthiness of persons who varied in the consistency between their personal standards and behavior. The participants were 78 adults (... Read More about Trusting others who vary in consistency between their personal standards and behavior: Differences by age, gender, and honesty trust beliefs.

Parent-Youth Relationships and Youth Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Alcohol Use (2023)
Journal Article
Yang, C., Shen, A. C., Hsieh, Y., Huang, C., Wei, H., Feng, J., & Hwa, H. (in press). Parent-Youth Relationships and Youth Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Alcohol Use. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01177-w

Previous studies have shown that strong parent-youth relationships serve as a protective factor inhibiting early alcohol use onset among youth, while parental alcohol use as a risk factor. However, little is known about the moderating effect of paren... Read More about Parent-Youth Relationships and Youth Alcohol Use: The Moderating Role of Parental Alcohol Use.

Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices (2023)
Journal Article
Pizarro, J. J., Cakal, H., Méndez, L., Zumeta, L. N., Gracia‐Leiva, M., Basabe, N., …Páez, D. (in press). Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices. Political Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12930

Although different social crises may eventually favor undemocratic and authoritarian forms of governance, at some point, such antidemocratic practices require the support of a significant part of the population to be implemented. The present research... Read More about Sociopolitical consequences of COVID‐19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices.

Empathy Training through Virtual Reality: Moral Enhancement with the Freedom to Fall? (2023)
Journal Article
Zahiu, A., Mihailov, E., Earp, B. D., Francis, K. B., & Savulescu, J. (2023). Empathy Training through Virtual Reality: Moral Enhancement with the Freedom to Fall?. Ethics and Information Technology, 25(4), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-023-09723-9

We propose to expand the conversation around moral enhancement from direct brain-altering methods to include technological means of modifying the environments and media through which agents can achieve moral improvement. Virtual Reality (VR) based en... Read More about Empathy Training through Virtual Reality: Moral Enhancement with the Freedom to Fall?.

Internal, External, Genetic, or Cultural? Lay Theories about Racial Health Disparities Predict Perceived Threat, Adherence, and Policy Support (2023)
Journal Article
Crist, J. D., Noor, M., Schlegel, R. J., Salter, P. S., Rivera, G. N., Perez, M. J., & Coger, C. (2023). Internal, External, Genetic, or Cultural? Lay Theories about Racial Health Disparities Predict Perceived Threat, Adherence, and Policy Support. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 17(12), Article e12896. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12896

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that Black and Latinx communities experienced a disproportionate burden of illness. The goal of this study is to investigate laypeople’s attribution of these disparities. We... Read More about Internal, External, Genetic, or Cultural? Lay Theories about Racial Health Disparities Predict Perceived Threat, Adherence, and Policy Support.

Applying Discursive Methodologies to Understanding Hate Speech on Social Media Platforms (2023)
Book Chapter
Goodman, S., Locke, A., Finlay, W. (., & Lobban, R. (2023). Applying Discursive Methodologies to Understanding Hate Speech on Social Media Platforms. In The Routledge International Handbook of Innovative Qualitative Psychological Research. (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003132721-33

This chapter advocates taking a discursive and rhetorical psychology approach to the serious problem of online hate speech. The chapter begins by illustrating the prevalence and severity of online hate. It will be shown that, despite being a serious... Read More about Applying Discursive Methodologies to Understanding Hate Speech on Social Media Platforms.

Specific Gestalt principles cannot explain (un)crowding (2023)
Journal Article
Choung, O., Rashal, E., Kunchulia, M., & Herzog, M. H. (in press). Specific Gestalt principles cannot explain (un)crowding. Frontiers in Computer Science, 5, Article 1154957. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2023.1154957

The standard physiological model has serious problems accounting for many aspects of vision, particularly when stimulus configurations become slightly more complex than the ones classically used, e.g., configurations of Gabors rather than only one or... Read More about Specific Gestalt principles cannot explain (un)crowding.