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Control of stimulus set and response set in task switching. (2025)
Journal Article
Grange, J. A. (2025). Control of stimulus set and response set in task switching. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0001459

Successful goal-directed behavior requires not only selecting the correct to an object in our environment but also requires selecting the correct in our environment upon which to act. While most task-switching studies investigate the selection an... Read More about Control of stimulus set and response set in task switching..

A mechanics-informed machine learning framework for traumatic brain injury prediction in police and forensic investigations (2025)
Journal Article
Wei, Y., Oldroyd, J., Haste, P., Jayamohan, J., Jones, M., Casey, N., …Jérusalem, A. (in press). A mechanics-informed machine learning framework for traumatic brain injury prediction in police and forensic investigations. Communications Engineering, 4(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44172-025-00352-2

Police forensic investigations are not immune to our society’s ubiquitous search for better predictive ability. In the particular and very topical case of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), police forensic investigations aim at evaluating whether a given... Read More about A mechanics-informed machine learning framework for traumatic brain injury prediction in police and forensic investigations.

‘I Shouldn't Really Be Here’: University Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Transitioning to University With a Contextual Offer Admission (2025)
Journal Article
Bagnall, C. L., James, L. A., & Skipper, Y. (2025). ‘I Shouldn't Really Be Here’: University Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Transitioning to University With a Contextual Offer Admission. Higher Education Quarterly, 79(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/hequ.70003

Universities may offer students from disadvantaged personal or socioeconomic contexts a lower threshold for entry compared to students from a more stable or affluent background; this is termed a contextual offer. Examples may include having a health... Read More about ‘I Shouldn't Really Be Here’: University Students' Perceptions and Experiences of Transitioning to University With a Contextual Offer Admission.

On the nonlinear link between stigma and collective action: Evidence from sexual and gender minorities in 25 countries (2025)
Journal Article
Selvanathan, H. P., Valdenegro, D., Noor, M., Visintin, E. P., Lalot, F., Sainz, M., …Hässler, T. (2025). On the nonlinear link between stigma and collective action: Evidence from sexual and gender minorities in 25 countries. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302241309539

The stigma faced by gender and sexual minorities varies across countries. How does stigma relate to collective action for social change? We propose a curvilinear link (i.e., an inverted U-curve) between stigma and collective action such that increase... Read More about On the nonlinear link between stigma and collective action: Evidence from sexual and gender minorities in 25 countries.

Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case (2025)
Journal Article
Espinosa, A., Anaya, R., Juárez, J., & Çakal, H. (in press). Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case. Frontiers in Political Science, 6, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2024.1473964

Political Moral Laxity is defined as a set of beliefs and attitudes that tolerate and support dishonest or corrupt actions of authorities and politicians, especially when these actions benefit private interests to the detriment of the public good. Po... Read More about Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case.

Developing self-regulatory skills and reflective practice in professional English soccer academy goalkeepers using think aloud. A pilot study (2024)
Journal Article
Mcgreary, M., Lawrence, J., & Whitehead, A. E. (2024). Developing self-regulatory skills and reflective practice in professional English soccer academy goalkeepers using think aloud. A pilot study. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 55, 565-585. https://doi.org/10.7352/IJSP.2024.55.565

Think aloud (TA) has previously been used as a tool that facilitates the development of self-regulatory and reflective practice skills in coaches and golfers (Birch et al., 2022). This pilot study aimed to further explore the use of TA as a tool to f... Read More about Developing self-regulatory skills and reflective practice in professional English soccer academy goalkeepers using think aloud. A pilot study.

Students' perceptions and experiences of taking a Leave of Absence (LOA) during their degree (2024)
Journal Article
James, L., Noor, M., Halim, A., & Fox, C. (2024). Students' perceptions and experiences of taking a Leave of Absence (LOA) during their degree. Open Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 3(2), 102-119. https://doi.org/10.56230/osotl.105

Although literature suggests that students may encounter a range of difficulties whilst studying at university, our understanding of the experiences of those who have to take time away from their studies during their course is limited. This study ado... Read More about Students' perceptions and experiences of taking a Leave of Absence (LOA) during their degree.

Computational modeling of selective attention differentiates subtypes of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. (2024)
Journal Article
Rabi, R., Chow, R., Grange, J. A., Hasher, L., Alain, C., & Anderson, N. D. (in press). Computational modeling of selective attention differentiates subtypes of amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2024.2442786

Individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), a prodromal stage of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, show inhibition deficits in addition to episodic memory. How the latent processes of selective attention (i.e., from perception... Read More about Computational modeling of selective attention differentiates subtypes of amnestic mild cognitive impairment..

Replicating What Motivates Conflicting Groups to Engage in Competitive Victimhood: The Roles of Need for Power and Need for Morality (2024)
Journal Article
Halabi, S., Masi, N., & Dovidio, J. F. (in press). Replicating What Motivates Conflicting Groups to Engage in Competitive Victimhood: The Roles of Need for Power and Need for Morality. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.13078

ABSTRACTBecause of the growing evidence pointing to the adverse impact of competitive victimhood on intergroup relations, research has focused on revealing what motivates conflicting groups to engage in competitive victimhood. Whereas Sullivan et al.... Read More about Replicating What Motivates Conflicting Groups to Engage in Competitive Victimhood: The Roles of Need for Power and Need for Morality.

The Effect of Swearing on Error-Related Negativity as an Indicator for State Disinhibition (2024)
Journal Article
Beck, V., L. Brooks, J., & Stephens, R. (2024). The Effect of Swearing on Error-Related Negativity as an Indicator for State Disinhibition. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218241308560

Introduction: Swearing has been linked to increased strength performance (Stephens et al., 2022) and state disinhibition (Hirsch et al, 2011) may be the mechanism linking swearing and strength. Error-related negativity (ERN) is a neural signal associ... Read More about The Effect of Swearing on Error-Related Negativity as an Indicator for State Disinhibition.

GFW Impact Report 2024 (2024)
Report
Hutchinson, M., & Vestergren, S. (2024). GFW Impact Report 2024. Green Football Weekend

In February 2024, the second annual Green Football Weekend mobilised fans, clubs and leagues to take action to protect our world, sparking conversations on and off the pitch, engaging fans and players in the issue, and eliciting new commitments from... Read More about GFW Impact Report 2024.

Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review (2024)
Journal Article
Washmuth, N. B., Stephens, R., & Ballmann, C. G. (2024). Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1445175

Swearing, or using taboo language with the potential to offend, has been shown to improve physical performance during short and intense tasks requiring strength and power development. While consistent ergogenic effects of swearing have been observed... Read More about Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review.

The horror of today and the terror of tomorrow: The role of future existential risks and present‐day political risks in climate activism (2024)
Journal Article
Uysal, M. S., Martinez, N., & Vestergren, S. (2024). The horror of today and the terror of tomorrow: The role of future existential risks and present‐day political risks in climate activism. British Journal of Social Psychology, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12821

In response to the urgent global climate crisis, climate activism has risen as a potent force. Decision‐making regarding climate collective action includes individuals' perceptions of the anticipated future existential risks of the climate crisis (ri... Read More about The horror of today and the terror of tomorrow: The role of future existential risks and present‐day political risks in climate activism.

Examining the role of adaptation in spontaneous perceptual reversals of ambiguous motion stimuli (2024)
Thesis
Dundas, K. Examining the role of adaptation in spontaneous perceptual reversals of ambiguous motion stimuli. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/956391

The cause of spontaneous perceptual reversals of visually ambiguous stimuli has been attributed to several different mechanisms. One hypothesis suggests that adaptation, or “neural fatigue”, builds up while one interpretation is dominant and eventual... Read More about Examining the role of adaptation in spontaneous perceptual reversals of ambiguous motion stimuli.

A decolonized science requires bigger, bolder, and less incremental change: Commentary on Sharpe (2024). (2024)
Journal Article
Thurston, I. B., & Noor, M. (2024). A decolonized science requires bigger, bolder, and less incremental change: Commentary on Sharpe (2024). American Psychologist, 79(7), 898-900. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001294

This commentary is written in response to Sharpe's (2024) article titled "Editor Bias and Transparency in Psychology's Open Science Era." The article clearly describes the conversation on bias, transparency, and editor accountability occurring in the... Read More about A decolonized science requires bigger, bolder, and less incremental change: Commentary on Sharpe (2024)..

Mourning and orienting to the future in a liminal occasion: (Re)defining British national identity after Queen Elizabeth II 's death (2024)
Journal Article
Obradović, S., Martinez, N., Dhanda, N., Bode, S., Ntontis, E., Bowe, M., …Vestergren, S. (in press). Mourning and orienting to the future in a liminal occasion: (Re)defining British national identity after Queen Elizabeth II 's death. British Journal of Social Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12807

In this paper, we conceptualize the days of mourning that followed the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. as constituting a liminal occasion, a moment of in‐betweenness through which we can explore sense‐making in times of transition. How do people navig... Read More about Mourning and orienting to the future in a liminal occasion: (Re)defining British national identity after Queen Elizabeth II 's death.

New directions for the Journal of Health Psychology (2024)
Journal Article
Annunziato, R. A., Locke, A., & Treharne, G. J. (2024). New directions for the Journal of Health Psychology. Journal of Health Psychology, 29(12), https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241285169

This editorial reflects on the current and future directions of the Journal of Health Psychology. As the Co-Editors in Chief, we briefly outline our positionality and the importance of our Editorial Board and other peer reviewers in ensuring the rigo... Read More about New directions for the Journal of Health Psychology.

‘Are We Sure That He Knew That You Don’t Want to Have Sex?’: Discursive Constructions of the Suspect in Police Interviews with Rape Complainants (2024)
Journal Article
Hermolle, M., Kent, A., Locke, A. J., & Andrews, S. J. (2024). ‘Are We Sure That He Knew That You Don’t Want to Have Sex?’: Discursive Constructions of the Suspect in Police Interviews with Rape Complainants. Behavioral Sciences, 14(9), https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090837

Recent statistics reveal alarming flaws in the Criminal Justice System’s (CJS) handling of rape cases, undermining the pursuit of justice for complainants seeking legal redress. This paper takes a novel approach to explore police rape stereotype use... Read More about ‘Are We Sure That He Knew That You Don’t Want to Have Sex?’: Discursive Constructions of the Suspect in Police Interviews with Rape Complainants.