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8 Feb 2017
Political Psychology Predicts Trump’s Behaviour
A psychological study of Trump’s behaviour, conducted at the Unit for Study of Personality in Politics, argues that Trump’s personality is impulsive and ambitious/exploitative.
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8 Feb 2017
The Problem with fMRI
An article on ideas.TED.com discusses recent research which highlights a major flaw with fMRI. If the results of this research are correct, it could have a significant impact on our understanding...
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7 Feb 2017
Video: Smoking Cannabis Damages Brain for LIFE
A recent study has found that marijuana use can lead to long-lasting brain damage and increase the risk of developing schizophrenia.
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7 Feb 2017
Video: Space Flight Changes The Human Brain
An interesting article on the DailyGalaxy website provides an insight into the effects of space travel on the human brain.
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6 Feb 2017
Video: The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-Year-Olds
An interesting series on the Channel 4 site titled ‘The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-Year-Olds’ explores the difference between boys’ and girls’ behaviour. There are currently 17 clips available which...
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6 Feb 2017
tutor2u Psychology CPD Event at Harris Academy Crystal Palace
On Wednesday 1st March, Joseph Sparks will present two sessions from the ‘Success in AQA A-Level Psychology’ CPD event at Harris City Academy, Crystal Palace. You don’t need to be a teacher at...
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6 Feb 2017
Secondary School to Start Later as Pupils Can’t Get Out of Bed
While Blatchington Mill School, in Hove, East Sussex, might not be the first school to make this move, staff, students and parents are being consulted about plans to shift the school day by an...
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6 Feb 2017
Video: Understanding OCD
TeamMentalHealth.org have published a cartoon video depicting the life of someone with OCD. This video provides an interesting starting point for the AQA Psychopathology Topic, in particular, the...
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2 Feb 2017
Q&A from AQA: 16 Mark Questions for Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenia
Below you will find a question and response from AQA in relation to: 16 Mark Questions for Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenia.
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2 Feb 2017
Video: Loftus & Palmer (1974)
In this short video, Loftus outlines the famous Loftus & Palmer (1974) study, with footage from the original research.
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2 Feb 2017
Video: Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment
There are many great videos on YouTube for the Stanford Prison Experiment. However, one of my favourites is this 30 minute documentary with footage from the original and commentary by Zimbardo...
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31 Jan 2017
Video: Professor Maguire - The Neuroscience of Memory
In this video, Professor Maguire draws on evidence from virtual reality, brain imaging and studies of amnesia to show that the consequences of hippocampal damage are even more far-reaching than...
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31 Jan 2017
Letters from John Mark: A Guard in the Stanford Prison Experiment
John Mark was one of the guards in the Stanford Prison Experiment, in fact, he was the guard who became one of the most widely pictured participants from the famous Prison Experiment.
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30 Jan 2017
Introducing the Burger Evaluation Pad
Writing effective evaluation is an important skill in A-Level Psychology. In fact, evaluation is so important that it’s worth 36-38% of the entire A-Level. While there are many evaluation...
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30 Jan 2017
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
A recent study, reported on the PsychologyToday website, confirms the commonly held belief that a healthy body equals a healthy mind. The study from Boston University School of Medicine found that...
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30 Jan 2017
Professor of Lego: The Best Job in Psychology?
A Psychology Degree can open many doors, including a new position at the University of Cambridge – Lego Professor of Play. Not only will the job enjoy all of the typical perks of a Cambridge...
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30 Jan 2017
15 Ways to Become Closer to Others
A recent article on the PsychologyToday website outlines 15 ways to form close bonds with other people, including:
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30 Jan 2017
Teacher Feedback Can Make or Break Students
At some point in our lives, we may have come across a situation where we were told “you can’t do this,” or “you won’t pass with behaviour like that”. However, comments like this either ‘make...
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28 Jan 2017
Thinking Tables: Graffitiing Desks for Learning
There’s nothing like graffiti and vandalism in the classroom…all in the name of learning of course. Just one of the excellent ideas posted in our Facebook Community this week has been aptly named...
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28 Jan 2017
Lights, Camera, Action! A Shocking Rendition of Milgram
While providing real electric shocks in the classroom might NOT be an option, this doesn’t mean that you can’t replicate the Milgram experiment in other ways. This role play of Milgram (who is...
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