Press office news tagged psychology
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Online abuse expert helps Facebook, Google and others shape new approach to child protection
An academic specialising in child sexual exploitation has given expert guidance to Facebook, Google, Microsoft and other tech giants as they publish a new 15-year roadmap on protecting young people against online harm.
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University researcher takes part in major study driving improvement in scientific methodology
Lecturer in Psychology Dr Nadège Bault took part in the Neuroimaging Analysis, Replication and Prediction Study (NARPS), published in Nature.
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Reconnecting with nature key for the health of people and the planet
A study led by researchers at the University of Plymouth is the first to investigate – within a single study – the contribution of both nature contact and connection to human health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours
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Tackling inequality one word at a time – experts put spotlight on language development in Arabic speaking countries
A new project is to help identify preschoolers in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and the West Bank with delayed speech, in a bid to reduce academic and social disadvantage.
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Experts gather to debate international impact of environmental psychology
The International Conference on Environmental Psychology 2019 is taking place at the University of Plymouth from September 4-6
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Seeing greenery linked to less intense and frequent cravings
A study led by the University of Plymouth is the first to demonstrate that passive exposure to nearby greenspace is linked to both lower frequencies and strengths of craving.
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New international report shows more public and industry engagement, and earlier intervention, needed to prevent child sexual offending online
A new report released today (Friday 21 June), involving over 2,000 experts in online child sex offending has made strong recommendations on how to better prevent the growing problem of child sexual offending on the internet.
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Fishers keen to help address the problem of marine litter
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and the University of Surrey spoke to around 120 fishers and other stakeholders, including boat owners and crew both signed up and not registered with the Fishing for Litter (FFL) initiative
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Psychologists searching for public participants for research project into navigation
New research project examining the cognitive basis of navigation is getting under way with an appeal for participants to take part in laboratory and field tests.
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Intentions attributed to other people change how we see their actions
Academics in the School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth have suggested our apparent ability to see the intent in other's behaviour leads us to cling to our false judgements
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Low-intensity ultrasound can change decision-making process in the brain, research shows
Imagine working in your office while the sun is shining outside. Thinking about what you could be doing instead of working is an example of “counterfactual thinking”.
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Researchers explore babies’ development in new documentary series
Professor Caroline Floccia, Head of the University of Plymouth's Babylab. is among the experts featured in the final episode of Babies: Their Wonderful World.