Secondary analysis
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Persuasion within Advertising: Metaphorical Expressions vs. Literal Expressions
The present research built upon research conducted by Citron and Goldberg (2014) on figurative language, emotion, and the brain. This study examined the three different data sets: sentences, stories and sentences with taste metaphors collected by…
An investigation into the effect of climatic, ambient temperature on societal-level income inequality
Previous research has revealed contradictory findings concerning the relationship between temperature and behaviour. Some studies have found a warmer-is-better effect; warmer temperatures are associated with enhanced interpersonal interactions,…
Does the use of prompts in shared reading facilitate the quantity and quality of language in Down Syndrome children?
Children with Down syndrome typically present with specific linguistic and communicative difficulties. The present study aims to explore how dialogic prompted reading facilitates better quality and quantity of language production in pre-school aged…
Testing the Heat Hypothesis: The Relationship between Temperature and Violent Crime Rates
This paper explored the relationship between temperature and behaviour. In particular the effect heat has on violent crimes. The heat hypothesis states that increased ambient temperatures can cause increased aggressive motives and behaviours. The…
Film language affecting behaviour: A psycholinguistic approach
Films are a popular form of art and entertainment that enable people to enjoy a story through multiple stimuli perception and stimulation of emotions. Plenty are the film elements that impact the audience’s attitude towards the film, yet language…
A Scoping Review of the Effects of Benzodiazepines on Emotions in Young People
Background: Benzodiazepines are primarily used to manage anxiety and agitation. While it is understood how benzodiazepines work physiologically it is not fully understood how these physiological changes cause the emotional changes. As this…
A secondary data analysis: How will the effects on accuracy differ when measuring individual differences in word reading skill in Spanish?
A deficit in accuracy has been found to correlate to reading difficulties (Davies et al., 2007). Effects of psycholinguistic factors and differences in language orthographies contribute to reading skills, predominantly in children with reading…
The Effects of Different Sleep Stages on Language Learning Tasks in Young Adults
In order to learn a language, one must practice multiple tasks, including speech segmentation and generalisation. Segmenting speech allows for the identification of words and learning the meaning as well as syntactic role of those words within…
Third Parties and Police Use of Lethal Force: Evidence from the Mapping Police Violence Database
Over recent years media coverage has highlighted the use of excessive force by some police officers. The use of lethal force towards black and other ethnic minority citizens has been identified as a cause for significant concern. Research in the…