Browse Projects (148 total)

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…

If decreased Automatic Imitation(AI) improves empathetic abilities, then selfother distinction processes are probably the mediating factor between imitation and
empathy. But if increased AI improves empathy, then probably imitation is at the…

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…

This study explored the beliefs and opinions held by females aged 20-23 years on Instagram. It aimed to uncover possible effects that exposure to sexualised content and beauty standards could have on young female’s appearance satisfaction. Previous…

Guilt appeals are commonly used in charity advertising as a means of persuading a consumer to donate. This qualitative study uses an Indian sample to understand if there exists any differences in how they are perceived by individuals in a society…

Figurative language is used quite frequently in both speech and writing, as to express our creative and abstract thoughts. Traditionally, it was thought that metaphors are ornamental in nature, as well as they are used rarely compared to literal…

Research shows that emotional states are involved in moral reasoning and may affect
people’s decision-making processes (Achar, So, Agrawal, & Duhachek, 2016).
However, in recent research emotional states were shown to be easily influenced…

Resilience is a process whereby individuals bounce back or beat the odds despite the significant threat that can jeopardise their development. Academic resilience pertains to student´s success after educational adversity and their coping behaviour…

In adolescence, high importance is placed on peer evaluations and social rewards have increased salience during this developmental period. Sleep patterns also change in adolescence, as teenagers typically experience insufficient sleep. This research…

A common assumption from perception research is that we can estimate the size of the environment by using our own hand as a perceptual metric by comparing the size of our hand to the environment. Further research aimed to explore this effect by…