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Influence of an autobiographical memory recollection on moral decision making.
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…
people’s decision-making processes (Achar, So, Agrawal, & Duhachek, 2016).
However, in recent research emotional states were shown to be easily influenced…
A Match Made in Heaven? The Effect of Congruency Between Accent and Promoted
Product in Radio Adverts
Research consistently shows that accents are powerful social cues used in our
everyday interactions as well as in advertisements; they can change how we perceive
others and potentially also associated products or brands. Recent studies…
everyday interactions as well as in advertisements; they can change how we perceive
others and potentially also associated products or brands. Recent studies…
An exploration of how young adults engage with charities
Research exploring how individuals choose to engage with charities has been limited to studies and interpretations from the 20th Century. In addition to this, research into how young adults choose to interact with charities has not been explored…
Eye tracking and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Can eye tracking identify the feigning of ADHD?
When diagnosing adult ADHD, it has proven difficult for clinicians to detect deceptive behaviour. Diagnosis of ADHD comes with economic, academic, and recreational benefits, which may account for the increasing feigning of the disorder. Current…
Understanding the Role of Academic Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Anxiety in University Students’ Academic Resilience
Academic resilience can refer to a student’s response when they are faced with academic hinderances, such as lower than expected grades. Those with a high ability to bounce back from hinderances have previously been shown to perform well during…
Advertising, Behavioural Science and Ethics: perspectives on the commercialisation of cognitive biases
Increasingly, behavioural science in the form of behavioural economics is being utilised to increase the effectiveness of advertising communications. The practice of using known cognitive biases and lapses in rational thinking to help sell products…
Assessing Inference Making in Listening Comprehension in Children in Special Education
Successful listening comprehension involves making accurate inferences to interpret the meaning of a story. We assessed inference making in listening comprehension of children in special education in years 4, 5, and 6 (n=12). Children listened to…
Visual engagement with different animals
People treat animals differently depending on how they are dichotomized.The present study tested the consequences of dichotomization on our visual engagement with still images of different animals. Fifty-seven participants took part in two identical…
The Development of an Attentional Bias toward Body Size Stimuli: Performance on a
Novel Stroop Task
Distorted perceptions of body size have been identified and well-documented in eating disordered (ED) and eating-restricted populations, however, less is known about the development of this distortion. Research has employed Stroop food- and body-word…