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Month: April 2018
Professor Dominic Abrams gives interview to British Academy Review
In an interview published in the latest issue of the British Academy Review, Professor Dominic Abrams discusses his career in Psychology, his research, and the … Read more
Social values of honour and masculinity fuel contact with mafia-type groups
New research by Kent Psychologist Dr Giovanni Travaglino and Dr Libby Drury, of Birkbeck, University of London, has indicated that masculine honour-related values among young Italian men strongly … Read more
Psychologist helps debunk theory of why our brains can predict the next word
When people read or listen to a conversation, their brains sometimes pro-actively predict which words come next. Research carried out in 2005 suggested that these … Read more
Dr Heather Ferguson awarded Leverhulme Trust grant
Dr Heather Ferguson has been awarded a three-year Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for a project entitled “Learning from Fiction: A Philosophical and Psychological Study”. The … Read more