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Press Releases - 2010
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16/03/2010 - African trip to investigate children's reading
Psychologists who travelled to rural Africa to investigate the development of children’s literacy publish their findings in the British Journal of Educational Psychology on 16th March 2010.
The study, carried out by a team led by Dr Katie Al...
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15/03/2010 - Statement for 'Screening for Alzheimer's disease consultation'
In its response to the UK National Screening Committee''s consultation on Screening for Alzheimer''s Disease, the British Psychological Society say that the existing evidence supports screening for people who are at risk of, or suspected of having ...
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15/03/2010 - Men, not ladies, first: we're still sexist in writing
Putting male names before female names in writing is a remnant of sexist thinking. This is the finding of a study published online today, 15th March 2010, in the British Journal of Social Psychology by Dr Peter Hegarty and colleagues of the Universit...
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12/03/2010 - Public Engagement Grants 2010 – applications open
APPLICATIONS are open for the British Psychological Society’s Public Engagement Grants 2010.
The Society has £14k to award to its members working on projects that help people or contribute to everyday life, and raise awareness of psy...
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09/03/2010 - Exposure to letters A or F can affect test performance
Seeing the letter A before an exam can improve a student’s exam result while exposure to the letter F may make a student more likely to fail. This is the finding of a study published in the British Journal of Educational Psychology in March 201...
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26/02/2010 - Psychology blog reaches award finals
The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest has reached the finals of the Research Blogging Awards in the categories ‘Best Psychology Blog’ and ‘Best Research Twitterer’.
The Research Digest blog, which is writ...
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23/02/2010 - Identity conflicts – Gay British Pakistani Muslims
Ahmed, a gay British Pakistani Muslim, knows his religion forbids homosexual acts but believes Allah is perfect and loves him.
Ahmed took part in a recent study published in the British Journal of Social Psychology by Rusi Jaspal and colleagues f...
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23/02/2010 - Top psychologists hold lecture in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland branch of The British Psychological Society and Queen’s University of Belfast are delighted to announce six eminent psychologists, from across Ireland and the UK, will be discussing their ground breaking work in the Whitla ...
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22/02/2010 - Children don't trust each other when it comes to learning the rules
Children don’t trust other children when it comes to learning a new game and will turn to adults for to learn the rules instead. This is the finding of a study published online today, 22nd February 2010, in the British Journal of Developmental ...
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17/02/2010 - Focus on fun gets teens active
Emphasising the emotional benefits of exercise is more effective at increasing levels of physical activity than highlighting traditional health benefits. This is the finding of research published online today, 17th February 2010, in the British Journ...
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