School of Applied Social Sciences
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Pushing Typists Back on the Learning Curve: Memory Chunking Improves Retrieval of Prior Typing Episodes
(Article)Hierarchical control of skilled performance depends on chunking of several lower-level units into a single higher-level unit. The present study examined the relationship between chunking and recognition of trained materials ... -
Implicit cognitions in awareness: Three empirical examples and implications for conscious identity.
(Article)Across psychological science the prevailing view of mental events includes unconscious mental representations that result from a separate implicit system outside of awareness. Recently, scientific interest in consciousness ... -
Cui bono? Digital technology and the (further) securitisation of the anti-trafficking agenda
(Conference)The potential for cyberspace to provide opportunities for transnational criminality has been recognised since the moment criminal justice academics and practitioners turned their attention to the on-line environment (Stratton ... -
Spatial narrative context modulates semantic (but not visual) competition during discourse processing
(Article)Recent research highlights the influence of (e.g., task) context on conceptual retrieval. To assess whether conceptual representations are context-dependent rather than static, we investigated the influence of spatial ... -
‘The real me shining through M.E.’: Visualizing Masculinity and Identity Threat in Men with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Using Photovoice and IPA.
(Article)Phenomenological research in the context of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has predominantly explored women’s accounts. Due to the paucity of research highlighting men’s experiences of ... -
Fecal microbiota transplants: Emerging social representations in the English-language print media
(Article)This study investigates how English-language news sources have represented fecal microbiota transplants (FMT). FMT involves transferring stool from a healthy donor to a recipient with a dysfunctional intestinal flora in ... -
Eudaimonic Pathways of Activating Compassion Reduce Vulnerabilities to Paranoia
(Conference)This study aimed to identify if compassion benefits paranoia and, if so what type of compassion. Following a series of different compassionate exercises in 104 participants it was found that mindfulness approaches were the ... -
Pre-Navigation via Interactive Audio Tactile Maps to Promote the Wellbeing of Visually Impaired People
(Article)Background: Pre-navigational tools can assist visually impaired people when navigating unfamiliar environments. Assistive technology products (eg tactile maps or auditory simulations) can stimulate cognitive mapping processes ... -
Prison Security Levels
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Evaluation of Distance-learning Communities in Welsh Prisons (also known as the Welsh Prisons Project)
(Working Paper)Drawing on theoretical perspectives on adult education and distance-learning, and also literature on prison environments and regimes, this report presents the views of prisoners and prison education staff on initiatives ... -
Long-term Vihangam Yoga meditation and scores on tests of attention
(Article)Although the literature indicates that meditation has beneficial effects on several aspects of human functioning, few studies have specifically investigated the effects of meditation on various domains of attention. This ... -
Effect of meta-cognitive training in the reduction of positive symptoms in schizophrenia
(Article)Metacognitive training (MCT), a variant of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, is a recently developed therapeutic method that targets active positive symptoms, primarily delusions. It translates basic research related to cognitive ... -
Socio-emotional factors in alcohol dependence
(Article)Background: Alcohol-dependent patients are traditionally believed to have insecure attachment styles, higher anger expression, and lower self-esteem. There is a need to study them together. Aim: To understand the relationships ... -
The latent structure of autistic traits: A taxometric, latent class and latent profile analysis of the adult autism spectrum quotient
(Article)Autistic traits are widely thought to operate along a continuum. A taxometric analysis of Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient data was conducted to test this assumption, finding little support but identifying a high severity ... -
Brief report: A comparison of the preference for viewing social and non-social movies in typical and autistic adolescents
(Article)The recently proposed Social Motivation theory (Chevallier et al., Trends in cognitive sciences 16(4):231–239, 2012) suggests that social difficulties in Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) might be caused by a difference in ... -
Social seeking declines in young adolescents
(Article)The desire to engage with others is an important motivational force throughout our lifespan. It is known that social behaviour and preferences change from childhood to adulthood, but whether this change is linked with any ... -
Measuring the value of social engagement in adults with and without autism
(Article)Background Differences in social communication are commonly reported in autism spectrum condition (ASC). A recent theory attributes this to a reduced motivation to engage with others, that is, deficits in social motivation. ... -
Comparison of choose-a-movie and approach–avoidance paradigms to measure social motivation
(Article)Social motivation is a subjective state which is rather difficult to quantify. It has sometimes been conceptualised as “behavioural effort” to seek social contact. Two paradigms: approach–avoidance (AA) and choose a movie ...
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