School of Psychology: Recent submissions
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Animal behaviour: a very short introduction
(Elsevier BV, 2017-08)Animal behaviour: a very short introduction is number 513 in a vast series of very short introductions covering subjects from Accounting to Zionism. These pocket-sized paperbacks are nicely produced and dangerously ... -
Further mismeasures of animal contests: a new framework for assessment strategies
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-09-28)<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Competition for resources is a ubiquitous feature of life, and a central topic in behavioral ecology. Organisms use assessment strategies to resolve contests, which ... -
The point of the triangle and utility of repeated measures: a response to comments on Chapin et al
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Measuring optimism bias among military personnel
(Elsevier BV, 2021-10)High numbers of young military personnel die due to road traffic collisions (RTCs). Yet, there is a paucity of research related to the contributing factors (i.e., optimism bias and willingness to take risks) associated ... -
Age-related changes in ongoing thought relate to external context and individual cognition
(Elsevier BVUnited States, 2021-11)Understanding how age-related changes in cognition manifest in the real world is an important goal. One means of capturing these changes involves "experience sampling" participant's self-reported thoughts. Research has ... -
Exploring patterns of ongoing thought under naturalistic and conventional task-based conditions
(Elsevier BVUnited States, 2021-08)Previous research suggests that patterns of ongoing thought are heterogeneous, varying across situations and individuals. The current study investigated the influence of multiple tasks and affective style on ongoing ... -
On stopping yourself: Self-relevance facilitates response inhibition
(SpringerUnited States, 2021-05)It is well documented that stimuli associated with the self are easier to process than identical material paired with other people (i.e., self-prioritization effect). Surprisingly, however, relatively little is known about ... -
That’s me in the spotlight: Self-relevance modulates attentional breadth
(SpringerUnited States, 2021-12)A core prediction of models of social-cognitive functioning is that attention is preferentially tuned to self-relevant material. Surprisingly, however, evidence in support of this viewpoint is scant. Remedying this ... -
Stereotype-based priming without stereotype activation: A tale of two priming tasks
(SAGE PublicationsEngland, 2020-11)<jats:p> An extensive literature has demonstrated stereotype-based priming effects. What this work has only recently considered, however, is the extent to which priming is moderated by the adoption of different ... -
Fear of cancer recurrence and adverse cancer treatment outcomes: predicting 2- to 5-year fear of recurrence from post-treatment symptoms and functional problems in uveal melanoma survivors
(Springer Science and Business Media LLCUnited States, 2021-11-30)Objective The fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) in later survivorship can lead to poorer mental health, quality of life and physical and functional recovery. Later-occurring FCR may be a consequence of late-emerging physical ...
