psychology
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Brain power
Subliminal messages in advertising (or why ads are like ogres)
What do ads and ogres have in common? (Hint: A popular animated film released in 2001). Recall the part in…
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Brain power
Schooling healthy minds: Educating children about mental health
With increased awareness about mental health and a reduction in the stigma associated with getting help, new school-based initiatives are…
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Brain power
The myth of the mad genius: Mental illness and creativity
Mental illness and creativity, including enhanced performance such as high IQ, have often been linked. But is there really evidence…
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Brain power
Subliminal messages in advertising (or why ads are like ogres)
What do ads and ogres have in common? (Hint: A popular animated film released in 2001). Recall the part in…
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In the news
Executive Order – Using Behavioural Science Insights to Better Serve the American People
A growing body of evidence demonstrates that behavioral science insights — research findings from fields such as behavioral economics and…
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Community
Are we taking the right approach to understanding and treating autism?
In an extract from his book Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism, Barry M. Prizant PhD challenges attempts…
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Tools & methods
The Process Communication Model (PCM)
Coinciding with the beginning of the NASA Space Shuttle program in the late 1970s, psychologist Dr. Taibi Kahler had discovered…
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In the news
Britain’s ‘Twitter troops’ have ways of making you think…
The revelations of Edward Snowden have included exposing a previously unknown British intelligence services branch dedicated to influencing human behaviour…
