Outputs (1378)

The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs (2024)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Shepherd, L., & Maughan, A. (2024). The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs. Psychology and Health,

Objectives: While anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs can reduce vaccine intentions, longitudinal research shows that vaccine hesitancy can increase conspiracy beliefs. In three experiments (N = 949), we examined the effect of fear about a vaccine on vac... Read More about The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs.

Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance in humans (2024)
Journal Article
Fisher, C. T. L., & Urcelay, G. (in press). Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance in humans. Learning and Memory,

Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance behavior in non-human animals. However, there are no conclusive demonstrations of this phenomenon in humans. Using human participants in an avoidance task, Experiments 1-3 and 5 were conducted online to... Read More about Safety signals reinforce instrumental avoidance in humans.

Data integrity issues with online studies, an institutional example of a widespread challenge (2024)
Journal Article
French, B., Babbage, C., Bird, K., Marsh, L., Patel, S., Pelton, M., Cassidy, S., & Rennick-Egglestone, S. (in press). Data integrity issues with online studies, an institutional example of a widespread challenge. JMIR Mental Health,

Policy Brief: Autism and Suicide Prevention (2024)
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Cassidy, S., Newell, V., & Adams, J. (2024). Policy Brief: Autism and Suicide Prevention. University of Nottingham

More than one in 100 people in the UK are autistic. Yet, autistic people are not always supported, or accepted, by society. There is a considerably increased risk of suicide in autistic people compared to non-autistic people. Suicide rates in t... Read More about Policy Brief: Autism and Suicide Prevention.

“Going through life on hard mode”- The experience of late diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD: a qualitative study (2024)
Journal Article
French, B., & Cassidy, S. (in press). “Going through life on hard mode”- The experience of late diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD: a qualitative study. Autism in Adulthood,

Background – In the UK, over 2.5 million adults with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD, can face difficulties accessing diagnosis and support. Our qualitative study explores people’s experiences of receiving a diagnos... Read More about “Going through life on hard mode”- The experience of late diagnosis of autism and/or ADHD: a qualitative study.

A psychological mechanism for the development of anxiety (2024)
Journal Article
Urcelay, G. P. (in press). A psychological mechanism for the development of anxiety. Behavioral Neuroscience,

Although numerous behavioural constructs have been proposed to account for anxiety disorders, how these develop within an individual has been difficult to predict. In this perspective, I selectively review clinical and experimental evidence suggestin... Read More about A psychological mechanism for the development of anxiety.

Policy Brief: Autism and Driving (2024)
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Sheppard, E. (2024). Policy Brief: Autism and Driving. University of Nottingham

More than one in 100 people in the UK are autistic. Despite the prevalence of autism within society, autistic people face barriers in their everyday lives. One example of this is with learning to drive. Research shows that autistic people are less... Read More about Policy Brief: Autism and Driving.

Policy Brief: Neurodiversity in the workplace (2024)
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Marsh, L., & Ropar, D. (2024). Policy Brief: Neurodiversity in the workplace. University of Nottingham

Although neurodiversity is relatively common (1 in 7 people in the UK), workplaces are rarely designed with neurodiversity in mind. Neurodivergent people report additional challenges with securing and maintaining a job because the workplace environm... Read More about Policy Brief: Neurodiversity in the workplace.

Collaborative imagination synchronizes representations of the future and fosters social connection in the present (2024)
Journal Article
Fowler, Z., Palombo, D. J., Madan, C. R., & O’Connor, B. B. (2024). Collaborative imagination synchronizes representations of the future and fosters social connection in the present. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(25), Article e2318292121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2318292121

From close friends to people on a first date, imagining a shared future appears fundamental to relationships. Yet, no previous research has conceptualized the act of imagination as a socially constructed process that affects how connected we feel to... Read More about Collaborative imagination synchronizes representations of the future and fosters social connection in the present.

Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting (2024)
Journal Article
İlhan, Ç. F., Ülke, E., Urcelay, G. P., & Kişlal, S. (2024). Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting. Behavioural Pharmacology, 35(5), 293–302. https://doi.org/10.1097/fbp.0000000000000779

Cancer patients often experience anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) due to Pavlovian conditioning. Both N-methyl-D-aspartate and beta-adrenergic receptors are known to mediate memory formation, but their role in the development of ANV remains unc... Read More about Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting.