Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (138)

The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study (2023)
Journal Article

Although a growing number of young people are choosing to undertake non-compulsory education, there is concern that not enough are electing to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects. Research has suggested that out-of-school... Read More about The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study.

Impaired reversal learning in the Dlg2+/− rat model of genetic risk for psychiatric disorder: Important questions regarding the neuro-behavioral mechanisms of reversal learning (2023)
Journal Article

In this issue, Griesius et al report that heterozygous Dlg2+/- rats showed a reversal learning impairment on a specific bowl-digging task, whereas other reversal tasks were unaffected. The study suggests that Dlg2 gene disruption, which has been link... Read More about Impaired reversal learning in the Dlg2+/− rat model of genetic risk for psychiatric disorder: Important questions regarding the neuro-behavioral mechanisms of reversal learning.

The impact of conspiracy beliefs on a targeted group: Perceived popularity of Jewish‐targeted conspiracy beliefs elicits outgroup avoidant behaviours (2023)
Journal Article

In three studies with Jewish participants, we explored the consequences of intergroup conspiracy theories on those targeted. In Study 1 (N = 250), perceived Jewish conspiracy theory popularity was positively associated with intergroup threat and nega... Read More about The impact of conspiracy beliefs on a targeted group: Perceived popularity of Jewish‐targeted conspiracy beliefs elicits outgroup avoidant behaviours.

Investigating the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriation of a socially assistive robot among minority youth at-risk of self-harm: Results of 2 Mixed Methods Pilot Studies (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Minority youth are at an increased risk of experiencing self-harmful thoughts and behaviors. However, there is limited evidence of successful interventions to support young people in the moment of their distress. Digital interventions are... Read More about Investigating the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriation of a socially assistive robot among minority youth at-risk of self-harm: Results of 2 Mixed Methods Pilot Studies.

Daily emotional dynamics and changes in posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic depreciation among people living with HIV (2023)
Journal Article

Objective Posttraumatic growth (PTG), and its negative reflection, posttraumatic depreciation (PTD), are two aspects of response to trauma. This study explores whether daily emotional dynamics (inertia and innovation) can translate into positive v... Read More about Daily emotional dynamics and changes in posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic depreciation among people living with HIV.

To screen, or not to screen: An experimental comparison of two methods for correlating video game loot box expenditure and problem gambling severity (2023)
Journal Article

Loot boxes are gambling-like products found in video games that players can buy with real-world money to obtain random rewards. A positive correlation between loot box spending and problem gambling severity has been well-replicated. Some researchers... Read More about To screen, or not to screen: An experimental comparison of two methods for correlating video game loot box expenditure and problem gambling severity.

Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies (2023)
Journal Article

Childhood trauma has been found to have serious negative consequences for mental and physical health. However, the precise mechanisms through which trauma influences health outcomes are unclear. Childhood trauma-related disruptions to sleep in adulth... Read More about Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies.

Assessing the influence of affective attitudes, demography and blood donor status on organ donor registration active decisions in opt-out systems (2023)
Journal Article

In contrast to opt-in systems, relatively little is known about what influences whether or not people register a decision about organ donation in opt-out systems. We address this gap in the literature. Participants (N = 756) living in a country with... Read More about Assessing the influence of affective attitudes, demography and blood donor status on organ donor registration active decisions in opt-out systems.

Event probabilities have a different impact on early and late electroencephalographic measures regarded as metrics of prediction (2023)
Journal Article

The oddball protocol has been used to study the neural and perceptual consequences of implicit predictions in the human brain. The protocol involves presenting a sequence of identical repeated events that are eventually broken by a novel "oddball" pr... Read More about Event probabilities have a different impact on early and late electroencephalographic measures regarded as metrics of prediction.

How do explicit, implicit, and sociodemographic measures relate to concurrent suicidal ideation? A comparative machine learning approach (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Suicide is a leading cause of death, and decades of research have identified a range of risk factors, including demographics, past self‐injury and suicide attempts, and explicit suicide cognitions. More recently, implicit self‐harm and... Read More about How do explicit, implicit, and sociodemographic measures relate to concurrent suicidal ideation? A comparative machine learning approach.

Higher level domain specific skills in mathematics; The relationship between algebra, geometry, executive function skills and mathematics achievement (2023)
Journal Article

Algebra and geometry are important components of mathematics that are often considered gatekeepers for future success. However, most studies that have researched the cognitive skills required for success in mathematics have only considered the domain... Read More about Higher level domain specific skills in mathematics; The relationship between algebra, geometry, executive function skills and mathematics achievement.

Spatial contextual cues that help predict how a target will accelerate can be used to guide interception (2023)
Journal Article

Objects in one's environment do not always move at a constant velocity but often accelerate or decelerate. People are very poor at visually judging acceleration and normally make systematic errors when trying to intercept accelerating objects. If the... Read More about Spatial contextual cues that help predict how a target will accelerate can be used to guide interception.