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EXPRESS: Distinct Components of Stroop Interference and Facilitation: The role of phonology and response modality (2024)
Journal Article
Qiu, Y., & van Heuven, W. J. B. (2024). EXPRESS: Distinct Components of Stroop Interference and Facilitation: The role of phonology and response modality. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218241302490

Multi-stage accounts of Stroop effects suggest that Stroop effects result from different conflict and facilitation components. Consistent with these accounts, Augustinova et al. (2019) reported evidence for task, semantic and response components in S... Read More about EXPRESS: Distinct Components of Stroop Interference and Facilitation: The role of phonology and response modality.

Exploring how parasocial intergroup contact with transgender influencers on TikTok reduces transgender conspiracy beliefs (2024)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Paterson, J., Deric, D., Lovato, T., & McCarthy, J. (in press). Exploring how parasocial intergroup contact with transgender influencers on TikTok reduces transgender conspiracy beliefs. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology,

As harmful conspiracy beliefs against transgender people are becoming increasingly popular, three experiments examined how cisgender people's contact with transgender individuals might reduce these beliefs. In Study 1a (N = 222), positive parasocial... Read More about Exploring how parasocial intergroup contact with transgender influencers on TikTok reduces transgender conspiracy beliefs.

Illusion of control or passive superstition? A comparison of two explanations for irrational gambling beliefs (2024)
Journal Article
Monson, A., James, R. J. E., Wootton, R. E., & Newall, P. (2024). Illusion of control or passive superstition? A comparison of two explanations for irrational gambling beliefs. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0001036

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The “illusion of control” is a dominant cognitive illusion in disordered gambling, but its role in shaping irrational gambling beliefs has been questioned by recent null experimental findings. Here, we aimed to test this recent work, i... Read More about Illusion of control or passive superstition? A comparison of two explanations for irrational gambling beliefs.

Questions on travel and sexual behaviours negatively impact ethnic minority donor recruitment: Effect of negative word‐of‐mouth and avoidance (2024)
Journal Article
Ferguson, E., Mills, R., Dawe-Lane, E., Khan, Z., Reynolds, C., Davison, K., Edge, D., Smith, R., O'Hagan, N., Desai, R., Croucher, M., Eaton, N., & Brailsford, S. (in press). Questions on travel and sexual behaviours negatively impact ethnic minority donor recruitment: Effect of negative word‐of‐mouth and avoidance. Vox Sanguinis, https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13748

Aims: Donor selection questions differentially impacting ethnic minorities can discourage donation directly and via negative-word-of-mouth. We explore the differential impact of two blood safety questions relating to (i) sexual contacts linked to ar... Read More about Questions on travel and sexual behaviours negatively impact ethnic minority donor recruitment: Effect of negative word‐of‐mouth and avoidance.

The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying Appraisal Theories to Understand Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Conspiracy Theories (2024)
Journal Article
Pummerer, L., Gkinopoulos, T., Douglas, K., JOLLEY, D., & Sassenberg, K. (in press). The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying Appraisal Theories to Understand Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Conspiracy Theories. Psychological Inquiry,

Beliefs in conspiracy theories are related to a diverse set of emotional and behavioral consequences. At the same time, a theoretical model detailing when a conspiracy theory is more likely to elicit confrontation rather than withdrawal, indirect agg... Read More about The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT): Applying Appraisal Theories to Understand Emotional and Behavioral Reactions to Conspiracy Theories.

The Infected Blood Inquiry: Impact on Public Perceptions of Blood Supply Risk, Safety, and Donation Attitudes (2024)
Journal Article
Mills, R., Merz, E.-M., Croucher, M., Masser, B., Brailsford, S., Smith, R., & Ferguson, E. (in press). The Infected Blood Inquiry: Impact on Public Perceptions of Blood Supply Risk, Safety, and Donation Attitudes. Transfusion Medicine,

Background: The UK’s Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI) highlighted a major public health scandal, with at least 30,000 people infected and more than 3,000 deaths attributable to infected blood and blood products. This study investigates the impact of the... Read More about The Infected Blood Inquiry: Impact on Public Perceptions of Blood Supply Risk, Safety, and Donation Attitudes.

Climate justice beliefs related to climate action and policy support around the world (2024)
Journal Article
Ogunbode, C. A., Doran, R., Ayanian, A. H., Park, J., Utsugi, A., van den Broek, K. L., Ghorayeb, J., Aquino, S. D., Lins, S., Aruta, J. J., Reyes, M. E., Zick, A., & Clayton, S. (2024). Climate justice beliefs related to climate action and policy support around the world. Nature Climate Change, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02168-y

Climate justice is increasingly prominent in climate change communication and advocacy but little is known about public understanding of the concept or how widely it resonates with different groups. In our global survey of 5,627 adults in 11 countrie... Read More about Climate justice beliefs related to climate action and policy support around the world.

The computational bottleneck of basal ganglia output (and what to do about it) (2024)
Journal Article
Humphries, M. D. (in press). The computational bottleneck of basal ganglia output (and what to do about it). eNeuro,

What the basal ganglia do is an oft-asked question; answers range from the selection of actions to the specification of movement to the estimation of time. Here I argue that \emph{how} the basal ganglia do what they do is a less-asked but equally imp... Read More about The computational bottleneck of basal ganglia output (and what to do about it).

The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, F., Chew-Graham, C. A., Saunders, B., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, S., Smith, J., Lancaster, G., Townsend, E., Armitage, C. J., Bower, P., Kapur, N., Kessler, D., Realpe, A. X., Wiles, N., Ougrin, D., & Lewis, M. (2024). The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study. NIHR Open Research, 4, Article 27. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13576.2

Background: Self-harm in young people is a growing concern and reducing rates a global priority. Rates of self-harm documented in general practice have been increasing for young people in the UK in the last two decades, especially in 13–16-year-olds.... Read More about The CO-produced Psychosocial INtervention delivered by GPs to young people after self-harm (COPING): protocol for a feasibility study.

Novelty Mismatch as a Determinant of Latent Inhibition (2024)
Journal Article
Haselgrove, M., Lagator, S., Mah, S. L., & Gray, E. (in press). Novelty Mismatch as a Determinant of Latent Inhibition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition,

Latent inhibition refers to the observation, made in both human and non-human animals, that learning about the relationship between a stimulus and an outcome progresses more rapidly when the stimulus is novel compared to when the stimulus has been re... Read More about Novelty Mismatch as a Determinant of Latent Inhibition.

The role of hyperbole in conveying emotionality: the case of victim speech (2024)
Journal Article
Desai, S., Bailey, K., & Filik, R. (2024). The role of hyperbole in conveying emotionality: the case of victim speech. Cognition and Emotion, https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2412611

Figurative expressions are commonly used in everyday language as a device for conveying emotion. Hyperbole (e.g. “It took ages for him to arrive”) specifically can provide linguistic emphasis; especially when speakers wish to convey emotional evaluat... Read More about The role of hyperbole in conveying emotionality: the case of victim speech.

Contribution of inflammation markers and quantitative sensory testing (QST) indices of central sensitisation to rheumatoid arthritis pain (2024)
Journal Article
Georgopoulos, V., Smith, S., McWilliams, D. F., Ferguson, E., Wakefield, R., Platts, D., Ledbury, S., Wilson, D., & Walsh, D. A. (2024). Contribution of inflammation markers and quantitative sensory testing (QST) indices of central sensitisation to rheumatoid arthritis pain. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 26(1), Article 175. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-024-03407-5

Background: Pain, the primary complaint in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is multifaceted, and may be driven by inflammatory disease activity and central sensitisation. We aimed to ascertain what proportion of RA pain severity is explained by markers of... Read More about Contribution of inflammation markers and quantitative sensory testing (QST) indices of central sensitisation to rheumatoid arthritis pain.

Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA): a protocol for a 12-month prospective observational study testing the associations among digital activity, affective and cognitive reactions and depression symptoms in a community sample of UK adolescents (2024)
Journal Article
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Stoilova, M., Bourgaize, J., Murray, A., Azeri, E., Hollis, C., Townsend, E., Livingstone, S., & Sonuga-Barke, E. (2024). Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA): a protocol for a 12-month prospective observational study testing the associations among digital activity, affective and cognitive reactions and depression symptoms in a community sample of UK adolescents. BMJ Open, 14(9), Article e085061. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085061

Introduction The impact of digital activity on adolescent mental health has been difficult to assess because of methodological limitations and a lack of strong theory. Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA) is a longit... Read More about Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA): a protocol for a 12-month prospective observational study testing the associations among digital activity, affective and cognitive reactions and depression symptoms in a community sample of UK adolescents.

Self-harm in women in midlife: rates, precipitating problems, and outcomes following hospital presentations in the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England (2024)
Journal Article
Clements, C., Bickley, H., Hawton, K., Geulayov, G., Waters, K., Ness, J., Kelly, S., Townsend, E., Appleby, L., & Kapur, N. (in press). Self-harm in women in midlife: rates, precipitating problems, and outcomes following hospital presentations in the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England. British Journal of Psychiatry,

The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors (2024)
Journal Article
Mills, R., Okubanjo, A., Acheampong, N., Croucher, M., Eaton, N., Kazi, A., Di Angelantonio, E., Wood, A., Barbara, M., & Ferguson, E. (2024). The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors. Transfusion, https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17963

Background: Blood services must consider innovative ways to encourage more Black people to donate to enhance the efficacy of treatments. We evaluate how two innovative arts-based approaches (co-designed and locally produced films and a large-scale Ma... Read More about The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors.

Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models? (2024)
Journal Article
Ralph-Nearman, C., Hooper, M. A., Achee, M., Tomarken, A., & Filik, R. (2024). Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?. American Journal of Men's Health, 18(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883241279507

This study is the first to examine the utility of body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of eating disorder (ED) pathology and fitness for employment for professional male fashion models. We assessed the relationship between experimenter-measured BMI,... Read More about Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?.

Effects of manipulating prefrontal activity and dopamine D1 receptor signalling in an appetitive feature-negative discrimination learning task (2024)
Journal Article
Hock, R. M., Owusu-Amoah, N., Waite, L., Muir, C., Stevenson, C. W., Bonardi, C., & Cassaday, H. J. (2024). Effects of manipulating prefrontal activity and dopamine D1 receptor signalling in an appetitive feature-negative discrimination learning task. Behavioral Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1037/bne0000603

Healthy cognition requires inhibitory modulation of associative learning; conversely, impaired inhibitory discrimination is implicated in behavioral disorders. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and its dopamine innervation are key to understanding... Read More about Effects of manipulating prefrontal activity and dopamine D1 receptor signalling in an appetitive feature-negative discrimination learning task.

Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong (2024)
Journal Article
Brooks, E., Tse, S., Wright, J. Y., & Burdett, E. (2024). Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong. Tertiary Education and Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-024-09138-1

How can a new generation of students be equipped to take up positions of responsibility in a dynamic global environment, serving as leaders and citizens who will further the good of societies around the world? As the institutions responsible for educ... Read More about Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong.

Perception and neurocognitive aging (2024)
Book Chapter
Allen, H. (2024). Perception and neurocognitive aging. In Encyclopedia of the Human Brain. (2). Elsevier

There are sensory changes and decline in all senses, although people are often more aware of the changes in vision and hearing than those in touch, smell and taste. In the first part of this article, I will summarize and discuss these changes. In the... Read More about Perception and neurocognitive aging.

Comparing self-perceptions, meta-perceptions, and peer judgments of the academic experience of autistic and non-autistic university students (2024)
Journal Article
Alhusayni, A., Sheppard, E., & Marsh, L. (in press). Comparing self-perceptions, meta-perceptions, and peer judgments of the academic experience of autistic and non-autistic university students. Autism in Adulthood, https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0107

Background. Previous research has shown that, when presented with brief samples of behaviour, non-autistic university students judge autistic peers less favourably than non-autistic peers on measures of academic experience (e.g. motivation to study,... Read More about Comparing self-perceptions, meta-perceptions, and peer judgments of the academic experience of autistic and non-autistic university students.