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  2. Pets are a child’s best friend, not their siblings | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/pets-are-a-childs-best-friend-not-their-siblings
    Thumbnail for Pets are a child’s best friend, not their siblings | University of Cambridge 26 Jan 2017: Department of Psychiatry, who led the study. ... Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology; 24 Jan 2017; DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2017.01.003.
  3. Royal Society announces new Cambridge fellows | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/royal-society-announces-new-cambridge-fellows
    18 May 2007: Professor Barry John Everitt, Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Experimental Psychology. ... Since 2005 he has been Head of the Department of Physics, and the Cavendish Laboratory.
  4. Spending for smiles: money can buy happiness after all | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/spending-for-smiles-money-can-buy-happiness-after-all
    Thumbnail for Spending for smiles: money can buy happiness after all | University of Cambridge 7 Apr 2016: The study was authored by Sandra Matz, a PhD candidate in Cambridge’s Department of Psychology; Joe Gladstone, a Research Associate at Cambridge Judge Business School; and David Stillwell, University Lecturer ... Categories with the lowest and highest
  5. The Royal Society announces election of new Fellows 2021 | University …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-royal-society-announces-election-of-new-fellows-2021
    Thumbnail for The Royal Society announces election of new Fellows 2021 | University of Cambridge 6 May 2021: research.”. Professor Usha Goswami CBE FBA FRS. Professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, and Director of the Centre for Neuroscience in Education. ... Professor David Rowitch FMedSci FRS. Professor and Head of the
  6. Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/ageing-affects-test-taking-not-language-study-shows
    Thumbnail for Ageing affects test-taking, not language, study shows | University of Cambridge 12 May 2016: the same sentences leads to the additional activation of several task-related networks. ... Journal of Neuroscience; 11 May 2016; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4561-15.2016.
  7. Stigma of broken family relationships compounded by lockdown |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/stigma-of-broken-family-relationships-compounded-by-lockdown
    Thumbnail for Stigma of broken family relationships compounded by lockdown | University of Cambridge 18 Jun 2020: Images, including our videos, are Copyright University of Cambridge and licensors/contributors as identified. ... Our selection of the week's biggest Cambridge research news sent directly to your inbox.
  8. Adapt and survive: how conservation and animal psychology can work…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/adapt-and-survive-how-conservation-and-animal-psychology-can-work-together
    Thumbnail for Adapt and survive: how conservation and animal psychology can work together | University of Cambridge 8 Oct 2014: In a recent paper in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, specialists in animal cognition, including Professor Nicky Clayton from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, argue that by understanding ... They are setting up a website based on
  9. Musical tastes offer a window into how you think | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/musical-tastes-offer-a-window-into-how-you-think
    Thumbnail for Musical tastes offer a window into how you think | University of Cambridge 22 Jul 2015: Department of Psychology. ... The app asked Facebook users to take a selection of psychology-based questionnaires, the results of which they could place on their profiles for other users to see.
  10. Research reveals how elephants 'see' the world | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/research-reveals-how-elephants-see-the-world
    Thumbnail for Research reveals how elephants 'see' the world | University of Cambridge 28 Aug 2013: Inset image: Josh Plotnik with elephants and some of the co-authors of the research. ... Our selection of the week's biggest Cambridge research news sent directly to your inbox.
  11. Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/just-like-humans-more-intelligent-jays-have-greater-self-control
    Thumbnail for Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater self-control | University of Cambridge 31 Oct 2022: The worst performers, ‘Dolci’ and ‘Homer’, could only wait a maximum of 20 seconds. ... Dr Alex Schnell at the University’s Department of Psychology, first author of the report.
  12. Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mothers-and-babies-brains-more-in-tune-when-mother-is-happy
    Thumbnail for Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy | University of Cambridge 17 Dec 2019: Leong in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, who led the study. ... Images, including our videos, are Copyright University of Cambridge and licensors/contributors as identified.
  13. Gates Scholar Melisa Basol on inoculating against fake news |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gates-scholar-melisa-basol-on-inoculating-against-fake-news
    Thumbnail for Gates Scholar Melisa Basol on inoculating against fake news | University of Cambridge 11 Dec 2018: immigration. Melisa Basol was just finishing her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Aberystwyth at the time. ... As a member of the Social Decision-Making Research Lab at Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, she has been working
  14. Novel Thoughts: what Cambridge scientists read | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/novel-thoughts-what-cambridge-scientists-read
    Thumbnail for Novel Thoughts: what Cambridge scientists read | University of Cambridge 8 Jun 2015: Dr Juliet Foster from the Department of Psychology discussing The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer on 22 June. ... Dr Amy Milton from the Department of Psychology discussing Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Junior on 3 July.
  15. Near misses are like winning to problem gamblers | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/near-misses-are-like-winning-to-problem-gamblers
    Thumbnail for Near misses are like winning to problem gamblers | University of Cambridge 4 May 2010: The dopamine system is associated with addiction and targeted by drugs of abuse. ... The findings are published in the new issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.
  16. Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/marmoset-study-identifies-brain-region-linking-actions-to-their-outcomes
    Thumbnail for Marmoset study identifies brain region linking actions to their outcomes | University of Cambridge 24 Jun 2021: When we temporarily turned this off, behaviour became more habitual - like when we go onto autopilot,” said Lisa Duan in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, first author of ... Trevor Robbins in the University of Cambridge’s
  17. Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sleight-of-hand-magic-trick-only-fools-monkeys-with-opposable-thumbs
    Thumbnail for Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs | University of Cambridge 3 Apr 2023: Nicola Clayton FRS, senior author of the study from Cambridge’s Department of Psychology. ... Another co-author of the study, Clive Wilkins, Artist in Residence at Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, is a professional magician and Member of the
  18. Cambridge psychologist helps Facebook fight climate change…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-psychologist-helps-facebook-fight-climate-change-misinformation
    Thumbnail for Cambridge psychologist helps Facebook fight climate change misinformation | University of Cambridge 18 Feb 2021: Facebook is in a unique position to counter the circulation of online misinformation. ... Department of Psychology.
  19. Gardeners and carpenters: the ‘skill’ of parenting | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/gardeners-and-carpenters-the-skill-of-parenting
    Thumbnail for Gardeners and carpenters: the ‘skill’ of parenting | University of Cambridge 8 Nov 2018: There are obvious reasons for this – mothers are more often the primary carers and theories that have dominated psychology have revolved around the mother–child relationship – plus, over the past 30 ... Images, including our videos, are Copyright
  20. Mood-tracking app paves way for pocket therapy | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mood-tracking-app-paves-way-for-pocket-therapy
    Thumbnail for Mood-tracking app paves way for pocket therapy | University of Cambridge 8 May 2013: In terms of sheer presence, mobiles can provide an ongoing link with a person.”. ... Rentfrow, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, said.
  21. People more afraid of catching COVID-19 are more judgemental, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/people-more-afraid-of-catching-covid-19-are-more-judgemental-study-finds
    Thumbnail for People more afraid of catching COVID-19 are more judgemental, study finds | University of Cambridge 9 Jun 2021: Department of Psychology, senior author of the report. ... of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology and first author of the report.
  22. Unhappy mothers talk more to their baby boys, study finds |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unhappy-mothers-talk-more-to-their-baby-boys-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Unhappy mothers talk more to their baby boys, study finds | University of Cambridge 3 Sep 2019: The findings of the research, which was supported by Wellcome and the Economic and Social Research Council, are published in the Journal of Family Psychology. ... Journal of Family Psychology; 22 Aug 2019; DOI: 10.1037/fam0000590.
  23. “You need to ignore it, babe”: how mothers prepare young children for …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/you-need-to-ignore-it-babe-how-mothers-prepare-young-children-for-the-reality-of-racism
    Thumbnail for “You need to ignore it, babe”: how mothers prepare young children for the reality of racism | University of Cambridge 19 Jan 2015: It’s important to stress that my research looks at a small number of families. ... Iqbal looked at two types of ‘preparation for bias’ strategies: reactive and proactive.
  24. Beliefs, predictions and shortcuts in the deceitful brain |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/beliefs-predictions-and-shortcuts-in-the-deceitful-brain
    Thumbnail for Beliefs, predictions and shortcuts in the deceitful brain | University of Cambridge 1 May 2010: Professor Fletcher’s group, in collaboration with Professor Tony Dickinson, a learning expert based in the Department of Experimental Psychology, and Dr Philip Corlett at Yale University, has been studying the ... and Trevor Robbins in the Department
  25. Novel Thoughts #8: Amy Milton on Hubert Selby’s Requiem for a Dream | …

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/novel-thoughts-8-amy-milton-on-hubert-selbys-requiem-for-a-dream
    Thumbnail for Novel Thoughts #8: Amy Milton on Hubert Selby’s Requiem for a Dream | University of Cambridge 3 Jul 2015: Dr Amy Milton from Cambridge’s Department of Psychology relates how Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby’s bleak portrayal of drug addiction, motivated her to dedicate her academic career to ... Share. Published. 03 Jul 2015. Image. Amy Milton. Credit:
  26. "Academic Incubator" to develop new medicines of value |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/academic-incubator-to-develop-new-medicines-of-value
    Thumbnail for "Academic Incubator" to develop new medicines of value | University of Cambridge 1 Sep 2008: Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology and the Institute of Metabolic Science, to develop a novel centrally acting agent with therapeutic potential for obesity and addictive disorders. ... Our selection of the week's biggest Cambridge research news sent
  27. Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/eye-contact-with-your-baby-helps-synchronise-your-brainwaves
    Thumbnail for Eye contact with your baby helps synchronise your brainwaves | University of Cambridge 29 Nov 2017: Their results are published today in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). ... Dr Victoria Leong is an Affiliated Lecturer at Cambridge’s Department of Psychology, and also an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Nanyang Technological
  28. Young minds think alike – and older people are more distractible |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-minds-think-alike-and-older-people-are-more-distractible
    Thumbnail for Young minds think alike – and older people are more distractible | University of Cambridge 14 Aug 2015: Dr Karen Campbell from the Department of Psychology, first author on the study, says: “As we age, our ability to control the focus of attention tends to decline, and we end ... variety of techniques to draw attention to the focal item in each shot.
  29. Cocaine addiction: Scientists discover ‘back door’ into the brain |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cocaine-addiction-scientists-discover-back-door-into-the-brain
    Thumbnail for Cocaine addiction: Scientists discover ‘back door’ into the brain | University of Cambridge 12 Jan 2016: Previous research by Professor Barry Everitt from the Department of Psychology at Cambridge showed that when rats were allowed to self-administer cocaine, dopamine-related activity occurred initially in an area ... and so on,” says co-author Mickael
  30. The Bird Tango: Cambridge academic fuses love of birds and dance |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/the-bird-tango-cambridge-academic-fuses-love-of-birds-and-dance
    Thumbnail for The Bird Tango: Cambridge academic fuses love of birds and dance | University of Cambridge 9 Sep 2009: Search. Search. The Bird Tango: Cambridge academic fuses love of birds and dance. ... Professor Nicola Clayton. "Darwin and dance? For me the connection is clear, thanks to the birds," says the Professor at the Department of Experimental Psychology.
  31. Why be human when you can be otherkin? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/why-be-human-when-you-can-be-otherkin
    Thumbnail for Why be human when you can be otherkin? | University of Cambridge 16 Jul 2016: Feijó’s essay Doctors Herding Cats: The Misadventures of Modern Medicine and Psychology with NonhuMan Identities offers a fascinating insight into questions of identity and how they have been mediated. ... The problem is that the ridicule seems to
  32. Bridging the divide: philosophy meets science | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bridging-the-divide-philosophy-meets-science
    Thumbnail for Bridging the divide: philosophy meets science | University of Cambridge 12 Jul 2018: For three years, Daniel De Haan, Natalja Deng and Peter Woodford worked side-by-side with colleagues from the Department of Experimental Psychology, the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics ... DAMTP) and the Department of Zoology
  33. Rates of infectious disease linked to authoritarian attitudes and…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/rates-of-infectious-disease-linked-to-authoritarian-attitudes-and-governance
    Thumbnail for Rates of infectious disease linked to authoritarian attitudes and governance | University of Cambridge 21 Sep 2021: an expert in the psychology of ideology from the University of Cambridge. ... If COVID-19 increases the allure of authoritarian politics, the effects could be long-lasting,” said Zmigrod, from Cambridge’s Department of Psychology.
  34. Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/alzheimers-test-developed-at-cambridge-to-be-trialled-by-gps
    Thumbnail for Alzheimer’s test developed at Cambridge to be trialled by GPs | University of Cambridge 7 Sep 2011: Share. Published. 07 Sep 2011. Image. Image of CANTAB Mobile. Credit: Photo Cambridge Cognition. ... Our selection of the week's biggest Cambridge research news sent directly to your inbox.
  35. Cuttlefish eat less for lunch when they know there’ll be shrimp for…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cuttlefish-eat-less-for-lunch-when-they-know-therell-be-shrimp-for-dinner
    Thumbnail for Cuttlefish eat less for lunch when they know there’ll be shrimp for dinner | University of Cambridge 4 Feb 2020: not. This is a very complex behaviour and is only possible because they have a sophisticated brain,” said Pauline Billard, a PhD student in the University of Cambridge’s Department of ... This flexible foraging strategy shows that cuttlefish can
  36. How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren? |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-could-multilingualism-benefit-indias-poorest-schoolchildren
    Thumbnail for How could multilingualism benefit India’s poorest schoolchildren? | University of Cambridge 20 Nov 2018: Research Council and the Department for International Development. ... Led by Professor Ianthi Tsimpli, from the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, the project involves Dr Dénes Szucs from the Department of Psychology, plus researchers
  37. How risky is your breakfast? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/how-risky-is-your-breakfast
    Thumbnail for How risky is your breakfast? | University of Cambridge 27 Oct 2012: the outside world – they are constructed on the basis of our judgement and knowledge. ... I have been collaborating with Dr Mike Aitken in the Department of Experimental Psychology on the Big Risk Test run by BBC Lab UK, in which over 60,000
  38. Is there any such thing as the female brain? | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/is-there-any-such-thing-as-the-female-brain
    Thumbnail for Is there any such thing as the female brain? | University of Cambridge 22 Jun 2011: At Women’s Word - a festival of literature, debate and discussion taking place at Lucy Cavendish College this weekend – Melissa Hines, Professor of Social and Development Psychology at Cambridge University, will ... Studies of genetics, prenatal
  39. Elephants and humans: a love affair over 1300 years | University of

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/elephants-and-humans-a-love-affair-over-1300-years
    Thumbnail for Elephants and humans: a love affair over 1300 years | University of Cambridge 1 Jul 2015: The remarkable intelligence and memory of elephants is at the core of a research programme run by Dr Josh Plotnik, a researcher in the Department of Psychology at Cambridge and a ... In Kenya, Dr Lauren Evans, a post-doctoral researcher at the Department
  40. Opinion: How to start healing those Brexit family rifts | University…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/opinion-how-to-start-healing-those-brexit-family-rifts
    Thumbnail for Opinion: How to start healing those Brexit family rifts | University of Cambridge 1 Jul 2016: Estrangements are rarely static and cycling in and out of estrangement is common. ... Lucy Blake, Research Associate at the Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge.
  41. Feeling powerless increases the weight of the world… literally |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/feeling-powerless-increases-the-weight-of-the-world-literally
    Thumbnail for Feeling powerless increases the weight of the world… literally | University of Cambridge 4 Feb 2014: Eun Hee Lee - a researcher working with Dr Simone Schnall at Cambridge’s Department of Psychology - carried out a series of tests in which volunteers were surreptitiously surveyed about their own ... The study is published this week in the Journal of
  42. Mechanisms of real-time speech interpretation in the human brain…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/mechanisms-of-real-time-speech-interpretation-in-the-human-brain-revealed
    Thumbnail for Mechanisms of real-time speech interpretation in the human brain revealed | University of Cambridge 30 Sep 2019: Search. Search. Mechanisms of real-time speech interpretation in the human brain revealed. ... so that they make sense in the context of what has already been said.
  43. Genes influence ability to read a person’s mind from their eyes |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/genes-influence-ability-to-read-a-persons-mind-from-their-eyes
    Thumbnail for Genes influence ability to read a person’s mind from their eyes | University of Cambridge 7 Jun 2017: The majority of these were 23andMe customers who consented to participate in research. ... Our selection of the week's biggest Cambridge research news sent directly to your inbox.
  44. Cambridge academics to receive prestigious psychology award |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-academics-to-receive-prestigious-psychology-award
    16 Aug 2011: marking a collaboration that began in 1980 when Professor Robbins was a lecturer in the Department of Experimental Psychology and Professor Everitt was a lecturer in the Department of Anatomy (moving ... have been previous recipients. It perhaps
  45. Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/simple-sniff-test-reliably-predicts-recovery-of-severely-brain-injured-patients
    Thumbnail for Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely brain-injured patients | University of Cambridge 29 Apr 2020: University of Cambridge’s Department of Psychology and the Weizmann Institute of Science Israel, who led the research, together with Professor Noam Sobel from the Weizmann Institute of Science Israel and ... the University of Cambridge’s Department
  46. Cultural heritage after conflict | University of Cambridge

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cultural-heritage-after-conflict
    Thumbnail for Cultural heritage after conflict | University of Cambridge 1 May 2010: Dr Marie Louise Stig Sørensen in the Department of Archaeology leads the 1.2 million project, which is funded through the European Union Seventh Framework Programme and brings together researchers in ... For more information, please contact the author
  47. Fervent fans keep faith with heroes even after ‘immoral acts’, study…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fervent-fans-keep-faith-with-heroes-even-after-immoral-acts-study-finds
    Thumbnail for Fervent fans keep faith with heroes even after ‘immoral acts’, study finds | University of Cambridge 6 Sep 2022: analysing the posts from 36,464 YouTube followers of a famous online prankster. ... The question is whether anything can break this spell of commitment,” Karg said.
  48. Young children use physics, not previous rewards, to learn about…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/young-children-use-physics-not-previous-rewards-to-learn-about-tools
    Thumbnail for Young children use physics, not previous rewards, to learn about tools | University of Cambridge 23 Feb 2018: Dr Lucy Cheke from the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge says: “Imagine a situation where someone is learning about hammers. ... In this test, some of the tools were ‘functional’ and some ‘non-functional’.
  49. Scientists identify part of brain linked to gambling addiction |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/scientists-identify-part-of-brain-linked-to-gambling-addiction
    Thumbnail for Scientists identify part of brain linked to gambling addiction | University of Cambridge 8 Apr 2014: For a small proportion of players (around 1-5%), their gambling becomes excessive, resulting in features seen in addiction. ... The University of Cambridge will use your email address to send you our weekly research news email.
  50. Study confirms a gene linked to Asperger Syndrome and empathy |…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/study-confirms-a-gene-linked-to-asperger-syndrome-and-empathy
    Thumbnail for Study confirms a gene linked to Asperger Syndrome and empathy | University of Cambridge 17 Dec 2013: The team was co-led by Dr Bhismadev Chakrabarti from the Department of Psychology at Reading University. ... Our selection of the week's biggest Cambridge research news sent directly to your inbox.
  51. People can ‘beat’ guilt detection tests by suppressing incriminating…

    https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/people-can-beat-guilt-detection-tests-by-suppressing-incriminating-memories
    Thumbnail for People can ‘beat’ guilt detection tests by suppressing incriminating memories | University of Cambridge 3 Jun 2013: Dr Jon Simons, Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. ... Dr Jon Simons, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge, added: “Our findings would suggest that the use of most brain activity guilt detection tests in

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