http://www.bris.ac.uk/expsych/news/ Latest news from the School of Experimental Psychology en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 19:03:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss expsych-webadmin@bristol.ac.uk expsych-webadmin@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bris.ac.uk/university/web/terms-conditions.html 60 Search news archive by keyword news_text http://www.bris.ac.uk/expsych/news/news-results.html http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/122.html Psychology achieved a response rate of 94%, the highest in the University Fri, 03 May 2013 12:44:10 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/122.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/120.html Steve is an internationally renowned cognitive scientist who has joined us from the University of Western Australia.  Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:32:07 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/120.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/119.html A team led by academics from the University of Bristol reviewed 48 articles on neuroscience meta-analysis which were published in 2011 and concluded that most had an average power of around 20 per cent – a finding which means the chance of the average study discovering the effect being investigated is only one in five. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:31:49 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/119.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/117.html New research has questioned the reliability of neuroscience studies, saying that conclusions could be misleading due to small sample sizes. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:15:46 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/117.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/114.html Encouraging young people at high-risk of criminal offending and delinquency to see happiness rather than anger in facial expressions results in a decrease in their levels of anger and aggression, new research from the University of Bristol has found. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:09:01 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/114.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/113.html Jenna Todd Jones continues the School's tradition of success in I'm A Scientist competition Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/113.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/112.html The prize for best oral presentation was awarded to Year 3 University of Bristol student Rebecca Griggs for her talk on "The effects of expectancy information on cephalic phase responses to food". Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/112.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/111.html A new study by Bristol researchers (Joanna Hall, Nick Scott-Samuel, Roland Baddeley and Innes Cuthill) has investigated whether camouflage patterns can provide benefits when targets are in motion. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:35:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/111.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/116.html Oxytocin has been called the cuddle chemical and the love hormone. It is thought to be involved in maternal bonding, sexual pleasure, empathy and generosity: all the things which make life worth living. It’s easy to see why it’s being touted as the solution to all of mankind’s ills. But is it really that simple? Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:35:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/116.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/106.html Bristol’s award-winning Professor Bruce Hood, whose Royal Society Christmas lectures were the most successful televised talks of their kind to date, is to visit China where he will introduce aspiring scientists to his unique approach to the human mind. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:25:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/106.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/109.html The Bristol TAP lab are using Building Global Engagements Research funding from the Uni (via EPSRC) to engage with researchers from the Faculty of Human Movement Science, University Amsterdam. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:35:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/109.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/110.html Professor Jeff Brunstrom was invited to give the Presidential Integrative Symposium lecture on the 2nd March at the 2013 Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:35:00 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/110.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/108.html A student in the School of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol has received the Chinese Government Award for demonstrating outstanding performance in her PhD studies. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:42:03 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/108.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/105.html The Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter today announced a formal collaboration, bringing together a high concentration of research expertise and capability in the South West of England and Wales. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:19:25 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/105.html News http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/102.html A paper by Charlotte Hardman, Jeff Brunstrom, Marcus Munafò and Peter Rogers has been selected as a Key Research Article in the most recent edition of the Psychology Progress series. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:49:10 +0000 http://www.bristol.ac.uk/expsych/news/2013/102.html News