Lincoln School of Psychology News
The College of Social Science research showcase took place on 6th June 2018. Attendees were treated to updates on research, income generation, and impact from all corners of the College. Psychology was represented this year by Hannah Merdian, Kirsty Miller and Kay Ritchie. Hannah’s talk (along with colleague, Danielle Kettleborough) detailed some of the work…
Wildlife tourists frequently fail to identify aggressive and distressed emotional states in wild monkeys – mistaking animals’ warnings of aggression for ‘smiles’ and ‘kisses’. This can lead to welfare problems for primates and risk of injury for people, according to new research published by members of the School of Psychology. A new study by a team of…
A recent paper by Tim Hodgson, Frouke Hermens and other colleagues reports that the attention of pre-school and early school age children is strongly influenced by the direction of a pointing finger – but other visual directional cues such as arrows or pictures of peeking eyes are often ineffective. This paper is based on data…
A study by Dr Kun Guo and colleagues published in the Royal Society journal ‘Biology Letters’ reveals that dogs can recognise human emotions. The paper has been selected as the Science Editor’s Choice and picked up by a number of press outlets. Read the full press release here
People use their smartphones for an average of five hours a day – about a third of the time they are awake – and check them about 85 times a day, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of Lincoln, UK, developed an app for an exploratory study, led by Nottingham Trent University, to compare…