Lincoln School of Psychology News
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…
PhD student Craig Harper’s presentation at the BPS Annual Conference 2014 (held at the ICC, Birmingham), “Representations of Sexual Crime in the British National Press” was picked up by The Psychologist magazine in its reporting of the conference. Craig’s talk looked at press representations of crime rates and the linguistic processes used by the national…
Tim Hodgson’s article “Limbic and prefrontal activity during conformity and violation of norms in a coordination game” has been voted as one of the top 10 best all time papers published in the American Psychological Association (APA) publication, Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology and Economics. To celebrate the awards, Prof. Hodgson has been invited to a…
What can art tell us about how the brain works? And what can the brain tell us about how we perceive and create art? A new book by Professor George Mather, The Psychology of Visual Art, addresses these fundamental questions. To find out more click here.
Craig Harper, a first year PhD student in forensic psychology has published a paper on transforming rehabilitation in the British Journal of Community Justice. The paper is part of the journal’s ‘Thought Pieces’ which are peer reviewed contributions drawing on the authors’ knowledge and experience to present stimulating and through provoking ideas. The full text…