Outputs (9)

Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar. (2016)
Book Chapter
Murray, J. (2016). Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Merchiston Publishing

Teaching research methods is challenging for both staff and students. With increasing expectations to teach a wider breadth of material, the balance and maintenance of sufficient depth becomes challenging. This chapter summarises the literature aroun... Read More about Developing a reflective and empirically informed undergraduate research methods module, including a worked exemplar..

Creativity and Attention: A Multi-Method Investigation (2016)
Thesis
Carruthers, L. Creativity and Attention: A Multi-Method Investigation. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1052411

Creativity is a valuable attribute that involves the generation of original ideas; attention is a vital function that facilitates information selection. Past research has related these cognitive constructs, having found that highly creative people te... Read More about Creativity and Attention: A Multi-Method Investigation.

Academic Diary Or Why Higher Education Still Matters (2016)
Journal Article
Hanna, B. (2016). Academic Diary Or Why Higher Education Still Matters. Teaching Fellows Journal, Autumn 2016, 23

On the outside of this book the spine is now broken. The plastic red covering is beginning to curl away slightly from the edges of cover. This is a book which I have carried with me; jammed into bags and packed into luggage for those moments when a g... Read More about Academic Diary Or Why Higher Education Still Matters.

Male Youth Perceptions of Violent Extremism: towards a Test of Rational Choice Theory (2016)
Journal Article
Dhami, M. K., & Murray, J. (2017). Male Youth Perceptions of Violent Extremism: towards a Test of Rational Choice Theory. The Spanish journal of psychology, 19(E51), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2016.49

Understanding how people perceive the pros and cons of risky behaviors such as terrorism or violent extremism represents a first step in developing research testing rational choice theory aiming to explain and predict peoples’ intentions to engage in... Read More about Male Youth Perceptions of Violent Extremism: towards a Test of Rational Choice Theory.

The impact of auditory face descriptions on recognition of own- and other-race faces (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Skelton, F., Marsh, J., Frowd, C., & Crawford, J. (2016, July). The impact of auditory face descriptions on recognition of own- and other-race faces. Paper presented at European Association of Psychology and Law annual conference, University of Toulouse

The role of make-believe in Foley (2016)
Book Chapter
Carruthers, L., & Turner, P. (2016). The role of make-believe in Foley. In P. Turner, & J. T. Harviainen (Eds.), Digital Make-Believe (125-139). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29553-4_8

The acts of pretending and make-believe are almost exclusively studied in the context of child development and child psychology. This study was therefore an exploratory investigation of these functions in adulthood. Ten Foley artists were interviewed... Read More about The role of make-believe in Foley.

The effects of a recalled injustice on the experience of experimentally induced pain and anxiety in relation to just-world beliefs (2016)
Journal Article
McParland, J., Knussen, C., & Murray, J. (2016). The effects of a recalled injustice on the experience of experimentally induced pain and anxiety in relation to just-world beliefs. European Journal of Pain, 20(9), 1392-1401. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.862

Background: A growing field of investigation into social justice cognitions and pain suggests perceived injustice has a negative impact on pain, but little is known about individual variation in the impact of a perceived injustice. One published stud... Read More about The effects of a recalled injustice on the experience of experimentally induced pain and anxiety in relation to just-world beliefs.

Investigating secondary school students' motivations for applying to university using Q-Methodology. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, J. (2016, January). Investigating secondary school students' motivations for applying to university using Q-Methodology. Poster presented at The teaching fellows' conference: Innovations in teaching and supporting student learning

Demonstrating the links between psychology and biology: the practical use of Biopac in undergraduate psychology teaching. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Murray, J., Shaw, M., & Willis, A. (2016, January). Demonstrating the links between psychology and biology: the practical use of Biopac in undergraduate psychology teaching. Paper presented at The Teaching Fellows' Conference: innovations in teaching and supporting student learning

For those unfamiliar with psychology, there is often a perception that it is a subject that is all about the mind and ‘talking therapies. However, since the 1930s this has not been the case. Modern psychology seeks to build our knowledge base about h... Read More about Demonstrating the links between psychology and biology: the practical use of Biopac in undergraduate psychology teaching..