Tag: psychology

  • Colour Perception

    Colour Perception

    The March talk will be given by Dr Christopher Witzel who will be talking about his research into colour perception.  Is our perception and understanding of the world determined through genetically fixed and preprogramed mechanisms? Or, are they shaped through learning and experience with the physical and social environment? The answers to these questions are…

  • The Future of Television

    The Future of Television

    In this entertaining talk, Dr Nick Lodge will examine the psychology and technology driving today’s TV developments

  • Sense, Nonsense, and Everything in Between – The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

    Sense, Nonsense, and Everything in Between – The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

    Dr Michael Wood of the University of Winchester will give the July talk focussing on his research into the psychology of conspiracy theories.

  • Attention, distraction and mind wandering

    The May talk will be given by Dr Sophie Forster, a lecturer in Psychology at Sussex University. Her research addresses questions such as: What makes certain people particularly vulnerable to distraction? What makes certain things particularly likely to catch our attention and distract us? How is mind wandering related to external distraction?

  • Dogs may Understand Human Point of View

    The October talk will be given by Dr Juliane Kaminski of the Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth. As the title suggests, the topic for the evening will be dogs with an insight into how they think. Domestic dogs are much more likely to steal food when they think nobody can see them, suggesting for…

  • Psychology and Cancer

    Leslie G Walker is Emeritus Professor of Cancer Rehabilitation at the University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom. Until November 2009, in addition to holding the Foundation Chair of Cancer Rehabilitation, he was the Clinical Lead for the Division of Cancer in the Postgraduate Medical Institute, University of Hull. He was also Director of…