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Behavioural Immune System responses to coronavirus: a Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory explanation of conformity, warmth towards others and attitudes towards lockdown
Behavioural immune system (BIS) describes psychological mechanisms that detect cues to infectious pathogens in the immediate environment, trigger disease-relevant responses and facilitate behavioural avoidance/escape. BIS ... -
Fire performance assessment of concrete with fly ash as the supplemental cementitious material
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Material properties of concrete at elevated temperatures are imperative to structural fire safety assessment. However, fire performance of concrete at high temperature is extremely complex since concrete is a heterogeneous ... -
Children’s Selective Trust in Promises
(2019)There has been extensive research into the development of selective trust in testimony, but little is known about the development of selective trust in promises. The present research investigates children’s (N = 264) ... -
Children, but not great apes, respect ownership
(2019)Access to and control of resources is a major source of costly conflicts. Animals, under some conditions, respect what others control and use (i.e. possession). Humans not only respect possession of resources, they also ... -
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches and Methods in Language “Testing and Assessment” Research: A Literature Review
<jats:p>The researchers of various disciplines often use qualitative and quantitative research methods and approaches for their studies. Some of these researchers like to be known as qualitative researchers; others like ... -
Picture yourself: Self-focus and the endowment effect in preschool children
(2016)When an object comes into possession, the owner will typically think that it is worth more than it did before they owned the item in a bias known as the endowment effect. This bias is particularly robust in Western societies ... -
The evaluation of functional feeds additives in commercial conditions with the pacific white leg shrimp
(University of Plymouth, 2020)Given the rapid expansion of aquaculture globally and with the Litopenaeus vannamei sector making a significant contribution to seafood production, there is an urgent need to address diet and feed formulation focused on ... -
Investigating the differing role of consonants and vowels in word processing
(University of Plymouth, 2020)According to Nespor, Peña, and Mehler (2003), there is an asymmetry between consonants and vowels in language processing, with consonants being more involved at the lexical level, and vowels serving as preferential cues ...
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