Congratulations to Lorcan, who achieved an excellence award in the final Global round of the 2024 Minds Underground Psychology Olympiad competition with this essay on genetic and environment contributions to mental illness… Although genetic factors can sometimes play a role in the development of mental illness, environmental factors are by far the most important. […]
Category: Competitions
Brainfeed organised competitions of essays and articles. Look here for running competitions and the best entries from past ones!
A level Research Project Winners
We had 3 winners of the best independent research project this year – read on for their project summaries… The Effect of Stress on Dreams – Zaynab Ul Haq Dreams have always been particularly interesting due to them teetering over the sub-conscious and unconscious parts of our mind. This research is conducted on dreams […]
How does sports psychology affect sports performance?
In the Lent Term 2024, BrainFeed ran a competition where students in year 10, 11, and 12 completed a 500 word essay on one of 3 given essay titles. Here is our winning entry, written by Evie L, year 12. Sports psychology can be described as the study of how psychological factors influence sport, athletic […]
To what extent is intelligence inherited?
In the Lent Term 2024, BrainFeed ran a competition where students in year 10, 11, and 12 completed a 500 word essay on one of 3 given essay titles. Here is our winning entry, written by Louisa A, year 12. Intelligence can serve as the best predicting factor for important markers in our life. It […]
How does psychology affect sports performance?
To fully understand this question, you would need to dive deeper into what psychology affecting sports performances means. According to The American Psychological Association, sport psychology is a skill that uses psychological knowledge to reach optimal performance. In this essay I will be analysing why different psychological techniques are used, what different techniques are used […]
New – Psychology Essay Competition
Open to Year 10, 11 and 12 Amazon gift card prizes! 3 title options: – To what extent is intelligence inherited? – What are the psychological impacts of social media on teenagers? – How does psychology affect sports performance? Around 500 words Deadline: Monday 4th March (Year 10 and 11) Monday 25th march (Year […]
Discuss the contributions of psychological insights to modern society
In the Lent Term 2022, BrainFeed ran a competition in the sixth form to complete a 2,000 word essay on one of 3 titles. Here is our second winning entry, written by Saffron Matthews, year 12. There are many psychological insights that have contributed to modern society, research in psychology has saved many lives as […]
To What Extent are the Mind and the Brain the Same?
In the Lent term 2022, BrainFeed ran a competition in the sixth form to complete a 2,000 word essay on one of 3 given essay titles. Here is our winning entry, written by Hannah Hardman-Mountford, year 12. This essay will debate the centuries old ‘mind-body problem’ which serves to determine the extent to which the […]
New Technique in Identifying Liars Developed!
In the Lent Term 2022, BrainFeed ran a competition in the senior school to write an article about anything in Psychology that would interest you! Here is our winning article, written by Ameera Yasir, year 10. Would you like to be able to identify a liar? Or catch your annoying brother out when he insists […]
Sixth Form: Lent 2022 Competition!
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Closing date 7th March!