Recently Year 12 Psychology students were privileged to attend the ‘Psychology in action’ conference in Westminster that involved a series of lectures. This article will cover the lecture titles ‘The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories’. There are three questions this lecture aimed to answer: What is a conspiracy theory? What is the harm? Why do people […]
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How do brands and politicians get us to do what they want?
At the ‘Psychology in Action’ conference attended by Year 12 psychology students, Patrick Fagan delivered a fascinating and thought-provoking talk on Applied Behavioural Science. It was all about how do brands and politicians ‘nudge’ us into doing what they want. Fagan gave us several examples of how this ‘nudge’ policy is used in marketing and […]
The psychology of dance
It is simple enough for me to say that dance, like most forms of exercise, can improve our mental health, but I wanted to know what actually happens in our brains and our bodies that makes dance so beneficial. We know that when we dance, our brain releases endorphins – hormones which can trigger neurotransmitters […]
The Power of Music
Catherine Loveday delivered an incredibly insightful and interesting talk on ‘the power of music’. She began the talk with an anecdote about how she was walking through the Dublin Christmas Market when her dad’s favourite festive song began to play. She immediately became incredibly emotional, experiencing feelings of grief, happiness, and nostalgia all at the […]