Beyond Zimbardo: The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment, arguably one of the most controversial experiments of the 20th century, has polarised opinions for over 50 years: To its supporters,

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Dynamic Learning: Mindmaps

Mindmapping is a note-taking technique combining text and graphics that research has shown can improve recall, understanding and help structure exam answers. And this short

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Dynamic Learning: Procrastination 1: Avoidance and Denial

Most of us try to avoid doing things we don’t particularly like. But for students, research has shown procrastination can have particularly serious consequences, such

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Dynamic Learning: Procrastination 2: Prevention Strategies

If procrastination is a problem, how do we prevent it? While the conventional advice is to focus on the future rewards of studying, this doesn’t

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Dynamic Learning: Procrastination 3: Facing the Fear

A major cause of procrastination is fear: Of failure. Of criticism. Of not reaching the high standards we’ve set for ourselves. But while it’s one

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Dynamic Learning: Context-Dependent Memory

If you’ve ever returned somewhere and found your mind suddenly filled with memories, you’ve experienced what psychologists call context-dependent memory. Research has shown that our

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Psychology Film Club

Designed to enhance the teaching of A-level and AP Psychology, an annual subscription to the Film Club gives you unlimited access to all of our

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Dynamic Learning: Better Sleep – Better Grades

Although there’s a long history of scientific research demonstrating the importance of sleep to memory, that’s not much comfort to students who find it difficult

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Dynamic Learning: Spaced Repetition

Research has shown that when we learn new information we’ll have forgotten around 50% of it within a day and 75% of it after a

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Dynamic Learning: Metacognition

Over 30 years of educational research has shown that metacognition – an awareness of how we think – helps students take more control over their

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