Media

Daniel Kahneman on 'noise'

Bias is a psychological process detectable in individual judgements. Noise is a different phenomenon affecting human decisions.
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Climate change and the tyranny of psychological distance

With last summer’s bushfires largely out of the headlines, has the psychological distance people might feel towards climate change increased?
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No wonder isolation’s so tiring

Anxiety, depression, loneliness and stress are affecting our sleep patterns and how tired we feel. But we may be getting tired for another reason.
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Overcoming stigma on World Mental Health Day

Find out more about some of the many mental health research highlights involving UNSW Sydney academics and students.
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UNSW and public schools help children with severe behavioural problems

June 06, 2020
UNSW Sydney has partnered with a network of public primary schools and preschools to establish one of the world's first school-based clinics to provide evidence-based early intervention to young children with severe disruptive behaviour.
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Future Minds Lab investigates the thinking that will change how we work

Understanding the science behind innovation, and what makes some start-ups thrive and others fail, is the focus of the world-first Future Minds Lab which launched at UNSW Sydney this week.l
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Panic attacks tackled in one-week intensive online therapy

Scientists from UNSW Science’s School of Psychology and St. Vincent’s Hospital are leading world-first research to learn more about a novel therapeutic approach for people who suffer from panic attacks.
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Video game players exposed to graphic content may see the world differently

A UNSW-led study into the phenomenon of emotion-induced blindness has shown that people who frequently play violent video games are more immune to disturbing images than non-players.
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PhD student Sandersan Onie appears on ABC Radio’s The Science Show”

Mr Onie was there to discuss his ongoing initiative to foster science-based psychological understanding and intervention within his home country of Indonesia.
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UNSW exhibit shows Sculpture by the Sea visitors the complexity of PTSD

Sculpture by the Sea, one of the world’s biggest outdoor sculpture exhibitions, will this year feature a work exploring the complexity of mental illness through a video and sculpture created by a team at UNSW Sydney.
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Should you be 'nudged' into better health without knowing it?

The popular notion of “nudging” is based on the idea we can push people gently towards doing what’s best for their health. But what is best? And who gets to decide? Is it your mum, your doctor, the health department or you?
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Exercising immediately after study may help you remember

Exercise may be the secret to retaining information, according to new research from UNSW that may encourage more physical activity in classrooms and nursing homes.
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Why bad moods are good for you: the surprising benefits of sadness

It’s time to re-assess the role of bad moods in our lives. We should recognise they are a normal, and even a useful and adaptive part of being human, helping us cope with many everyday situations and challenges.
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5 Ways Sadness is Good for You

With the advent of fMRI imaging and the proliferation of brain research, scientists have begun to find out more about how sadness works in the brain and influences our thoughts and behavior.
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Researchers want to know why women are more likely to be afraid of spiders

The majority of genuine arachnophobes are women, with some studies suggesting as many as 90 per cent of arachnophobes are female.
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Worried about shark attacks or terrorism? How to think about risk

Since 1996, only eight people have been killed by terrorism attacks in Australia. There have been 186 shark attacks in the 20 years from 1990 to 2009. How should we think about these risks?
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Award: Australia’s highest honour for UNSW trauma expert

UNSW Scientia Professor Richard Bryant, a world expert in the mental health of people affected by adversity and trauma, has received Australia’s highest accolade in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours.
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Grants: UNSW tops the state in industry-linkage grants

School of Psychology researchers have performed strongly to help UNSW secure the highest level of funding in NSW in the latest round of federal government’s industry-linked research projects scheme.
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