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The Many Challenges of Human Experimental Itch Research (2023)
Book Chapter
Holle, H., & Lloyd, D. M. (2023). The Many Challenges of Human Experimental Itch Research. In N. P. Holmes (Ed.), Somatosensory Research Methods (161-180). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3068-6_8

Itch has long been a neglected sense within somatosensory research, and with good reason: acute itch, although relatively easy to trigger, is notoriously difficult to control experimentally. Its time course and behavior cannot easily be predicted and... Read More about The Many Challenges of Human Experimental Itch Research.

Hominoid (2022)
Book Chapter
Wilson, V. (2022). Hominoid. In J. Vonk, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (3141-3144). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55065-7_1141

This chapter will touch on the need to understand environmental influences that may have provided selection pressures for particular cognitive abilities, such as habitat, group size, and social structure. Such an understanding could be influential in... Read More about Hominoid.

Hominid (2018)
Book Chapter
Wilson, V. (2018). Hominid. In J. Vonk, & T. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (1-5). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_1130-1

Hominids are the group of primates known as the great apes, which includes orangutans (Bornean, Pongo pygmaeus, and Sumatran, Pongo abelii), gorillas (Western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, and Eastern gorilla, Gorilla beringei), chimpanzees (Pan troglody... Read More about Hominid.

Neural Substrates of Learning and Attentive Processes (2016)
Book Chapter
George, D. N. (2016). Neural Substrates of Learning and Attentive Processes. In R. A. Murphy, & R. C. Honey (Eds.), The Wiley Handbook on the Cognitive Neuroscience of Learning (86-113). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118650813.ch5

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. This chapter reviews research on the neural correlates of several behavioral effects predicted by each model and considers what this research can tell about the psychological processes involved in... Read More about Neural Substrates of Learning and Attentive Processes.

Mental toughness and fatigue: The impact of mental toughness on the development of fatigue. (2015)
Book Chapter
Earle, F. (2015). Mental toughness and fatigue: The impact of mental toughness on the development of fatigue. In D. Strycharczyk, & P. Clough (Eds.), Developing Mental Toughness: Coaching Strategies to Improve Performance, Resilience and Wellbeing (122-136). (2nd ed.). Kogan Page

Mental toughness is about how effectively individuals deal with stress, pressure and challenge. It is rooted in the notion of resilience but moves beyond this by adding ideas from the world of positive psychology. The result is a complete process whi... Read More about Mental toughness and fatigue: The impact of mental toughness on the development of fatigue..

Sozialpsychologie (2015)
Book Chapter
Weil, R., & Walther, E. (2015). Sozialpsychologie. In A. Schütz, M. Brand, H. Selg, & S. Lautenbacher (Eds.), Psychologie: Eine Einführung in ihre Grundlagen und Anwendungsfelder (233-255). (5th ed.). Kohlhammer Verlag

Forensic hypnosis (2015)
Book Chapter
Mazzoni, G., Green, J. P., Kirsch, I., Lemons, P., Lilienfeld, S. O., & Lynn, S. J. Forensic hypnosis. In Encyclopedia of Clinical Psychology (1-3). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118625392.wbecp363

Hypnosis has long generated controversy as a recall enhancement method. Concerns about hypnosis are warranted by findings of a tradeoff between the number of memories recalled and memory accuracy. Moreover, witnesses often express confidence in hypno... Read More about Forensic hypnosis.

Mental toughness: its relevance to teaching (2014)
Book Chapter
Earle, F., & Clough, P. (2014). Mental toughness: its relevance to teaching. In D. Strycharczyk, & P. Clough (Eds.), Developing Mental Toughness in Young People: Approaches to Achievement, Well-being, Employability, and Positive Behaviour. Karnac Books

This chapter discusses some of the challenges in the real world and how an understanding of mental toughness might help. Areas that relate to mental toughness include: dealing with stress; optimising and understanding the learning environment and dea... Read More about Mental toughness: its relevance to teaching.