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Dr Richard O'Connor's Outputs (2)

Mechanisms underpinning the gestural facilitation of second language word learning: an investigation through speeded and un-speeded tasks (2024)
Thesis
Minton-Branfoot, E. (2024). Mechanisms underpinning the gestural facilitation of second language word learning: an investigation through speeded and un-speeded tasks. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4913290

Vocabulary learning is one of the many challenges faced by second language learners, particularly when full immersion is not available. Iconic gesture cues have been found to provide benefits in such learning. However, the full extent of the gesture... Read More about Mechanisms underpinning the gestural facilitation of second language word learning: an investigation through speeded and un-speeded tasks.

Social intuition: behavioral and neurobiological considerations (2024)
Journal Article
Jellema, T., Macinska, S. T., O’Connor, R. J., & Skodova, T. (2024). Social intuition: behavioral and neurobiological considerations. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, Article 1336363. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1336363

Social intuition is instrumental in bringing about successful human interactions, yet its behavioral and neural underpinnings are still poorly understood. We focus in this article on the automatic, involuntary, nature of social intuition, rather than... Read More about Social intuition: behavioral and neurobiological considerations.