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Theoretical underpinnings: Relational frame theory and contextual behavioral science in a higher education context (2016)
Book Chapter
McHugh, L., Sandoz, E., & Hooper, N. (2016). Theoretical underpinnings: Relational frame theory and contextual behavioral science in a higher education context. In J. Block-Lerner, & L. Cardaciatto (Eds.), The Mindfulness-Informed Educator. Routledge

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The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) (2015)
Book
Hooper, N., & Larsson, A. (2015). The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). London: Palgrave Macmillan

n 1986 the first research study investigating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was published. It aimed to determine if an early conceptualization of the ACT model could be used to treat depression. Since this seminal study, further investigati... Read More about The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Transformation of Thought Suppression Functions Via Same and Opposite Relations (2015)
Journal Article
O’Keefe, R., Stewart, I., Hooper, N., Walsh, P., O'Keefe, R., Joyce, R., & McHugh, L. (2015). Transformation of Thought Suppression Functions Via Same and Opposite Relations. Psychological Record, 65(2), 375-399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-014-0113-0

© 2014, Association for Behavior Analysis International. The aim of this study was to investigate transformation of thought suppression functions via ‘same’ and ‘opposite’ relations. In Experiment 1 participants were given training and testing with t... Read More about Transformation of Thought Suppression Functions Via Same and Opposite Relations.

Using Brief Cognitive Restructuring and Cognitive Defusion Techniques to Cope With Negative Thoughts (2015)
Journal Article
Osborne, L. A., Larsson, A., Larsson, A., Hooper, N., Osborne, L., Bennett, P., & McHugh, L. (2015). Using Brief Cognitive Restructuring and Cognitive Defusion Techniques to Cope With Negative Thoughts. Behavior Modification, 40(3), 452-482. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445515621488

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Negative thoughts, experienced by 80% to 99% of the non-clinical population, have been linked to the development of psychopathology. The current study aimed to compare a cognitive restructuring and cognitive defusion tec... Read More about Using Brief Cognitive Restructuring and Cognitive Defusion Techniques to Cope With Negative Thoughts.

Perspective taking reduces the fundamental attribution error (2015)
Journal Article
Hooper, N., Erdogan, A., Keen, G., Lawton, K., & McHugh, L. (2015). Perspective taking reduces the fundamental attribution error. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 4(2), 69-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2015.02.002

© 2015 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science. The fundamental attribution error (FAE) refers to the predisposition for people to attribute the behavior of others to dispositional characteristics, rather than situational causes external to the... Read More about Perspective taking reduces the fundamental attribution error.

The effects of repeated thought suppression attempts on thought occurrence (2013)
Journal Article
Hooper, N., & Mchugh, L. (2013). The effects of repeated thought suppression attempts on thought occurrence. American Journal of Psychology, 126(3), 315-322. https://doi.org/10.5406/amerjpsyc.126.3.0315

In the thought suppression literature the completion of one suppression and one expression phase is called an indulgence cycle. The current study aimed to determine the effects on thought frequency of entering multiple indulgence cycles. Participants... Read More about The effects of repeated thought suppression attempts on thought occurrence.

Accepting your cravings (2013)
Book Chapter
Hooper, N. (2013). Accepting your cravings. In A. Kuznetsova (Ed.), Psychology of Cravings (35-60). New York, US: Nova Science Publishers

Cognitive defusion versus thought distraction in the mitigation of learned helplessness (2013)
Journal Article
Hooper, N., & McHugh, L. (2013). Cognitive defusion versus thought distraction in the mitigation of learned helplessness. Psychological Record, 63(1), 209-217

Recent research suggests that attempting to avoid unwanted psychological events is maladaptive. Contrastingly, cognitive defusion, which is an acceptance-based method for managing unwanted thoughts, may provide a plausible alternative. The current... Read More about Cognitive defusion versus thought distraction in the mitigation of learned helplessness.

Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice (2012)
Journal Article
Hooper, N., Stewart, I., Duffy, C., Freegard, G., & McHugh, L. (2012). Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 1(1-2), 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2012.06.001

The current study sought to provide an empirical model of the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice. In Experiment 1 (direct effect) participants were required to make a preference on a dichotomous choice task. After m... Read More about Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice.

Mindful maths: Reducing the impact of stereotype threat through a mindfulness exercise (2012)
Journal Article
Meier, B. P., Weger, U. W., Hooper, N., & Hopthrow, T. (2012). Mindful maths: Reducing the impact of stereotype threat through a mindfulness exercise. Consciousness and Cognition, 21(1), 471-475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2011.10.011

Individuals who experience stereotype threat - the pressure resulting from social comparisons that are perceived as unfavourable - show performance decrements across a wide range of tasks. One account of this effect is that the cognitive pressure tri... Read More about Mindful maths: Reducing the impact of stereotype threat through a mindfulness exercise.