Outputs (168)

Comparing thought suppression and acceptance as coping techniques for food cravings (2012)
Journal Article

Handling food cravings seems to play a major role in weight management. Many try to simply avoid cravings. However, avoidance based techniques like thought suppression can make attempts to deal with cravings more difficult. Recent research suggests t... Read More about Comparing thought suppression and acceptance as coping techniques for food cravings.

Overcoming hurdles in translating visual search research between the lab and the field (2012)
Book Chapter

Research in visual search can be vital to improving performance in careers such as radiology and airport security screening. In these applied, or "field," searches, accuracy is critical, and misses are potentially fatal; however, despite the importan... Read More about Overcoming hurdles in translating visual search research between the lab and the field.

Men's experiences of gynaecomastia and corrective surgery: A qualitative report (2012)
Journal Article

Energy drinks mixed with alcohol: Misconceptions, myths, and facts (2012)
Journal Article

Background: Whilst energy drinks improve performance and feelings of alertness, recent articles suggest that energy drink consumption combined with alcohol may reduce perception of alcohol intoxication, or lead to increased alcohol or drug use. This... Read More about Energy drinks mixed with alcohol: Misconceptions, myths, and facts.

Academic achievement in individuals with cleft: A population-based register study (2012)
Journal Article

Objective: The focus of this study was to determine whether there were any significant differences in academic achievement between students with a cleft and the general population of Swedish students at the typical time of graduation from compulsory... Read More about Academic achievement in individuals with cleft: A population-based register study.

What is commitment? women's accounts of intimate attachment (2012)
Journal Article

© The Policy Press 2012. Commitment is a widely acknowledged concern among the general public as well as among academics and scholars. What commitment actually constitutes, however, is not easily defined. This article explores existing theories of co... Read More about What is commitment? women's accounts of intimate attachment.

A Bayesian Optimal Foraging Model of Human Visual Search (2012)
Journal Article

Real-world visual searches often contain a variable and unknown number of targets. Such searches present difficult metacognitive challenges, as searchers must decide when to stop looking for additional targets, which results in high miss rates in mul... Read More about A Bayesian Optimal Foraging Model of Human Visual Search.

Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse (2012)
Journal Article

Whilst it is acknowledged that grooming and sexual abuse takes place both in the offline and online environment, the continued convergence of technologies means that the offline and online boundaries are increasingly blurred. This paper will discuss... Read More about Mobile phone technology and sexual abuse.