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November 01

Investigating England's [2011] Summer Of Disorder

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The Guardian and the London School of Economics will work together on the first empirical study into the rioting and looting

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/series/reading-the-riots

January 26

Ethics Of Research

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The Ethics in Science and Engineering National Clearinghouse is a national project lead by staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It aims to create a free online repository of materials relating to ethics and the responsible conduct of research in science and engineering disciplines. Although originally intended for the sciences, many of the topics cover issues faced by social scientists and psychologists. They include plagiarism, conflict of interest, whistle blowing, and the conduct of research with animal or human subjects. Materials include book chapters, articles, theses, working papers and academic papers. Users may search or browse the database. Subject to copyright many items can be downloaded free of charge. http://www.ethicslibrary.org/

From Intute.ac.uk

December 04

Psychology And Religion Research Group (PRRG), University Of Cambridge

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Psychology and religion research group
This is the homepage of the Psychology and Religion Research Group (PRRG) set up in 2000 at the University of Cambridge. The group was founded and directed by Dr Fraser Watts in order to forge better links between psychology and religion. It is co-directed by Dr John Polkinghorne. This website informs visitors about the academic programmes on offer as well as the research projects which its staff are involved in (on issues like Religion Cognition; Human Spiritual Qualities; and Science and Theology). Also available is information on news and events. Visitors can view staff profiles and search PRRG's publications database, where the abstracts of many works are available. The site holds a search engine. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.prrg.org.uk/prrg/home.acds?context=1609809

September 29

Ethics In Suicide Research, A Video

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Ethics in suicide research
This video, hosted by the US-based Research Channel, considers the ethical issues surrounding the use of suicidal participants in clinical research, particularly where participants might be denied treatment as a result of their inclusion in a control condition. The video is taken from the Allen L. Edwards Psychology Lectures series. It features the speakers Steve Buck and Marsha Linehan. It is 57 minutes in length and may be streamed in Windows Media format or Apple Quicktime format. The video is also available as MP4 and the audio may be downloaded seperately in MP3 format. It should be useful for researchers, students and teachers. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.researchchannel.org/prog/displayevent.aspx?rID=16248&fID=4139

July 23

Tough Choices: How Making Decisions Tires Your Brain

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The brain is like a muscle: when it gets depleted, it becomes less effective.

By On Amir

Scientific American

The human mind is a remarkable device. Nevertheless, it is not without limits. Recently, a growing body of research has focused on a particular mental limitation, which has to do with our ability to use a mental trait known as executive function. When you focus on a specific task for an extended period of time or choose to eat a salad instead of a piece of cake, you are flexing your executive function muscles. Both thought processes require conscious effort-you have to resist the temptation to let your mind wander or to indulge in the sweet dessert. It turns out, however, that use of executive function—a talent we all rely on throughout the day—draws upon a single resource of limited capacity in the brain. When this resource is exhausted by one activity, our mental capacity may be severely hindered in another, seemingly unrelated activity. (See here and here.)...[more]

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Unfortunately no references are given with the article. The following appears in a comment:

More on Kathleen Vohs and the 2008 paper found at: http://www.csom.umn.edu/Page6301.aspx "Making Choices Impairs Subsequent Self-Control: A Limited-Resource Account of Decision Making, Self-Regulation, and Active Initiative," Kathleen D. Vohs, Roy F. Baumeister, Brandon J. Schmeichel, Jean M. Twenge, Noelle M. Nelson, and Dianne M. Tice, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (May 2008). CW

March 16

Research Methodology

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methodology.co.uk

This website, run by the publishers SAGE, aims to provide support for "researchers, students and university teachers who are interested in learning more about anything to do with research methods". It covers both qualitative and quantitative approaches and tailors the resources available according to the needs of each type of user. The website lists journals, organisations, software, mailing lists, conferences and websites that may be of interest as well as books (though the latter list consists of SAGE publications only). There is also a methodology blog and a relevant journal article that's available for free download (changes each month). Intute.ac.uk
http://www.methodology.co.uk

February 22