Psychological Science, University Of Bristol

Dr Olivia Maynard has been appointed as an ESRC Strategic Advisory Network member!
The Network provides:
* Detailed expert support and advice including on the design of strategies and schemes, investment management and interventions ... * A broad perspective of advice on issues, proposals and decisions inclusive of feedback on views within their various stakeholder groups * Access to academic and user experts to whom the office can turn to for ad-hoc advice, to test new ideas and advise on policy
As a school we feel that Olivia's place on this board is very well deserved and a fantastic achievement.
Full details can be found on our news page: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/psychology/news/ 2019/108.html
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We've had lots going on in the School over the past few weeks!
Check out our recent news items which include Bruce's top tips for achieving happiness, TARG research and our final year undergraduates attend the South West Undergraduate Psychology Conference!
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/psychology/news/

We hope you're all having a wonderful #InternationalDayOfHappiness 2019!
Prof. Bruce Hood from the School of Psychological Science has shared some tips with us on how to keep a happy mindset.
Full details can be found here: ... https://alumni.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/…/20 /top-7-happiness-ha…/
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The National Student Survey (final year students undergrads) and YourBristolSurvey (all students) are now open.
Have your say and make a difference:
NSS - https://www.thestudentsurvey.com/... YBS - https://bristolsurveys.onlinesurveys.ac.u k/yourbristolsurve…
Full details on each of the surveys can be found here: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/student -surveys/
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We are delighted to welcome Dr Liz Paul and Prof. Mike Mendl from Bristol Vet School to give this talk as part of our School Colloquium Series.
Full details can be found on our events page: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/psychology/event s/2019/108.html

Our snaps from the graduation are now up and they're great!
We are so proud of each and every one of our students and wish them all the best for the future.
To find out more about the day and our prize winners please see our news page: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/psychology/news/ 2019/103.html
... 🎉🎓🧠
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Wow! We've had an exciting day in the school today.
We have been watching our fantastic students graduate with their peers in the Faculty of Life Sciences. Congratulations to each and every one of them!
As well as this, former psychology student Professor Maggie Snowling also received her Honorary Degree from the University of Bristol today.
... We were delighted that Maggie could also visit the school to give an excellent psychology careers talk to several of our undergraduates!

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The school are delighted to be welcoming Nick Stewart as part of our School Seminar Series.
Abstract: In this talk Neil will discuss three papers:
... Gathergood, J., Mahoney, N., Stewart, N., & Weber, J. (in press). How do individuals repay their debt? The balance-matching heuristic. American Economic Review. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3000526
Gathergood, J., Hirshleifer, D. A., Leake, D., Sakaguchi, H., & Stewart, N. (2018). Naïve buying diversification and narrow framing among individual investors. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3056254
Quispe-Torreblanca, E., Stewart, N., Gathergood, J., & Loewenstein, G. (in press). The red, the black, and the plastic: Paying down credit card debt for hotels not sofas. Management Science. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3037416
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The school are delighted to be welcoming Dr Eva Krumhuber from University College London.
Abstract: Much of the existing research focuses on prototypical expressive patterns of emotions. In terms of the displayed emotions, the criterion for usage typically is clearly and easily recognizable expressions. In this talk, I would like to argue that the emotional clarity and prototypicality of facial displays is not sufficient to capture the complexities and subtleties of human pe...rception. Based on a number of studies conducted in my laboratory I show that perceivers go beyond what is directly observable and make inferences about the underlying states, intentions, and qualities of others. This is seen in examples that involve the perception of emotions from facial expressions as well as the attribution of dispositional and mental aspects. Furthermore, motivational as well as situational factors impact the meaning of facial expressions, leading to different behavioural responses.
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Wow! We've had an exciting day in the school today.
We have been watching our fantastic students graduate with their peers in the Faculty of Life Sciences. Congratulations to each and every one of them!
As well as this, former psychology student Professor Maggie Snowling also received her Honorary Degree from the University of Bristol today.
... We were delighted that Maggie could also visit the school to give an excellent psychology careers talk to several of our undergraduates!

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