Past events
Explore the past events at the ANU School of Medicine and Psychology. Review previous seminars, workshops, and conferences that have contributed to advancements in medical and psychological sciences and learn from the shared knowledge and experiences of experts and practitioners.
Recent Advances in the Measurement of Biased Attentional Processing and their Application
Cecil Gibb Research Seminar Series: An Overview of The Australian National Bushfire Health and Wellbeing Survey
Protecting our future by preserving our past: Collective Nostalgia Content Determines Ingroup Protective Sentiments and Behaviour
Judy Slee Student Seminar Series: PhD Candidate Panel
Evolutionary scientists all hail Charles Darwin as their founding-father, yet typically cite just one of his ideas: natural selection. Few clock that his theory of evolution – and his take on psychological topics – were rooted in a comprehensive understanding of organisms as agents.
A large number of research trials have demonstrated that psychological interventions can be effectively delivered via the internet. An increasing number of Digital Mental Health Services (DMHS) are now successfully delivering such interventions in routine care to large numbers of consumers.
Although decades of research in social psychology explored how the presence of others affects our behavior and performance, we still know surprisingly little about the impact of the feeling of being observed on the cognitive processes that underlie judgment and decision making.
Social media platforms—used by 88% of Australians—increase users’ exposure to graphic imagery known to negatively influence well-being. In an attempt to mitigate this negative impact, the dominant social-media platforms—including Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, Buzzfeed, YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok—now use warning screen
According to some pundits, we live in a post-truth world, surrounded by fake news, “alternative facts,” conspiracy theories, and dishonesty leaders. One risk of such misinformation is that people will believe it. This talk examines a different risk: that people will sometimes judge misinformation morally permissible...