Research
Psychology at Canterbury Christ Church University has a commitment to excellence in scientific research. The psychology team consists of specialists from some of the major sub-disciplines, including cognitive, developmental, health, social and psychophysiological psychology. This diversity of expertise enables us to pursue research topics of considerable contemporary significance, whilst maintaining excellent standards of teaching through the inclusion of the most up-to-date findings.
Recent publications can be found on individual staff member's home pages (accessed via the Staff Profiles section).
Current research projects include:
Mule cognition
Detour behaviour in dogs
The effect of unilateral muscular contractions on hemisphere
Psychophysiological psychology
Health psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Simultaneous EEG and EMG measurements during internal and external focused attention in sport
Monitoring EEG during exposure to binaural beats
Negation modality effects
Competitive victimhood
Discourse and psychology of climate change