Psychology


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A double-blind placebo controlled experimental study of nicotine: I - Effects on incentive motivation
Dawkins, L., Powell, Jane H., West, Robert, Powell, John and Pickering, Alan 2006. A double-blind placebo controlled experimental study of nicotine: I - Effects on incentive motivation. Psychopharmacology. 189 (3), pp. 355-367.

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Is empirical imagination a constraint on adaptationist theory construction? (Commentary)
Dickins, Thomas E. and Dickins, David W. 2002. Is empirical imagination a constraint on adaptationist theory construction? (Commentary). Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 25 (4), pp. 515-516.

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General Symbol Machines: The first stage in the evolution of symbolic communication
Dickins, Thomas E. 2003. General Symbol Machines: The first stage in the evolution of symbolic communication. Evolutionary Psychology.

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On sociosexual cognitive architecture (Commentary)
Dickins, Thomas E. 2005. On sociosexual cognitive architecture (Commentary). Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 28 (2), pp. 280-281.

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Can there ever be a non-specific adaptation? A response to Simon J. Hampton.
Dickins, Thomas E. 2005. Can there ever be a non-specific adaptation? A response to Simon J. Hampton. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour. 35 (3), pp. 329-340.

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The phylogeny and ontogeny of adaptations (Commentary)
Dickins, Thomas E. 2006. The phylogeny and ontogeny of adaptations (Commentary). Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 29 (3), pp. 283-284.

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Designed calibration: Naturally selected flexibility, not non-genetic inheritance (Commentary)
Dickins, Thomas E. and Dickins, Benjamin J.A. 2007. Designed calibration: Naturally selected flexibility, not non-genetic inheritance (Commentary). Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 30 (4), pp. 368-369.

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The effects of smoking and abstinence on experience of happiness and sadness in response to positively valenced, negatively valenced, and neutral film clips
Dawkins, L., Acaster, Sarah and Powell, Jane H. 2007. The effects of smoking and abstinence on experience of happiness and sadness in response to positively valenced, negatively valenced, and neutral film clips. Addictive Behaviors. 32 (2), pp. 425-431.

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A double-blind placebo controlled experimental study of nicotine: II - Effects on response inhibition and executive functioning
Dawkins, L., Powell, Jane H., West, Robert, Powell, John and Pickering, Alan 2007. A double-blind placebo controlled experimental study of nicotine: II - Effects on response inhibition and executive functioning. Psychopharmacology. 190 (4), pp. 457-467.

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Two more things for consideration: Sexual orientation and conduct disorder (Commentary)
Dickins, Thomas E. and Sergeant, Mark J.T. 2009. Two more things for consideration: Sexual orientation and conduct disorder (Commentary). Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

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Psychology, Biology and the Market Place
Dickins, Thomas E. 2009. Psychology, Biology and the Market Place. Psychology Teaching Review. 14 (2), pp. 17-20.

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Social Constructionism as Cognitive Science
Dickins, Thomas E. 2004. Social Constructionism as Cognitive Science.

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Evolutionary Health Psychology
Dickins, Thomas E. 2006. Evolutionary Health Psychology. Health Psychology Update. 15 (1), pp. 4-10.

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Synthesis in the human evolutionary behavioural sciences
Sear, Rebecca, Lawson, David W. and Dickins, Thomas E. 2007. Synthesis in the human evolutionary behavioural sciences. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology.

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Mind the gap(s)…in theory, method and data: Re-examining Kanazawa (2006)
Dickins, Thomas E., Sear, Rebecca and Wells, Andrew J. 2007. Mind the gap(s)…in theory, method and data: Re-examining Kanazawa (2006). Journal of Health Psychology. 12 (2), pp. 167-178.

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Is this conjectural phenotypic dichotomy a plausible outcome of genomic imprinting? (Commentary)
Dickins, Benjamin J.A., Dickins, David W. and Dickins, Thomas E. 2008. Is this conjectural phenotypic dichotomy a plausible outcome of genomic imprinting? (Commentary). Behavioural and Brain Sciences. 31 (3), pp. 267-268.

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Symbols, Stimulus Equivalence and the Origins of Language
Dickins, Thomas E. and Dickins, David W. 2001. Symbols, Stimulus Equivalence and the Origins of Language. Behavior and Philosophy.

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Social Dominance and Sexual Orientation
Dickins, Thomas E. and Sergeant, Mark J.T. 2008. Social Dominance and Sexual Orientation. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. 6 (1), pp. 57-71.

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Sex-related invariance across cultures in an online role-playing game
Levene, Rebecca and Dickins, Thomas E. 2008. Sex-related invariance across cultures in an online role-playing game. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. 6 (2), pp. 141-148.

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Birthweight and paternal involvement predict early reproduction in British women: Evidence from the National Child Development Study
Nettle, Daniel, Coall, David A. and Dickins, Thomas E. 2009. Birthweight and paternal involvement predict early reproduction in British women: Evidence from the National Child Development Study. American Journal of Human Biology. 22 (2), pp. 172-179.

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Evolution, development and learning - a nested hierarchy?
Dickins, Thomas E. and Levy, Joe P. 2001. Evolution, development and learning - a nested hierarchy? in: French, Robert M and Sougné, Jacques P (ed.) Correctionist models of learning and evolution: the 6th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop Liège Belgium 16-19 September 2001 pp.

Book chapter

What can evolutionary psychology tell us about cognitive architecture?
Dickins, Thomas E. 2003. What can evolutionary psychology tell us about cognitive architecture? History and Philosophy of Psychology. 5 (1), pp. 1-16.

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The self-reported importance of olfaction during human mate choice
Sergeant, Mark J.T., Davies, M., Dickins, Thomas E. and Griffiths, Mark D. 2005. The self-reported importance of olfaction during human mate choice. Sexualities, Evolution and Gender. 7 (3), pp. 199-213.

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Aggression, empathy and sexual orientation in males
Sergeant, Mark J.T., Dickins, Thomas E., Davies, M. and Griffiths, Mark D. 2006. Aggression, empathy and sexual orientation in males. Personality and Individual Differences. 40 (3), pp. 475-486.

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Changes in Art: Market Forces or Evolution
Dickins, Thomas E. 2009. Changes in Art: Market Forces or Evolution. Empirical Studies of the Arts. 27 (2), pp. 159-165.

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Mother nature's tolerant ways: Why non-genetic inheritance has nothing to do with evolution
Dickins, Thomas E. and Dickins, Benjamin J.A. 2008. Mother nature's tolerant ways: Why non-genetic inheritance has nothing to do with evolution. New Ideas in Psychology. 26 (1), pp. 41-54.

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Opportunity for development or necessary nuisance? The case for viewing working with interpreters as a bonus in therapeutic work
Tribe, R. and Thompson, Kate 2009. Opportunity for development or necessary nuisance? The case for viewing working with interpreters as a bonus in therapeutic work. International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care. 5 (2), pp. 4-12.

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Clinical Psychology in Context: A Commentary on David Pilgrim's ‘British Clinical Psychology and Society’
Harper, D. 2010. Clinical Psychology in Context: A Commentary on David Pilgrim's ‘British Clinical Psychology and Society’. Psychology Learning & Teaching. 9 (2), pp. 13-14. https://doi.org/10.2304/plat.2010.9.2.13

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Challenging teenagers’ ideas about people with mental health problems
Sholl, C., Korkie, J. and Harper, D. 2010. Challenging teenagers’ ideas about people with mental health problems. The Psychologist. 23 (1), pp. 26-27.

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Psychosocial supportwithin a global movement
Davidson, S. 2010. Psychosocial supportwithin a global movement. Psychologist. 23 (4), pp. 304-307.

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Tensions and dilemmas in clinical psychology’s relationship with the service user movement
Harper, D. 2010. Tensions and dilemmas in clinical psychology’s relationship with the service user movement. Clinical Psychology Forum. 209, pp. 35-38. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpscpf.2010.1.209.35

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Mental health service user territories: Enacting 'safe spaces' in the community
Tucker, I. 2010. Mental health service user territories: Enacting 'safe spaces' in the community. Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine. 14 (4), pp. 434-448. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459309357485

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Belief in a just world and attitudes towards mental illness
McKechnie, V. and Harper, D. 2010. Belief in a just world and attitudes towards mental illness. Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches. 3 (2), pp. 145-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/17522439.2010.484504

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Generating inferences from written and spoken language: a comparison of children with visual impairment and children with sight
Edmonds, C. and Pring, Linda 2006. Generating inferences from written and spoken language: a comparison of children with visual impairment and children with sight. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 24 (2), pp. 337-351.

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Inspection time and cognitive abilities in twins aged 7 to 17 years: age-related changes, heritability and genetic covariance
Edmonds, C., Isaacs, Elizabeth B., Visscher, Peter M., Rogers, Mary, Lanigan, Julie, Singhal, Atul, Lucas, Alan, Gringras, Paul, Denton, Jane and Deary, Ian J. 2008. Inspection time and cognitive abilities in twins aged 7 to 17 years: age-related changes, heritability and genetic covariance. Intelligence. 36 (3), pp. 210-225.

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Should children drink more water? The effects of drinking water on cognition in children
Edmonds, C. and Burford, Denise 2009. Should children drink more water? The effects of drinking water on cognition in children. Appetite. 52 (3), pp. 776-779.

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Aluminum exposure from parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: bone health at 15-year follow-up
Fewtrell, Mary S., Bishop, Nick J., Edmonds, C., Isaacs, Elizabeth B. and Lucas, Alan 2009. Aluminum exposure from parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: bone health at 15-year follow-up. Pediatrics. 124 (5), pp. 1372-1379.

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Does having a drink help you think? 6–7-year-old children show improvements in cognitive performance from baseline to test after having a drink of water
Edmonds, C. and Jeffes, Ben 2009. Does having a drink help you think? 6–7-year-old children show improvements in cognitive performance from baseline to test after having a drink of water. Appetite. 53 (3), pp. 469-472.

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Being backed up: accounts by adolescent Bangladeshi boys, of growing up in the East End of London
Wells, Jonathan and Baker, M. 2004. Being backed up: accounts by adolescent Bangladeshi boys, of growing up in the East End of London.

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Changes in internal states across the binge–vomit cycle in bulimia nervosa
Corstorphine, Emma, Waller, Glenn, Ohanian, Vartouhi and Baker, M. 2006. Changes in internal states across the binge–vomit cycle in bulimia nervosa. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 194 (6), pp. 446-449.

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