A5055974422- Memory Processes and Influences
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Mind wandering and attention
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Education and Military Integration
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Face Recognition and Perception
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Child Abuse and Trauma
Flinders University
2016-2025
Bury College
2018-2019
University of Leicester
2008-2013
Victoria University of Wellington
2006-2007
The COVID-19 pandemic does not fit into prevailing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) models, or diagnostic criteria, yet emerging research shows traumatic stress symptoms as a result of this ongoing global stressor. Current pathogenic event models focus on past, and largely direct, trauma exposure to certain kinds life-threatening events. Yet, reactions future, indirect exposure, non-Criterion A events exist, suggesting is also stressor which could lead PTSD symptomology. To examine...
Abstract People show enhanced memory recall for disgust over fear, despite both being highly negative and arousing emotions. But does disgust’s ‘stickiness’ in result more false memories versus fear? Existing research finds low false-memory rates perhaps from using image lures depicting content unrelated to target images. Therefore, we presented 111 participants with disgust, (and neutral) images during an attention-monitoring task. After 24–48 hours, completed a recognition test, where they...
Research about intoxicated witnesses and criminal suspects is surprisingly limited, considering the police believe that they are quite ubiquitous. In present study, we assessed involvement of in investigation rape, robbery, assault crimes by analyzing cases were referred to a prosecutor's office. Results indicated played an appreciable role investigations: Intoxicated just as likely sober ones provide description culprit take identification test, suggesting investigators treat similarly....
Abstract Researchers studying the misinformation effect tend to present event in one of two formats: slides or video. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Videos capture much more information than slides, but permit easy counterbalancing details. We capitalised on digital technology create a that resolves many limitations inherent earlier formats. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
We examined the influence of alcohol on remembering an interactive hypothetical sexual assault scenario in laboratory using a balanced placebo design. Female participants completed memory test 24 hours and 4 months later. Participants reported less information (i.e., responded "don't know" more often to questions) if they were under during encoding. The accuracy intoxicated did not differ compared sober participants, however, suggesting effectively monitoring their at test. Additionally,...
Abstract Alcohol consumption is a major contributor to road accidents. While it likely that perceptual processing deficits contribute poorer driving performance among intoxicated individuals, we know little about alcohol's role in particular processes. For instance, even sober individuals can fail detect unexpected salient objects appear their visual fields, phenomenon known as inattentional blindness (IB; Mack & Rock, 1998). We were interested whether these errors become more or less...
Trigger warnings are messages alerting people to content containing themes that could cause distressing emotional reactions. Advocates claim allow prepare themselves and subsequently reduce negative reactions toward content, while critics insist may increase interpretations. Here, we investigated (a) the impact of viewing a warning message, (b) if message would or decrease participants' evaluations set ambiguous photos, (c) how participants evaluated overall study participation. We...
We experimentally examined the effects of alcohol consumption and exposure to misleading postevent information on memory for a hypothetical interactive rape scenario. used 2 beverage (alcohol vs. tonic water) × expectancy (told told tonic) factorial design. Participants (N = 80) were randomly assigned conditions. They consumed (mean blood content 0.06%) or water before engaging in Alcohol was controlled by telling participants they consuming alone, irrespective actual consuming....
ABSTRACTPersistent negative emotions are a key post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptom. Disgust occurs during/following traumatic events and predicts PTS symptoms, but is overlooked relative to other like fear. Here, we investigate how trauma-related disgust fades-or persists-in memory (i.e., person's recollection of they felt during event vs. their current feelings), over time, In cross-sectional (Study 1; N = 471) longitudinal 2; 160) study, participants rated fear reactions recent...
In therapy, clients sometimes repeatedly recall their traumatic memories to, among other things, resolve the incoherence said to underlie distress. But literature is silent on extent which people’s for and nontraumatic cohere over repeated compared with similar “control” not recalled. We asked people watch two films portraying or events then describe memory one of those 5 days. Our data suggest recalling prevents loss coherence that occurs when are There was little evidence incoherent a...
Reactivating a target memory and subsequently playing the computer game Tetris is thought to reduce intrusive memories being explored clinically. However, current literature on effect of intrusions has limitations. To examine whether previous finding from experimental research that reduces trauma film related replicable in large sample, we conducted preregistered, multi-site study healthy participants. Experiment 1 (N = 141) showed similar intrusion rates an updated was then used 2. In line...
Abstract Important as it is both to risk of re‐offending and cognitive behavioural treatment, violent cognition seldom measured in rehabilitation programmes, even more rarely linked measures violence risk. Most often, researchers measure by having offenders complete transparent self‐report questionnaires. This approach may be flawed socially desirable responding theoretical speculation that stronger links exist between automatic rather than explicit, consciously deliberated behaviour. We...
Summary Acute alcohol intoxication during encoding can impair subsequent identification accuracy, but results across studies have been inconsistent, with often finding no effect. Little is also known about how affects the confidence–accuracy relationship. We randomly assigned women ( N = 153) to consume (dosed achieve a 0.08% blood content) or tonic water, controlling for expectancy. Women then participated in an interactive hypothetical sexual assault scenario and, 24 hours 7 days later,...
The psychological well-being of PhD students has become interest after reports high levels distress and mental illness amongst these students. In an attempt to measure among students, some studies have used instruments that constructs related well-being, most commonly distress, whilst overlooking aspects well-being. This review a systematic approach identify in research evaluate their quality. search strategy identified 19 articles for inclusion. Most measured mainly symptoms, or associated...
Can metacognition increase trauma sufferers’ risk for developing and maintaining posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? We assessed the role of a range cognitive metacognitive belief domains—including metamemory—on PTSD symptoms. Adult participants reported their existing meta/cognitions lifetime exposure to trauma, then 12 weeks later, they symptoms in relation new since initial assessment. Participants with more held problematic metacognitions than fewer distress Moreover, people who...
Many people who drink alcohol have experienced a blackout; whereby they are unable to recall events that occurred during period of intoxication. Following these blackout episodes individuals may attempt reconstruct what happened them. Blackouts therefore afford an excellent opportunity study the strategies use forgotten experiences. We conducted survey university students explore how choose blackouts, and likely accuracy reconstructions. Our findings add growing research literature on...
In an attempt to mitigate the negative impact of graphic online imagery, Instagram has introduced sensitive-content screens—graphic images are obfuscated with a blur and accompanied by warning. Sensitive-content screens purportedly allow “vulnerable people” mental-health concerns avoid potentially distressing content. However, no research assessed whether operate as intended. Here we examined people, including vulnerable users (operationalized people more severe psychopathological symptoms,...