Posts in "Student Stories"

The final post from me is about the Research Project. 

Now that I have written my thesis, I can confidently say that this was the most rewarding part of the entire degree. It gave me the opportunity to gain in depth knowledge of one topic. My thesis was on colour perception and…

My project aimed to extend the existing literature on stress-induced eating by investigating whether positive stress appraisal (SA) (i.e. generating a stress-is-enhancing mindset) compared to negative SA (generating a stress-is-debilitating mindset) could reduce the consumption of palatable high-sugar, high-fat food in response to acute stress. It was predicted that participants encouraged…

Is there anything more interesting than the human mind and brain? Not to me. The brain, like a rock and all other objects is just a bunch of atoms. But... rocks don't fall in love with each other, travel to the moon, or contemplate their own mortality. So, how does…

Let’s talk about the topic of Developmental Psychology. The lectures on the programme look at the theoretical and empirical evidence for the psychological development of children from about the age of 3 through to the end of adolescence, and sometimes makes comparisons to adults. 

We…

I arrived in Aberdeen in 2017, ready to start a new chapter of my life. Grades have played an important role for me from the start because good grades is what allowed me to get in Aberdeen in the first place and I did not want to disappoint myself and…

Let me share some info on the topic of Biological Psychology. 

Biological Psychology is where the mind meets the physical and we investigate the neuronal basis for emotion and behaviour. I found that this topic really gets you thinking about the deterministic nature of reality. Do our behaviours influence…

The school of psychology is full of talented people, all with their own specific set of interests. Take your time to read what everyone specializes in and figure out what you’d like to learn more about. When you find someone, you are interested in…

How did it feel to receive the British Psychological Society (BPS) undergraduate award, and what was your experience as an undergraduate at the University of Aberdeen?

Writing about myself and my feelings. This is more difficult than I expected, certainly more difficult than answering the usual essay topic for which…

A lot of students really look forward to studying Social Psychology as it definitely has the most relatable content to everyday life. It's a chance to see what social science has to say about the casual psychoanalyses that we make that lead us to say, "hey, aren't I an intuitive genius?…

Writing a novel is, admittedly, not really what we are striving for in a career in Psychology. There’s no research involved, no conclusions to be drawn, no APA references to be listed. And yet, I have recently had my first novel published. Granted, I started writing this book…