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Your thesis teaches you to be a scientist!

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…

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Understanding Developmental Psychology

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…

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Where the Mind meets the Physical

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…

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Why do we behave the way we do?

Hi and welcome, I'm Josh and I was a Programme Ambassador for the MSc Psychological Studies degree during my time as a student. The conversion course is a unique opportunity to study a masters in a new subject. It draws in all sorts of people with different backgrounds and stories.…

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The link between the study of perception and building AI

Hello! I’m Josh and I studied at Aberdeen last year. Studying Psychology transformed my wildest dreams into a reality (perhaps not your classic dreams of following trodden paths to the peaks of Everest, but discovering the neural pathways to the peaks of brain activity). This Psychology conversion course is the…

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