Day Care in the news

An interesting discussion on the topic of day care was broadcast on Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 today at 10am. Jane Garvey interviewed Penelope Leach and Eva Lloyd. You will be able to listen again if you go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nhwqm

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A new insight into phobias

Could a fear of spiders, snakes (or even orcs) actually be an inherited defence mechanism laid down in a family’s genes by an ancestors’ frightening encounter with one of these terrifying beasts? New research suggests that memories can be passed down through the generations as a result of chemical changes in DNA that allow offspring […]

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A Day in the Life…

Texts in our Complete Companion series are affectionately known as the ‘Cat and Dog’ books, but have you ever wondered who the cats and dogs are that adorn our covers? We thought we’d start with our AS Mini Companion kitten, BB, who lives with her owners Chris and Chloe in Bristol. We asked them to […]

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The Dog Days of Summer!

Snapping at the heels of our AS cat Coco is Ellie, the now 8 year-old Irish Setter and cover model for our brand new third edition of: Psychology A2 – Complete Companion for AQA A which published today! We are delighted with the result and feel confident that it will be an invaluable new resource […]

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ARE YOU ADDICTED TO FACEBOOK?

Thanks to a group of researchers in Norway, people can now measure the severity of their Facebook addiction using the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). It is thought to be the first time psychologists have formally recognised social media dependency as a real addiction, and the scale is the first of its kind in world. […]

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The Myth of the eight-hour sleep

Today’s BBC website carries a fascinating article that challenges the commonly held view that an eight-hour period of continuous sleep is natural for human beings. We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night – but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history […]

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