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Yvonne Teoh

PhD Candidate, Malaysia

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Face Perception Research Group Featured in The Star News

The Face Perception Research Group, based in the School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is in the The Star news today! The Star article looks into the research conducted by PhD student, Tan Kok Wei, and headed by Dr Ian D. Stephen which focuses on the science of attraction, specifically skin colour as …

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) – LOOK there is an approaching vehicle, is it SAFE to pull out?“

Continuing with the series of posts on the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, here is Lee Yee Mun’s entry titled “LOOK there is an approaching vehicle, is it SAFE to pull out?“ Have you ever driven in Malaysia? Or have you adapted to Malaysian driving’s style and did not realize the problems with it? My …

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) – Foraging for Thought

Continuing with the series of posts on the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, here is Poh Wei Lin’s talk titled “Foraging for Thought.” Whenever I tell people that I study psychology, the usual response I get is “Can you read my mind?” Just to be clear, I can’t, even if I stared deeply into your …

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3rd Year Modules: Cognitive Neuroscience of Ageing

The most obvious signs of ageing are physical changes, for examples developing wrinkles and your hair turning grey.  Other changes include the slowing down of motor movements, and being more prone to chronic illnesses (such as hypertension, rheumatism, osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes and asthma (e.g., Oskvig, 2005).  This can reduce the ability of an older …

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Malala Yousafzai: Words To Remember

Disclaimer: The author of this article is no expert on Malala Yousafzai, the current state of education in Pakistan or on psychology in general. “You must fight others through peace and through dialogue and through education”. The words above were uttered by one Malala Yousafzai during her interview at The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, …

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80,000 words in three minutes: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is exactly what it sounds like: describe your thesis in three minutes.  In plain English, so someone outside your field can understand it.  To put it in perspective, a typical thesis of 80,000 words would take 9 hours to present.  We had three minutes.  (That’s 180 times less, in case you …

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3rd Year Modules: Evolution of Brain and Behaviour

Continuing with the series of introducing third year modules… To start things off, I am going to try to answer two very different questions: 1)      Why is a mother breastfeeding her child? 2)      How did Malaysia revolutionise psychology, but get no credit for it? How do these questions relate to my module? Keep reading and …

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Tips for Freshers (Part 2)

Continuing from last week, here are a few more tips for those of you who just joined our Psych department here in UNMC.   1.       Attend ALL lectures and PAY ATTENTION. This is when you’ll get your lecture notes, the lecturer’s input on the topic, and one of the few chances that you get to …

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Tips for Freshers (Part 1)

So, it’s that time of the year again, the new academic year is about to start, and a few of us have decided to compile a list of (we guess you can call it comprehensive) tips that could come in handy for those who will be joining our small, and ever- growing Psychology department here …

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Facing Psychology Year 2: Tips from a Veteran

So you made it past first year. Survived Statistical Methods I. Went to the zoo for animal observation (and were assaulted by Joe the Chimpanzee? No? I guess he just didn’t like my year). Well done! Of course, some of you might be getting a bit cocky, thinking the year to come is going to …

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