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T-REX- the teachers’ research exchange. Overcoming the research-practice gap in education (Pre-published)
(Springer, 2020-04-19)This paper introduces the Teachers Research Exchange (T-REX), an online community of practice that is currently being deployed on a pilot basis nationwide in Ireland as a response to the research-practice gap . The system ... -
Thinking aloud: An exploration of cognitions in professional snooker (Pre-published version)
(Elsevier, 2018)Objectives: Presently, there is no exploration into the cognitive processes of super-elite and elite professional snooker players during real-time performance. Therefore, this study explored the cognitions of seven ... -
Thinking counterfactually – how controllability affects the ‘undoing’ of causes and enablers.
(Cognitive Science Society, 2008)Abstract Previous research on counterfactual thoughts about prevention suggests that people tend to focus on enabling rather than causing agents. However, research has also demonstrated that people have a preference ... -
The time of our lives: an investigation into the effects of technological advances on temporal experience.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2012)Previous research (Blatchley et al., 2007) investigating the relationship between timing accuracy and computer use highlighted a potential difference between individuals with high and low levels of computer usage. In order ... -
Two kinds of theory- what psychology can learn from Einstein (Pre-published)
(SAGE Publications, 2020-04-24)A century ago, Einstein distinguished between two kinds of theory—theories of principle and constructive theories. These have separate but complementary roles to play in the advancement of knowledge, in the manner in which ... -
Type D personality and hemodynamic reactivity to laboratory stress in women
(Elsevier, 2011)Abstract The Type D personality (identified by high levels of both negative affectivity and social inhibition) has been associated with negative health consequences in cardiac patients. However, few studies have explored ... -
The tyranny of transnational discourse: 'authenticity' and Irish diasporic identity in Ireland and England (pre-print version)
(ASEN / Blackwell, 2012)Through the prism of current state discourses in Ireland on engagement with the Irish diaspora, this article examines the empirical merit of the related concepts of diaspora and transnationalism. Drawing on recent research ... -
The use of a distal-to-tactile sensory substitution interface does not lead to extension of body image
(EDP Sciences, 2011)A range of studies in the past decade and a half indicate significant impacts of tool use on body image. In cases of intentional action, contractions of near space or experienced extensions of limbs have been shown when ... -
We must guarantee a genuine Irish welcome for our returning diaspora (Pre-published version)
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What else could have caused it? Counterfactuals, enablers and alternatives
(Science Foundation Ireland, 2010)The aim of this study was to explore why people focus on enablers rather than causes in their counterfactual thinking (i.e., how people undo the past). We report the results of an experiment that compared causes and enablers ... -
What you see is what you get, but do you get what you see: Higher education students’ evaluation of the credibility of online information.
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2013)Information literacy involves the ability to find, access, evaluate, organise and store information in a variety of media, though there is as yet no consensus on a precise definition. This thesis, set in the context of ... -
Whose day is it anyway? St. Patrick's Day as a contested performance of national and diasporic Irishness (pre-print version)
(Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism/John Wiley & Sons, 2012)One of the more intriguing aspects of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations as a nationalised ritual of a performed Irishness, both within and outside Ireland is the extent to which it represents a dialogue between territorialised ...