Experimental Psychology

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Our research focuses on understanding behaviour at multiple levels

Experimental Psychology

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Recent news and blogs

11 January 2021 Blog post

How Much a Know-It-All Really KnowsExternal link

New research by Lion Schulz and Prof. Steve Fleming peers into the mind of the "know-it-all" personality type.
22 February 2021 Blog post

Know ThyselfExternal link

The new book by Prof. Steve Fleming unlocks the secrets to understanding yourself and others with the surprising science of the human mind's greatest power: metacognition.
11 January 2021 In the media

The Social InstinctExternal link

Why cooperate? Preview "The Social Instinct - How Cooperation Shaped the World", the first book by Prof. Nichola Raihani here.
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UCL PALS Connect: MSc Social Cognition

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"Neuro-AI Consciousness" - Listen to @smfleming, @pgmid and @hakwanlau discussing the issues around the scientific study of consciousness and the prospects of consciousness in AI in this new "Brain Inspired" podcast episode 📻: https://t.co/Wefb20A1VA
— UCL Experimental Psychology (@EP_UCL) March 1, 2021