Overseen by the Research Centre in Applied Sciences and the Research Institute in Healthcare Science, research in psychology is organised into four research groups.
Members conduct collaborative and individual research on the causes and consequences of individual differences in cognitive performance. Particular areas of interest are in the study of individual variability in thinking and confidence. Current projects include: individual differences in the confidence heuristic; communication enhancement in consumer/economic decision-making; cross cultural differences in thinking; delusional ideation and thinking; and belief, confidence and reasoning.
For full information please see the CID pages.
The aim of PICI is to facilitate research in areas of health, clinical and counselling psychology. The scope is broad covering aspects of applied psychology that relate to chronic illness, stress and theorybased interventions for both physical and psychological disorders.
For full information, please see the PICI pages at: www.wlv.ac.uk/pici
The aim of WWORG is to undertake and promote research within and relating to organisations. The group maintains a broad theoretical perspective and methodological orientation. Current research projects include:
WITS seeks to provide a forum to promote the academic and applied socio-psychological study of the impact of the internet and related technologies on everyday lives. We envisage the scope and range of possible areas of research to be quite extensive ranging from assistive technology to online relationships, from online gambling to property speculation in virtual cities.
For full information, please see the WITS pages.
