Join our latest Twilight Talk series event and discover fascinating insights into the human mind, featuring our expert academics here at NTU.
Join us for our Twilight Talk series to discover fascinating insights into the human mind, delivered by our expert academics here at NTU. Whether you're a dedicated A-level or BTEC student, a passionate teacher, or a curious parent, these talks will ignite your curiosity and deepen your understanding of the complexities of human behaviour. We will be covering the below topics and unravelling the mysteries of human psychology in an engaging and accessible manner.
Join us for an evening of psychology that promises to be relevant, interesting, and thought-provoking – a must-attend event for anyone eager to explore the fascinating world of psychology. Refreshments will be provided.
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You must be 16 or over to attend this event.
Programme
Gary Jones: How we learn stuff and how it influences child language
One of the ways we learn things is very simple – our brains somehow register how often things (co-)occur in our environment. But it doesn’t end there – if the stuff (co-)occurs often enough, we group it together into a coherent unit. So imagine you’re a baby, attentively listening to your mum. The words she says are just loads of sounds….you don’t know what words are yet. But if those sounds occur together often enough, you start to group them together and make hypotheses that they form a word. In this talk I will demonstrate this simple form of learning and take you on a journey to show its influence on how babies and toddlers learn their native language.
Professor Julie Hulme: Being myself in a social world: stories of transition in education
Have you ever found yourself wondering why there are slightly different versions of "you" in different parts of your life? Are you different at school than you are at home? In this talk, Julie will share some of the ways in which psychology can explain how we are influenced by social groups, and will encourage you to think about how you can make the most of who you are when moving onto different educational institutions (such as university) or other social contexts.
Third talk to be announced shortly