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Amina Memon

@aminamemon.bsky.social

Prof Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, Memory, Credibility, Eyewitnesses, Emotion & Law are some of my topics. Outside work, I seek the sea, a mountain top, a sampling of wine, a good book!

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Sunshine with autumn colours as another academic year begins. Nice to hear the excited chatter of our new students as they take in the surroundings @royalholloway.bsky.social

22.09.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Bees ๐Ÿ and #CabbageWhites ๐Ÿฆ‹are loving the #Lavender at Ham House #NationalTrust
@nationaltrust.bsky.social

12.07.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@rhulpsychology.bsky.social Results day! -Congratulations ๐ŸŽ‰ to our finalists! Do keep in touch and join our Psychology Alumni Community @royalholloway.bsky.social and RHUL Psychology alumni LinkedIn group. All the best for the future.
๐ŸŽ“ Hope to see many of you at graduation later this month!

09.07.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Special to be in Finland for midsummer solstice and yes I have had a dip, several actually!

21.06.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SARMAC 2025 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ticked all the boxes -excellent talks, inspiring discussions, numerous student-ECR focused workshops and talent, stunning venue, fun socials & such warm hospitality, Thanks a million @gillian-murphy.bsky.social AND โ€ช@ciaragreene.bsky.socialโ€ฌ #SARMAC2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social

15.06.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œAround the worldโ€ฆsexual violence is rarely prosecuted โ€œ - in her important keynote Prof Heather Flowe explores the factors underpinning injustice, advocating for a gender lens approach and high quality investigative interviewing @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025 @sarmac2025.bsky.social

14.06.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eyewitness Lineup Identity (ELI) database Hosted on the Open Science Framework

For anyone interested in conducting lineup identification research, check out this valuable database of research materials generously shared by #SARMAC2025 presenter Ryan Fitzgerald, Stefana Juncu, @evaribbers.bsky.social and @evarubinova.bsky.social osf.io/vrj3u @sarmac2025.bsky.social

13.06.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#sarmac2025 Looking forward to Prof Heather Flowe's keynote @officialsarmac.bsky.social

14.06.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Teaching About Research in Memory & Cognition #sarmac2025 @officialsarmac.bsky.social was full of good examples of how to get students to engage E-portfolios puzzle boxes, using mobile phone tech learning to learn, to public science communication. Thanks for organising @drrobnash.bsky.socialโ€ฌ

14.06.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#sarmac2025 Day 3: Great session on how we can enhance diagnostic face description with future applications in eyewitness ID context, nice job Abbie! @officialsarmac.bsky.social

14.06.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Interesting research by Adele Quiqley-McBride illustrates the availability heuristic, base rate fallacy in latent fingerprint examination-examiners giving rarer features more weight, AND base rate variations across examiners and time @officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025

13.06.2025 10:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@officialsarmac.bsky.social Erin Robbins excellent provocative keynote -Diversifying the science of cognitive psychology.. Asks SARMAC: what has wrong with efforts to diversify and increase representation in psychological science? #sarmac2025

13.06.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@officialsarmac.bsky.social #sarmac2025 Great to be in Ireland, warm welcome and fab venue hosting circa 450 delegates from across the globe. Lovely to catch up with dear friends and former colleagues and make new connections

12.06.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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@officialsarmac.bsky.social MyDay1 #sarmac2025 from Suymposia on Generation of illusory truth effects in questioning, false beliefs about sleep To perception of sexomania in courtroom To optimising self-regulated learning in University students TO cultural influences on memory reports So impressed!

12.06.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Expert Witness Workshop about to start #sarmac2025

11.06.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calling all education professionals! Register now for our research and practice event - bringing together researchers and practitioners working to improve outcomes for children and young people! 27 June '25 - find out more & sign up now: www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and...

01.04.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A PhD studentship opportunity (October 25) to look at the use of Visually Recorded Interviews with adult victims of serious sexual crimes. To be supervised by Drs Julie Gawrylowicz & Penny Woolnough at Abertay University, Karen Goodhall and myself are external supervisors
tinyurl.com/TraumaandTech

12.05.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another exciting #JARMAC issue coming up, on timely topics @apajournals.bsky.social

05.03.2025 00:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just 8 weeks till we welcome you to Ireland for #SARMAC2025! We canโ€™t wait to kick things off on June 11th with workshops, a keynote from Prof. Richard McNally and a welcome bbq in the (hopefully sunny) grounds of Killashee House โ˜€๏ธ

16.04.2025 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Always a joy to see the daffodils out on the Royal Holloway University @royalholloway.bsky.social -every which way I look!

24.03.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deadline for applying: March 3rd 2025.

05.02.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SARMAC Regional Meeting 2025 - Call for proposals OPEN!

Call for the SARMAC Regional Meeting Grant has opened! Deadline for submissions is 30 April. Eligibility and further details on the website // mailchi.mp/185862b002bf...

31.01.2025 10:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My final year #psychology students are looking for volunteers to help with their online research #juries
#virtualcourtrooms and #decision-making
-an important part of their degree studies ๐ŸŽ“ if you can help go to: bit.ly/42pXx8V

23.01.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks to be a great programme this year. Among the hands-on workshops we have the first international large scale collaboration Hackathon and a practical workshop offering advice and skills on how to be a good Expert Witness.

23.01.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Life and death on the Bibby Stockholm: โ€˜No one wanted to go inside โ€“ but we had no choiceโ€™ From the moment it was announced that asylum seekers would be accommodated on this hulking, prison-like barge, the scheme was steeped in controversy. As it leaves British waters, here is the inside st...

"As the Bibby Stockholm is moved out of Portland, the asylum seekers who were forced to spend months living there say the scars remain."

The harm caused by such large sites is profound & long-lasting.

People seeking asylum need #CommunitiesNotCamps

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

08.01.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deepfake porn: why we need to make it a crime to create it, not just share it The invisible threat of deepfake porn now pervades the lives of women and girls

The debate continues on BBC #WomansHour this morning.
I'll be discussing UK Gov't plans to criminalise *creating* sexually explicit deepfakes with @cathynewman.bsky.social
Why do we need this new criminal law? Read more in my comment @theconversation.com theconversation.com/deepfake-por...

08.01.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Frontiers | Cognitive load and neurodiversity in online education: a preliminary framework for educational research and policy

Congratulations @neuranne.bsky.social for our first 2025 paper! "By focusing on 6 key areasโ€”format, environment, delivery, instruction, support, & researchโ€”the framework provides educators & policymakers with a structured approach to creating more inclusive & accessible online learning environments"

03.01.2025 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Myth of Body Language and the Fallacies of Body Language Analysis and Training Programs In general, “body language” refers to one or more nonverbal cues that indicate something specific about people’s personal characteristics, including their character, intentions, emot...

๐Ÿ“– Starting 2025 on a high note with a new book chapter on the Myth of "Body Language" w/ Vincent Denault, Miles Paterson, and Victoria Talwar

#bodylanguage
#nonverbalbehavior
#myths
#research

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

04.01.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Developing AI Like Raising Kids โ€œIn terms of the machine learning programs or robots that we have now, I basically think of them as being comparable to thermostats.โ€

โœ… 2024 highlight: Our partners @publicbooks.bsky.social published a transcript of a CASBS podcast episode on "Developing AI Like Raising Kids." @alisongopnik.bsky.social, who leads our project on The Social Science of Caregiving, chats w/sci-fi luminary Ted Chiang
www.publicbooks.org/developing-a...

23.12.2024 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reposting this important critique of van der Kolkโ€™s The Body Keeps the Score, because I should have tagged the author @eminietfeld.bsky.social and @motherjones.com #therapistsky #psychscisky

19.12.2024 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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