This study investigated skill decay among Brazilian police officers in handcuffing techniques. The aim was to assess whether officers maintained their performance approximately 1 month after retraining and if there were differences between officers on bureaucratic versus regular duties. Twenty-one officers were distributed into two groups…

In this article, the authors argue that logics of "growthism" influence schools in ways that produce a set of tensions for the work of school counsellors. They argue that school counselling has always been concerned with development, but that the notion of development imagined by humanistic psychology is in tension with development as…

Sleep is crucial for memory consolidation, underpinning effective learning. Targeted memory reactivation (TMR) can strengthen neural representations by re-engaging learning circuits during sleep. However, TMR protocols overlook individual differences in learning capacity and memory trace strength, limiting efficacy for difficult-to-recall…

This text presents a comprehensive overview of the author's experiences and contributions to PESA, as well as the themes and concerns that have shaped their academic work. The lecture series, named in the author's honour, aims to foster new thinking among emerging scholars. The author's intellectual journey has been deeply influenced by the…

This book provides a vivid and comprehensive picture of loving pedagogy in second language (L2) education. It focuses on the theoretical and empirical foundations of loving pedagogy to set the ground for researching its ecological systems and measurement. Foreword, written by Elisabeth Vanderheiden, introduces pedagogical love as a transformative…

University students are increasingly using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in creative tasks. Drawing from the literature on AI-human interaction and team creativity, the present study developed a moderated mediating model regarding the effects of generative AI on team creativity. To validate the developed model, a questionnaire…

Purpose: Autistic adults consistently report difficulties understanding speech in adverse listening environments, which may be related to differences in social communication and participation. Research examining masked-speech recognition in autistic adults is limited, particularly in competing speech backgrounds with high degrees of informational…

Spain's young people are among the most highly trained in the European Union. But despite their qualifications, they face many labour market barriers to obtaining gainful employment. The pandemic has had a strong impact in the country, whose shortage of professional opportunities for young postgraduates is increasingly forcing them to take charge…

Mind wandering, where attention drifts from the here-and-now to internal thoughts, is often linked to decreased educational performance. However, its impact on children remains largely unexplored. This study introduces and evaluates a method for measuring mind wandering in classroom environments. A sample of 126 8-9-year-olds participated in a…

Recent music education research has consistently highlighted the complex 'dark times' currently faced by many music teachers, felt particularly keenly in contexts where there seems to have been an erosion of education's capacity to nurture more inclusive, diverse, and democratic practices. Academics have therefore consistently called for music…

This study explores the complex relationship between the wounded healer archetype and self-disclosure within clinical and counseling psychology graduate academia. This researcher conducted a literature review of the wounded healer archetype and its intersection with psychological theory and research; self-disclosure and its role in the field, in…

In a challenging world, the spotlight on children's wellbeing has strengthened. There is extensive research about the ways in which well-designed arts education programs positively impact children's wellbeing. Despite this, arts education continues to be marginalised in schools. When researchers with arts education and leadership experience teamed…

Education needs a psychological approach to its process and mechanism. Contemporary psychology is rooted in philosophical thought and physiological inquiry. Psychology cannot be separated from the influence of three schools in philosophy, i.e., materialism, empiricism, and positivism. One of the empiricist thinkers who gave nuances and color in…

Autobiographical memory (ABM) is memory for past personal experiences and is foundational to the development of many cognitive processes. As such, ABM and social learning are developmentally intertwined and functionally dependent, and impairments in each are well-documented in autism. Evidence suggests that elaborative reminiscing (ER) causally…

Facial features are important sources of information about perceived trustworthiness. Masks and protective clothing diminish the visibility of facial cues by either partially concealing the mouth and nose or covering the entire face. During the pandemic, the use of personal protective equipment affected and redefined who trusts whom in society.…