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Psychology

___The field of Psychology is as diverse as the range of human response.

___Have you ever wondered how and why people acquire phobias? Do you have a fear of spiders so intense it knots your stomach? Our report “Arachnophobia” investigates a successful clinical treatment for just such a phobia.

___ Psycholinguistics is the study of how language skills develop. Our reporter interviews a PhD student currently probing the mystery of how new languages are learnt.
“Have No Fear” visits the laboratory of psychologists tracing the neuro-chemical networks behind fear in rats.

___Psychological understanding is crucial to crime solving strategies. The psychologist in our report “I Witness” follows the day of psychologist studying the process of memory with a view to improving the accuracy of eyewitness evidence.

___Read on for more…

Team Manager: Phoebe Rogers
Advanced Science – Psychology

___"I undertook my role as team manager with utter excitement and enthusiasm for the task ahead. Although totally organised and confident, the stress and chaos that occurred on the day was something I was not prepared for. This did not dampen my optimism, and through the support of each other, the psychology team triumphed!”

Producer: Kim Lim
Advanced Science – Psychology

___“Working with the psychology team was indeed interesting. I arranged meetings with scientists for the reporters. Overall, I think my team did a terrific job”.

Producer: Prasannah Prabhakharan
Advanced Science – Psychology

___"Working as a producer of the psychology team was a very interesting and challenging experience. The most rewarding aspect is seeing the final product of everyone's hard work."

Reporter: Melinda Varhegyi
Advanced Science – Psychology

___Melinda is a third-year student in UNSW’s Advanced Science program.

Reporter: Shaon Ganguly
Advanced Science – Psychology

___“I am originally from India. I am into Martial arts, soccer, reading, and funnily enough – psychology. Day in Science was a buzz for me because I got to meet one of the coolest scientists I know (well, I have to admit that I don’t know many scientists), Jacquelyn Cranney”.

Reporter: Miruna Thaventhiran
Advanced Science – Psychology

___“After partaking in such an intriguing and appealing learning experience in the Day in Science, I’ve become more passionate about combining my two loves, children and psychology, to become a clinical child psychologist. The success and enjoyment that a career in Psychology looks to bring inspires me and assures me that I’m heading in the right path”.

Reporter: Guo Fang Hu (Jack)
Advanced Science – Physiology and Pharmacology

___"As a team member, I learned that, to ensure the team operates smoothly and efficiently, each team member needs to help and support each other. Moreover, we should share the workload of the team and help by contributing ideas."

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