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Astrid Schepman

@astridschep

Experimental Psychologist, Associate Professor, neuropsychology, brain, laterality, mind, emotion, speech, prosody, aesthetics, artificial intelligence

 Chester, UK
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Joined July 2010
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Our new article: Validation of the Short General Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence Scale: The Short GAAIS-10 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… Open Access
Validation of the Short General Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence Scale: The Short GAAIS-10

Validation of the Short General Attitudes Towards Artificial Intelligence Scale: The Short GAAIS-10

With Artificial Intelligence becoming ever more widespread, it is important to have instruments that measure people’s attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence efficiently. Providing such a tool was...

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@TechmemeOct 2
Hans Anders, one of the largest Dutch eyewear retail chains, suspends sales of Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium amid growing privacy concerns (@lbsterling / Reuters) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)
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Clare Porac@hilefthanderOct 2
The track-and-field sports of javelin and discus throwing and shot put have few left-handed participants. Read the results of a recent study in my latest blog post at sites.psu.edu/clarep #lefthanded #laterality #neuropsychology
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New comment: Rodway & Schepman. How many handednesses: The importance of preference and limb lateralization for the handedness phenotype. Laterality. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

How many handednesses: The importance of preference and limb lateralization for the handedness...

The phenotype of human handedness is likely to be a product of the ecological conditions experienced by our ancestors, with different forms of handedness having different fitness costs and benefits...

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AI tools that take notes for GPs could miss vital information, study suggests bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0z…

AI tools that take notes for GPs could miss vital information, study suggests

Researchers said the tools - which record consultations - could miss vital things like a patient's facial expressions or emotional state.

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New paper: Julia Gorle, A. Schepman, P. Rodway, W. West, and A. Reeves. 2026. “ Flowers, Tears and Fog: How Counselling Practitioners Experience and Respond to Clients' Emotions in Therapy.” Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 26, no. 3: e70191. doi.org/10.1002/capr.70191
Flowers, Tears and Fog: How Counselling Practitioners Experience and Respond to Clients' Emotions...

Flowers, Tears and Fog: How Counselling Practitioners Experience and Respond to Clients' Emotions...

Objective Empathy is one of the most important components within the therapeutic relationship. Understanding how counselling practitioners experience and respond to clients' emotions holds key...

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New Insights on the Evolution of Right- and Left-Handedness | Psychology Today psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
New Insights on the Evolution of Right- and Left-Handedness

New Insights on the Evolution of Right- and Left-Handedness

Why are 90% of people right-handed and 10% left-handed? A modification of the well-known fighting hypothesis aims to explain this pattern.

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AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyg…
AI toys for young children need tighter rules, researchers warn

AI toys for young children need tighter rules, researchers warn

In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children's emotions.

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Our new article: The modified fighting hypothesis of handedness: Evidence from sharp force injuries and further considerations tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #oa #evolution #laterality @UoCPsych
The modified fighting hypothesis of handedness: Evidence from sharp force injuries and further...

The modified fighting hypothesis of handedness: Evidence from sharp force injuries and further...

The modified fighting hypothesis (MFH) proposes that most humans are right-handed because it conveyed an advantage during intraspecific fights with sharp weapons, due to the leftward location of th...

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Jobs: Psychology Lecturer / Senior Lecturer: 5 full-time posts @UoCPsych University of Chester jobs.chester.ac.uk/Vacancy.a…

Job Opportunity at University of Chester: Lecturer (x4) or Senior Lecturer (x1) in Psychology - FTC...

 FACULTY OF HEALTH MEDICINE AND SOCIETYDIVISION OF PSYCHOLOGY  LECTURER (4 POSTS AVAILABLE) OR SENIOR LECTURER (1 POST AVAILABLE) IN PSYCHOLOGY £39,906 - £ 43,482 OR £44,746 - £50,253 PER ANNUM 2-Y...

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@PsychToday22 Nov 2025
"It turns out that our ability to dance to music may be intimately connected to something seemingly unrelated: our capacity for complex speech," explains @GregoryHickok psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
Why We Dance

Why We Dance

Ever wonder why humans can't resist moving to music? The answer connects dancing to speech in a surprising way—and explains why parrots are our unlikely partners in rhythm.

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Why are most people right-handed? By Clarissa Brincat popsci.com/science/why-are-m…
Why are most people right-handed?

Why are most people right-handed?

A mix of biology, environment, and evolution helps explain our rightie-dominated world.

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@newscientist8 Jun 2025
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cultural evolution in urban birds newscientist.com/article/248…
Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains | New Scientist

Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains | New Scientist

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cultural evolution in urban birds

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Our new article: Side preferences in human dyads when walking: the influence of country, threat, handedness, and sex @uocpsych tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Side preferences in human dyads when walking: the influence of country, threat, handedness, and sex

Side preferences in human dyads when walking: the influence of country, threat, handedness, and sex

In several species, lateral position preferences have been observed in pair mates, mother–infant dyads, and during agonistic interactions. This research examined side preferences in human dyads in ...

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The University has been shortlisted for a national @UCISA award celebrating excellence in digital innovation. 🎉 More 👉 bit.ly/3D3Y4mM #UCISA25 #highereducation #dx #digitaltransformation #transformation #codesign #collaboration @uocshoutout
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A global research project into #ChatGPT, which received valuable input from the University of Chester, has found students have a positive view of the AI tool overall – albeit with concerns over its use. 👉 Read more here: bit.ly/4kcYHv1 @UoCPsych
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Symmetry MDPI@Symmetry_MDPI26 Feb 2025
#mdpisymmetry #EditorsChoice Check paper: "Exploring Footedness, Throwing Arm, and Handedness as Predictors of Eyedness Using Cluster Analysis and Machine Learning: Implications for the Origins of Behavioural Asymmetries", by @astridschep et al. Link: brnw.ch/21wQX9B
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The role of a football coach and how they can support players with mental health and wellbeing was the focus of research by a soon-to-be Master’s graduate from the University of Chester. @UoCPsych #masters #psychology #chester Read more bit.ly/4gKDdm0
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Our new paper, with many other researchers from across the globe: #PLOSONE: Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.… @UoCPsych
Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions

Higher education students’ perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions

The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale global study to date on how higher education students perceived the use of ChatGPT in early 2024. With a sample of 23,218 students from 109...

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Accompanying press release: Students around the world find ChatGPT useful, but also express concerns , via @EurekAlert! eurekalert.org/news-releases… @UoCPsych

Students around the world find ChatGPT useful, but also express concerns

An international survey study involving more than 23,000 higher education students reveals trends in how they use and experience ChatGPT, highlighting both positive perceptions and awareness of the...

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