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Psychology Learning and Teaching (PLAT) is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to enhancing knowledge of how to improve learning and teaching of psychology. To this purpose, PLAT publishes research articles, reviews, target articles and corresponding comments as well as reports on good and innovative learning, teaching and assessment practices. Through PLAT, it is hoped to establish a culture of scholarship in relation... View full journal description

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Predictors of Psychology Student GenAI Use and Grades on GenAI Secure Versus Unsecure Assessments

  • Phoebe E. Bailey
  • Anoushka Parylo
  • Kell Tremayne
  • Catherine O’Gorman
  • Poppy Watson
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Special Issue on Multimedia Learning in Psychology Learning and Teaching

  • Ines Zeitlhofer
  • Joerg Zumbach
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Artificial intelligence in psychology: How can we enable psychology students to accept and use artificial intelligence?

  • Sabrina Gado
  • Regina Kempen
  • Katharina Lingelbach
  • Tanja Bipp
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The Stanford prison experiment in introductory psychology textbooks: A content analysis

  • Jared M. Bartels
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Reinventing Flashcards to Increase Student Learning

  • Sawa Senzaki
  • Jana Hackathorn
  • Drew C. Appleby
  • Regan A. R. Gurung
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Retrieval Practice: Beneficial for All Students or Moderated by Individual Differences?

  • Frida Bertilsson
  • Tova Stenlund
  • Carola Wiklund-Hörnqvist
  • Bert Jonsson
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Are Scientific Memes Motivating and Does Public Sharing Affect Motivation?

  • Virginia Clinton-Lisell
  • Alison E. Kelly
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Comparing ChatGPT With Experts’ Responses to Scenarios that Assess Psychological Literacy

  • M. Anthony Machin
  • Tanya M. Machin
  • Natalie Gasson
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Studying and Learning Psychology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Approach on Students’ Perspectives of Psychological Well-being and Adjustment to Studying Online

  • Elida Cena
  • Paul Toner
  • Aideen McParland
  • Stephanie Burns
  • Katrin Dudgeon
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