The Psychology of the Paranormal

Cognition and Belief
Groome, D. and Law, R. 2024. Cognition and Belief. in: Groome, D. and Roberts, R. (ed.) Parapsychology The Science of Unusual Experience UK Psychology Press.

Long-term memory
Groome, D. and Law, R. 2021. Long-term memory. in: Groome, D. (ed.) An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Processes and Disorders London Routledge. pp. 133-177

Short-term memory
Groome, D. and Law, R. 2021. Short-term memory. in: Groome, D. (ed.) An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology London Routledge. pp. 113-133

The cortisol awakening response predicts a same-day index of executive function in healthy young adults
Law, R., Evans, P., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F., Loveday, C. and Clow, A. 2020. The cortisol awakening response predicts a same-day index of executive function in healthy young adults. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 158, pp. 27-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.08.004

Motivated forgetting: forgetting what we want to forget
Groome, D.H., Eysenck, M.W. and Law, R. 2020. Motivated forgetting: forgetting what we want to forget. in: Eysenck, M.W. and Groome, D.H. (ed.) Forgetting: Explaining Memory Failure Sage. pp. 147-168

The effect of the visual exercise environment on the response to psychological stress: a pilot study
Wood, C., Flynn, M., Law, R., Naufahu, J. and Smyth, N. 2020. The effect of the visual exercise environment on the response to psychological stress: a pilot study. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 33 (6), pp. 716-729. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2020.1770231

Stress, the cortisol awakening response and cognitive function
Law, R. and Clow, A. 2020. Stress, the cortisol awakening response and cognitive function. in: Clow, A. and Smyth, N. (ed.) Stress and Brain Health: Across the Life Course Elsevier. pp. 187-217

Successful replication of the retrieval-induced forgetting - anxiety relationship, but no association with dispositional mindfulness.
Law, R., Piraveau, N. and Tang, S. 2018. Successful replication of the retrieval-induced forgetting - anxiety relationship, but no association with dispositional mindfulness. BPS Cognitive Section Annual Conference. Liverpool 29 - 31 Aug 2018

Physical fitness and prior physical activity are both associated with less cortisol secretion during psychosocial stress
Wood, C., Clow, A., Hucklebridge, F., Law, R. and Smyth, N. 2018. Physical fitness and prior physical activity are both associated with less cortisol secretion during psychosocial stress. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 31 (2), pp. 135-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2017.1390083

Physical fitness and prior physical activity are both associated with less cortisol secretion during psychosocial stress
Wood, C., Clow, A., Hucklebridge, F., Law, R. and Smyth, N. 2018. Physical fitness and prior physical activity are both associated with less cortisol secretion during psychosocial stress. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 31 (2), pp. 135-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2017.1390083

The cortisol awakening response: neuropsychological correlates and implications for function in healthy humans
Law, R. 2017. The cortisol awakening response: neuropsychological correlates and implications for function in healthy humans. PhD thesis University of Westminster Social Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/q948v

Cognition and Belief
Groome, D. and Law, R. 2016. Cognition and Belief. in: Groome, D. and Roberts, R. (ed.) Parapsychology: The Science of Unusual Experience (Second Edition) Psychology Press. pp. 191-198

Biological Cycles and Cognition
Law, R. and Maguire, M. 2016. Biological Cycles and Cognition. in: Groome, D. and Eysenck, M. (ed.) An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology (Second Edition) Psychology Press. pp. 253-286

Memory Improvement
Law, R. and Groome, D. 2016. Memory Improvement. in: Groome, D. and Eysenck , M.W. (ed.) An Introduction to Applied Cognitive Psychology (Second Edition) Psychology Press. pp. 125-151

The cortisol awakening response predicts same morning executive function: results from a 50-day case study
Law, R., Evans, P., Thorn, L., Hucklebridge, F. and Clow, A. 2015. The cortisol awakening response predicts same morning executive function: results from a 50-day case study. Stress: The International Journal on the Biology of Stress. 18 (6), pp. 616-621. https://doi.org/10.3109/10253890.2015.1076789

Day differences in the cortisol awakening response predict day differences in synaptic plasticity in the brain
Clow, A., Law, R., Evans, P., Vallence, A.M., Hodyl, N.A., Goldsworthy, M.R., Rothwell, J.R. and Ridding, M.C. 2014. Day differences in the cortisol awakening response predict day differences in synaptic plasticity in the brain. Stress. 17 (3), pp. 219-223. https://doi.org/10.3109/10253890.2014.905533

State variation in the cortisol awakening response
Law, R., Hucklebridge, F., Thorn, L., Evans, P. and Clow, A. 2013. State variation in the cortisol awakening response. Stress. 16 (5), pp. 483-492. https://doi.org/10.3109/10253890.2013.817552

The reliability of retrieval-induced forgetting
Potts, R., Law, R., Golding, J.F. and Groome, D.H. 2012. The reliability of retrieval-induced forgetting. European Psychologist. 17 (1), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000040