2010 Scientific meeting programme

BPS Mathematical, Statistical and Computing Section

Annual Scientific Meeting Programme

14th December 2010

Time
9.30am- 9.45am	Welcome
9.45am- 10.15am	Dr Glenn A. Williams, Nottingham Trent University Exploring what is hidden: The power of Latent Class Analysis in uncovering barriers to engagement in the arts
10.15am-10.55am	Ranald Macdonald Prize winner: Dr Colette Corry, University of Ulster Title TBC
Morning tea break 10.55-11.20
11.20am-11.50am	Dr Maarten Speekenbrink, University College London Adaptive design for model discrimination
11.50am-12.30pm	Keynote speaker: Dr Michael Brammer, Institute of Psychiatry, London Lies, damned lie and fMRI: issues and challenges in the analysis of fMRI data
12.30pm-1.00pm	Dr Andrew Rutherford, Keele University Multiple hypothesis testing when hypotheses are related logically using Shaffer’s R test: A hierarchical step down procedure with a step up test at each step
1.00pm-1.45pm Lunch
1.45pm-2.15pm	John Barry, City University (London) Research methods achievement predicted by stress, social class, and locus of control, but not dyscalculia.
2.15pm-2.45pm	Diana Omigie, Goldsmith’s University (London) Music and amusis- an experience sampling study
2.45pm-3.15pm	Dr Andy Fugard, University of Salzburg Towards a rational use of mathematics in the psychology of reasoning
3.15pm-3.30pm Afternoon tea break
3.30pm AGM