The Psychologist, December 2009

Adrian C. North and David J. Hargreaves introduce the special issue with a look at how music psychology is changing in the digital era.

Steven Livingstone on difficult paths and last taboos in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina.

Lauren Stewart on amusia, and the window it provides on musical development.

Jane Davidson, Robert Faulkner and Gary McPherson on how to create the right conditions to take our natural interest in music to the next level.

Victoria Williamson compares two human universals.

Pam Heaton on what the understanding of emotion in music amongst those with autism could tell us about its functions and role in general.

Susan Hallam on the nature and importance of musical ability.

Ian Florance talks to Charlie Alcock about psychology in the community with hard-to-reach groups.

Dean Keith Simonton examines biographical influences on composition and eminence.

Professor of Music Psychology and Improvisation - including extra online-only questions and answers

Elizabeth Richards Moir describes the multifaceted and fascinating role of an educational psychologist in Bahrain.

change management; the dopaminergic mind; others in mind; masculinities; and what your stuff says about you

positive psychology; academia and applied; Strictly Come Dancing; pre-tertiary psychology education; scaring small children; and more.

child welfare and immigration control; placement courses; reviewing primary education; debt and mental health; retirement; immersive VR; and more.

President’s column; research excellence framework; effort in testing; and more.