The Psychologist, November 2011

Christian ‘Jeepers’ Jarrett with a Halloween special, on the intriguing insights into our psyche offered by scary stories.

Ian Florence talks to Linda Berkeley; now with a 2023 update.

Matthew Price and Trevor Humby on the mutual benefits of giving undergraduates more opportunity to contribute to research.

Professor of Psychology at University College London. Includes web-only answers.

James Erskine and George Georgiou look at how trying not to think of an action might lead you down that very path.

Robert S. Gable on how he and his brother invented electronic monitoring, but with an early emphasis on positive reinforcement.

Andrew P. Allen looks at organisational innovation in universities in the latest in our series for budding writers.

Peter Dillon-Hooper (Manager of the Society’s History of Psychology Centre) talks to Geoff Bunn about writing and presenting a history of the brain on Radio 4.

Simon Knight offers some handy tips and resources for austere times

Louise Dixon and Nicola Graham-Kevan look at the role psychology can take in preventing intimate partner homicide.

Roz Shafran, winner of the Society’s 2010 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Psychology, looks at implementation science.

Lucy Maddox on what we can learn from psychology’s media prominence across the Channel.

Ciarán O’Keeffe (right) and Steve Parsons with the Acoustic Research Infrasound Array (ARIA).

Ian Florance talks to Michal Kosinski about business, technology and the dangers of an ignorance of modern psychology

what the BPS is, and isn’t; helping applied psychology bloom; strategy and rioting; Anders Breivik; cameras in court; digital tourists; null results; and more

the empathic brain; the madness of women; rethinking school bullying; psychology in social contexts.

memory bus; the homeless; Ig Nobels; event reports.

President’s column; EuroPsy; Spearman Medal; guidance on electronic health records; consultation responses; public engagement awards; and more.