The Psychologist, July 2012
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Interview: The Memory Warrior
Elizabeth Loftus talks to Lance Workman about life on the front line of the false memory debate.
Neuroscience for the soul
Craig Aaen-Stockdale searches for the truth in attempts to explain religious experience and behaviour.
Faster, higher, stronger!
On the eve of the Olympics and Paralympics, Christian Jarrett dives into the psychology of competition.
Media
The benefits of Twitter, blogging and podcasting, with Lucy Maddox; plus a review of The Digital Human radio series, and links to more prime online cuts
The First International Conference on Social Identity and Health
… took place at the University of Exeter in June. Christian Jarrett was there to report
Big Picture - Athletes in 'the zone'
Stills from a video collaboration between David Bickerstaff and Victoria Tischler.
What does the Olympics mean to you?
We asked the question; psychologists answered.
One on one... with Dan Gould
Specialist in Applied Sport Psychology, Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University. Includes online-only answers
Psychologist suicide: Practising what we preach
Patrick Larsson with the latest in our series for budding writers (see www.bps.org.uk/newvoices for more information).
Careers: The entrepreneur within
We meet Nancy Doyle and Maria Kordowicz to hear about setting up and running their own businesses.
Looking back: What have the Romans ever done for us?
Tadhg MacIntyre on the contribution of sport and exercise psychology and the Olympics to mainstream psychology.
Book Reviews, July 2012
the learning powered school; effect sizes; anxiety and worry; developing destinies; online only reviews and more
News, July 2012
towards personal connectomics; parenting classes; body image; and more
Letters, July 2012
voluntary work experience; replication; marathon running and risk; asylums; speaking out at seminars; healthcare informatics; dyslexia; and more
Society, July 2012
The first column from incoming Society President Peter Banister with Q&A; Northern Ireland Branch conference; consultation responses; and more