The Psychologist, August 2017
The future of transport?
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An unhelpful dissection?
Dr Erminia Colucci and colleagues watch 'Anatomy of a Suicide'.
Does the cycle of violence truly cycle?
Plus other reports from the British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference. From Ella Rhodes.
Book reviews - August 2017
Writing, grief and job interviews.
A book that shaped me – Dr Alison Rodriguez and others
On Twitter, we asked our followers to share ‘a book that shaped me’.
Repent and reform
Mark Andrews (Nottingham Trent University) reviews The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology: A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice by Chris Chambers.
H is for… Habit
The Psychologist A to Z continues.
Would a Male Section fail everyone?
The debate over the proposals continues.
Moral disengagement revisited
Albert Bandura continues recent correspondence.
Positives, negatives and empirical reasoning
A response to our recent article on the false memory debate.
President’s letter August 2017
The latest from Nicola Gale.
Astonishing omissions?
E. Angell on recent emphases in The Psychologist.
Enhancing the academic experience
Alban Dickson with a letter from our August edition.
Would-be practitioners at risk
What protection is there for graduates eager to gain experience?
Responding to the Grenfell Tower fire
Dr Jessica Munafò writes.
Pop gifted
Dr Joan Freeman reviews the film, directed by Marc Webb.
Keeping the memory alive
Ilyana Kuhling is the winner of our annual poetry competition.
Seeing red
Can exposure to the colour red change behaviour? G. Neil Martin reviews the evidence.
When winners need help
Derek Larkin and colleagues consider mental health in elite sport.
The hidden costs of working when sick
Mariella Miraglia and Gail Kinman review the evidence on presenteeism.
Forgiveness
Loren L. Toussaint and Everett L. Worthington Jr review the evidence and look at interventions.
The future of transport?
The psychology of self-driving vehicles, with Stephen Skippon and Nick Reed.
Stephen Morley 1950-2017
An appreciation from colleagues.
At the flimsy border between life and death
Jon Sutton meets Adrian Owen to discuss his new book, Into the Grey Zone.
‘I came into safety by accident’
Dr Patrick Waterson (Loughborough University) meets Professor Andrew Hale from Health and Safety Technology and Management.
‘Psychologists should stop selling themselves short’
Hamira Riaz’s talk to the BPS London and Home Counties Branch in April – ‘Breaking down the silos: What can occupational psychology learn from clinical psychology (and vice versa)’ – reflected a theme in many recent careers interviews. Ian Florance met her.
‘There’s a real danger of silos – the key is the Branches’
Some psychologists are past masters at the ‘portfolio career’, thinking about and applying psychology in hugely varied places. Ian Florance met husband and wife team Barry and Ann Cripps, at the Society’s London offices, to draw on their huge experience.
After-school psychology club
Ella Rhodes with a follow up.
Making an impact
Ella Rhodes reports on an ESRC award for Professor Amina Memon.
Queen’s Birthday Honours
Ella Rhodes reports.
Back to academia… and elephants
Ella Rhodes reports on a Fellowship scheme that helps academics return after a career break.
William Peddie Brown 1934-2017
An appreciation from Dr Bill Byth.