The Psychologist, February 2017
The downsides of positivity
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The downsides of positivity
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The downsides of positivity
Kate Sweeny provides a nuanced picture of the research.
Book reviews February 2017
(online only)
No congratulations here
Ashley Conway responds to our reporting of a prize for Elizabeth Loftus.
B is for... better
The Psychologist A to Z continues.
A kicker in the tale
Aleks Krotoski on the podcast 'Reply all'.
Recommended… The Moth
Associate Editor Kate Johnstone with a cultural recommendation.
Every nuance of a dark and dangerous world
Julie Stokes OBE, Executive Coach and founder of Winston's Wish, reviews new film 'A Monster Calls'.
Pain, fear and joy – beyond hysteria
Elena Carrera draws lessons from the life of 16th-century mystic Teresa of Avila.
‘You can use your intellect and your emotions’
Michelle Rydon Grange talks to Ian Florance.
What to read… when living with long-term illness
Rebecca Stack, Associate Editor for Books, chips in with the first in a new series.
Q&A - Tomasz Witkowski
Rebecca Stack, Associate Editor for Books, speaks to Tomasz Witkowski, the author of 'Psychology Led Astray: Cargo Cult in Science and Therapy'.
My shelfie… Emily Hutchinson
Emily Hutchinson, Associate Editor for Books, and Director of EJH Consulting, kicks off a new series.
Giving a voice to the woman behind Watson
'Behave', by Andromeda Romano-Lax, reviewed by Lori Appleyard.
Looking at systems that produce inhumane and immoral acts
'Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm and Live with Themselves', by Albert Bandura, reviewed.
Bewildered and excluded
Addressing Vulnerability in Justice Systems, by Penny Cooper & Linda Hunting (Eds.), reviewed.
A battle cry echoing from media portals
A review of 'The Cyber Effect: A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How Human Behaviour Changes Online', by Mary Aiken. Published by John Murray; 2016; Hb £20.00.
What does it mean to know something?
John Marzillier, psychologist and writer, reviews Jerome Kagan's 'On Being Human: Why Mind Matters'.
‘I didn’t leave it at that… I talked to them about their reading’
Jane Oakhill on her research journey and how it helped.
Literature in performance, psychology in action
Philip Davis with a case history from his multidisciplinary Centre for Research into Reading, Literature, and Society.
Disengaging morality from robotic war
Albert Bandura on the increasing use of military drones and the psychology that enables it.
'It is diverse brains and the consequent breadth of talents and abilities that are pivotal to our future'
Joyce Hargrave-Wright reminisces on a life in psychology.
The pain of youth
Ahead of their British Psychological Society seminar series, Line Caes and Abbie Jordan call for creativity in research design. Living with chronic health conditions during adolescence can bring particular psychological and social challenges. But do we need to make more effort to hear the voices of those affected?
A bright idea
Ella Rhodes reports on an award for Dr Coleen Mercer-Quinn.
Deeper awareness
Ella Rhodes follows up coverage from our Research Digest blog.
Putting autism centre stage
Ella Rhodes reports on a community project and art/science collaboration.
Partnering on a global scale
Ella Rhodes reports.
Postgraduate study visits
Ella Rhodes reports.
Supporting defence and security, or militarism?
A letter in response to the call for a new British Psychological Society Section for Psychology in Defence and Security.
President’s letter, February 2017
Peter Kinderman's latest.
Dementia the leading cause of death… if you discount its partners in crime
A letter from our February 2017 edition.
President’s letter, February 2017
Peter Kinderman's latest.
Mental health revelations in The Psychologist: enough is enough?
Dr Roger Lindsay has a sceptical but not unsympathetic take on recent letters.
Annette Karmiloff-Smith 1938-2016
An appreciation from Professor Michael Thomas.
Professor Paul Kennedy, 1959-2016
Colleagues remember him.
A tour of dreams and nightmares
Ella Rhodes reports from the British Psychological Society’s Psychology4Students event, held at the Friend’s Meeting House in London.
Faith, trust and pixie dust
Ellie Buckley on new documentary Life, Animated.
New voices: Slam science
Madeleine Pownall on a form of poetry that should speak to literature lovers and psychologists alike.