The Psychologist, March 2022
The persistent irony of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
The persistent irony of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
The persistent irony of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Robert D. McIntosh and Sergio Della Sala explore issues around overconfidence and expertise.
Curtailing right to protest could reduce mental wellbeing
Ella Rhodes reports.
Editorial, March 2022
Dr Jon Sutton introduces the issue.
We don’t talk about generational trauma
The film 'Encanto' on Disney+, reviewed by Tuğçe Koca and Shrinidhi Sathish.
A head start for aspiring psychology undergraduates
'How to Make the Most of your Psychology Degree: Study Skills, Employability and Professional Development' by Rachael Leggett, Daniel Waldeck & Amy Burrell (McGraw-Hill Education (Open University Press), reviewed by Sarah-Jayne Collett.
One on one... Dr Raj Gnanaiah
We dip into the Society member database and pick out Dr Raj Gnanaiah, Consultant Chartered Psychologist at Mindz.
Shifting mindsets at work
'The Performance Curve: Maximise your potential at work while strengthening your well-being' by Laura Watkins and Vanessa Dietzel (Bloomsbury Business), reviewed by Emily Hutchinson.
The psychological consequences of boarding school
Sad Little Men by Richard Beard (Harvill Secker), reviewed by Dr Sam Spedding.
Creativity and the chaos rainbow
William Todd Schultz on themes from his new book 'The Mind of the Artist: Personality and the Drive to Create'.
Understanding bad character
Research into the Dark Triad, digested.
Ajvir Kumary 1974-2021
A tribute from Sarah Hosken.
What are the benefits of studying psychology?
John Radford writes.
Neurodiversity is not just for those we work with
A group of autistic psychologists write.
Groupthink – a monument to truthiness?
Ramon J. Aldag re-examines a familiar concept.
Student Ambassador Programme
A new scheme launches later this year.
The toll on child translators, global gender traits and more
Deputy Editor Shaoni Bhattacharya attends the online Festival of Psychology.
New scholarship programme
Ella Rhodes reports on a new scholarship at Arden University.
Space for parents and children to grow together
Ella Rhodes reports.
New Member Conduct Rules, and call for panel members
New BPS rules and procedures now live.
Australia Day Honour
Recognition for Professor Alexander Haslam.
‘Psychology can be the driving force to unite…’
Ella Rhodes previews the British Psychological Society hosted European Congress of Psychology, to be held in Brighton next year.
‘Educational psychology is inherently political’
Ian Florance interviews Dr Victoria Lewis, educational psychologist and Co-Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology (DECP).
Peter Saville 1946-2022
A tribute from Rab MacIver.
The agonies and the breakthroughs
Ella Bahaire, a Couple Therapist for Tavistock Relationships and in private practice, watches Couples Therapy on BBC Two.
Air pollution and mental health
Josephine Cock argues that psychologists should be more concerned about air pollution.
Will the drive for post-pandemic ‘wellness’ make us sicker?
The Midlands Psychology Group argue for a 'new and more sober kind of psychology, equipped to stand against the illusions of neoliberalism'.
‘We are all involved in this false information universe’
Our editor Jon Sutton meets Tom Buchanan, Professor of Psychology at the University of Westminster, to talk misinformation.
Why do I feel?
Dani Olliffe listens to Nathan Filer's podcast.
‘It’s an unusual type of therapy’
Danny Taggart and Jess Chown watch 'Procession' and speak with Director Robert Greene.
We need to talk about Long-Covid
Dr Andy Siddaway on the key role of psychologists in research, service design, and interventions.
‘We have that history to face in our own household’
'Black Identities + White Therapies: Race, respect + diversity' examines therapeutic professions in the context of ethnicity, race and culture. Co-editors Divine Charura and Colin Lago speak to our Deputy Editor Shaoni Bhattacharya.
Magic, gangs and prison
Professor Richard Wiseman interviews Darren Way and Gareth Foreman.
The Commandos, mental mutiny and mindset
Does imagery enhance resilience and soldier success on the All-Arms Commando Course? Jonathan Rhodes and his team have been finding out.
‘This hid my shadow, my own uncertainty’
Counselling Psychologist Dr Sharon O’Driscoll on feeling pressure to ‘make the known unknown’ in therapy.