Friday, 27 March 2009

Nature v nurture? Please don't ask

The question has fuelled some of history's fiercest scientific and political feuds.

Now we have an answer

Famous Psychologists

History of Psychology -

For those interested in the history of psychology, as a means accessing the subject as a science, or for general interest the following links are highly recommended

Trials of a Forensic Psychologist.


"I’ve heard that you are a forensic psychologist, what does psychology have to do with dead bodies?”

How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism.

Robert Shiller: Economic boom gave rise to schemes that relied on trust

He says basic psychological factors are key to restoring confidence

Government has a role in preventing fraud from being sold to the public, he says

Shiller: Government must aim for full employment and widely available credit

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Climate 'denial' is now a mental disorder

Is an amusing article, though not sure there is any truth in it !

Leap to Track. Rescue Man. Clamber Up. Catch a Train

What would Darley say about this ???

Kind of tweaks the 'From Jerusalem to Jericho' paper abit"!

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

Carl Rogers -

Carl Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the Humanistic approach to psychology.

Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research.

Psychology - an overview

This is a good overview from the BBC on Psychology

Clinical Psychology
Defining mental disorders
Distinguishing normal from abnormal
Biological explanations of mental disorder
The value of 'talking cures'

Psychologist calls Madoff a psychopath

Amazing, I would never have come up with that diagnosis.