Archive

December 2013
The psychology of scientific thought and behaviour
Gregory J. Feist presents an overview of the emerging subdiscipline

November 2013
Mind the gap – pathways to psychosis
Helen Fisher explores links between childhood maltreatment and adult psychosis

October 2013
The age of the superhuman
Christian Jarrett gets to grips with cyborg technology

September 2013
Austerity psychology
Are ‘these troubled times’ having an impact on how you research, teach or practise psychology? We asked, you responded, opening with the Committee of the Society’s Community Psychology Section.

August 2013
The psychology of stuff and things
Christian Jarrett on our lifelong relationship with objects

July 2013
Expert witness work - time to step up to the plate
David Crighton introduces a special feature

June 2013
The paradox of knowing
Why do we have greater insight into others than ourselves? David Dunning outlines some intriguing research.

May 2013
Why is it so hard to quit smoking?
Lynne Dawkins explores the role of nicotine and non-nicotine contributions to smoking and considers a promising new device for kicking the habit. Also, listen to our interview with Lynne.

April 2013
How many psychologists does it take... to explain a joke?
Christian Jarrett investigates the psychology of humour and comedy

March 2013
The globalisation of mental illness
Ross White considers the issue

February 2013
Searching for love
Robert J. Sternberg on the stages of his quest to understand what bonds us together (download PDF for tables etc).

January 2013
Individual differences – the British context
Gerald Matthews and K.V. Petrides open a series of articles on differential psychology