Sunday, February 26, 2012

Neural Plasticity (Open Access Journal)




























Excellent resource for anybody looking for free full text articles. Neural Plasticity is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of articles related to all aspects of neural plasticity, with special emphasis on its functional significance as reflected in behavior and in psychopathology.

Neural Plasticity publishes research and review articles from the entire range of relevant disciplines, including basic neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, biological psychology, and biological psychiatry.

See following link to access all the 493 articles published to date.

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/np/contents/

Saturday, February 25, 2012

The Rubber Hand Illusion: Is Seeing Believing?


Clip from a BBC documentary exploring the tricks illusions play on our senses and why they fool us.



Watch More Great Psychology Videos

I've added this video to the Psychology YouTube channel. You can access all the videos via the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/user/LearnAboutPsychology


Thursday, February 23, 2012

William James Quote

































This illustrated quote from William James forms part of an initiative to create a repository of psychology images that can be freely used for non commercial purposes. You can see the full collection of images available via the following link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/psychpics/

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Classic Psychology Articles on Kindle


















Concepts of Trait and Personality is the latest title to be added to the psychology on Kindle collection.

Originally published in 1927 this classic article by Gordon W. Allport highlights the ambiguity surrounding attempts to characterize personality traits. Having done this, Allport then outlines how the term "trait" can be rescued from the confusion in which he believes it to be embedded.

You can view the full psychology on Kindle collection via the following link.

Psychology on Kindle

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Power of Music



Originally published in The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods in 1908, The Power of Music By Halbert Hains Britan is the latest addition to the psychology journal article collection. An initiative by the website www.all-about-psychology.com to make important, insightful and engaging publications freely available.

If you would like to read The Power of Music, you can do so via the following link.

Power of Music

See link below to access all the titles in the psychology journal collection.

Psychology Journal Articles


Learn About The Psychology of Music

There's a page dedicated to the psychology of music over at the main website, which you access via the following link.

Psychology of Music

Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Bobo Doll Experiment

Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation of Aggressive Models by Albert Bandura.



















More commonly known as the bobo doll experiment, you can download a free full-text copy of this classic research article via the following link.

http://www.all-about-psychology.com/albert-bandura.html

Monday, February 6, 2012

Nightclubs as Research Labs




Yale Fox researches social nightclub behaviour with a particular emphasis on music and how it affects people at an implicit level. With a background in biology, psychology, and sociology, Fox investigates such topics as how music can affect bar sales and people's ability to multitask, how it determines listening patterns, and how the stock market can affect mood, which in turn predicts the characteristics of popular music.

Fox's research has been published in international publications, documentaries, and textbooks. Additionally, Yale's position in the nightclub industry gives him access to a vast quantity of unique data, which has already led to some remarkable conclusions.

For more information on this fascinating research, check out Yale Fox's blog on the science of nightlife - http://www.darwinvsthemachine.com/

This is the latest video added to the "TED Videos" playlist on the Psychology YouTube channel.

You can access all the videos on the Psychology YouTube channel via the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/user/LearnAboutPsychology

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Thomas Szasz Quote


Thomas Szasz Quote

This quote from Thomas Szasz forms part of an initiative to create a repository of psychology images that can be freely used for non commercial purposes. You can see the full collection of images available via the following link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/psychpics/


The Myth of Mental Illness

This classic publication elevated Thomas Szasz into a position of international renown and controversy. According to Szasz, the concept of mental illness is fundamentally flawed because it is based on the premiss that it is caused by nervous system disorders; in particular brain disorders which manifest themselves via abnormal thought patterns and behavior.

To Thomas Szasz most cases of "mental illness" are routed within a social context, and are in fact problems of living, and should, therefore, be recognised as so.

If you would like to read "The Myth of Mental Illness," A free full-text copy of this Thomas Szasz classic is available via the following link.

http://www.all-about-psychology.com/the-myth-of-mental-illness.html

Friday, February 3, 2012

The Happy Secret To Better Work


Psychologist Shawn Achor explores the idea that happiness inspires productivity.



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For more great psychology videos, see following link to visit the All About Psychology YouTube Channel.

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Learn More About Positive Psychology
















See following link for information and quality resources on positive psychology.

Positive Psychology

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Psychology Terms: Morons, Imbeciles and Idiots


psychology terms

Another classic example of psychology being sensitively employed to help inform public awareness campaigns!

This illustration forms part of an initiative to create a repository of psychology images that can be freely used for non commercial purposes. You can see the full collection of images available via the following link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/psychpics/

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud

Brief clip of Carl Jung discussing his first meeting with Sigmund Freud.



I've added this video to the Sigmund Freud Playlist on the Psychology YouTube channel, which you can access via the following link.

Sigmund Freud Video Playlist

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud