Articles/resources related to Paper 1,2,3 and Approaches to Research
Psychology is in the news constantly. The following articles link to our course in a meaningful way, so please do some independent reading and figure out how. Use your syllabus to help you make links. Practice your MAGEC GRAVE/TEACUP skills with articles/embedded links to research. If you see something interesting you think could go here, email me!
On another note, Extended Essay ideas can be gleaned from here ...
On another note, Extended Essay ideas can be gleaned from here ...
Ethics and Approaches to Research in Psychology
Congratulations. Your Study Went Nowhere. (Ethics in reporting results)
David Reimer Case of John/Joan
Retract, Replace, Retract - ethics in research
Please also visit the Ethics Corner part of this site for more revision...
How to Make Psychology Studies More Reliable
Ethnography: When and How (learn about researching while close to participants)
Helen Kara: How Do Research Methods Affect Results (great for critical thinking)
Dead Salmon and Voodoo Correlations: should be skeptical about fMRI (not a RM, but a technique; useful for critical thinking)
Harvey Weinstein trial hear from expert on unreliable memories (ethics of knowledge use)
Biological Psychology
Depression's Evolutionary Roots
Why Teenagers are Crazy
What the Brain's Wiring Looks Like
Mind Maps - the beauty of brain cells (this is amazing)
Evolution of Male Faces
How Fins Evolved into Hands and Feet
Bad Sleep Alters Body
Oxytocin Matters to Sexual Behaviour
The Man Who Couldn't Speak (Localization support)
The Experience of Touch (Goleman)
What happens in the Brain to Make us 'Catch' Yawns?
Placebo Effect Amplified When Doctors Appear Likable and Competent (BPS)
Body Clock Scientists Win Nobel Prize
Why Teenagers are Crazy
What the Brain's Wiring Looks Like
Mind Maps - the beauty of brain cells (this is amazing)
Evolution of Male Faces
How Fins Evolved into Hands and Feet
Bad Sleep Alters Body
Oxytocin Matters to Sexual Behaviour
The Man Who Couldn't Speak (Localization support)
The Experience of Touch (Goleman)
What happens in the Brain to Make us 'Catch' Yawns?
Placebo Effect Amplified When Doctors Appear Likable and Competent (BPS)
Body Clock Scientists Win Nobel Prize
Cognitive Psychology
The Psychology Behind Why You Always Want to Sit in the Same Seat
Sleep Prioritizes Memories
Taking Notes? Do it By Hand for Better Recall
How Sleep Impacts Deep Learning
The Secret of Effective Motivation
How Childs' Brains Develop Insight
Challenger, Columbia and Nature of Calamity
Writing About Exam Worry Before An Exam Can Boost Performance
Want a Better Memory? Eat a Mediterranean Diet
The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia
Googling Stuff Can Cause Us To Overestimate Our Knowledge
Rules of Memory 'Beautifully Rewritten'
A Case of Repressed Memory (Loftus included)
Learning How to Learn
A New Way To Look at Emotions
How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds
Social Media Effect 'Tiny' in Teenagers
The Abyss - Music & Amnesia, Oliver Sacks
Loftus Testifies at Weinstein Trial
Sleep Prioritizes Memories
Taking Notes? Do it By Hand for Better Recall
How Sleep Impacts Deep Learning
The Secret of Effective Motivation
How Childs' Brains Develop Insight
Challenger, Columbia and Nature of Calamity
Writing About Exam Worry Before An Exam Can Boost Performance
Want a Better Memory? Eat a Mediterranean Diet
The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia
Googling Stuff Can Cause Us To Overestimate Our Knowledge
Rules of Memory 'Beautifully Rewritten'
A Case of Repressed Memory (Loftus included)
Learning How to Learn
A New Way To Look at Emotions
How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds
Social Media Effect 'Tiny' in Teenagers
The Abyss - Music & Amnesia, Oliver Sacks
Loftus Testifies at Weinstein Trial
Socio-cultural Psychology
India Stabbing - Another case of bystanderism
India Rape: Bystanders Ignore Attack
Stereotypes in Disney Caricature of Pacific Islanders
Phubbing - The Phone Habit Killing Relationships
The Hidden Talent That Determines Success - 'CQ'
Rural Cameroonian Preschoolers Ace Marshmallow Test
Nepal Criminalizes Banishing Menstruating Women to Huts
Stanford Prison Experiment - What the texts don't tell you
The Chinese Mothers Who Won't Go Outside After Giving Birth
The Country Trying to Make All Its People Happier
India Rape: Bystanders Ignore Attack
Stereotypes in Disney Caricature of Pacific Islanders
Phubbing - The Phone Habit Killing Relationships
The Hidden Talent That Determines Success - 'CQ'
Rural Cameroonian Preschoolers Ace Marshmallow Test
Nepal Criminalizes Banishing Menstruating Women to Huts
Stanford Prison Experiment - What the texts don't tell you
The Chinese Mothers Who Won't Go Outside After Giving Birth
The Country Trying to Make All Its People Happier
Abnormal Psychology (Option: SL/HL TBA)
On the Evolution of the Serotonin Transporter Gene
The Depression Map: Genes, Culture, Serotonin & and a Side of Pathogens
Diagnosis made easier
Redesigning Rooms for Patients
Parents Show Signs of Depression
Swiss Depression Rates Higher in French/Italian Speakers
Treating Children with ECT
Surprising Benefits of ECT
New Electrical Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Mice
Why Are More American Teens Suffering from Anxiety?
Magic Mushrooms Reset Depressed Brain
Back to Work Blues
Gaming Addiction Added to ICD
Mental Health Scandal Haunting America
Anti-depressants and Withdrawal: Readers tell their stories
A Mindful Approach to Depressive Thought Patterns
The Rosenhan Study was Bunk (CT for a 'famous study')
Is an antidepressant right for you? Ask your brainwaves.
The Depression Map: Genes, Culture, Serotonin & and a Side of Pathogens
Diagnosis made easier
Redesigning Rooms for Patients
Parents Show Signs of Depression
Swiss Depression Rates Higher in French/Italian Speakers
Treating Children with ECT
Surprising Benefits of ECT
New Electrical Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Mice
Why Are More American Teens Suffering from Anxiety?
Magic Mushrooms Reset Depressed Brain
Back to Work Blues
Gaming Addiction Added to ICD
Mental Health Scandal Haunting America
Anti-depressants and Withdrawal: Readers tell their stories
A Mindful Approach to Depressive Thought Patterns
The Rosenhan Study was Bunk (CT for a 'famous study')
Is an antidepressant right for you? Ask your brainwaves.
Health Psychology: SL/HL TBA
Why are we so fat?
Lobbying for Healthier Meals in Schools
Simple Rules for Healthy Eating
Child and Teen Obesity Spreading Across the Globe
4 Traits that Put Kids at Risk for Addiction
Japan is facing a 'death by overwork' problem
UK Most Overweight Country in Europe (OECD)
Social Relationships and Health - A Flashpoint for Policy
What Do People Mean When They Say They are Happy?
For People in Japan, Happiness Not Associated with Better Health
How Technology Gets Us Hooked
Leisure: The Basis of Culture
High School Library Coloring Center De-stresses Students
Over 27% of Swiss Workers are Stressed
Prison Yoga Project
Using Deep Brain Stimulation Silenced Food Cravings