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`January 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			Faking mental disturbance to test the system
			Memes
			The Emerging Mind - Reith Lectures 2003

`February 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			Does Your Life Need Shaking Up?

`March 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/03/less-choice-is-better-for-us-this-story.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/03/suppress-it-and-youll-dream-about-it.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/03/read-all-about-it-psychologist-bf.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/03/less-lying-on-email-students-who.php
			Optimism provides no help against cancer

`May 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/05/aussie-journos-take-on-positive.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/05/psychology-and-love-two-partners-who.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/05/balloons-help-brummies-dream-you-could.php
			Dating online: women ask the men out
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/05/simulated-prison-in-71-showed-fine-line.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/05/raise-your-self-esteem-with-computer.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/05/why-is-religion-natural.php

`July 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/07/disgusting-moral-position-ive-always.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/07/olympics-performing-may-help-your.php

`August 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			Being single NOT worse for you than smoking
			Bad mood improves memory
			Newsflash: Children are humans too!
			Top selling computer game targets women
			Bronze better than silver (psychologically of course)
			Music lessons enhance IQ
			My boss doesn't care about my feelings!
			Unwritten rules of the motorway
			Worth a thousand words
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/08/here-are-couple-of-links-that-i-picked.php
			Medicine hope for psychedelic drugs
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/08/psychology-of-magic-very-interesting.php
			http://www.spring.org.uk/2004/08/tattoos-help-psychologist-build-rapport.php

`September 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			Inside the mind of a terrorist
			Fight to legalise psychedelic drugs in US
			The girl with the X-ray eyes
			Teens don't need no health education
			Therapeutic benefits of writing
			Morphine occurs naturally in the brain
			Measuring obedience on the tube
			Children create new language
			New National Service Framework for children
			Study reports decline in mental health of teenagers
			Writing a diary is bad for you
			What causes more deaths than all wars and homocides?
			My imaginary friend
			Monday fillers
			Science of psychology applied to gamers
			Memory illuminated by sign language

`October 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			Lecturer talks burglar out of home
			Musicality: the balance of practice and talent
			Chips Coming to a Brain Near You
			Turning off every TV in the world
			Hard scientists have longer index fingers
			New research into asexuality
			Interviewers focus on social context over skills
			Sleep-walker turns sex-walker
			The (almost) infallible lie detector
			Introducing the sexually unoriented
			Neuro imaging shows effect of advertising
			Mental health worsening around the globe
			Ecstasy does affect memory under stress
			Have you ever been stalked?
			Do emotionally demanding jobs pay better?
			Surgeons operate on baby to stop seizures
			Caffeine withdrawal could be a mental disorder
			US Supreme Court judge suggests more orgies

`November 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			Using mindfulness to sharpen perception
			The backlash against Fahrenheit 9/11
			The chemistry of social interaction
			Danger of hands-free mobiles while driving
			Parents of person with Asperger's lost hope
			Suicide on the railways
			Treating depression chemically
			Optimists live longer

`December 2004 (View complete archive page)`


			Academic turns city into a social experiment
			Exploding the self-esteem myth
			Psychology and sometimes a slap
			Reality of a heavy thinker
			Books replace antidepressants in pilot scheme
			Antidepressants overprescribed but useful
			Left-handers better in a fight
			Curb on the happy pills
			Blind to the face
			Health toll of anti-gay prejudice


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`January 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			Removing barriers to safe motoring
			Blind to light, not to the world
			Computer use good for literacy skills
			Crazy in love
			Follow-up Friday
			Health messages in dodgy new proverbs
			Pioneering therapist explains his philosophy
			Tenuous link between mental rotation and parking your car
			Us and them: not so different
			My personal advice for exam success
			Modafinil. The caffeine of the future?
			Kinsey's sex surveys - prepare to repel misinformation
			Learning by example
			Want to learn? Then stop trying
			Love is blind *groan*
			Do you have a secret life?
			Long working hours culture in UK
			Mental impact of the tsunami

`February 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			The Psychology of Internet Dating
			Left blind-spot 'gives ADHD clue'
			Panic Attacks and the Rise of CBT
			Leaving a Bitter Taste in the Mouth
			I'll Be There in About Ten Minutes
			Tall Babies Earn More Later in Life
			Persuasion: You Are Gullible, I'm Not
			Important Eurovision research
			Autistic savant explains his incredible abilities
			Antidepressant - suicide link reassessed
			Hocus pocus: x-ray eyes and spoon-bending
			The horny newt and other tales of animal personality
			Feminine features on men more attractive
			Are you 'Information Literate'?
			Spray your way to orgasm
			Handwriting interpretation consistent - but still wrong
			Choosing your mate in three seconds
			St John's wort better than Seroxat
			Me funny man, you giggling Jane
			The next scientific revolution
			Our psychological immune system
			Left and right, a battle for the truth
			Neuroplasticity, evidence from rats and monks
			The new science of happiness
			Alexander Shulgin, the godfather of Ecstasy
			Alcohol is a bigger killer than tobacco
			Beliefs about alcohol predict binge drinking
			Scrap 'unethical' mental health bill, doctors urge
			The new Volkswagen ad
			Heightism applies to women as well as men
			Graphology has zero validity (it's rubbish)

`March 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			Brain Chip Reads Man's Thoughts
			Employers Relying On Personality Tests
			Pointing Out The Truth
			Compare Your Personality With Others
			The Chaos Theory of Career Development
			Children's Tastes Develop Early
			Freudian Slips
			Self-Help Books Criticised
			Time Dilation on Radio 4's All In The Mind
			Debate on Psychological Sex Differences
			Unusual Research in Psychology
			Radio 4 Series on Biology of Personality
			Political Correctness Gone Dreamy
			Reasons For Online Dating Vary Widely
			Another Stupid Fad Diet
			A Warning to Future Generations
			Creating a Happy Society
			Let's talk about sexual diversity
			Synaesthesia: Tasting a Sound
			UK Government to Ban Psychological Tricks in Casinos
			Profile of Dr Oliver Sacks
			Brit Smile More Genuine Than American
			Children Taking Longer to Grow Up

`April 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			Self-Hypnosis May Help Hay Fever Sufferers
			Social Loafing and Social Facilitation
			Net-Illiterate 'Failing Children'
			Psychologists Proving Poor Election Pundits
			The Difference Between Men and Women
			Defending Infomania Findings
			'Infomania' worse than marijuana
			Liszt Read a Book While Practising Piano
			Politicians' Uniquely Simple Personalities
			Eradicating Depression
			Detecting Brain Function from Warm Ears
			Male Risk-Taking Not Attractive, But...
			Politicians Avoid Answering 60% of Questions
			SaneLine Staring Into Abyss
			Importance of Eyebrows in Face Recognition
			British Psychological Society Annual Conference
			Entering a State of Flow
			The Polyamorous or Ethical Sluts

`May 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			New Findings in Cross-Sensory Perception
			Childhood Cynicism Develops Early
			Brains Brains Brains
			Daniel Tammet, The Boy With The Incredible Brain
			Do Computer Games Increase IQ?
			Discovery of Brain Areas That Understand Irony
			Half a Million US Children Fast ForWord Their Language Skills
			Guide to Flirting
			Tele-Psychology: Therapy at a Distance
			Donald Herbert 'Minimally Conscious' Unlike Terri Schiavo
			Derren Brown Shocks with Mind-Bending Video Game
			Update on Donald Herbert
			Sustained Ecstasy Use Degrades Memory
			Firefighter Awakens After Ten Years
			Everything Bad Is Good for You
			Lying Down Reveals New Perspective

`June 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			Tom Cruise Exposes Psychology as a Fraud
			Hypnosis By Any Other Name
			The Brain in Orgasm
			Mental Health First Aid
			Sexual Equality and the Thin Body Ideal
			Social Science Week 2005
			Delineating 'Normal' From 'Mentally Ill'
			Brain Cells Matured in Lab
			Psychosurgery: Lobotomy and Deep Brain Stimulation
			Seeing Yourself: A Case of Autoscopy
			Female Orgasm Study Rubbished by Sexologists
			100,000 Chinese Married Online to People They've Never Met
			'Neo-Sexuality' and 'Objectophilia'
			Career Advice: Do What You Love. No Really!
			Bereavement Counselling Shows No Benefit
			A Stressful Consumption Episode

`July 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			Dating Formula Finds 'Worthless Gifts' Get the Girls
			Psychology of Magic
			Look Into My Eyes
			Daryl Atkins' Fate Hanging On His IQ
			Secrets of the Sexes: Attraction. Not Scientific. Not Popular. Not Attractive.
			Optimists Recover More Quickly After Bereavement
			Caffeine Study Finds No Performance Enhancement
			Psychological Treatments For Alcoholism Are Ineffective
			Secrets of The Sexes: Psychological Sex Differences
			Secrets of the Sexes - BBC One
			Ministers Reject Concerns Over Mental Health Law
			ADHD and Working Memory: Computer Training Shows Benefit
			Teaching Girls and Boys Differently
			London Bombings: Profile of a Terrorist
			London Bombings: Guardian Journos Disorientated
			London Bombings: Why We Are Glued To The TV
			London Bombings: Psychology of Terrorism
			No Physiological Basis For Male Bisexuality in New Study
			Women Experience Pain Differently From Men
			Brian Blackwell and Narcissistic Personality Disorder

`August 2005 (View complete archive page)`


			Vagus Nerve Stimulation Can Alleviate Chronic Depression
			Tone Deaf
			Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy
			Learning The Psychology of Seduction
			Evidence Tanning Is Addictive
			Speed Dating is Survival of the Hottest
			Brain Symmetry Important in Mental Illness
			After Bombings Londoner's Stress Levels Rise
			Hands-Free Mobiles Impair Driving Ability
			Report Claims Men More Intelligent Than Women
			The Brain You Don't Want to Hear From
			Out of Body Experiences: Real or Imagined?
			Jean Charles de Menezes: An Unfamiliar Face
			Overestimating The Emotional Impact Of Future Events
			SSRI Anti-Depressants May Increase Suicide Risk In Adults
			ADHD Problems Continue Into Adulthood
			Chimpanzees Conform to Cultural Norms
			Workaholics Better in Bed
			Blue Brain: Computer Simulation of the Neocortex
			Do Violent Computer Games Increase Aggressive Behaviour?
			Big Brother and Psychologists on TV
			The Man Who Shocked The World
			Healthy Scepticism Towards Research Pays Off
			Cognitive Therapy Reduces Repeat Suicide Attempts by 50 Percent
			Implanting False Memories May Help Dieters
			How Culture Shapes Illness


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`January 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Treating Madness With Drugs
			Utility of Categorising Mental Illness
			Classifying Madness: Criticisms and Alternatives
			Benefits of Informal Psychological Helping
			Does Cannabis Cause Psychosis?
			Do Helplines Help?

`February 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Beautiful Madness

`March 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Unknown White Male
			Imprisonment and Unequal Societies
			Existential Angst
			Explore The Brain Sciences
			Depressive Thinking

`April 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			40,000 Ecstacy Pills Over Nine Years

`June 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			From Bad To Worse: The Worst Ideas On The Mind

`July 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Environmental Effects in Mental Illness Models
			Lobotomy Wins
			Great Psychological Experiments of the 21st Century
			Oslo, Norway
			Wilhelm Wundt: The First Experimentalist

`August 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Unity: Support From Cognitive Science
			Unity: Avoiding Critical Reflection?
			Unity: A Noble Quest
			Unity: Psychology is the Mother of All Sciences
			Unity: Fuzzy Terminology
			Unity in Psychology: The Search Starts Here
			Unity: The Cognitive Revolution Unifies
			ARRGGHHH We're All Going to Die!
			Unity: Disorganisation in Psychology
			Rise of Psychological Research on the Internet
			Unity's Enemy: Complacency
			Unity: Psychology Defined
			The Optician
			Unity: Gregg Henriques
			Unifying Psychology

`September 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Powerful Music
			What's Our Motivation?
			Why Do People Participate in Research?
			Unity: Toward a Useful Mass Movement
			Vehicles Pass Closer to Helmeted Cyclists
			Reflecting on Unity

`October 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Fingerprints, Experts and Emotions
			J. G. Ballard, The Psychologist

`November 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			Emotional Blogging
			Neural Correlates of Emotional Judgements
			Emotion, Learning, Attention and Perception
			Blurred Definitions of Affect and Emotion
			Separating Emotion From Cognition
			Doing Without Feeling
			Rediscovering The Emotional Unconscious
			Emotional Truth: The Search Starts Here
			Journey Through the Psychology of Emotions

`December 2006 (View complete archive page)`


			A Process Model of Appraisal
			Appraisal Processes in Emotion


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`January 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			Why Career Planning Is Time Wasted
			Resolute
			A New Year, An Old Promise
			Robert Solomon
			Emotion Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorders
			Emotion Processing Deficits in Alexithymia
			What is empathy?

`February 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			Can Cognitive Neuroscience Tell Us Anything About the Mind?
			How 'Naive Cynicism' May Poison Your Relationships
			Stanley Milgram: Obedience to Authority Or Just Conformity?
			Your Partner Has Been Unfaithful. The Question is Why.
			Even 24,576 Measurements Couldn't Prove Plants Have Souls
			Euphoria Induced by Experimental Trickery
			Revolutionary Treatment of Depression
			The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
			Why Money Can Never Save the Environment, But Fear Might
			What Are Babies Watching?
			Getting Closer: The Art of Self-Disclosure
			Top Ten Psychology Studies
			Personality Secrets in Your Mp3 Player
			Why Health Benefits of Good Relationships Rival Exercise and Nutrition
			The Psychology of Relationships
			Is Life Passing You By?

`March 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			Affectionate Writing Can Reduce Cholesterol
			Top Ten Studies, Encephalon #19, 1,000+ Subscribers
			Seven Ways Music Influences Mood
			Communicating Persuasively: Email or Face-to-Face?
			Why It's OK To Be Depressed Sometimes
			Discover the Perfect Musical Performance
			Sigmund Freud and Unconscious Mental Processes
			Encephalon #18 Now Online at Pharyngula
			The Trap - What Happened To Our Dream Of Freedom?
			Nobel Prize-Winning Research on Risky Decision Making
			Revealed: Eight Ways The Media Distorts Psychology
			Personality or Situation? The Psychology of Individual Differences
			Memory Manipulated After The Event

`April 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			Older and Musically Wiser?
			Will Solving The 'Hard Problem' of Consciousness Unweave the Rainbow?
			Is Sacrifice in Relationships Related to Commitment and Functioning?
			Is Friday the Thirteenth Unlucky?
			Parental Relationships After Divorce: From 'Perfect Pals' to 'Fiery Foes'
			Seven Signs of Relationship (Dis)Satisfaction

`May 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			Guide to Psychology Blogs - Part 3
			Can You Change Your Personality? Lord of the Rings vs. Schindler's List
			Guide to Psychology Blogs - Part 2
			Guide to Psychology Blogs - Part 1
			Education Reduces Cross-Cultural Misunderstanding of Nonverbal Behaviour
			Achieving Rapport: Expressivity, Coordination and Flow
			Frown and the Net Frowns With You, But Smile and You Smile Alone
			Which Culture Most Controls Their Facial Emotions?
			Detecting Lies: Top 3 Myths, Top 5 Proven Factors
			Meaning and Memory in Gesture
			Busting The Myth 93% of Communication is Nonverbal
			The Nonverbal Symphony of Attraction
			How do Emoticons and Capitalisation Affect Perception of Email?
			Gender Differences in Reading Nonverbal Behaviour
			A Slow Smile Attracts
			Nonverbal Behaviour

`June 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			Happiness is Right Outside
			Dodgy Juries, (Un)Ethical Professors, MySpace vs. Facebook
			Sex Doesn't Sell (Neither Does Violence)
			A Tale of Two Conversations (and Mrs Thatcher)
			Which Type of Emailer Are You?
			The 'Monster Study' on Stuttering
			Stop Staring at Me!
			Encephalon #25 - The Neuroscience and Psychology Blog Carnival
			Objects in the Home Reflect Your Relationship
			Guide to Psychology Blogs - Part 4
			Dreaming of Evidence for Telepathy
			Psychological Testing for New Drivers is Flawed
			Don't Stand So Close to Me
			Superstitious Pigeon-Guided Missiles
			I'm a Dead Dog: First Case of Cotard's and Lycanthropy
			Diners Spend More In Lavender-Scented Restaurant

`July 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			What is Guilt For?
			Last Albert Ellis Interview | Cannabis Risks | Seinfeld Tip
			Best Optical Illusions Online
			Empathy Causes Facial Similarity Between Couples to Increase Over Time
			10 Practical Uses For Psychological Research in Everyday Life
			People 'Playing the Field' More Angry At Infidelity
			Misrepresenting Science: The Observer's Autism Scare Story
			Cognitive Dissonance | Wisconsin Longitudinal Study | Children's Memory | Muggle's Surveillance Society
			Have You Ever Been Scammed?
			Ageing and the Positivity Effect
			Men Chatty as Women | Avoid Sloppy Thinking | Facebook Snubbing
			Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Us?
			Anti-Gay Hate Crimes Still Widespread
			Myths Dispelled: Gamers Have Friends, Girls Like Grand Theft Auto
			Encephalon #26: Natalie Portman, Cognitive Dissonance
			Loudest Voice = Majority Opinion

`August 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			How to Build Courage Through Personality Traits and States of Mind
			How to Improve Mood, Raise Energy and Reduce Tension
			Cradling to Right Linked to Depression in New Mothers - Or is it?
			Music + Body Language = More Excitement
			Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?
			This Week in Psychology
			Optimists and Realists Seen In Better Light Than Pessimists
			What is Courage?
			3 Reasons Life is Worth Living From Positive Psychology
			Soviet Psychiatry | Miserable Middle-Aged Men | Satisfied Hairdressers | Jury Psychology
			Does 'Peer Review' Mean Anything to You?
			Effectiveness of Mutual Support Groups
			How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker (Book Review)
			The Hidden Purpose of Chat-up Lines
			The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks (Review)
			Group Therapy Online | Eye Movement Coupling | Macho Men Still Untrustworthy
			Is Marriage Dying? No. (Well, Probably Not)
			'Good' Wine Increases Food Consumption by 12%
			Why Academics Hide in Ivory Towers
			237 Reasons For Sex | Vegansexuals | Toilet Seats | Encephalon 28
			What is the Point of Psychology Studies?
			Human-Dog Psychology: 5 Weird Studies

`September 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			War, Peace and the Role of Power in Sherif's Robbers Cave Experiment
			Men Happier Than Women? Another Bogus Sex Difference
			Schizophrenia Explained: The Center Cannot Hold by Elyn R. Saks (Book Review)
			Malcolm Gladwell on Why More Choice Means More Profit
			Expressing Negative Experience is Both Symptom and Cure
			Increase Life Satisfaction by Analysing the Negative But Just Experiencing the Positive
			10 Grateful Steps to Happiness
			'thanks!' by Robert A. Emmons (Book Review)
			Thinking of a Psychology Degree? Free Lectures from University of California at Berkeley
			Practicing Gratitude Can Increase Happiness by 25%
			Barry Schwartz on Why Too Much Choice is Bad for Us
			The Impact Bias: Why We Are Poor at Simulating the Impact of Future Events
			Compliments Could Earn Hairstylists Thousands More in Tips
			Instruction Manual for Psychological Torture Now Online
			Our Dark Hearts: The Stanford Prison Experiment
			Nominate Your Favourite Social Psychology Studies
			Kissing Secrets: Why Men Prefer More Saliva (And Other Revelations)
			Why Attempt Suicide? Evidence from the Poetry of Suicidal Poets
			Men and Women Are Psychologically Very Similar

`October 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			The Halo Effect: When Your Own Mind is a Mystery
			Ramachandran on Capgras Syndrome, Phantom Limbs & Synaesthesia
			"Neurolaw" is Dubious at Best
			How to Avoid a Bad Bargain: Don't Threaten
			College Binge Drinking 'Seriously Kicks Ass'
			Larry David is Role Model for Schizophrenia Sufferers
			'Face-Blind' are Poor at Judging Facial Attractiveness
			Even Peas Have Brains, Here's Proof
			Why War? The Most Dangerous Animal by David Livingstone Smith
			Professor Richard Wiseman is King of Weird Psychology Studies
			Why We Don't Help Others: Bystander Apathy
			How and Why We Lie to Ourselves: Cognitive Dissonance
			Big Picture Questions for Humanity from 'Overcoming Bias'
			Accessible Science Blogging Outside Psychology
			Are You Just Shy or Do You Have a Social Phobia?
			Wealth Psychologists: Money is a Problem
			It's 'Psychology Day' at the United Nations & World Mental Health Day
			Avoid Email Miscommunication
			"Silliest" Psychology Research
			The Truman Show Experiment
			Neuroscientist Studies His Own Stroke
			Explaining Bipolar Disorder: An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison (Book Review)
			Support PsyBlog Easily With One (Free) Click
			Misleading Reporting of Alzheimer's and Conscientiousness Research
			Invasion From Mars: The Anatomy of Panic
			Americans Less Happy with Positive Events than Asians

`November 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			3 Happiness Enhancing Activities With Evidence They Work
			Being Happy: Enjoyable Activities Beat Improved Life Circumstances
			Sustainable Happiness: Why It's All About the Day-to-Day
			Advertising Psychology Satire by The Onion
			A Psychic Dog?
			Why We do Dumb or Irrational Things: 10 Brilliant Social Psychology Studies
			Malcolm Gladwell on the Art of Criminal Profiling
			I Can't Believe My Eyes: Conforming to the Norm
			Depression Lifted by Beethoven Piano Sonatas
			Why We All Stink as Intuitive Psychologists: The False Consensus Effect
			Why Groups and Prejudices Form So Easily: Social Identity Theory
			Use StumbleUpon to Find Great Psychology Content
			9 Propaganda Techniques in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11
			World's Happiest Man: Joy Can Be Learned
			Are We Programmed to Laugh When Tickled?

`December 2007 (View complete archive page)`


			Hedonist Philosopher Epicurus Was Right About Happiness (Mostly)
			At the Heart of Attraction Lies Confusion: Choice Blindness
			When We Are Fools to Ourselves
			Can You Recommend an Online Support Group?
			What We Don't Know About Shopping, Reading, Watching TV and Judging People
			Is Happier Always Better? Socially Yes, Financially No
			10 Weird Psychology Studies: Vote Now For Your Favourite!
			Why Problem Solving Itself is a Puzzle, Even to Poincare and Picasso
			Our Secret Attitude Changes
			The Hidden Workings of Our Minds
			Do We Know What Makes Us Happy?


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`January 2008 (View complete archive page)`


			On the Tip-of-the-Tongue: Blocked Memories
			Absent-Mindedness: A Blessing in Disguise?
			The New Science of Happiness
			How to Be Happy, Confucian Style
			How Quickly We Forget: The Transience of Memory
			6 Self-Help Books for Depression Recommended by Experts
			Experiences Beat Possessions: Why Materialism Causes Unhappiness
			9 Ways Happiness Leads to Success
			What Everyone Should Know About Their Own Minds
			What is Happiness?
			Is Modern Self-Help Just a Massive Money-Making Scam?
			Schopenhauer's Extreme Self-Help for Pessimists

`February 2008 (View complete archive page)`


			Strong Reactions to 'Antidepressants Ineffective' Study
			Creativity: Action is Everything
			New Study: SSRI Antidepressants 'Clinically Insignificant' For Most People
			7 Sins of Memory: Complete Guide
			The Persistence of Memory
			Blind People's Other Senses Not More Acute
			How the Consistency Bias Warps Our Personal and Political Memories
			When Suggestibility is a Liability: Wrongful Convictions
			Reader Poll: Accessibility Results
			Therapists Can Implant False Beliefs and Memories
			Implanting False Memories: Lost in the Mall & Paul Ingram
			Seriously, Would You Admit to Only Using 10% of Your Brain?
			Reader Poll: Is PsyBlog Accessible to You?
			When Cognitive Dissonance Doesn't Matter
			Wrongful Conviction: 50% of Mistaken Eyewitnesses Certain After Positive Feedback
			How Memories are Distorted and Invented: Misattribution

`March 2008 (View complete archive page)`


			Whistlestop Tour of Research on the Psychology of Money
			Psychology of Money: What Do We Want To Know?
			Graphology: Connections Between Handwriting and Personality are Illusory
			The Attitude-Behaviour Gap: Why We Say One Thing But Do The Opposite
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			50% of College Students Think We See Like Superman, Despite Perception Course
			The 'Strange Situation': Window on a Child's Past and Future
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			Why Psychology is Not Just Common Sense

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			How Children Learn the Earth Isn't Flat
			Forget Rich Lists, Read the 'Happy List'
			Why The Chinese Are Getting Richer But Not Happier
			10 Mind-Myths: Do Any of These Catch You Out?
			The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness by Jeff Warren (Book Review)
			Money and Self-Control: The Battle Between Thoughts and Emotions
			Do Big Money Bonuses Really Increase Job Performance?
			The 3 Reasons Money Brings Satisfaction But Not Happiness
			6 Quirks of Ownership: How Possessions Bend Our Perceptions
			Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (Book review)
			FREE! But at What Price?
			The Psychology of Money
			Social Versus Financial Thinking - When Money Makes People Lazy and Selfish
			Avoid The Relativity Trap - How Thinking Globally Can Save You Money

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			How to Choose Happiness: Combat 5 Decision-Making Biases
			Infants Imitate Others When Only Weeks Old
			4 Belief Biases That Can Reduce Pleasure
			Mondays Are Not As Depressing As You Think
			See How Easily You Can Avoid The Memory Bias
			Why Money is Part of Human Nature: Money as Both Tool and Drug
			Internet Dating 2.0: Why Version 1.0 is Unsatisfying and Aversive
			40% Experienced Paranoid Thoughts on Virtual Journey
			How To Avoid Choosing the Wrong Job or House: Fight the Distinction Bias
			Guide to Psychology Blogs - Part 5
			13 Ways to Quickly Improve Your Decision-Making
			Why Familiarity Really Does Breed Contempt
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			Voters Choose Politicians by Similarity to Their Own Personality
			When the Self Emerges: Is That Me in the Mirror?
			Why You're a Sucker for the Impact Bias
			How to Feel More Pleasure: Crank up the Mystery

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			30 Psychobabble Phrases - Which Do You Hate Most?
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			Infants are Intuitive Physicists: Object Permanence
			Psychobabble: Which Expressions Do You Love to Hate?
			When Children Begin to Simulate Other Minds
			Which Cognitive Enhancers Really Work: Brain Training, Drugs, Vitamins, Meditation or Exercise?
			4 Ways We Fail to Choose Happiness
			Friendships Can Depend on Who You Meet First
			Venting Emotions After Trauma Predicts Worse Outcomes
			Susan Blackmore on Memes and Temes (Video)
			Touching Lingerie Makes (Some) Men Impatient for Monetary Rewards

`July 2008 (View complete archive page)`


			How Beliefs and Values Influence What Tastes Good
			Are Boys Better Than Girls At Maths?
			The Way We Were: 10 Crucial Child Psychology Studies
			Irritating Psychobabble: Disorders Win!
			Jean Piaget's Four-Stage Theory: How Children Acquire Knowledge
			6 Types of Play: How We Learn to Work Together
			Human-Cat Psychology: Do Cats Improve Our Mood and Become Attached to Us?
			How Infants Start the Journey to Their First Word
			Ask For Help: Why People Are Twice as Likely to Assist as You Think
			Better Golfers See Bigger Hole
			Why Our Ideal Self Seems Further Away For Us Than Others
			Improve Your Mind-Reading: Focus on the Big Picture You

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			Psychology of Magic: 3 Critical Techniques
			Superstitious? Why Even Rational People Hate to Tempt Fate
			Six Degrees of Separation: Do We Really Live in a 'Small World'?
			7 Myths of Crowd Psychology

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			How to Improve Your Self-Control
			Why Loud Music in Bars Increases Alcohol Consumption
			How the Mind Reveals Itself in Everyday Activities
			Men's Health Boost from Marriage Disappearing
			Do You Challenge Queue-Jumpers and Line-Cutters?
			Happiness Could Add 10 Years to Your Life
			Think Yourself Healthy by Appreciating the Exercise You Already Do

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			Consciousness is a Magic Trick - Dan Dennett
			False Memories Can Influence Behaviour
			Romantic Thoughts Increase Male Chivalry
			Memories Are Made of This

`November 2008 (View complete archive page)`


			Getting Big Projects Done: Balancing Task-Focus with Goal-Focus
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			12 Laws of the Emotions


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			Do You Believe in Free Will?
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			How to Choose Between Experiential and Material Purchases
			Leaders Emerge by Talking First and Most Often
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			How Meditation Improves Attention

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			Can the Unconscious Outperform the Conscious Mind?
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			Social Facilitation: How and When Audiences Improve Performance

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			40 Superb Psychology Blogs
			Fighting Groupthink With Dissent
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			Essentials of Group Psychology
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			How to Make People Believe in Telepathy
			Are You a Liar?

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			The Chameleon Effect
			The Psychological Immune System

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			The 7 Psychological Principles of Scams: Protect Yourself by Learning the Techniques
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			Finding The Surprising Gaps in Your Self-Knowledge

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			Can You Trust a Facebook Profile?
			Conformity: Ten Timeless Influencers
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			Why We Love Narcissists (At First)

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			Online Snooping: Is Your Partner Secretly Watching You?
			How to Increase Your Self-Control Without Really Trying
			8 Studies Demonstrating the Power of Simplicity
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			Cognition Accelerated by Just 4 x 20 Minutes Meditation
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			Buying Green is About Being Seen
			The Trust Gap: Why People Are So Cynical
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			Get Creative: 7 More Psychological Techniques
			Duchenne: Key to a Genuine Smile?
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