Getting Started With Your Research Project: A Guide for Students By: David A Webb Planning, executing and writing up a research project is a source of great stress and worry for many students.
With this in mind, this article offers a series of guidance notes designed to help anyone carrying out research to get it right before they start.
for my students, which I hope you will find useful...
Understanding The Psychopath: Separating Fact From Fiction By: David A Webb Mention the word psychopath and I think it's fair to say that most people think of serial killers both real and fictional.
As with criminal profiling, this is a topic area within forensic psychology where it is often difficult to separate fact from fiction. The aim of this article, therefore, is to do just that...
Psychological Testing: A Brief But Useful Introduction By: David A Webb If you're serious about pursuing a career as a psychologist, there is a very good chance that you will have learn about and become comfortable with the concept of individual difference and psychological testing.
The aim of this article, therefore, is to provide a brief but useful introduction to the two main types of testing that you need to be aware of...
Psychology By: Peter Emerson For many centuries, the study of human thought and emotion was not considered a very fruitful pursuit. Not that it hasn't fascinated many people down the ages - it has. But the most interesting insights into human psychology came not from scientists but from poets and writers. In that respect, it is possible to find interesting observations and illustrations in the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespeare, and Milton...
For The Fearful Flyer Spread Your Wings In Plane Comfort By: Dr. Melanie Bryan Many fearful flyers can vividly recall the prolonged turbulence often associated with their first attack of panic, with its rush of physical symptoms, confusion and an intense desire to flee. This fear or panic attack is often so unexpected and misunderstood that some people become terrified that they are having a heart attack or going crazy. They can develop a great deal of anxiety and shame about feeling so out of control of their emotions and thoughts...
Consciousness Studies By: K. Monteith Consciousness Studies go beyond the realm of the natural sciences and the social sciences. Consciousness Studies can include a variety of disciplines: humanities, critical theory, comparative religion, functionism, mysticism, neuroscience, phenomenology (which describes intentionality as the basic structure of consciousness), philosophy and transpersonal psychology.....
