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Archive for September, 2007

What is Blog Action Day? Sixteen Days Left.

Posted in Psychology Websites, human problems, psychology on the internet, public interest, social psychology on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

And what is a blog for that matter??
A blog is short for web log. It is a forum for people to do a variety of things — anything from keeping a journal, logging their financial woes, taking photos of their cats, publishing their fitness progress — you get the general idea. But this really doesn’t [...]

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Interdisciplinary Psychology

Posted in FAQ about psychology, consumer interest, primary care, professional issues, psychological domains, public interest, questions, social psychology, what psychologists do on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Getting up-to-date on psychology.
I chanced upon an interesting blog by someone who’s very much up on some of the happenings in clinical psychology. If you’ curious about what clinical psychology is — how it differs from psychiatry, this is a solid resource. I recommend it.
Interdisciplinary psychology – health psychology.
There are some very interesting things going [...]

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Blog Action Day: The Environment

Posted in consumer interest, psychological domains, public interest on September 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Blog action day.
Blog Action Day is on October 15, 2007. Forty days left.
Bloggers are joining forces to raise consciousness on environmental issues. Proceeds will go to environmental action groups. You can read more about Blog Action Day here.
Environmantal psychology.
The American Psychological Association’s division 34 is dedicated to population and environmental psychology. This ranges from topics [...]

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Psychology in the Media: Better than Average

Posted in brain and behavior, persuasion, psychological domains, psychology in the media, public interest, research, social psychology on September 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Manipulating public opinion.
The Washington Times runs a piece today on social psychology and the ways memory can be manipulated. The story has an interesting spin: How public opinion can be manipulated. Chief findings include that people tend to remember denials, myth busting, and statements identified as false at a high rate.
Rules of thumb trip [...]

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Department of Defense Controversy Unfolds

Posted in professional issues, psychology in the media on September 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

APA beholden to Department of Defense?
It appears that evidence is mounting that APA has considerable interest in maintaining good graces with the Department of Defense — particularly related to the issue of prescription rights. I didn’t say it. I was reluctant to make this link. But this is not a conspiracy theory that insults the [...]

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