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General interest.

Spot The Fake Smile Go
This experiment is designed to test whether you can spot the difference between a fake smile and a real one.
It has 20 questions and should take you 10 minutes.
It is based on research by Professor Paul Ekman, a psychologist at the University of California.
You can only play each smile once.
Created 30/01/12 by Hartismere | Clicks: 66 | Comments: 1

Lecture with cartoon: The divided brain Go
Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist describes the real differences between the left and right halves of the human brain. It's not simply "emotion on the right, reason on the left," but something far more complex and interesting. A Best of the Web talk from RSA Animate.
Created 22/01/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 28 | Comments: 0

Bad Science Go
Psychology is a popular subject for coverage by the media and psychological phenomena are often presented as scientific fact. But how valid is TV, radio and newspaper reporting of the sciences? Dr. Ben Goldacre specialises in examining the data behind the claims and challenging our tendency to take science in the media at face value.
Modified 18/01/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 44 | Comments: 0

The BBC 'Brainsmart' page. Go
This BBC Scotland site contains some practical memory advice.
Created 18/01/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 27 | Comments: 0

The Guardian Psychology page. Go
This section of the Guardian Science page contains a variety of Psychology-related items including advice on how to maximise the efficiency of your memory.
Created 18/01/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 24 | Comments: 0

Put your memory to the test! Go
Link to an experiment carried out as part of the Guardian / Observer memory week.
Created 18/01/12 by H Fields | Clicks: 24 | Comments: 0


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