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The Human Mind

2009-09-28T08:25:00.000-07:00

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Given the inextricable link between psychology and the human mind, I've just added a human mind page to the main website. From here you will be able to access a range of quality resources, including some outstanding videos.

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Human Mind

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Vox Populi (The Wisdom of Crowds) by Francis Galton (Free Full Text)

2009-09-14T09:28:00.000-07:00

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The latest addition to the psychology journal articles collection was inspired by the exploits of the acclaimed psychological illusionist Derren Brown, who created a real stir last week when he "predicted" the outcome of Britain's National Lottery.

See following link for full details, including a video of the "lottery prediction" live.

Derren Brown

Derren Brown put forward the "Wisdom of Crowds" as a possible explantion of how he was able to achieve this apparently incredible feat; and in doing so, he drew explicitly on Vox Populi by Francis Galton.

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Vox Populi (The Wisdom of Crowds) by Francis Galton

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The Virtual Barber Shop

2009-09-06T14:24:00.000-07:00

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You may have already come across the virtual barber shop online e.g. Youtube. If so, you'll know what to expect and already appreciate what an amazing listening experience it is.

If you haven't listened to the virtual barber shop before, your ears are in for a treat, but before you let Luigi loose on your hair, a word or two to explain what it's all about.

The virtual barber shop is an extremely clever audio clip produced by QSound Labs and represents an example of a binaural recording.

What's So Special About A Binaural Recording?

Well, according to Aaron over at the Binaural Airwaves Blog, "...it is the most perceptually realistic recording technique in the world for humans. By capturing sound the way we hear as humans, our brains can most easily understand the subtle complexity of the sound and make sense of it."

How To Listen to the virtual barber shop For Full Effect

1. It's essential you listen through headphones.

2. Turn the volume up.

3. Close your eyes while you listen.

4. Eliminate all other sound (kids, pets, TV etc).

You can listen to the virtual barber shop via the Youtube video below but for maximum effect I'd recommend downloading the audio file and listening to it through your iPod/MP3 player, which you can do via the following link.

Virtual Baber Shop MP3 Audio File Download

Virtual Baber Shop: YouTube Version

Want To Listen To More Binaural Recordings?

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Real World Psychology

2009-07-15T08:25:00.000-07:00

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Real World Psychology is the latest section to be added to the All About Psychology Website.

What is Real World Psychology?

Real World psychology, is relevant to people's lives, it makes you think, it challenges your assumptions and makes you curious.

Each topic featured on the Real World Psychology will begin a trigger i.e. something that will hopefully elicit a response along the lines of "Well I never", "I didn't see that coming" "Now there's food for thought" etc.

The psychology behind the topic will then be outlined along with resources that can be accessed for anybody who wants to learn more e.g., full text psychology journal articles.

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Real World Psychology

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Psychology Classic: They Saw A Game: A Case Study by Albert Hastorf & Hadley Cantril (Free Full Text)

2009-07-04T05:49:00.000-07:00

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This classic study in selective perception demonstrates how an Ivy League football game was perceived differently by opposing fans, particularly in relation to their opponents "blatantly unsportsmanlike play". This simply designed psychology classic stimulated additional research into concepts such as social cognition and cognitive bias.

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Selective Perception

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Tal Ben-Shahar

2009-07-01T04:36:00.000-07:00

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A leading practitioner in the field of positive psychology, Tal Ben-Shahar currently teaches the most popular course at Harvard University. Influenced by the pioneering work of Dr. Martin Seligman, Tal Ben-Shahar states that his goal in teaching positive psychology "is to create a bridge between the Ivory Tower and Main Street, to bring together the rigor of academia and the accessibility of self-help.

You can find out more about this influential expert in positive psychology via the following link.

Tal Ben-Shahar

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Positive Psychology

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Milton Rokeach: The Nature And Meaning of Dogmatism (Free Full Text)

2009-06-24T09:31:00.000-07:00

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The psychology of dogmatism is as relevant today as when Dr. Milton Rokeach began his pioneering work into this enduring topic. The ideas contained within this important paper informed the development of the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale and stimulated research into the psychology of human belief systems and dogmatism as a personality trait.

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The Nature And Meaning of Dogmatism

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Solomon Asch: Forming Impressions of Personality (Free Full Text)

2009-06-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

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Forming Impressions of Personality by Solomon Asch is a classic study in the psychology of interpersonal perception. The central tenet of this research is that particular information we have about a person, namely the traits we believe they possess, is the most important factor in establishing our overall impression of that person.

Among other things, this classic psychology journal article introduces the concept of central versus peripheral traits and the "halo effect". You can access Forming Impressions of Personality by Solomon Asch via the following link.

Solomon Asch

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The Psychology Journal Articles Collection

2009-06-10T06:36:00.000-07:00

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I've just launched The Psychology Journal Articles Collection which provides completely free access to classic full text psychology journal articles, including material from the most eminent and influential psychologists of the 20th century.

See following link for full details on this new addition to the website.

Psychology Journal Articles

The first article in the collection is The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information by George A Miller; which you can access via the following link.

George A Miller

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What Are The Biggest Issues in Psychology Today?

2009-05-28T12:05:00.000-07:00

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Came across a brief but thought provoking interview with Dan Gilbert Professor of Psychology at Harvard University; who addresses such issues as the problems facing psychology, exciting developments in psychology and the foundation of modern psychology.

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Play and its Role in the Mental Development of the Child by Lev Vygotsky (The Psychology eBook Collection)

2009-05-26T05:40:00.000-07:00

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In play, a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play, it is as though he were a head taller than himself (Lev Vygotsky 1896-1934)

Despite his premature death at the age of just 37, Lev Vygotsky is widely considered as one of the leading developmental psychologists of the 20th century. In addition to his seminal contribution to the relationship between language and thought, Lev Vygotsky also put forward ideas regarding the psychology of play, in particular the process of self-regulation through creative play.

This classic article which was orginally given in the form of a speech provides several key insights into Lev Vygotsky's theories of play.

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Sigmund Freud

2009-05-12T23:58:00.000-07:00

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I've just added a Sigmund Freud page to the All About Psychology Website, from where you will be able to access detailed information and resources relating to the man who is widely considered as one of the most influential and controversial minds of the 20th century. Information headings include:

Get To Know Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud Theories

Quality Sigmund Freud Links

Recommended Reading

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Sigmund Freud

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Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud (The Psychology eBook Collection)

2009-05-10T23:58:00.000-07:00

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The Psychopathology of Everyday Life is one of Sigmund Freud's least technical and, therefore, most accessible publications. Drawing on personal anecdotes and real life examples, Freud explores the psychological mechanisms underpinning the forgetting of names and order of words, mistakes in speech and mistakes in reading and writing etc.

Originally published in 1901, this work by Sigmund Freud was first translated into English by A.A Brill in 1914, who in his introduction provides a clear and concise account of the thinking behind the Psychopathology of Everyday Life.

Psychoanalysis always showed that they referred to some definite problem or conflict of the person concerned. It was while tracing back the abnormal to the normal state that Professor Freud found how faint the line of demarcation was between the normal and neurotic person, and that the psychopathologic mechanisms so glaringly observed in the psychoneuroses and psychoses could usually be demonstrated in a lesser degree in normal persons. This led to a study of the faulty actions of everyday life and later to the publication of the Psychopathology of Everyday Life.

The Freudian Slip

This was the book that gave us what we now refer to as "The Freudian slip". As Freud states in the Psychopathology of Everyday Life:

Although the ordinary material of speech of our mother-tongue seems to be guarded against forgetting, its application, however, more often succumbs to another disturbance which is familiar to us as "slips of the tongue.

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Psychology Links

2009-05-09T02:41:00.000-07:00

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I've just updated the psychology links page over at the main website. The latest addition to the psychology link collection is Psychology Prof Online, a free educational resource that explains psychological disorders and DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria in language that is accessible to the layperson.

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The Psychology of Smiling

2009-04-30T10:31:00.000-07:00

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One of the reasons I love psychology is that by definition it provides a whole host of information that you can relate to. Take something as simple as smiling for instance, we all do it (well most of us do and perhaps we've not been doing it as much lately) but have you ever thought about why you smile? I'm talking about a proper smile, not a false here comes the boss type smile.

Apparently there are two schools of thought concerning the psychology of smiling. These are:

1. Smiling is primarily an individual act. We smile as a result of an inner feeling of happiness.

2. Smiling is primarily a social act. We smile to let those around us know that we are happy.

So what do think?

Ingenious Research

In attempting to answer the why we smile question, Robert Kraut and Robert Johnston from Cornell University decided to go bowling! Kraut and Johnston realized that happiness associated with good bowling, say bowling a strike or a spare provided the pefect opportunity to test the individual Vs Social smiling hypotheses.

The logic behind conducting research in this context is simple but brilliant. At the moment you bowl a strike you are essentially alone, you're not facing anybody, you're looking at the fallen pins, that happiness is all yours. Then shortly after you turn to face your fellow bowlers, family, team mates etc, it's time to share your happiness.

And the winner is?

Social smiling. 4% of bowlers smiled after hitting a strike or spare when facing away from fellow players compared to 42% of bowlers who smiled when they turned round to face other people having hit a strike or spare.

In discussing his research findings Robert Kraut stated:

The smile is a facial response that is recognized around the globe and helps bind people together. We are indeed a "social animal," and the smile is a central way we communicate. I once did a study that blew up in my face because I asked a group of participants not to smile for three days – and they absolutely could not do it.

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When you're Smiling - The Whole World Smiles With You

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Hierarchy of Needs: A Theory of Human Motivation by Abraham Maslow (The Psychology eBook Collection)

2009-04-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

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When Abraham H. Maslow introduced the world to Humanistic Theory, a 'third force' in psychology was born (Behaviorism & Psychoanlytical theory being the first and second force). As the name suggests, humanistic theory concerns itself with characteristics which are distinctly human.

Arguably the best known example of such a characteristic is Self-Actualization, an innate motivating force unique to the human species. It was in this landmark publication that Maslow provided the first published representation of Self-Actualization at the pinnicle of a hierarchy of human needs.

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Basking in Reflected Glory: The BIRG Effect

2009-04-22T07:11:00.000-07:00

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Just read a really interesting study that was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology back in 1976. The study by Robert B. Cialdini et al, examined the BIRG effect i.e., the tendency to "bask in reflected glory" (BIRG) by publicly announcing one's associations with successful others. In the field experiments conducted, the research team found that the BIRG effect occurred even though the person striving to bask in the glory of a successful source was not involved in the cause of the source's success.

Experiment 1 demonstrated the BIRG phenomenon by showing a greater tendency for university students to wear school identifying apparel after their school's football team had been victorious than non victorious and experiments 2 and 3 replicated the BIRG effect by showing that students used the pronoun "we" more when describing a victory than a non victory of their school's football team.

The BIRG effect was also observed by Professor Albert Harrison from the University of California when reviewing thousands of biographical entries in Who's Who. According to the biographical analysis many more people were born on Independence day, Christmas day and New Year's day than the days around these high profile dates. This statistical anomoly was apparently the result of some less than honest reporting by the great and good (including religious leaders!) who wanted to be associated with a nationally important day.

Click Here to read the 1976 BIRG effect article published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Reflected Glory

Short film about two bands that impersonate the Beatles.

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Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation of Aggressive Models By Albert Bandura: The Psychology eBook Collection

2009-04-20T07:32:00.000-07:00

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Albert Bandura is widely considered the greatest living psychologist. In the early 1960's Albert Bandura began investigating aggression through imitation; research that gave rise to one of the most famous psychology experiments of all time.

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The Say "Cheese" Guide To Avoiding Divorce

2009-04-16T07:12:00.000-07:00

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Whether you're looking for your soul mate or you think you've already found them, you might want to take a closer look at their photographs before you do the whole marriage thing; because according to a study that has just been published in the journal of Motivation and Emotion, smile intensity in photographs predicts divorce later in life.

Abstract

Based on social–functional accounts of emotion, we conducted two studies examining whether the degree to which people smiled in photographs predicts the likelihood of divorce. Along with other theorists, we posited that smiling behavior in photographs is potentially indicative of underlying emotional dispositions that have direct and indirect life consequences. In the first study, we examined participants’ positive expressive behavior in college yearbook photos and in Study 2 we examined a variety of participants’ photos from childhood through early adulthood. In both studies, divorce was predicted by the degree to which subjects smiled in their photos.

(Matthew J. Hertenstein et al, DePauw University).

Be Careful Though!

Before you say "I do" to Mr or Ms smiley watch the following video for some alternative Funky Motown psychology - "Don't let the smile fool ya - Take my advice I'm only try' to school ya"

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Here Comes The Rain Again - Falling On My Head Like A Memory

2009-04-13T12:23:00.000-07:00

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If a recently published study proves to be accurate then it follows that people living in Britain must have the best memory recall in the world.

In a simple recall test, researchers from The University of New South Wales found that participants were able to remember three times as many items on cold, windy, days as they were when conditions were bright and sunny. According to lead researcher Joseph Forgas:

We predicted and found that weather-induced negative mood improved memory accuracy...a worse mood helped to focus people's attention on their surroundings and led to a more thorough and careful thinking style, while happiness tended to reduce focus and increase both confidence and forgetfulness.

Click Here for more details on this research paper and to read the study's abstract in full.

As somebody from Northern England who now lives in Southern Spain I would like to add my support to this research as I have completely forgotten why I decided to move to another country!

Wait a Minute! I've just remembered

Incidentally, the music playing in the video above is Here comes the rain again by the Eurythmics, the first two lines of which are:

Here comes the rain again

Falling on my head like a memory

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Superstition in The Pigeon By B.F. Skinner: The Psychology eBook Collection

2009-04-13T06:59:00.000-07:00

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Considered a learning theory classic, Superstition in The Pigeon By B.F. Skinner was first published in Journal of Experimental Psychology in 1948.

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Teaching Pigeons To Bowl. The Story of How B.F. Skinner Discovered Shaping

2009-04-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

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Look at any list of the most eminent psychologists of the 20th Century and B.F Skinner will be towards the top of that list. Building on the seminal work of both Ivan Pavlov and John Watson, B.F Skinner became the leading exponent of behaviourism within psychology. At the heart of this influential theory is the core belief that human behavior is best understood in terms of responses to environmental stimuli.

In formulating his theories, B.F Skinner conducted numerous behaviour experiements with rats and pigeons, as can be seen in the following video.

We Are What We Do

Shaping

As alluded to in the above video clip a central tenet of Skinner's theory was shaping. This is the notion that reinforcement can be employed to elicit complex behavior and behavior that would not normally be exhibited. For instance in the video a pigeon's behaviour is shaped into ringing a bell by reinforcing with food closer and closer approximations to the desired behavior.

A Day of Great Illumination: B.F. Skinner's Discovery of Shaping

This is the title of a wonderful article written by Gail Peterson that was published in the Journal of The Experimental Analysis of Behavior, which having read it left me thinking "Well I Never!" The following passage article is taken form the introduction.

Despite the seminal studies of response differentiation by the method of successive approximation detailed in chapter 8 of The Behavior of Organisms (1938), B. F. Skinner never actually shaped an operant response by hand until a memorable incident of startling serendipity on the top floor of a flour mill in Minneapolis in 1943. That occasion appears to have been a genuine eureka experience for Skinner, causing him to appreciate as never before the significance of reinforcement mediated by biological connections with the animate social environment, as opposed to purely mechanical connections with the inanimate physical environment. This insight stimulated him to coin a new term (shaping)...Moreover, the insight seems to have emboldened Skinner to explore the greater implications of his behaviorism for human behavior writ large, an enterprise that characterized the bulk of his post-World War II scholarship.

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"Superstition" in The Pigeon by B.F. Skinner (1948)

I will be making this classic piece of research on learning theory available for free download as part of the psychology eBook collection.

The Psychology eBook Collection

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Occupational Guide To Psychology: The Psychology eBook Collection

2009-04-11T03:38:00.000-07:00

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The Occupational Guide To Psychology is an invaluable resource produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The guide contains the latest information on a range of psychology topics including:

The Nature of Work Within Psychology

Training, Qualifications & Advancement

Employment Prospects

Earnings

Related Occupations

Sources of Additional Information

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Psychology eBook Collection

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Psychology on the Dance Floor. Investigating Emotional Movement

2009-04-10T02:05:00.000-07:00

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I was reading about the various events that will be taking place as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival and one in particular caught my eye. It read:

A dancer performs in total darkness. Points of light illuminate her movements. Is watching dance enough to make you feel like dancing? Take part in this live experiment investigating emotion perception and dance. No dance skills necessary, dancing shoes optional.

Given that I am officially one the worst dancers in the world I was intrigued to find out more. It turns out that this event is based on a research project by Professor Richard Wiseman and Dr Peter Lovat from the University of Hertfordshire, who are working alongside dancer Caroline Duker to investigate how dancers portray emotion. As part of the research design, participants watch a dancer perform the same routine either in full light, or in the dark with small points of light attached to the dancer's body. Participants must then attempt to work out the emotion the dancer is portraying.

In discussing their initial findings Professor Wiseman notes.

In one part of the experiment, participants saw a dancer portray one of four emotions (neutral, joy, sadness, and anger) whilst performing in full light. The results showed that people were 80% correct. The second part of the experiment involved watching videos of the same dance sequences, but this time everyone just saw six light points that were attached to the dancers shoulders, wrists and ankles.

The previous work had shown that people were about 63% accurate when shown 13 points of light. Remarkably, participants in our study were 62% accurate with just six points of light. This suggests that people can recognise emotional movement from just the smallest amount of information. We found no difference between men and woman, or different ages.

Perceptual Importance

Existing studies into the perception of emotion almost exclusively employ a static methodology i.e. still photographs of facial expressions. These fascinating results suggest that dynamic displays of emotion expressed non facially may be just as important and as such warrant further investigation.

In the Mood for Dancing will be taking place at the Edinburgh Science Festival on Thursady April 16th.

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Professor Richard Wiseman

I recently made Professor Richard Wiseman the inaugural entrant into The Psychology Light Hall of Fame. The Psychology Light Hall of Fame recognises the work of those individuals who make the study and teaching of psychology accessible, fascinating and thoroughly entertaining.

Click Here to find out more about Professor Wiseman. (scroll down towards bottom of page).

The Universal Joy of Dance

I Taught This Guy All His Moves

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Psychology Pictures

2009-04-09T01:36:00.000-07:00

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I've just added a psychology pictures page to the main website, a photographic tribute to the wonderful world of psychology. The first part of this page contains a handpicked collection of the very best psychology pictures posted on the photo sharing website Flickr. A selection of these photos are featured in the following video clip. Don't forget to vote for your favorite.

Eventually the psychology pictures page will also contain images that are believed to be in the public domain and as such can be used without restriction. The idea here is to provide a repository of psychology images and psychology graphics that can be used in psychology presentations, projects, lectures, dissertations, books etc.

You can visit the psychology pictures page by clicking on the following link.

Psychology Pictures

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