Psychology Tutor: Mentor (PSI) Psycho-Social Incarnation

Guest Blogger Imogen Reed~ Introduction to Therapeutic Communities

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:15:25 PDT

A Therapeutic Community is a facility where a group-therapy model is used to treat personality disorder, drug addiction, compulsive self-harm, anxiety, eating disorders and various other disordered behaviours. The difference between normal group therapy and a therapeutic community is the residential with fairly intense interaction potentially at any time of the day or night. Therapists, [...]

SciVerce Science Direct Hottest 25 Articles~ Psychology, Brain and Cognition

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:48:02 PST

Gender differences in empathy: The role of the right hemisphere • Article Brain and Cognition, Volume 67, Issue 2, 7 January 2008, Pages 162-167 Rueckert, L.; Naybar, N. Cited by SciVerse Scopus (12) Developmental outcomes after early prefrontal cortex damage • Article Brain and Cognition, Volume 55, Issue 1, 6 January 2004, Pages 84-103 Eslinger, [...]

Psychology Exam-Prep Tips n Trix

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:30:42 PST

Last night a student asked for some exam prep tips for her upcoming psych subject. She has a lot on her plate, like most of us, so feeling pushed for time to put into place quality study time. This morning I received a positive charged-up email in which the student expressed her thanks for the [...]

A Lovely Testimonial about This Here Psychology Tutor:Mentor~

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:31:49 PST

I met Char when I was studying my 5th university degree whilst concurrently enrolled in my PhD. Char and I worked collaboratively on an assignment together and she provided guidance and knowledge in structure, content, and overall completion that exceeded my expectations. She was able to draw out of me (a seasoned student) more than [...]

Psychology Full Text and Free Articles

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:02:39 PST

Advances in Cognitive Psychology Advances in Human-Computer Interaction Annual Review of Critical Psychology Asian Social Science Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology Behavior and Social Issues Biolinguistics Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series VII : Social Sciences and Law Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal Computational Linguistics [...]

The Method Section of a Resarch Report: Example of how to write about Participants

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:58:30 PST

Research reports are a common item in psychology studies and when you are out in the world practicing. It is important to provide as much information as possible about the particiapants in your study, to enable the reader to determine if sampling bias has occurred, as well as to replicate your study if they want [...]

The Fox Effect: When lecturer content/feedback does not enable learning

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:05:08 PST

As a psychology undergraduate and casual lecturer and TA at my local uni, it was disappointing to see the Fox Effect being consciously applied. Some lecturers felt they were the guardians of knowledge and that some learners had more rights than others to gain access to it. This is why it is critical to learn [...]

How to Write a Psychology Research Report

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:17:10 PST

Image: Dr Dirt Many of you are writing a research report this semester in your psychology studies. Here is a link to a download of an outline as to how to write a psychology research report. Hope you find it of help. How to Write a Psychology Resarch Report Remember to feedback to me how [...]

One Order of Psych Reading with a Guide on the Side: The Flipped Classroom

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:45:33 PST

Guide on the Side is the psychology education role I have been trained to provide to you. Psychology (PSI) Tutor:Mentor dips into the Flipped Classroom Model (infographic below), with a twist. In general, the students I study-buddy with attend physical universities or colleges and then hook up with me to take part in active application [...]

Psychology Tutor:Mentor Daily Gazette is Live!

Psychology Tutor:Mentor — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:35:57 PST

Check it out, Psychology Tutor:Mentor (PSI) now has a Daily Gazette~ How excitement! More psychology focused articles and news and, more psychology student resources, like help with reflective journaling. This was my first try at collating material and I will be tweaking material till I find what we all agree is ‘good stuff’. Let me [...]