A review of:Kassin, S.M. (2008). False confessions: Causes, consequences, and implications for reform. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17(4), 249-253.by Heather GoddardScientific Research is showing that a confession, either truthful or false, can not be differentiated by experts trained in detecting lies. In an...
read moreA recent article published in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (by Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello) investigated roomate relationships across time during the first year of college.In part one of this study of more than 300 college freshmen, participants were surveyed once a week for 10...
read moreA recent article came out describing how it can be beneficial to remind clients of their strengths. This is sometimes called “resource activation”.Christoph Fluckiger and Martin Holtforth asked psychology trainees to discuss their clients’ strengths for five minutes before the first five therapy session. They then compared these...
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