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Written by Keiron Walsh

Tuesday, 21 July 2009 14:16

1	Memory Techniques My friend Mad Mike Curtis has devoted most of his life to remembering things and the rest of it to forgetting them. He has produced a very detailed online repository of techniques to improve your memory. He even tells you how to solve a Rubik's Cube
2	Intute Psychology Links Links to many useful psychology sites
3	Psychology News Mark Holah runs an excellent news blog for teachers of A level psychology. Keep up to date with news from the exam boards, book recommendations and more by following the link.
4	Encyclopedia of Psychology Online database of psychology websites, organised by categories to make it easier to find what you need.
5	Click Psych Links to other psychology sites around the web
6	Simply Psychology Saul McLeod has produced this psychology site, which may be useful to a level students
7	Cool Psychology Stuff If you want to buy equipment for your psychology classes like "Distortion Goggles" or a "Pinwheel Aesthesiometer", or fun items like "Freudian Slippers" or a "Pavlov's dog finger puppet". Then this great site is for you.
8	The Psychology and Philosophy Shop Full-time psychotherapist Teresa Lewis runs an online Psychology and Philosophy Shop where you can purchase some very interesting gifts.
9	Revision World Revision World is a free to use resource for pupils, parents and teachers to help with GCSE’s, AS and A2 levels.
10	Uniview Worldwide Uniview Worldwide is a provider of excellent resources for teaching psychology, such as high quality video's, Freud lollipops and "Mind Altering Goldfish" - must get myself a mind altering goldfish - must get myself a mind altering...
11	International Academy of Investigative Psychology This is the website of the The International Academy for Investigative Psychology. Which defines Investigative Psychology as: "the scientific discipline concerned with the psychological principles, theories and empirical findings that may be applied to investigations and the legal process." It is well worth a visit.
12	Marriage Counseling & Therapist Theravive is a website to help people throughout the US and Canada find therapy and counseling.
13	U Talk Counselling Service U-Talk is a confidential counselling service for London professionals run by qualified and experienced person-centred counsellors offering long and short term therapy.
14	Lifecoach Directory Find a lifecoach in your area

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Written on Wednesday, 10 September 2008 16:48 in Interesting
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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Written by Keiron Walsh
Photo credit Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Piaget believed that there is a qualitative as well as a quantitative difference in the intelligence of young children, compared with older children and adults. There is a…

Written on Saturday, 08 March 2008 15:54 in Cognitive Development
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Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development Written by Keiron Walsh
Vygotsky criticised Piaget’s emphasis on the child’s interaction with the environment, claiming that Piaget ignores the role of social interaction. Vygotsky, in contrast, sees the child as an apprentice who learns through interacting with others rather…

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