Tag: Psychology

• The marshmallow experiment

     What happens if you ask a child to delay gratification? Take a look at this video…      Joachim De Posada gives a very interesting interpretation of the marshmallow experiment. Could this be the exlpanation of success?    

  Dr. Lisa Law

  March 30, 2010

  Research

  Children, Dr Lisa Law, Experiment, Marshmallow, Psychology, Research, Success, TED

• Critical research

   Research, no matter from which discipline, provides us with rich data to help us develop our understandings about the world we live in, the way we live, our own selves and so on. Humans are often described as natural scientists, that is, from the moment we are born we are curious and we yearn for knowledge and…

  Dr. Lisa Law

  February 14, 2010

  Articles, Culture, Research

  American Psychological Association, APA, Culture, Dr Lisa Law, Epistemology, Philosophy, psychologist, Psychology, Research, Science, Social Constructionism

• Is therapy worth it?

     One of the most frequently asked questions about therapy is whether it is worth the expense?  Certainly beginning a course of therapy is a financial commitment and of course we want to know if it is likely to ‘pay off’.  A study by Chris Boyce at the University of Warwick, England reported by the Bet Israel…

  Dr. Lisa Law

  February 11, 2010

  Articles, Emotions, Getting help, Happiness, Health, Research, Stress, Therapy, Wellness

  coping, Dr Lisa Law, Emotions, Getting help, Happiness, Psychlogical Therapy, psychologist, Psychology, Research, Stress, support, Therapy, Tips, Wellness

• Welcome

     Welcome to my blog.  There are few reasons I wanted to create this blog… To bring theory and research in psychology and the related fields into a more reader-friendly and lay-accessible format. To take non-psychological material from the media and give it a psychological perspective. To help the English-speaking community in Israel gain access to…

  Dr. Lisa Law

  August 10, 2009

  Dr Lisa Law, English-speaking, Israel, Psychology, Research