Facebook shares rise to $23 after Mark Zuckerberg told analysts the shift to mobile would be good for the company.

Facebook has not been going well on the stock market since its public offering in May.  Shares Launched at $38 but crashed  the next day and have been sitting at around $20 since.

Tips on getting used to student life!

Some tips for students on such as exams, assignments, finance and making friends.

http://www.herald.ie/lifestyle/winning-tips-for-moving-to-student-life-3205072.html

Psychology Study

Study links psychological consequences with soother sucking. 

Studies of US and French children and found that soother sucking may curb emotional delvelopment in boys. 

Heavy soother use as a child can be linked with problems in emotional maturity in adults. 

The study was carried out by Dr. Paula Niedenthal a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2012/1023/1224325573270.html

Sports Psychologist

Donegal's alli Ireland winning manager Jim McGuinness has been linked with managerial posts in Liverpool and Celtic.  McGuinnes is highly regarded as a GAA coach and has a degree in sports psychology!

http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2012/1026/ireland/mcguinness-open-on-future-212093.html

Why Study Psychology?!

Quote

"What a man can be, he must be"   (Maslow 1943)

Links

Some useful sites when studying psychology!


http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologystudyguides/a/studytips.htm

http://www.psychologicalsociety.ie/

http://psychology.about.com/

Brain Image

Brain Lobes

Video on Proprioceptive System

 

Video clip from Brain Highways about the proprioceptive system.