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- October 17, 2012
- 01:05 PM
- 416 views
Police Prejudice Is Not What You Think
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
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Many police departments have a problem with prejudice — It’s a common assumption supported by empirical research. But when a team of psychological scientists led by Juliette ... Read more »
Gatto, J., Dambrun, M., Kerbrat, C., & De Oliveira, P. (2009) Prejudice in the police: On the processes underlying the effects of selection and group socialisation. European Journal of Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.617
- September 28, 2010
- 09:17 AM
- 406 views
The Psychological Science Behind Financial Crises
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
How could the current financial crisis have happened? It is easy to blame greedy banks and sloppy credit card practices for the current financial crisis. But a new report in ... Read more »
Gärling, T., Kirchler, E., Lewis, A., . (2010) Psychology, financial decision making, and financial crises. Psychological Science in the Public Interest. info:/10.1177/1529100610378437
- December 14, 2010
- 04:21 PM
- 405 views
Ever Get Lost in a Building?
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
Why do some people get lost in buildings and others always know north from south? Differences in spatial skills, experience, and preferred strategies for finding our way are part of ... Read more »
Carlson, L.A., Hölscher, C., Shipley, T.F., & Dalton, R.C. (2010) Getting Lost in Buildings. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 19(5). info:/
- September 21, 2012
- 09:44 AM
- 405 views
Edward Maibach on the Sticky Problem of Misinformation
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
“When it’s really important to educate the public about an issue, the most reliable means we have is simple, clear messages repeated often by a variety of trusted sources,” says ... Read more »
Lewandowsky, s., Ecker,U. K. H. Seifert,C.M., Schwarz,N., and Cook, J. (2012) Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 13(3), 106-131. DOI: 10.1177/1529100612451018
- October 4, 2012
- 10:22 AM
- 405 views
Gelfand Receives Anneliese Maier Research Award
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
APS Fellow Michele Gelfand, an expert in the study of conflicts and comparative cultures, accepted the Anneliese Maier Research Award at a September 13, 2012, ceremony at Heidelberg University in ... Read more »
Gelfand, M.J.,, Raver, J.L.,, Nishii, L.,, Leslie, L.M., Lun, J.,, & Lim, B.C.,. (2011) Differences between tight and loose cultures: A 33-nation study. Science (New York, N.Y.), 332(6033), 1100-4. PMID: 21617077
- October 18, 2010
- 09:49 AM
- 403 views
Alienated Youth More Likely to Lash Out
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
Being rejected by their peers hurts all kids, but they vary in the way they react. Some kids deal with rejection by lashing out, which, taken to the extreme, can ... Read more »
Reijntjes, A., Thomaes, S., Bushman, B.J., Boelen, P.A., de Castro, B.O., & Telch, M.J. (2010) The outcast-lash-out effect in youth: alienation increases aggression following peer rejection. Psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science/ APS. PMID: 20739674
- December 7, 2010
- 12:34 PM
- 392 views
The “Aha!” Moment: How Good Is Your Insight?
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
How good is your insight? Check out this science test from the New York Times, Test Your Insight. In the article related to the test, “Tracing the Spark of Creative ... Read more »
Kounios, J., & Beeman, M. (2009) The Moment: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Insight . Current Directions in Psychological Science, 18(4), 210-216. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01638.x
- October 13, 2010
- 09:04 AM
- 380 views
Sensation Seeking Could Be in Your Genes
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
Do you enjoy rock climbing, sky diving, and extreme sports? If so, you are likely a “sensation seeker,” a person who has the urge to do exciting, possibly dangerous things. ... Read more »
Derringer, J., Krueger, R.F., Dick, D.M., Saccone, .S, Grucza, R.A., & Agrawal, A. (2010) Predicting sensation seeking from dopamine genes: a candidate-system approach. Psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science/ APS. PMID: 20732903
- November 22, 2010
- 09:36 AM
- 370 views
Run For Your Life! Detecting Living and Nonliving Threats
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
It is important to be able to quickly detect threats in the environment, but how clear and detailed do dangerous stimuli need to be for us to avoid them?
Also, do ... Read more »
Mermillod, M., Droit-Volet S., Devaux, D., Schaefer, A., & Vermeulen, N. (2010) Are coarse scales sufficient for fast detection of visual threat?. Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS. PMID: 20817781
- September 13, 2012
- 10:15 AM
- 370 views
Perspectives Article Wins 2011 Best Paper Award
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
A paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, “The situated inference model of priming: An integrative account of construal, behavior, and goal priming” was awarded the 2011 Best Paper Award ... Read more »
Loersch, C. . (2011) The Situated Inference Model An Integrative Account of the Effects of Primes on Perception, Behavior, and Motivation. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(3), 234-252. info:/10.1177/1745691611406921
- October 25, 2010
- 09:41 AM
- 353 views
How Much do You Confide in Friends?
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
In the United States, friends often share intimate details of their lives and problems, but in Japan this degree of self-disclosure between friends is much less common. A new study ... Read more »
Schug, J., Yuki, M., & Maddux, W. (2010) Relational mobility explains between- and within-culture differences in self-disclosure to close friends. Psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science/ APS. PMID: 20817913
- October 4, 2010
- 09:07 AM
- 350 views
Choices Shape Preferences
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
It been proven that after you make a choice, you adjust your opinion to think better of the option you chose. Now a study published in Psychological Science has found ... Read more »
Sharot, T., Velasquez, C.M., & Dolan, R.J. (2010) Do decisions shape preference?: evidence from blind choice. Psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science/APS. PMID: 20679522
- October 3, 2012
- 10:58 AM
- 323 views
Kurt Pawlik Honored for Contributions to Global Psychology
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
APS Fellow Kurt Pawlik, University of Hamburg, Germany, has received the 2012 APA Outstanding Psychologist Award for distinguished contributions to global psychology.
Pawlik, who has been a professor at the University ... Read more »
Pawlik, K. . (1964) Third-Order Factors in Objective Personality Test. British Journal of Psychology, 55(1), 1-18. DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1964.tb00893.x
- March 20, 2013
- 10:39 AM
- 242 views
Social Experiences Affect Our Genes and Health
by amikulak in Daily Observations
Prevailing wisdom suggests that our genes remain largely fixed over time. But, an emerging field of research is beginning to prove this intuition wrong. Scientists are uncovering increasing evidence that ... Read more »
Slavich, G., . (2013) The Emerging Field of Human Social Genomics. Clinical Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1177/2167702613478594
- December 11, 2012
- 02:25 PM
- 231 views
McCartney Appointed Next President of Smith College
by APS Daily Observations in Daily Observations
APS Fellow and Charter Member Kathleen McCartney, who has been the Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the past seven years, will be the next president of ... Read more »
Scarr, S., Phillips, D., & McCartney, K. (1990) FACTS, FANTASIES AND THE FUTURE OF CHILD CARE IN THE UNITED STATES. Psychological Science, 1(1), 26-35. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1990.tb00061.x
- March 18, 2013
- 02:01 PM
- 184 views
Autism Research in Psychological Science
by ebender in Daily Observations
April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, recognized by the United Nations General Assembly for the purpose of improving the lives of people living with autism. According to the organization ... Read more »
Cook, R., Brewer, R., Shah, P., . (2013) Alexithymia, not autism, predicts poor recognition of emotional facial expressions. Psychological Science. info:/
- March 28, 2013
- 03:10 PM
- 181 views
Understanding the Self With Schizophrenia
by amikulak in Daily Observations
Individuals with schizophrenia may show impairments in remembering personal facts and memories, but they are still able to accurately and reliably assess their own personality traits, according to new research ... Read more »
Klein, S., Altinyazar, V., & Metz, M. (2013) Facets of Self in Schizophrenia: The Reliability and Accuracy of Trait Self-Knowledge. Clinical Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1177/2167702612474263
- March 21, 2013
- 08:59 AM
- 142 views
Gazzaniga Book Signing at APS Convention
by sschroeder in Daily Observations
Few scientists know the brain as well as APS Past President Michael Gazzaniga does. A pioneer in cognitive neuroscience, Gazzaniga was the first researcher to study patients in whom the ... Read more »
Gazzaniga M. (2011) Interview with Michael Gazzaniga. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1-8. PMID: 21486292
- April 25, 2013
- 03:52 PM
- 128 views
Predicting Resilience in Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
by amikulak in Daily Observations
Childhood sexual abuse can have devastating and long-lasting consequences for survivors, yet little research has focused on the factors associated with resiliency following childhood sexual abuse. New research published in The post Predicting Resilience in Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse appeared first on Association for Psychological Science.... Read more »
Whitelock, C., Lamb, M., & Rentfrow, P. (2013) Overcoming Trauma: Psychological and Demographic Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse Survivors in Adulthood. Clinical Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1177/2167702613480136
- April 4, 2013
- 12:39 PM
- 108 views
A Milestone for CPS
by ebender in Daily Observations
April marks a one-year milestone for APS’s newest journal Clinical Psychological Science! CPS provides a venue for cutting-edge research across a wide range of conceptual views, approaches, and topics. Since The post A Milestone for CPS appeared first on Association for Psychological Science.... Read more »
Monshouwer, K., ten Have, M., van Poppel, M., Kemper, H., & Vollebergh, W. (2012) Possible Mechanisms Explaining the Association Between Physical Activity and Mental Health: Findings From the 2001 Dutch Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Survey. Clinical Psychological Science, 1(1), 67-74. DOI: 10.1177/2167702612450485
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