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Association for Behavior Analysis International 38th Annual Convention
The Association for Behavior Analysis International 38th Annual Convention will be held Friday, May 25-Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. For more information visit: http://portal.abainternational.org/shopping/frmItemListing.aspx?intItmKey=3009
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14th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research
The 14th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research will be held November 1-6, 2011 at Hutchinson Island, Florida. For more information visit: http://www.aaer.org/newsandevents.html
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Why Does Conflict Arise When Social Identity is Threatened?
Facing news of economic decline in the US and loss of international status may motivate opposition to actions that seem to compromise American group identity.
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45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
The 45th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies will be held November 10-13, 2011 in Toronto, Canada. For more information visit: http://www.abct.org/Conv2011/
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Music Training Improves Verbal Intelligence in Children
Forbes: A new study to be published in the journal Psychological Science shows a simple, yet extraordinarily effective way to improve the verbal intelligence of 4-6 year olds: train them using music. The study focused on 48 4-6 year olds who were divided into two groups. One group was taught the basic fundamentals of music, including pitch, rhythm, melody and other concepts. The other group was taught visual art training in the basics such as shapes, colors, lines, and other concepts. The two groups were taught these lessons twice a day, for one hour session apiece, over the course of 20 days.
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A Moral Gene?
Scientific American: Morality is often considered to be the domain of philosophers, not biologists. But scientists have often wondered what role our genomes play in directing our moral compass. Today, a paper was published in the open access journal PLoS One which found moral decision making was influenced by different forms of a single gene. Picture yourself standing at branching train tracks with a unstoppable train barreling towards you. On one side, an evil villain has tied five people, while on the other, he has tied only one. You’ve got the switch in your hands which chooses which track the train goes down.
