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17th Meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP)
29 September 2011 - 2 October 2011 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain www.bcbl.eu/events/escop2011
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Where Is Embodiment Going?
A Plenary Symposium on Embodiment at the 17th Meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP) cosponsored by the Association for Psychological Science and ESCOP 30 September 2011 l Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain Chair Gün R. Semin, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Presenters: Arthur Glenberg, Arizona State University, USA Norbert Schwarz and Spike W.S. Lee, University of Michigan, USA Gabriella Vigliocco, UCL, UK Bernhard Hommel, Leiden University, NL More Information: www.bcbl.eu/events/escop2011/conference/verdetalle/1301994306
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FY2012 OppNet Funding Opportunity: Sleep and social environment: Basic biopsychosocial processes (R21)
Application due date: September 30, 2011 OppNet, NIH’s Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Opportunity Network, has released its first FY2012 funding opportunity: Sleep and social environment: Basic biopsychosocial processes (R21) It solicits Research Project Grant (R21) applications that propose to investigate the reciprocal interactions of the processes of sleep and circadian regulation and function with behavioral and social environment processes. Sleep is a complex biological phenomenon essential to normal behavioral and social functioning, and optimal health.
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Soccer: le secret des tirs de barrage
Metro Montreal: Au lendemain de la défaite des États-Unis contre le Japon en tirs de barrage dimanche en finale de la Coupe du monde de soccer féminin, il est de bon ton de se pencher sur une étude qui affirme que les gardiens de but ont tendance à plonger à droite plus souvent quand leur équipe tire de l’arrière durant une fusillade. Pendant les tirs au but, les Américaines n’ont fait mouche qu’une fois en quatre tentatives, tandis que les Japonaises ont marqué trois fois sur quatre frappes. Or, à chacun des quatre tirs nippons, la gardienne américaine s’est lancée vers la droite… Intéressant. Lire plus: Metro Montreal
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Work Engagement, Job Satisfaction, and Productivity—They’re a Virtuous Cycle
Engaged workers—those who approach their work with energy, dedication, and focus—are more open to new information, more productive, and more willing to go the extra mile. Moreover, engaged workers take the initiative to change their work environments in order to stay engaged. What do we know about the inner workings of work engagement, and how can employers enhance it to improve job performance? In a new article to be published in the August issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Arnold B. Bakker creates a model of work engagement based on the best current research.
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Internet search engines cause poor memory, scientists claim
The Telegraph: Researchers found increasing number of users relied on their computers as a form of “external memory” as frequent use of online information libraries "wired" human brains. The study, examining the so-called "Google effect", found people had poor recall of knowledge if they knew where answers to questions were easily found. The scientists from Columbia University, in New York, found people were increasingly bypassing discussions with friends to use the internet as their main source of information. Read more: The Telegraph