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U.S. Office of Evaluation Sciences Fellowship Opportunity
Applications are open for a one-year fellowship opportunity with the Office of Evaluation Sciences to apply behavioral insights and evidence to provide recommendations to improve government function.
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Hearing is Believing: Sounds Can Alter Our Visual Perception
Audio cues can not only help us to recognize objects more quickly but can even alter our visual perception. That is, pair birdsong with a bird and we see a bird—but replace that birdsong with a squirrel’s chatter, and we’re not quite so sure what we’re looking at.
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APS Board of Directors Accepts Resignation of Perspectives on Psychological Science Editor-in-Chief
On December 6, 2022, at 9:35 a.m. ET (2:35 p.m. UTC), at the request of the APS Board of Directors, Klaus Fiedler, Editor-in-Chief of Perspectives on Psychological Science, submitted his resignation, which has been accepted.
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APS Statements in Response to Concerns About Editorial Practices at Perspectives on Psychological Science
APS is aware of the significant concerns shared by Steven O. Roberts about racist and biased editorial practices at Perspectives on Psychological Science.
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Why It’s Not Enough to Just Spend More Time With Your Partner, According to a Psychologist
Many people come to therapy worried that they may not be spending enough time with their partner. They ask questions like: “My partner wants us to spend time together every day but I can’t because of my busy work schedule. How do we overcome this?” “My partner and I spend a fair bit of time together every week, but lately I’ve been feeling a little distant from them. Will making more time for each other help?” “My partner loves to go fishing, but I don’t really enjoy it. We don’t get a lot of ‘us’ time, so when he asked me to join him I couldn’t say no. Is this healthy?” We know that spending time with our significant other is important.
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Happiness Study Reveals a Critical Difference Between Two Types of People
HUMANS HAVE A complicated relationship with happiness. Consider this study on the subject: Scientists found that valuing happiness can lead to less happiness when you feel happy. It’s an emotional rollercoaster fueled by unhelpful expectations. Yet the relationship gets more complex still. According to a recent paper published in the journal Psychological Science our current state of well-being can interfere with our perception of the past. Overall, researchers observed an asymmetrical pattern: Happy people tend to overreport an improvement in their well-being, while unhappy people tend to exaggerate a worsening sense of well-being. ...
