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Paul Thayer Remembered For Formative Contributions to APS
APS Past Board Member Paul W. Thayer, an industrial-organization scientist who played an integral role in the association’s development, passed away January 25, 2017. He was 89.
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European Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference
The School of Education of the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg is hosting the next European Psychology Learning and Teaching (EUROPLAT) Conference on September 18–20, 2017 in Salzburg, Austria. The main theme of the conference will be “Evidence-based Improvement for Learning and Teaching Psychology.“ The call for paper submissions is now open and they invite empirical research as well as innovative or best practice approaches to the psychology of learning and teaching in all educational areas and at all levels. Submissions for the conference should contribute to a culture of scholarship in relation to learning and teaching psychology and related areas.
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We Dislike Hypocrites Because They Deceive Us
We’re averse to hypocrites because their disavowal of bad behavior sends a false signal, misleading us into thinking they’re virtuous when they’re not, findings from a psychological study show.
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People Are Surprisingly Bad at Knowing Who Their Rivals Are
New research suggests that we’re much better at knowing who likes us than who is competing against us at work.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Clinical Psychological Science: Do Measures of Posttrauma Factors Better Explain PTSD Severity Than Pretrauma Factors? An Empirical Reply to Ogle et al. Peter G. van der Velden and Leontien M. van der Knaap In a 2016 study, Ogle, Rubin, and Siegler examined how pre- and posttrauma factors contribute to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology. They concluded that posttrauma factors accounted for severity of PTSD symptoms better than pretrauma factors. van der Velden and van der Knaap argue that content overlap between the predictor and outcome variables was not properly accounted for in this study.
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APS Fellow Sian Beilock Receives NAS Troland Research Award
The National Academy of Sciences has announced that Sian L. Beilock is a recipient of the 2017 Troland Research Award. The $75,000 prize is awarded to young investigators in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement within
