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10th International Conference on Bipolar Disorders
The 10th International Conference on Bipolar Disorders to be held 13-16 June, 2013, is accepting proposals for presentations at the conference. For the first time in the history of the conference, the meeting will not be held in Pittsburgh, but in Miami Beach, Florida, and now under the auspices of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD). Clinicians, researchers, patients, family members, and mental health advocates from around the world will again come together for this four-day conference to share their clinical expertise, research findings, and personal experiences with the goal of improving the quality of life for those living with bipolar disorder.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) June 2013 Meeting
The Society for Applied Research in Memory & Cognition (SARMAC) invites submissions for its 10th Biennial meeting to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 26-29, 2013. SARMAC welcomes submissions for papers, symposia, or posters in any area of applied research on memory and cognition. Rotterdam is a major port in Europe with beautiful museums, restaurants, and nightlife, and is close to Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, nearby historic city Delft, and the seat of Parliament in the Hague. Dutch hospitality will make you feel most welcome! To make a submission, visit http://www.sarmac.org/conferences. Deadline for submissions is December 12th, 2012.
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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research on cognitive processes related to memory, priming, and decision-making published in Psychological Science and Current Directions in Psychological Science. Independence of Data-Driven and Conceptually Driven Priming: The Case of Person Recognition Stephan G. Boehm and Werner Sommer One of the central tenets of memory theories assumes that data-driven priming (facilitated processing of stimuli based on perceptual information) and conceptual priming (facilitated processing of stimuli based on conceptual knowledge in semantic memory) are independent.
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Truthiness Explained
Truthiness — it’s what satirist Stephen T. Colbert calls “the truth that you feel in your gut, regardless of what the facts support.” Now APS Member Eryn J. Newman, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, is taking a closer look at what really happens when we “think with our guts.” In research published in the Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Newman and her coauthors showed that when a decorative photo appeared alongside statements, such as “The liquid metal inside a thermometer is magnesium,” people were more likely to agree with the statements, even when the statements were false.
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Do SAT Scores Help or Hurt in Decisions About Who Will Do Well in College?
Every year, nervous high school juniors and seniors, clutching #2 pencils and armed with hours of test preparation, sit down and take the SAT. At their most basic, these tests focus on verbal, math, and writing ability, and performance on these tests has been linked to subsequent academic performance. As a result, college admissions teams use SAT scores along with other information, such as high school grades, in choosing their incoming freshman classes. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that the SAT has been the subject of much scrutiny.
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Personality Dynamics Through the Lens of Cognitive Science
With the goal of advancing a cognitive neuroscience of personality dynamics, leading researchers from the United States and Europe gathered in Trieste, Italy on July 10, 2012 to present cutting-edge findings on the neural and evolutionary bases of intrapersonal processes and structures. The event, sponsored by the Association for Psychological Science, featured Anna Abraham, Jennifer A. Bartz, Arnaud D’Argembeau, and Robert Cloninger, and was orchestrated by Daniel Cervone, chair of the symposium. In the beautiful framework of Trieste, the event preceded the opening of the 16th European Conference on Personality, which featured more than 500 participants from about 40 countries this year.
