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Convention Highlights – Symposia Sunday
Selected symposia from Sunday's program: 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM: The Influence of Peer Rejection, Parental Conflict, Ethnicity, and Gender on Adolescents’ Involvement in Cyberbullying Arkansas Chair: Michelle F. Wright Presenters/Authors: Hailey Barr, Guadalupe Espinoza, Melissa Martin, Michelle F. Wright 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM: Pain, Fear, and Suffering Ontario Chair: Ann Meulders Presenters/Authors: Marlies den Hollander, Petra A. Karsdorp, Ann Meulders, Johan W.
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Largest Collaborative Project Known to Humankind: APS Wikipedia Demo
Jonathan A. Obar of Michigan State University kicks off the APS Wikipedia Initiative Special Event Wikipedia in the Classroom: Initial Responses to the Call to Action Friday May 25. A full crowd in the River Exhibition Hall Events Area saw Robert E. Kraut, Paula Marentette, Margaret P. Munger, Jonathan A. Obar, and Steve Joordens describe the APS Wikipedia Initiative. Presenters shared examples from the class room as well as problems and challenges. Get involved in the APS Wikipedia Initiative, more information online.
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Inside the Neurotic Mind
CHICAGO -- A brief history of where neuroticism has been, and a briefer glimpse of where it's going, framed the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award address by David Barlow on Friday afternoon at the 24th APS Annual Convention. Psychologists have a much clearer understanding of neuroticism today than when it was first described in the 1940s by Hans Eysenck. Today's diagnostics for negative affect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_affectivity) suggest a strong biological component — meaning some degree of heritability— and a strong psychological component, stemming from early experiences like trauma or even parenting style.
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Convention Highlights — Saturday
Selected sessions from Saturday's program: 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM: RISE Award Addresses River Exhibition Hall - Events Area Student Award Winners Speakers: Andrew S. Sage, Tegan B. Garland, Bridget R. Jeter, Ethan H. Mereish, Gal Slonim 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM: Emotional Influences on Decision Making Ontario Invited Symposium Speakers: Benjamin R. Newell; Peter Ayton, John Payne, Paul Slovic 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM: Putting the Person Back Together: The Social Psychology of Cultural Animals Missouri Society for the Teaching of Psychology Speaker: Roy F.
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Convention Video Blog: Violence Exposure During Childhood Is Associated With Telomere Erosion
The cameras are rolling at the APS 24th Annual Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Idan Shalev of Duke University presented his research "Violence Exposure During Childhood Is Associated With Telomere Erosion: A Longitudinal Study" at Poster Session V on Friday May 25. Idan Shalev Duke University Terrie E. Moffitt Duke University and King’s College London, United Kingdom Avshalom Caspi Duke University and King’s College London, United Kingdom Using a longitudinal design we tested the effects of violence exposure during childhood on telomere erosion rate. We assessed childhood adversity prospectively and measured telomere length at two time-points, at age-5 and at age-10 years.
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Los adultos mayores tienen amistades y relaciones más estrechas
NeoMundo: La mayoría de las personas mira la vejez con un poco de miedo, pero esta edad tiene más de un tesoro escondido. Los adultos mayores parecen disfrutar de relaciones y amistades más profundas, concluyó una investigación. Los científicos de la Universidad de Purdue (Estados Unidos) explicaron que “mientras las habilidades físicas y cognitivas declinan con la edad, las relaciones mejoran. ¿Qué es tan especial de la ancianidad? Encontramos en nuestro estudio que la percepción de que queda poco tiempo, el estar predispuesto a perdonar y los estereotipos y actitudes hacia la tercera edad tienen un rol en la calidad de las relaciones”, dijo Karen Fingerman, uno de los autores.
