2016 Cross-Cutting Theme Programs
Cross-Cutting Theme Programs
Breaking Free – Intersecting Perspectives on the Science of Behavior Change
Friday, May 27
9:00 AM – 11:55 AM
People seek to modify their behaviors in a wide range of domains—healthier eating, smoking cessation, increased exercise, reduced electricity and water usage, and avoiding racial and gender discrimination are all common goals of behavior change efforts. These efforts face a common problem: current behaviors are destructive yet automatic, habitual, and/or rewarding, and the self-control resources needed to override them are easily depleted. This theme program highlights cutting-edge research by scientists approaching the problem of behavior change from several perspectives within psychological science.
Out of Control: Effects of Alcohol on Racial Bias Neural Control Systems
Bruce D. Bartholow
University of Missouri
Adolescence: A Developmental Window of Opportunity for Enduring Behavior Change
Ronald E. Dahl
University of California, Berkeley
Social Versus Financial Factors in Environmental Behavior Change
Robert B. Cialdini
Arizona State University
Changing Choices and Preferences Through Automatic Mechanisms
Russell A. Poldrack
Stanford University
Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs): Scientific Motivation and Key Components
Inbal Nahum-Shani
University of Michigan
Message Framing and Health Behavior
Mary A. Gerend
Northwestern University
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Sponsored by: NIH Common Fund Science of Behavior Change (SOBC)
As part of this sponsorship, the symposium “Science of Behavior Change: Finding Mechanisms of Change in the Laboratory and the Field” will be presented on Friday, May 27, 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM.
Check back for updates on additional special programs and events related to the SOBC.
Advancing Psychological Science Through Technology
Friday. May 27
12:30 PM – 3:25 PM
From smartphones to medical breakthroughs to online education, rapidly advancing technology has revolutionized the way we live. This revolution is raising exciting new questions for both the science and the applications of psychology. Can we treat mental health challenges remotely using the Internet? What are the consequences on development? Can we use neuroimaging technology to adaptively control our own brains? How do we make the most of the ‘wisdom of the crowds’? Can we use technology to study humans as they behave in a more natural setting? Within this cross-cutting theme, leading thinkers will share the latest advances and techniques, discuss the potential of technology for psychology, and offer a window into the future role of technology in our discipline.
Be Brave, It’s a New World: Technology in the Service of Improving Behavioral Interventions
Kathleen M. Carroll
Yale University
Adventures in Ambulatory Assessment: From the Lab to the Wild
Timothy J. Trull
University of Missouri
Modeling Multidimensionality in Alzheimer’s Disease
Steve Balsis
Texas A&M University
The Responsible Use of Crowdsourcing for Behavioral Science Research
Tara S. Behrend
The George Washington University
Ultra-High Magnetic Field fMRI Scanners: From Brain Areas to Features and Layers
Rainer Goebel
Maastricht University, The Netherlands
The Meaning of Time
Saturday, May 28
9:30 AM – 12:10 PM
Time affects our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors at a variety of levels, yet scientists have been slow to study these influences. This cross-cutting theme program includes a diverse set of presentations on time perception. The talks will cover findings on how neural memory structures enable simulation of future events, perceptions of having lots or little time left in life, construing events as “soon” or “a while from now,” individual differences in time perceptions affecting work behavior, and autobiographical life stories. Whatever your schedule, be sure to make time for these presentations.
Episodic Simulation of the Future and the Past
Daniel L. Schacter
Harvard University
The Clocks That Time Us Are Not the Same: Temporal Diversity and Temporal Leadership in Teams
Susan Mohammed
The Pennsylvania State University
The Psychological Self in Time: From Actor to Agent to Author
Dan P. McAdams
Northwestern University
Expansive and Contractive Temporal Scope
Yaacov Trope
New York University
Taking Time Seriously in Life-Span Development
Laura L. Carstensen
Stanford University