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The Impact of Psychological Science on Policing in the United States
In the past several years, incidents between community members and the police have highlighted what many have been feeling for a long time–a lack of a sense of police legitimacy.
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How Effective Is Telecommuting? Assessing the Status of Our Scientific Findings
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 16, Number 2) Read the Full Test (PDF, HTML) The term telecommuting was first coined in the early 1970s, and since that time the number of people taking advantage of the ability to work remotely has grown dramatically. By 1997, more than 100,000 U.S. federal employees were telecommuting, and by 2014, more than 3.3 million U.S. workers reported their home as their primary place of work. This number is only expected to grow as a result of the increasingly global nature of our economic and employment systems.
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Putting Education in “Educational” Apps: Lessons From the Science of Learning
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 16, Number 1) Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) In the last 5 years, the use of handheld devices such as smart phones and tablets has exploded, and it should come as no surprise that the massive growth in smart technology has had a trickle-down effect, influencing even the youngest of users. Digital applications (apps) directed at children are big business; more than 72% of the top apps for sale in Apple’s App Store come from the Toddler/Preschool category. Children interact with apps in an intuitive way, which makes apps attractive to parents and teachers as a way to help children access new information and learn new skills.
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Psychological Science Debuts New Article Metrics
Congratulations! You have just published your research in a well-respected academic journal. But now what? Are people looking at your article? Are they talking about it and sharing it with others? When researchers want to see the reach or impact of an article they have written, they often look to see how many people have cited their paper. Although citations are an indication of how an individual article is used by the research community, they do not indicate interest in the article that comes from nonresearch sources or the public.
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Women in Academic Science: A Changing Landscape
Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) Although it is commonly known that women are underrepresented in many scientific disciplines, research examining the underpinnings of this gender imbalance has produced contradictory results. In this issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 15, Number 3), psychological scientists Stephen Ceci and Wendy Williams (Cornell University) and economists Donna Ginther (University of Kansas) and Shulamit Kahn (Boston University) provide a comprehensive life-course examination of the issues contributing to gender disparities in the sciences.
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The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Seeking and Participating in Mental Health Care
Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) Mental illness has wide-reaching effects on people’s education, employment, physical health, and relationships. Although many effective mental health interventions are available, people often do not seek out the care
