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APS’s Saturday Night Concert: A Smashing Hit
On Saturday night, the Sheraton Ballroom V at the 24th APS Annual Convention was turned into a swinging club featuring the musical talents of five-time Grammy Award winning bass player Victor Wooten and a band of both professional musicians and musically gifted psychological scientists. Wooten took the stage first and warmed up the crowd with a soaring version of Amazing Grace that morphed from a mellow melody into an explosive, jazzy jam that sent his fingers flying across the strings.
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Convention Video: Opting-In Versus Opting-Out in Healthcare (APSSC Award Winner)
Trishna Narula from Emory University and Chethan Ramprasad from Rice University presented their research at the APS 24th Annual Convention in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This was an APSSC Student Research Award-winning poster. Trishna Narula Emory University Chethan Ramprasad Rice University Enrica N. Ruggs Rice University Michelle R. Hebl Rice University The current study examines whether a default, opt-out appointment scheduling system will increase show-up rates for colonoscopy procedures.
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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.
