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Meaningful Meals
As you prepare a meal to share with family and friends, learn what not to feed your guests and why comfort food make us feel so much better when we’re down.
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Stress Eating and the Consequences
Elissa Epel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. She will be speaking at the 24th APS Annual Convention in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the cross-cutting theme program "Biological Beings in a Social Context." Watch as she describes the relationship between events of stress and how we choose to eat and discusses strategies for becoming more resilient and acquiring useful skills to control behavior. Nature “versus” nurture? Not anymore! In today’s psychological science, they’re on the same team. Research reveals the interdependencies among biological systems and social contexts.
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Champions of Psychology: Dante Cicchetti
This is the full, un-edited version of an interview that was published in the November edition of the Observer. APS Fellow Dante Cicchetti is Presidential Chair and William Harris Professor of Child Development and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. Cicchetti has received numerous awards for his work in developmental science as well as his work on policy and practice related to child maltreatment, depression, and mental retardation. In 1984, he joined Mt. Hope Family Center — a research and treatment center for children and their families — where he served as Director until 2005.
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Mind Your Errors (APSSC Award Winner)
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Hans S. Schroder from Michigan State University present his research “Mind Your Errors: Neural Evidence Linking Growth Mindset to Remedial Action (APSSC Award Winner).” Jason S. Moser Michigan State University Carrie Heeter Michigan State University Yu-Hao Lee Michigan State University Error-related event-related brain potentials (ERPs) and post-error behavioral adjustments were measured in 25 undergraduates performing a flanker task. Participants endorsing a growth mindset evidenced enhanced error positivity amplitude and increased post-error accuracy.
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Training the Emotional Brain (APSSC Award Winner)
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC.
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Arabs Are Blamed for Car Accidents More Than Caucasians (APSSC Award Winner)
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Allison Skinner from the University of Southern Indiana present her research on "Anti-Arab Prejudice Extends Beyond Terrorist Stereotypes: Arabs Are Blamed for Car Accidents More Than Caucasians." Allison L. Skinner University of Southern Indiana Margaret C. Stevenson University of Evansville Michele Breault Truman State University We investigated the influence of drivers' race (Arab versus Caucasian) on the evaluation of blame in an automobile accident. Participants blamed the Arab driver more than the Caucasian driver, yet participant gender moderated the effect of race.
