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Persistence and Fade-Out of Educational Intervention Effects: Mechanisms and Potential Solutions
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 21, Number 2)Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) Time-limited experiences such as educational interventions may have long-lasting effects and alter a person’s life trajectory, but in some instances, their effects are short-lived. Understanding the factors that influence and contribute to the persistence and fade-out of interventions can improve theories of human development and help to create meaningful interventions, with implications for practice and policy. In this issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 21, Issue 2), Drew H. Bailey, Greg J. Duncan, Flávio Cunha, Barbara R. Foorman, and David S.
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Clinical Psychological Science Editor Scott O. Lilienfeld (1960-2020)
The prolific scholar and APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow served as editor of Clinical Psychological Science from 2016 until late 2019.
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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences 2021-22 Fellowships
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University is now accepting applications for residential fellowships for the 2021–22 academic year. Applications from scholars and thinkers who are minorities broadly defined, women, and those who represent a wide variety of institutions and countries are encouraged. CASBS is particularly eager to receive applications from accomplished scholars and thinkers who engage with the significant societal challenges the Center focuses on, described here, and the research methods that support them.
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First-Ever Review of Gender Parity in Psychological Science: From Idea to Research to Plan of Action
The evolution from idea, to study, to action plan in the first-ever gender parity review in psychological science.
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Richeson Receives SAGE-CASBS Award for Research on Discrimination and Diversity
A social psychologist at Yale University, Richeson uses a broad range of empirical methods to examine the potential cognitive “costs” and mutual misperceptions associated with intergroup interactions.
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Hinshaw Receives Sarnat Prize for Research on ADHD
APS Fellow Stephen P. Hinshaw received the 2020 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for his work on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children.
