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Interventions May Help Kids Learn the ABCs of Executive Functioning
Executive functioning interventions may help kids from disadvantaged backgrounds close the academic achievement gap.
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Shiffrin, Dosher Receive NAS Atkinson Prize
APS Fellows Richard M. Shiffrin and Barbara Dosher are the recipients of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2018 Atkinson Prize in Psychological and Cognitive Sciences for their pioneering work on memory, attention, and learning. This biennial prize is awarded in recognition of advances in the psychological and cognitive sciences that have significantly influenced the formal and systematic theory of these fields. Shiffrin, Luther Dana Waterman Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, began his work on human memory in 1968, when he proposed the Atkinson–Shiffrin model of modal memory alongside APS William James Fellow Richard C.
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Unpacking the Link Between Teen Victimization and Mental Illness
A longitudinal twin study suggests that victimization makes general and far-reaching contributions to mental disorders.
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2018 APS Spence Recipients Announced
Six outstanding researchers have been selected as the recipients of the 2018 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award. The recipients are Elliot Berkman, University of Oregon; Marc Berman, The University of Chicago; Catherine Hartley, New York University; Kristin Laurin, University of British Columbia; Robb Rutledge, Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research; and Amrisha Vaish, University of Virginia.
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Women Warm Up Faster to Gay Men Than Straight Guys, Study Suggests
Discussing matters of the heart can be the start of something beautifully platonic between the sexes – so long as the male isn’t interested in more.
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Science to Help You Through the Holidays
Psychological science sheds light on how we can make our holidays tastier, friendlier, less lonely, and maybe even healthier.
