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Bandura Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary psychological scientist Albert Bandura of Stanford University was honored with the International Union of Psychological Science Lifetime Career Award on July 20, 2012. Bandura, an APS William James and James McKeen Cattell Fellow, accepted
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How Voters Really Decide
APS Fellow Jonathan Haidt explains how the science of moral judgment can shed light on voter behavior, political ideology, and compromise.
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Suspect Line Up
ABC Catalyst: There are two major problems. One is when the witness to the crime is asked to come in and look at a line up they come with quite strong expectations that the bad
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The blessings of routine
Chicago Tribune: It’s easy to dismiss routines and habits as “boring.” But give some of them credit for keeping you on track amid the uncertainties of daily life, as well as freeing up brain space
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Messy Misinformation
Childhood vaccines do not cause autism. Global warming is confirmed by science. And yet, many people believe claims to the contrary. This political season may be a good time to ponder the question, “Why does
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Why Mental Pictures Can Sway Your Moral Judgment
NPR: When we think about morality, many of us think about religion or what our parents taught us when we were young. Those influences are powerful, but many scientists now think of the brain as
