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APS Journal Named ‘Rising Star’
The APS journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, edited by APS Fellow Barbara A. Spellman, was recently named a Rising Star in psychiatry and psychology based on data from Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge’s Essential Science
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Much Ado About Francis Galton
Galton Dissed? I was mystified by Douglas Medin’s aversion to Sir Francis Galton in his April Presidential Column (Medin, 2012). Medin said that Galton’s method of superimposing multiple headshots to study facial beauty “is not
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International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 28th Annual Meeting
The 28th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies will be held November 1-3 in Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit: www.istss.org/Home1.htm
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Environmental Sustainability at Work
Environmental Sustainability at Work: Registration Now Open! The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) proudly presents Environmental Sustainability at Work: Advancing Research, Enhancing Practice, to take place October 19–20, 2012 at the Hotel Monteleone
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Journal Alert: Current Directions 21:4 Now Available Online
Current Directions in Psychological Science Volume 21, Number 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prospective Memory in Workplace and Everyday Situations R. Key Dismukes Forgetting to perform intended actions — also known as failure of prospective memory(PM) — can
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“Who Owns Science?” Scientists From Diverse Perspectives Answer
APS President Douglas L. Medin called for “diverse perspectives” when he posed the profound three-word question, “Who owns science?” With observations from the fields of cultural anthropology, philosophy, and, yes, psychological science, he got them.
