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False Confessions: A Current Matter of Life and Death
On April 27, Melissa Lucio is scheduled to be executed in Texas for the alleged murder of her 2-year-old daughter. APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Saul Kassin explains how the psychological science on false confessions relates to this life-or-death case.
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Why We’re All Forgetting Things Right Now
Grant Shields was teaching a college seminar to 24 students last week when his mind went blank. He’d forgotten the name of his teaching assistant. “I was embarrassed,” says Dr. Shields, who thought he heard
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Suparna Rajaram Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
Former APS President Suparna Rajaram has received a 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship in psychology in recognition of her research in cognitive psychology.
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Collected Research on War, Conflict, and Authoritarianism
Research on war, conflict, and authoritarianism published in various APS journals between 2008 and 2020.
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Teaching: Social Media and Moods / Retrieval-Induced Learning
Lesson plans about the effects social media has on our mood and about retrieval-induced forgetting.
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Losing Your Keys Doesn’t Mean You’re Losing Your Mind. Here’s How to Find Your Stuff.
Sasha Bradford doesn’t have time to lose things. She’s a working mom with lots of hobbies, and when she misplaces her keys or important papers — or leaves a favorite purse at a restaurant —