-
Think Remembering Is Always Best? Forget About It!
NPR: I forgot to schedule a haircut last week. I regularly forget my usernames and passwords. I’ve forgotten anniversaries, birthdays and promises. If these confessions sound familiar, it’s because we forget all the time. And
-
Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science offers advice and how-to guidance about teaching a particular area of research or topic in psychological science that has been
-
Warm Memories Can Dampen Hatred of Outsiders
Pacific Standard: At a time when “deport the immigrants” is an increasingly popular position, it’s clear that animosity toward perceived outsiders remains a powerful driver of political attitudes. If you step back and identify the
-
Early-Career ‘Memories’
In late 2005, I applied to several psychology PhD programs. I was invited for an interview at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and I remember meeting Elizabeth Loftus and thinking to myself, “There’s no
-
Self-Control Competes with Memory
Research findings suggest that memory encoding and self-control share and vie for common cognitive resources: inhibiting our response to a stimulus temporarily tips resources away from encoding new memories.
-
The psychology of why people like Steve Rannazzisi lie about having survived 9/11
The Washington Post: Steve Rannazzisi didn’t sound like someone putting on a show. “I was sort of the party starter of Merrill Lynch,” he said in an interview in 2009. “Until our building got hit with
