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Unraveling the Power and Influence of Language
The study of framing effects is a multidisciplinary line of research that investigates when, how, and why language influences those who receive a message and how it impacts their response. This science is in the spotlight in the latest issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Cultural Differences Account for Starkly Different Responses to COVID-19
The cultural differences between the United States and East Asian countries that contributed to divergent COVID-19 outcomes are the focus of the latest issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Incoming PSPI Editor Colleen Seifert Outlines Her Goals for the Journal
Colleen Seifert aims to expand the range of topics covered in the APS publication.
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Programs to Prevent Sexual Violence Show No Evidence of Curbing Assaults
Sexual violence prevention programs effectively change ideas and beliefs that underscore assaults, but show no evidence of reducing their actual occurrence, according to a new analysis published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Seifert Is the New Editor of PSPI
APS Fellow Colleen M. Seifert, an expert on creative problem-solving at both the basic and applied levels, is the new editor of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (PSPI). She follows APS William James Fellow Nora Newcombe, who has served as editor of the journal since 2019.
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Substance-Use Stigma Impedes Treatment in Various Ways, Scientists Say
Addiction is one of society’s most misunderstood and rebuked health conditions. That stigma discourages many people from seeking treatment for substance dependence, according to a new report published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
