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Reading Scientific Research With a Careful Eye
When we read scientific psychology journals, we notice that many well-respected researchers often use commentaries and other rebuttals to address their work or to critique the work done by other researchers. Listed below are several
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When Graduate and Undergraduate Students Collaborate — Everybody Wins!
Many psychology training programs have a strong research emphasis. There are multiple demands on graduate students and they must conduct research while also managing coursework, teaching duties, and any applied responsibilities. Undergraduate students are often
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Observations
Stanford’s Annual Conference The fifth annual Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference, sponsored by the Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Association and the Stanford chapter of Psi Chi, was held on May 7, 2005. Initiated in 2001, SUPC has
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Senioritis Has a Whole New Meaning
Start Early To Reduce Graduate School Admission Stress This fall I leapt into my senior year at West Virginia University as a general psychology and sport and exercise psychology double major. With graduation finally in
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If I Could Turn Back Time
Hindsight is always 20/20, and it is the lucky few of us who can look back with a confident satisfaction that all our decisions were the best ones to make. I’m a fifth-year PhD candidate
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Fortuitous Opportunities: Taking Advantage of Student Competitions
“Louis Pasteur once said, ‘Chance favors the prepared mind.’ Take advantage of fortuity by getting involved in a lot of activities.” – Albert Bandura At the APS 16th Annual Convention, I learned the importance of
