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Janet Shibley Hyde Sinks Stereotypes With Data
Through meta-analytic work, APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Janet Shibley Hyde is toppling long-held assumptions about differences between men and women’s capabilities, attitudes, and emotions.
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The Social Defense
Through lab experiments and field studies with survivors of historic wildfires, APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Richard A. Bryant has demonstrated the power of relationships and community to temper psychological trauma.
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Cognitive Crossroads: Jonathan D. Cohen Tackles the Mysteries of Multitasking
Why is an organ as powerful as the human brain so bad at multitasking? APS William James Fellow Jonathan D. Cohen is generating new answers to that question.
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Learning Language Outside the Box
APS William James Fellow Barbara Landau challenges enduring theories on the complex interplay of language, sensory input, and thought processes.
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’Playing Games With Basic Research’
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Richard E. Mayer addresses the weak evidence for cognitive benefits attributed to computer games.
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A Grand Memory Tour
In a wide-ranging look at memory, psychological scientists Henry “Roddy” Roediger, III, Dorthe Berntsen, Qi Wang, and Charan Ranganath reveal how brain circuitry, situational cues, culture, and shared experiences influence our recollections.
