A Paradigm Shift in How Scientists Study Kids

There is an open secret in the study of child development: Most of what we think we know about how babies develop is actually based on a specific subset of kids—those born to families from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (a.k.a. WEIRD) nations. The acronym was first coined in an influential 2010 paper to describe the […]

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People Have Very Different Understandings of Even the Simplest Words

In 2017Kris De Meyer, a neuroscientist who directs the Climate Action Unit at University College London, ran the opening session of a conference on decision-making under uncertainty for an audience of scientists, finance professionals and policy makers. He divided them into groups of six and gave them questions and activities centered on their personal and professional experiences

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Matching Psychology Training to Job Market Realities

Help students plan their future • Promote job success broadly • Coursework • New training opportunities “We want people with a PhD out there writing for the New York Times or other public media, explaining issues around Ozempic or a new health claim. Really analyzing the data and looking at it and synthesizing it so that your

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Spending, Saving, and Owing: How Finances Intersect with Behavior and Emotions

About this series Science for Society is an APS webinar series focused on educating the public and bringing psychological science to decision-makers working to solve real world problems. In addition to psychological scientists, participants include public policy decision-makers, news reporters, advocates, and scholars from adjacent fields. Financial journalist Mona Chalabi once described her fears of destitution, despite her relative financial security.

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There’s No Ghost in the Machine: How AI Changes Our Views of Ourselves

Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, columns about teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science offer advice and how-to guidance about teaching a particular area of research or topic in psychological science that has been the focus of an article in the APS journal Current Directions in Psychological Science. More teaching resources from the Observer: Empirical

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A Leading Memory Researcher Explains How to Make Precious Moments Last

Our memories form the bedrock of who we are. Those recollections, in turn, are built on one very simple assumption: This happened. But things are not quite so simple. “We update our memories through the act of remembering,” says Charan Ranganath, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of California, Davis, and the

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As Prices Increase During a Recession, Mental Health Usually Decreases

In periods of economic recession, negative mental health symptoms like depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and self-harm tend to increase, according to a study in Behavioral Sciences. Adverse changes in the labor market create wage cuts and layoffs. And for those who remain employed, decreased workplace safety standards and increased workloads are catalysts for poor mental health outcomes like worthlessness,

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