Association for Psychological Science – APS
WEBAPS is a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports psychological science and its applications. Learn about its events, journals, awards, resources, and initiatives on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Why Wait? The Science Behind Procrastination
WEBJoseph Ferrari, a professor of psychology at DePaul University and an APS Fellow, is a pioneer of modern research on procrastination. He explains why procrastination is a self-defeating behavior that harms well-being and performance, and how it differs from pondering and prioritizing.
The Littlest Linguists: New Research on Language Development
WEBLearn about the latest findings on how children acquire language, from preverbal infants to bilingual children, and how language relates to other skills. Explore topics such as word segmentation, parental speech, neural coupling, theory of mind, and executive functioning.
The Fluidity of Time: Scientists Uncover How Emotions Alter Time ...
WEBSep 28, 2018 · Learn how positive and negative emotions, such as happiness, fear, and awe, can affect our sense of time passing. Explore the neuroscientific and psychological research on the internal and external factors that influence time perception.
The Psychological Study of Smiling
WEBFeb 11, 2011 · Learn how psychologists distinguish between genuine and fake smiles, and how they relate to happiness, well-being, and longevity. Find out how facial muscles, brain activity, and personality factors influence the expression and perception of smiles.
Harlow’s Classic Studies Revealed the Importance of Maternal …
WEBHarry Harlow and his colleagues conducted a number of studies in the 1950s and 60s to explore the role of social relationships in infant development. They used methods of isolation, maternal deprivation, and surrogate mothers to show the importance of contact comfort and attachment.
How Technology Shapes Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions
WEBJul 17, 2018 · Learn how technology affects learning, attention, behavior, and social life from childhood to old age. Explore interdisciplinary research on neuroscience, aging, virtual humans, and more at the 30th APS Annual Convention.
How the Classics Changed Research Ethics – Association for ...
WEBAug 31, 2022 · The article traces the history of ethical reforms in psychological research, from the Nuremberg Code to the Common Rule, and how they affect contemporary studies. It mentions the Milgram, Robbers Cave, and Stanford prison experiments as examples of controversial studies that sparked ethical debates.
The Importance of Cultural Context: Expanding Interpretive Power …
WEBFeb 27, 2019 · Cultural context refers to the values, norms, and practices that shape human behavior and experiences in different cultural groups. Learn how psychological science can expand its interpretive power by attending to cultural influences and developing culture-conscious research questions, methods, and theories.
Improving Intelligence - Association for Psychological Science
WEBJul 26, 2012 · Dear Sir/Madam Improving intelligence is an excting topic especially when discussed by greate psychological scientists like Earl Hunt and the others mentioned at the foot of the text published in the observer magazine july/august 2013. “So much intelligence is genetically determined, it is, to a large extent hereditary” the magazine saied.In the last decade of the twentieth century an ...