Convergence: Connecting Levels of Analysis in Psychological Science
In the past, our field harbored distinct, and often competing, schools of thought that tackled different problems and produced findings that often appeared to diverge. Today, investigators attack shared problems at complementary levels of analysis and produce results that converge. Studies of people in a social world; mental systems of cognition and emotion; and biological mechanisms of the genome and the nervous system interconnect and yield an integrated psychological science. The APS 23rd Annual Convention displays, and celebrates, these advances in our field.

Inside the Psychologist's Studio

Inside the Psychologist's Studio With Margaret Beale Spencer

Friday, May 25, 2012, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Sheraton Ballroom III

Margaret Beale Spencer
University of Chicago

Douglas L. Medin
Northwestern University

Like its quasi-namesake (that would be Inside the Actor’s Studio), the Inside the Psychologist’s Studio series traditionally has focused on more senior luminaries who look back at their accomplishments. In a departure from that format, we bring you a fascinating, wide-ranging forward-looking, intergenerational conversation that promises to leave you even more confident about the future of psychological science.

Read the APS Daily Observation on Margaret Beale Spencer.