Current Issue
May/June, 2013
Cover Story
The Compassionate Mind
Humans seem to have an innate drive to help relieve the suffering of others. But scientific studies show that our compassionate feelings may help improve our own physical and psychological health.
Presidential Column
The Changing Landscape for Research and Education in Psychological Science
It doesn’t seem possible but this is the last column of my term as APS President. Throughout the past year you have heard from many of our APS colleagues who… More>
The Either/Or of Psychological Science: A Reflection
There are many things to be happy or concerned about in our field; these include the science of psychological science, its application, and its development internationally. More>
Celebrating 25 Years of APS
The next few issues of APS’s journal Perspectives on Psychological Science will include special sections highlighting some of the major changes in the field between 1988 and the present. More>
Awfully Funny
Finding the humor in tragedy may seem insensitive, but researchers have found that it is an effective coping mechanism when we are confronted with life’s disasters. More>
Financial Decision Making and the Aging Brain
Many of the most influential financial decision makers in our society from business to politics happen to be middle-aged. The average age of Fortune 500 chief executive officers and chief… More>
Reflecting on a Lifetime of Achievement
As part of APS’s 25th Anniversary celebration, the Board of Directors is honoring 25 distinguished scientists who have had a profound impact on the field of psychological science over the… More>
Like Humans, Chimpanzees Know What They Know
The ability to think about thinking, or metacognition, helps us to recognize what we know, and what we don’t know. A new study suggests chimpanzees may share this cognitive ability.
… More>A Milestone for CPS
April marks a one-year milestone for APS’s newest journal Clinical Psychological Science! CPS provides a venue for cutting-edge research across a wide range of conceptual views, approaches, and topics. Since… More>
Two NIH Funding Opportunity Announcements for Planning Grants
The NIH announces two Funding Opportunity Announcements for Planning Grants, the NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) and the NIH National Research Mentoring Network NRMN).
More>Understanding the Self With Schizophrenia
Individuals with schizophrenia may show impairments in remembering personal facts and memories, but they are still able to accurately and reliably assess their own personality traits, according to a new… More>
Spring Breakers Beware: Psychological Science Explores Excess Drinking
Researchers have a long history of examining both the psychological lure and effects of binge drinking.
More>OppNet Request for Applications: Basic Sociobehavioral Research on Stigma
The NIH Opportunity Network (OppNet) request for applications is to support projects that elucidate mechanisms underlying stigma that are relevant across health conditions or stigmatized statuses.
More>Gazzaniga Book Signing at APS Convention
Michael Gazzaniga will be signing copies of his book, Who’s in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain, at the APS Convention in Washington, DC.
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