2011 Convention News
Reflecting on Behavior: Giacomo Rizzolatti Gives a Tour of the Mirror Mechanism
In his keynote address at the APS 23rd Annual Convention, Giacomo Rizzolatti of the Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy, gave a brief history of the mirror mechanism.
Broadband Social Cognition
The presidential symposium at the APS 23rd Annual Convention challenged four scientists to give modern scientific support to Aristotle's ancient saying: "Man is by nature a social animal."
Do We Dare to Change America’s Diet?
In his Bring the Family Address at the APS 23rd Annual Convention, Kelly D. Brownell of Yale University charged convention-goers to ask themselves whether we have the courage necessary to change America’s diet.
Inside the Psychologist’s Studio: Mahzarin R. Banaji and Rebecca Saxe
In this session of "Inside the Psychologist's Studio" Banaji and Saxe talked and quizzed each other about how they run their labs, what drives them these days, and why young people starting out in psychological science should be excited about the research they're doing.
Consciousness: From Neural Systems to Phenomenological Experience
Richard J. Davidson speaking at the theme program Consciousness.
Consciousness has moved to psychological science’s center stage. Advances in theory and research have transformed the field, converting what previously had been mysteries into solvable scientific problems. In this theme program, international leaders in the field displayed the progress that has…
News from Psychological Science: A Conversation Between David Brooks and Walter Mischel
David Brooks is a featured New York Times columnist and a regular on the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer. In his NY Times columns “Social Science Palooza” I and II, he summarized examples of recent findings in the scholarly study of human behavior and concluded, “A day without social science is like a day without sunshine.” In this conversation hour, Brooks and social psychology legend Walter Mischel talked about what’s exciting them in psychological science and why it matters outside the academy.
How We Decide
Dan Ariely speaking at the theme program Choices.
What decisions we make and how we arrive at them – those questions served as the backdrop for yesterday’s “Choices” theme program at the APS 23rd Annual Convention.
But the program’s four presenters answered these questions in surprisingly different ways. Dan Ariely of Duke University described…
The Many Faces of Network Analysis
Denny Borsboom from the University of Amsterdam speaking at one of Friday's theme programs, Connected.
Psychometrist Denny Borsboom from the University of Amsterdam kicked off the program talking about networks he and his team generated using categories from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. In…
Do Parenting Styles Mirror Teaching Styles?
Douglas A. Bernstein speaking at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC.
Douglas A. Bernstein of the University of South Florida and has over 40 years of classroom experience. He thought he had seen it all, but he continues to be…
