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  May 2013
APS Seeks Labs to Participate in First Registered Replication Report Project

Just two months after APS launched a new initiative in Perspectives on Psychological Science aimed at promoting and publishing replication studies, the first protocol has been finalized and editors are accepting proposals from researchers who would like to contribute an independent replication to the project. More>>

Don’t miss the “Building a Better Psychological Science: Good Data Practices and Replicability” theme program at the 25th APS Annual Convention.
The APS Annual Convention is known for the cross-cutting nature of its program, but the

content also cuts across geographic boundaries. 

Join the individuals on the right and many other global leaders in the field for the premier international meeting solely dedicated to psychological science.

Eddie Harmon-Jones, University of New South Wales, Australia 
Ralph Hertwig, Max Planck  

Institute for Human  Development, Germany 

Ian Hussey, National University of Ireland, Maynooth 
Hans IJzerman, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Arnaud Rey, CNRS & Aix-Marseille, University, France 

Sombat Tapanya, Chiang Mai University, Thailand  
If you can’t make it to Washington, DC, this year, follow the Convention online or via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the hashtag #aps2013dc.

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APS is turning 25! To celebrate, upcoming issues of Perspectives on Psychological Science will feature special sections that look back at the last 25 years of our field. More>>

Researchers from The Netherlands, Reine van der Wal and Lotte Van Dillen, wanted to see if what and how we eat is affected by our limited cognitive resources. More>> 
Building a Better Psychological Science
Preconference event at the

18th Annual Meeting of ESCoP 


“Building a Better Psychological Science: Good Data Practices and Replicability” will take place 28 August, 2013. The event is free, but please register as space is limited. Register Here>> 

An ‘Upward Spiral’ of Positive Emotions

People who experience warmer, more upbeat emotions may have better physical health because they make more social connections. More>> 
Greenery is Good for
 City Residents


City dwellers who live near more green space tend to report greater well-being than city dwellers who don’t have parks, gardens, or other green space nearby. More>>

Understanding Neurocognitive Development 

 

The symposium “Understanding Environmental and Genetic Influences on Neurocognitive Development” will be held  3 September, 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland. More>>

Editor’s Choice:

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Vol. 23(5), 586-603

Selected by Janet van Hell       

 
Configural Encoding in Visual Feature Binding

Many scientists believe that location plays a special role in feature binding, the process through which the brain turns visual information about distinct features into a cohesive image that represents an object. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Cognitive Psychology by Snehlata Jaswal of the Indian Institute of Technology in Ropar, India, and Robert H. Logie of the University of Edinburgh shows that even though location may be important in early stages of feature binding, it seems to become less important to our ability to remember what we’ve seen as time passes. More>>
 

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