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>
Understanding Replication: Confidence Intervals Much Better Than p Values
The cameras are rolling at the APS 25th Annual Convention. Watch Geoff Cumming, La Trobe University, Australia, present his research on replication.
More>New Research on Positive Emotions
A symposium chaired by Barbara Fredrickson of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offered an overview of several exciting new studies on the science of positive emotions.
More>Memory from Molecules to the Mind
In the Presidential Symposium at the 25th APS Annual Convention, four distinguished psychological scientists took attendees on a psychological and biological tour exploring how we form memories.
More>Exploring Stanley Schachter’s Legacy
A symposium at the 25th APS Annual Convention explored the many contributions that psychological scientist Stanley Schachter made to our understanding eating behavior.
More>How Do You Mend a Broken Government?
Psychological scientist Diane Halpern of Claremont McKenna College spoke about how to address political polarization in her James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award address at the 25th APS Annual Convention.
More>Jerome Bruner Interview Premieres in Washington, DC
A filmed interview with legendary psychological scientist Jerome Bruner had its premiere at the APS Annual Convention.
More>Memelab: Simulation of a Campus Population
The cameras were rolling at the 25th APS Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. Watch Ian D. Miller, University of Toronto, present his research "Memelab: Simulation of a Campus Population."
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