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October, 2013


Observer Article

Warsaw School Emphasizes Better Living Through Social Psychology

By ALANA CONNER SNIBBE
Observer Vol.15, No.2 February, 2002

Few in the United States know it, but a quiet revolution took place in Warsaw, Poland, on September 23, 2001. On the front lines were 200 men and women, mostly […]... More>

Observer Article

NSF Launches Initiative in Cognitive Neuroscience

Observer Vol.15, No.2 February, 2002

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is launching a new initiative in the area of cognitive neuroscience. NSF is seeking highly innovative, interdisciplinary proposals aimed at advancing the understanding of how […]... More>

Presidential Column

Psychology Should Be in Dialogue with Bioethics

By Thomas H. Murray
Observer Vol.15, No.2 February, 2002

The argument of many of these columns to date is that psychological science needs to figure more in worlds of public policy formulation. But I have found myself, a psychologist […]... More>

Observer Article

Behavioral Science Drafted to Fight Terrorism

By ANDREW KESSLER
Observer Vol.15, No.2 February, 2002

Not surprisingly, the recent changes in the world have enormous implications for science. Many in the scientific community are calling for increased federal spending on new technologies and theories that […]... More>

Observer Article

Divided Attention: OBSSR’s Chief Named Acting Director of NIAAA

By NAINA N. CHERNOFF
Observer Vol.15, No.2 February, 2002

The highest ranking behavioral science official at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now also an acting institute director. Sounds ripe for a case study in divided attention and […]... More>

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