Current Issue
May/June, 2013
Psychological Science Around the World
Thinking Big, Starting Small: Addressing Common Challenges in Teaching Psychology in Europe
To my mind, the idea of creating a European network to support psychological learning and teaching was “thinking big.” In the United States, such networks are well established and supported ... More>
Observer Article
Baird Proposes Behavioral Research at the Department of Energy
Representative Brian Baird (D-WA), a long time champion of behavioral science, has introduced a bill (H.R. 3247) in Congress to establish a social and behavioral research program at the Department ... More>
Teaching Tips
Graphing Literacy in the Psychology Major
Figure 1. Florence Nightingale’s Polar Area (often referred to as the cox comb) graph depicted “The Causes of Mortality in the Army in the East” in the years 1854-55. The ... More>
Student Notebook
New APSSC Board Members
Jeremy Ashton Houska President Jeremy Ashton Houska is a fifth-year doctoral student in experimental psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He conducts both basic and applied research in ... More>
Student Notebook
The Difficulties of Scientific Writing
As an undergraduate, I typically spent one week or less on writing assignments, regardless of how much time my instructor gave me. It was my natural ability — or so ... More>
