May/June 2013 Observer Volume 26, Number 5
Student Notebook
Social Anxiety in the Age of Social Networks
The advent of the Internet has changed the way individuals and groups of individuals interact with one another and the world. In fact, an entire generation has been brought up with the idea that “socializing” includes an online component. ... More>
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 hold various administrative positions in universities in the United States and Europe. ... More>
Observer Article
The Either/Or of Psychological Science: A Reflection
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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>
Observation
New Guidelines for Training in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology
The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) recently sponsored an Inter-organizational Task Force on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Doctoral Education to develop guidelines and statements of best practices for integrated education and training in cognitive and behavioral psychology (CBP) at the doctoral level. The task force was co-chaired by APS Fellow Robert K. Klepac, immediate past president of ABCT, and George F. Ronan, professor of psychology and director of the Violence Reduction Clinic at Central Michigan University. ... More>
Observer Article
Celebrating 25 Years of APS
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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>




