Current Issue
October, 2013
Latest Issue: Volume 26 Number 8: October 2013
Cover Story
Building a Fearless Mind
Researchers have successfully erased frightening memories in the lab, but the transition from theory to clinical application is challenging.
Presidential Column
From Inconvenient Truth to Urgent Opportunity
Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), outlines how NIMH is changing its approaches to diagnostics and therapeutics.
Reflecting on a Lifetime of Achievement
As part of its 25th anniversary, APS honors distinguished scientists who have transformed the field of psychological science over the past quarter century. In this issue, we celebrate the careers of Chris Argyris, Uta Frith, Ed Diener, and Allan R. Wagner.
Brain Development and Neuroplasticity
APS William James Fellow Helen J. Neville highlights the disparities in early childhood education that account for cognitive deficits in children.
James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships Awarded
The recipients are Marie Banich, University of Colorado Boulder; Stephen Lomber, University of Western Ontario, Canada; and Kevin Wilson, Gettysburg College.
The Emerging Field of Affective Science
The field is beginning to provide an integrated framework for understanding
a variety of psychological phenomena long studied in isolation from one another.
Measuring Humility and Its Positive Effects
Research on the construct of humility has lagged because of disputes regarding definition and measurement.
How to Write a Research Statement
Former APS President Morton Ann Gernsbacher and Past Board Member Patricia G. Devine provide steps to craft a persuasive case for your research.
Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children
Children lacking in empathy and guilt are associated with an increased risk of adult psychopathy, but these traits may be malleable.
Remembering R. Duncan Luce
Friends and colleagues remember mathematical psychologist, APS William James Fellow, and National Medal of Science recipient R. Duncan Luce.
Entwining Teaching and Research: Creating a Collaborative Review Paper
APS Fellow Angeline S. Lillard presents a model for creating a collaborative review paper.
