Observer

January 2006
Volume 19, Number 1

1. Announcements
(Student Notebook)
 
2. What's in a Name?
By Robert W. Levenson
(Presidential Column)
 
3. Photoshop Your Past
(Observation)
 
4. Too Sexy for Your Shirt?
(Observation)
 
5. Scientists Noted for Mental Mapping Win International Psychology Prize
(Observation)
 
6. HIV/AIDS and Drug Use
(Observation)
 
7. Just Published
(Just Published)
 
8. Everything Old Is New Again
By Eric Wargo
(News)
 
9. Diversity in Teams: A Two-Edged Sword Requires Careful Handling
By David A. Kravitz
A new report looks at diversity in the 21st-century workplace and how managers can make the most of the human mix. (Commentary)
 
10. William James' Shaky Sojourn in Stanford
By Albert Bandura
When the father of psychological science went west in 1906, he found a half-Utopia (but couldn't escape his teaching duties). (News)
 
11. Psychology by Design
By Etienne S. Benson
From building better roadmaps to improving jet cockpits, psychologists are making design more intelligent. (Cover Story)
 
12. Creating Better Driving Maps
(News)
 
13. Improving Aircraft Safety
(News)
 
14. Integrating Psychology and Law Into Undergraduate Instruction
By Randy K. Otto and Solomon M. Fulero
(Teaching Tips)
 
15. Champions of Psychology: Robert Levine
By Teresa Levine
(Student Notebook)
 
16. E-Mail Onslaught: What Can We Do?
By Henry L. Roediger, III
The Academic Observer takes a humorous look at some different types of e-mails, and offers some practical strategies for managing your inbox. (Commentary)