APS

2023 APS Annual Convention

Embracing Complexity in Psychological Science

Friday, May 26, 2023 · Washington, DC

Oral · Methodology

People are complicated. Luckily for psychology, there are whole suites of methodological tools tailored to the study of complex phenomena already developed and applied in other fields. Here, four scientists with diverse topical expertise showcase how they have successfully applied these tools to their own cutting-edge work in psychological science.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Matthew VanamanChair
    Graduate Center, The City University of New York

Presentations

  1. Explaining Opposition to Harm Reduction through a Network Approach to MoralizationMatthew Vanaman
  2. Exploring the Structure and Dynamics of Grief in Bereaved Adults with and without Prolonged GriefDon Robinaugh
  3. Incorporating Complexity in the Study of Intergroup ContactElizabeth Page-Gould
  4. Emergent Patterns of Collective Belief Dynamics: Modeling Individuals’ Belief Updating Rules and Social Network StructuresJiin Jung