APS
2026 APS Annual Convention
Make Psychology Less Weird Again: Diversity In Samples, Researchers, and Questions
Subject Area: How We Know: Methods, Measurement & Open Science
Psychology is diversifying samples and researchers, but far less its questions. Drawing on Ramadan fasting, Iranian honor norms (e.g., Qeirat), contextualized well-being in Kenyan informal settlements, and ManyLabs Africa’s agenda-setting model, this symposium shows how research rooted in diverse contexts generates different constructs and theories than simply exporting WEIRD agendas.
Chairs & Discussants
- Mostafa Salari RadChair
The New School for Social Research
Presentations
- Diversifying Conceptual Sampling In PsychologyMohammad Attari
- Utu, Not Ubuntu: Contextualizing Well-Being In Kenyan Informal SettlementsSakshi Ghai
- Manylabs Africa: Diversifying Research Questions for More Inclusive Big-Team ScienceAdeyemi Adetula
- Ramadan As Collective Self-Control: Fasting, Inhibitory Control, and CognitionMostafa Salari Rad
