This month, Rob Kail, Purdue University, officially begins his term as Editor of Psychological Science, APS’s flagship journal. Although Rob… More

When I first enrolled in a media psychology program, I had a limited concept of the field. I had stumbled… More

As the new year gets underway, take a look back on the research that you started, finished, or trashed in… More

“You see things; and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?’” &#8211… More

In previous issues, I have written columns featuring tips for authors and tips for reviewers. Do readers of the Observer… More

It’s only been a few weeks since you made that New Year’s resolution to exercise more, but already you’re finding… More

In Lewis Carroll’s classic story Alice in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat appears and disappears at will, often showing up as… More

Thirty years ago in China, there were only a few people called psychologists, and no college students had the opportunity… More

We’re so used to the Observer and APS’s journals as mainstays in the field that it’s easy to forget that… More

Two APS Fellows, Albert Bandera and Philip Tetlock, have been awarded 2008 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Awards. Each year, the… More

Until recently, psychologists used to think of “willpower” as a metaphor, part of folk psychology having no relation to what… More

The long slump in government financial support for research continues into the New Year. Get used to it. Money for… More

Go Ahead, Rationalize. Monkeys Do It, Too The New York Times November 6, 2007 “For half a century, social psychologists… More

Exams often are anxiety provoking; the first exam of a course even more so, as students do not know exactly… More

Assessments of science are important for many different reasons. For individuals early in their careers, metrics of scientific work can… More