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Empathizing With the Opposition May Make You More Politically Persuasive
Trying to understand people we disagree with can feel like a lost cause, particularly in contentious political environments. But valuing empathy across party lines can make our political arguments more persuasive.
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Encouraging Girls to Roleplay as Successful Female Scientists Could Help Close the Gender Gap in STEM
Girls may persist longer in science activities when they pretend to be successful female scientists. This kind of play-based intervention could help close the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
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Experts Don’t Always Give Better Advice—They Just Give More
For tasks ranging from solving word puzzles to throwing darts, better performers didn’t give better advice—they just gave more of it.
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Virtual News Briefings at APS 2022 Convention
Journalists are invited to attend two virtual media briefings during the 2022 APS Annual Convention.
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Treat Implicit Bias as a Public Health Problem, New Report Recommends
To turn the tide on the biases that perpetuate social injustice, the latest issue of PSPI recommends that governments and institutions treat implicit bias as a public-health problem.
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Wendy Wood Elected Incoming APS President-Elect
Wendy Wood, provost professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California, has been elected President-Elect of the Association for Psychological Science.
