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ESCOP Preconference Event: Building a Better Psychological Science Good Data Practices and Replicability
28 August 2013 14:30 to 18:30 | Room 0.83 | ELTE University Congress Center | Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A | H-1117 Budapest, Hungary The program is offered free of charge, but due to space limitations, we ask that you register here. Psychological science has come of age. But the rights of a mature discipline carry with it responsibilities: to maximize confidence in our findings through good data practice and replication while simultaneously ensuring that funding sources and publication outlets support best practice.
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Yale Survey for Professionals and Practitioners Treating Psychiatric Disorders
Are you a professional or practitioner treating or researching mental disorders? If so, you are invited to participate in a survey by researchers at Yale University, who are trying to learn more about the opinions and attitudes among clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals. This brief survey is anonymous, and upon completion you will have the opportunity to enter a lottery drawing for a 1 in 20 chance of winning a $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com. For more information or to begin the survey, please visit this link: http://yale.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_07bngvK0I9PKQaV.
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Just Say Neigh: Why Some People Are Disgusted by Horsemeat
The horsemeat scandal sweeping Europe has turned many a stomach over the past few weeks. In several countries, including China, Kazakhstan, and even France, horsemeat consumption is culturally acceptable. But many Westerners find it repulsive. University of Pennsylvania psychology professor Paul Rozin has made a career out of studying such culturally distinctive disgust patterns. And he explains why many of us freely eat beef, pork, and poultry while gagging over the thought of a horseburger.
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OppNet Announces its First FY2014 RFA
OppNet, NIH’s Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network, announces its first FY2014 RFA: Short-term mentored career enhancement awards in the basic behavioral and social sciences: Cross-training at the intersection of animal models and human investigation (K18: RFA-DA-14-002) For more information visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-14-002.html Application due date: December 11, 2013, by 5:00 p.m.
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Scientists Will Discuss Paul Meehl’s Legacy at the 25th APS Annual Convention
Paul Meehl is known for bringing the power of statistics to bear on the field of clinical psychology. In his 1954 book, Clinical Statistical Prediction: A Theoretical Analysis and Review of Evidence, he showed that statistical formulas were better than, or at least equal to, clinicians at predicting things such as what sort of treatment would best benefit a mentally ill person. A decade after Meehl’s death, the process of ensuring that patients are receiving mental health care that is based on sound science continues — and Meehl’s legacy remains relevant.
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International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM)
The International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM) will be held11-14 July 2013 in Ottawa, Canada at Carleton Universitat. Papers due: 5 April 2013 The International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM) is the premier conference for research on computational models and computation-based theories of human behavior. ICCM is a forum for presenting, discussing, and evaluating the complete spectrum of cognitive modeling approaches, including connectionism, symbolic modeling, dynamical systems, Bayesian modeling, and cognitive architectures.
