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Feeling Moved by Art
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Kendall J. Eskine and Natalie A. Kacinik from the City University of New York present their research on “Feeling Moved by Art.” “The goal of this research was to investigate which emotions underlie our positive experiences of art,” Eskine says. In particular, they researched the centuries-old idea that fear plays a key role in sublime experiences — “those experiences that are really astonishing and take people aback.” To test how fear affects participants’ appreciation of art, Eskine, Kacinik, and their collaborator Jesse J.
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Beating Dyslexia Through Music
Musical skills may translate into reading skills — particularly for children with dyslexia. Research published by Martina Huss, Usha Goswami, and colleagues in Cortex indicates that musical games may be useful in treating dyslexia in young children because an inability to distinguish between strong and weak “beats” is closely related to dyslexia. Huss and Goswami asked 10-year-old children to listen to pairs of simple songs in which certain notes were accented. To make the songs different, the scientists changed the length of the accented notes.
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International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology 21st International Congress
The International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology (IACCP) 21st International Congress will be held July 17-21, 2012 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The Theme of The Congress is “Nurturing Diversity for Sustainable Development.” For more information visit: http://www.iaccp2012southafrica.co.za/
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Southwestern Psychological Association 2012 Meeting
SWPA 2012 will be held April 12-14, 2012 in Oklahoma City, OK. For more information visit: http://www.swpsych.org/index.php
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SEPA New Orleans 2012
The annual conference of the Southeastern Psychological Association will be held February 15-18, 2012 in New Orleans, LA. For more information visit: http://www.sepaonline.com/annualmeeting-info.htm
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2012 Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior Meeting
The 2012 Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior Meeting will be held July 10-July 14, 2012 in Zurich, Switzerland. For more information visit: http://www.ssib.org/SSIB_2012/
