Kathleen McDermott Washington University in St. Louis PhD 1996, Rice University Specialty: Human memory http://memory.wustl.edu Publication Most Proud of: Roediger, H. & McDermott, K. (1995). Creating false memories: Remembering words not presented in lists. Journal
When I was a psychology student, I found that many people didn’t understand my field. Relatives were disappointed to hear I worked with rats more than with humans; some even became standoffish, convinced my degree
How can psychology contribute to the public good? The Human Capital Initiative (HCI) report, prepared with the assistance of APS, cites an important means of doing so: helping people to improve their statistical reasoning. “The
