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Teams Can Bounce Back From Early Conflicts Better Than Ever
Cognitive reappraisal training could benefit teams more than formal conflict resolution or team-building exercises would.
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What Experts Know About Men Who Rape
He sat by his phone, skeptical that it would ring. “I didn’t think that anyone would want to respond,” said Samuel D. Smithyman, now 72 and a clinical psychologist in South Carolina. But the phone did ring. Nearly 200 times. ... Early studies relied heavily on convicted rapists. This skewed the data, said Neil Malamuth, a psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, who has been studying sexual aggression for decades. Men in prison are often “generalists,” he said: “They would steal your television, your watch, your car.
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National Academies Report Calls for Increased Behavioral Research Within the Weather Enterprise
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concludes that many behavioral and social science factors are at play in the weather enterprise.
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The Power of Pretending: What Would a Hero Do?
Sometime or other, almost all of us secretly worry that we’re just impostors—bumbling children masquerading as competent adults. Some of us may deal with challenges by pretending to be a fictional hero instead of our unimpressive selves. I vividly remember how channeling Jane Austen’s Elizabeth Bennet got me through the awkwardness of teen courtship. But can you really fake it till you make it?
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NSF Funding Opportunity for Leading International Research Experiences for US Students
Recognizing the importance of globally educated scientists, the National Science Foundation has announced a new round of funding for its International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program. This program allows investigators (e.g., psychological science faculty)
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No Clear Link Between Creativity and Mood Disorders
A systematic review doesn’t disprove the myth linking creativity and mood disorders but it shows there’s little evidence for it.
