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Cognitive Skills Differ Across Cultures and Generations
An innovative study of children and parents in both Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, led by University of Cambridge researchers Michelle R. Ellefson and Claire Hughes, reveals cultural differences in important cognitive skills among
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Hitting the Streets for Science: What Motivates Protest Behavior?
This past weekend tens of thousands of people participated in science marches in more than 600 cities around the world. Scientists on all seven continents — even Antarctica – participated in the protest. At a
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Pre-Doctoral Summer Internship at the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is sponsoring a pre-doctoral internship this summer at the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Candidates must have completed two years of coursework towards a doctorate focusing on human development; must be in good standing academically, and have a strong interest in the research linking behavioral and social factors with health outcomes for children and adolescents. They must be SRCD members and US citizens. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2017. For more information, please visit the SRCD website.
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New Research From Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring physical position as an impression-management strategy, the origins of ordered line representations, links between agency and intentional binding, and p-curve analyses of findings related to the ‘power pose.’
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Funding Opportunity for Science Communication Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is offering two awards for $37,500 each to build capacity for science communication and facilitate efforts of science communication researchers and practitioners to collaborate on projects related to a
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American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects 9 Psychological Scientists Fellows
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences has elected APS Treasurer Roberta L. Klatzky, APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow J. Frank Yates, APS Fellow Mary C. “Molly” Potter, and several other psychological scientists as fellows
