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Do Broader Faces Signal Antisocial Traits? Maybe Not
Data from over 135,000 people show no link between broad faces and antisocial traits, in contrast with previous studies.
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New Tools for Designing Powerful Studies
Psychological scientists offer open-source tools to help researchers ensure their studies are adequately powered.
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The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) Seeks Quality of Research Reviewers
The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is recruiting candidates to become certified reviewers tasked with rating the methodological quality and effectiveness of program evaluations. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
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Biology Beats Calories in Matters of Weight
Calorie intake and energy expenditure do not explain body weight to the extent that scientists once thought.
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Update on AMPPS: APS’s Newest Journal to Feature a Range of Empirical Articles and Topical Issues in Research Methods
The new APS journal devoted to research methods and practices is receiving a steady flow of submissions and has already accepted a number of papers for publication.
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International Seminar on the Teaching of Psychological Science
The inaugural Biennial International Seminar on the Teaching of Psychological Science (BISTOPS) will take place on July 9 through 13, 2018 in Paris at Maison Suger, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme's residential and working facility. The English language seminar is designed to give around 20 participants the opportunity to discuss existing research on the scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology, to exchange new research ideas, to create collaborative international research teams, and ultimately to generate published empirical studies whose results will promote evidence-based recommendations for improving the teaching of psychological science on an international scale.