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Impact of Fiscal Year 2013 Sequestration Order on National Science Foundation Awards
Since passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, President Obama has been working with Congress to reach agreement on a balanced deficit reduction plan. Since an agreement was not reached by the end of February 2013, the President is required to issue an order on March 1, 2013, that will implement across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration. As a result of this sequestration order, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 appropriations of the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be reduced by 5 percent.
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Congratulations to the 2013 APS Student Grant Competition Winners
Three graduate students have been named winners of the APSSC Student Grant Competition, sponsored by the APS Student Caucus. Each winner will receive $500 to be used for research that is currently in its initial stages of development. The winning research proposals are outlined below. Jason A. Oliver 6th year Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology University of South Florida and Moffitt Cancer Center, FL Contemporary theories of smoking behavior typically emphasize the role of nicotine in enhancing the reward derived from cigarettes, but animal research suggests nicotine withdrawal also suppresses the value of alternative rewards.
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Q&A With Psychological Scientist John Dunlosky
John Dunlosky is a professor of psychology at Kent State University. A major aim of his research program is to develop techniques to improve the effectiveness of people’s self-regulated learning across the life span. We invited our Facebook and Twitter followers, as well as students, to submit questions based on Dunlosky's recent PSPI report, and here is what he had to say. How did you define "learning" in your study? Learning was defined in many ways — from how well students performed on tests that involved recalling critical information that they had studied, to tests that involve comprehending the information or applying it to solve problems.
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Research Study on Theses and Dissertations
If you are a graduate student working on your master thesis or doctorate dissertation, we would like to invite you to participate in a research study. The purpose of the study is to examine the feelings graduate students have and the amount of progress they make toward completing their master thesis or doctoral dissertation. If you are working on your thesis or dissertation this semester, please consider joining our study. The study will use an experiential sampling method. Participants will be asked to complete a series of weekly surveys. The study will occur over a 10-12 week period and should take no more than a total of 4 hours.
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Carolinas Psychology Conference
The 38th Annual Carolinas Psychology Conference will be held Saturday April 20,2013 at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information visit www.meredith.edu/psych/cpc. uestions can be directed to Dr. Gwynn Morris at [email protected] or Dr. Mark O'Dekirk at [email protected]. Present your research at a conference with other undergraduate students from schools across the Southeast. Presentations are 15 minutes long and are grouped with other presentations of similar subjects. Come hear our keynote speaker Dr. Lisa Amaya-Jackson from the Child Trauma Center at Duke. Participate in or watch APS Psychology Jeopardy.
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Study: False Memory Increases in Nonhabitual Consumers of Caffeine
The consumption of as little as 100 mg of caffeine elicits reliable changes in arousal and, in turn, false memories in individuals who do not habitually consume caffeine, according to a study.
