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47th Australian Psychological Society Conference
The 47th Australian Psychological Society Conference will be held September 25-29, 2012 in Perth, Australia. For more information visit: http://www.psychology.org.au/Events/EventView.aspx?EventID=9172&Highlight=1
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Remembering (and Replicating) the Milgram Experiments
Fifty years ago, Stanley Milgram’s famous obedience experiments showed that ordinary people would harm others when instructed to do so by an authority figure. The experiment was recently replicated on the Discovery Channel’s series Curiosity with the help of psychological scientist Jerry Burger. Watch this video to find out what went through the mind of a participant who said no and refused to shock another person. For more on the Milgram experiment, tune in to CNN at 7:30 am on Saturday December 10 or Sunday December 11 to watch Sanjay Gupta’s interview with Jerry Burger and Thomas Blass, both APS Members.
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Stressed About Final Exams? Try Self-Compassion
In case you missed it, the cameras were rolling at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Watch Elizabeth A. Hendriks from the University of Notre Dame present her poster session research, “Self-Compassion Buffers Negative Affect but Does Not Moderate Cortisol Following Social Stress Task.” Hendriks and her collaborator Michelle M. Wirth measured self compassion, negative affect, and cortisol in study participants who were asked to deliver a persuasive speech to a panel of trained judges. They found that participants who displayed high self-compassion experienced less negative affect than those who displayed low self-compassion.
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Q & A With Psychological Scientist Daniel Levitin (Part 2)
Below is part 2 of Levitin's Q & A: How important is household upbringing to preference of music? For instance, if someone is raised in a home where gospel music is constantly played, do they develop a liking for this genre of music? (Even if the genre of music is not popular for the time period.) We don't really know much about upbringing and genre-specific preferences, but we do know something about broader issues of tonality and musical syntax. There appears to be a critical period for acquiring musical syntax as there is for acquiring speech syntax.
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Virginia Psychological Association Fall Convention
The 2012 Virginia Psychological Association Fall Convention will be held October 24-26 in Wintergreen, VA. For more information visit http://www.vapsych.org/cde.cfm?event=312055
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VPA Spring Membership Meeting and Educational Conference
The 2012 Spring Membership Meeting and Educational Conference of the Virginia Psychological Association will be held April 25-27, 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia. For more information visit http://www.vapsych.org/cde.cfm?event=263299
