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Society for Research on Adolescence: 14th Biennial Meeting
The 14th SRA Biennial Meeting will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada on March 8-10, 2012. The Call for Submissions is available at: http://www.s-r-a.org/2012-biennial-meeting Submission deadline is August 19, 2011 Check out the line-up of exciting, diverse, and international invited programs: http://www.s-r-a.org/biennial-meeting Please visit the SRA website (www.s-r-a.org) for more information. Please do not hesitate to contact Thelma Tucker, SRA Program Operations Manager ([email protected]).
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Thinking about Death, East and West
It's unsettling to think about our own death, which is why we have ways to protect our sense of self when we're reminded of our mortality. For example, research has found that we become more critical of those who aren't like us when we have death in mind. However, a study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science found that there are cultural differences in these protective responses, specifically between Asian and European Americans. In a first study, European-Americans and Asian-Americans either had to write about their own death or about dental pain (the control group).
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(Inherently) Scared of Red
What do you think of when you see the color red? Danger, blood, passion, and…dominance, new research suggests. A study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science found that that there is evolutionary basis to the human tendency to avoid the color red or act submissively in its presence. In this study, experimenters looked at male rhesus macaques, a species of monkeys that is sensitive to the colors red, green, and blue, in their natural environment. The female and male experimenters would approach the monkeys at the same time, in the same manner, place a slice of apple in front of them, and then take two simultaneous steps back.
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Exploring the Dynamic Interaction Between Genes, Environment and the Brain
A Symposium on Epigenetics at the 3rd Scientific Meeting of the ESN 8 September 2011 in Basel, Switzerland Cosponsored by the Association for Psychological Science and the Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology With modern advances in a number of scientific disciplines, we have moved from looking at genetic versus environmental factors to looking at the interplay between these factors in understanding individual differences in behavior. In the process of development, the expression of genes is shaped by environmental experience, producing stable changes in individual characteristics that can persist within and across generations.
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Anger Primes, Task Difficulty, and Effort-Related Cardiac Reactivity
I'm Laure Freydefont from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. In French: This 2 (prime: anger vs. sadness) x 2 (task difficulty: easy vs. difficult) experiment found that anger primes moderate objective task difficulty’s effect on effort-related cardiac response similarly as happiness primes. Anger leads to higher effort on a difficult task, but to lower effort on an easy task.
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The Need to Text Now: Delay Discounting of Texting in Younger Adults
I'm Paul Atchley from the University of Kansas, and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. This study examined the seemingly addictive nature of texting in younger adults by looking at their willingness to delay texting for a monetary reward. Compared to the willingness to wait for a larger, later monetary reward, participants were less likely to further delay their opportunity to text. Choices Theme Poster Session - Board: - 033 Saturday, May 28, 2011, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Columbia Hall Paul Atchley University of Kansas Amelia Warden University of Kansas
