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Mental Health in a Global Pandemic: Lessons Learned From Psychological Science
Nearly 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic, an emerging body of literature is revealing the pandemic’s mental health impact on children, adolescents, and adults, including those who had previously been diagnosed with a mental illness.
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The Science of Visual Data Communication: What Works
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 22, Number 3)Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) Data can be a powerful way to disseminate science and news, but creating effective data visualizations is both a science and an art. Just as well-designed figures can help viewers understand data patterns, poorly designed figures can create confusion and misunderstanding, undermining not only comprehension but also trust. In this issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 22, Issue 3), Steven L. Franconeri, Lace M. Padilla, Priti Shah, Jeffrey M.
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Fostering Student–Teacher Connections Could Help Keep Students Returning From Juvenile Detention in School
Encouraging young people returning from juvenile detention to share their goals with an educator could help them stay in school and out of the criminal justice system.
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The Crossroads of Psychology and Entrepreneurship
Nikki Blacksmith and Mo McCusker, cofounders of Blackhawke Behavior Science and corecipients of a 2021 APS Psychological Science and Entrepreneurship Poster Award, discuss their research on the crossroads of business acumen and psychology.
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Boyd McCandless Award
The Boyd McCandless Award recognizes an early career scientist who has made a distinguished theoretical contribution to developmental psychology, has conducted programmatic research of distinction, or has made a distinguished contribution to the dissemination of developmental science. The award is for continued efforts rather than a single outstanding work. Scientists who are within seven years of completion of the doctoral degrees are eligible, and for the 2023 award (to be judged in 2022), nominees should have received their degrees in 2015 or later.
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Test a Witness’s Memory of a Suspect Only Once
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Online Supplemental Issue)Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) In the courtroom, eyewitnesses usually identify defendants as crime culprits with high confidence, regardless of how correct they are. Unfortunately, juries and judges tend to interpret eyewitness confidence on the stand as an indicator of accuracy, which can result in wrongful convictions.
