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But What’s It All For? Putting Practical Theories Into Action
Researchers suggest a number of incentives to support the development of more actionable theories in the face of what they term a “practicality crisis.”
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Michigan Summer Program in Cognition & Early Development
The Michigan Summer Program in Cognition & Early Development is seeking students to participate in research on the cognitive and social foundations of children's behavior. The 10-week program will run remotely from June 1st to August 6th, 2021. Application Deadline: March 1st, 2021 For more information, see the MSPICED website.
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Cultural Conditioning in Progress: Children are More Likely to Prioritize the Needs of Animals
Beliefs about how animals should be treated vary significantly between cultures, and are likely socially acquired.
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Strengthening Contact Tracing Through Psychological Science
One way to improve the effectiveness of contact tracing is to treat infected people like important witnesses to the spread of a virus and use an approach informed by research on memory and witness interviewing.
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“Stranger Danger”: Children’s Distrust of Men May Outweigh Information Accuracy
Preschoolers are still learning to consider information accuracy when making judgements of trustworthiness.
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Citizens Versus the Internet: Confronting Digital Challenges With Cognitive Tools
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 21, Number 3)Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) The Internet is an indispensable and global virtual environment in which people constantly communicate, seek information, and make decisions. The architecture of this digital environment influences people’s interactions with it. Despite many advantages of this architecture, it is also responsible for some negative outcomes, such as the spread of misinformation, rising incivility in online interactions, the facilitation of ideological extremisms, and a decline in decision autonomy.
