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Strengthening Psychological Science with Specialized Statistical Review
Focused technical assessments by statistical experts could help psychology journals defend against the improper use of statistics.
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Society for the Study of Human Development 2019 Conference
The Society for the Study of Human Development's 11th Biennial Meeting, Stress, Resilience, and Character Development Across the Life Span, will be held October 11 to 13, 2019 at the Benson Hotel, in Portland, Oregon. More information is available on the SSHD website.
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Emotional Expressions Reconsidered: Challenges to Inferring Emotion From Human Facial Movements
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 20, Number 1)Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) Faces offer information that helps us navigate our social world, influencing whom we love, trust, help, and even judge as guilty of a crime. But to what extent does an individual’s face reveal the person’s emotions? And to what extent can we accurately interpret an emotion or intention from a raised eyebrow, a curled lip, or a narrowed eye? Understanding what facial movements might reveal about a person’s emotions has major consequences for how people interact with one another in the living room, the classroom, the courtroom, and even the battlefield.
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Seven Psychological Scientists Receive Presidential Award
Three APS Fellows are among the psychological researchers and other scientists who are being honored by the US government for early-career achievements.
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Textbook Analysis Uncovers Erroneous Explanations of Statistical Significance
An examination of introductory psychology textbooks suggests that prospective researchers may learn to interpret statistical significance incorrectly in their classes.
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2019 – 2020 American Philosophical Society Grants
The American Philosophical Society is accepting applications for the following grants: Franklin Research Grants Scope This program of small grants to scholars is intended to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the cost of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. Eligibility Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality. Ph.D.
