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John Cacioppo, 1951-2018
APS Past President John T. Cacioppo, a co-founder of the field of social neuroscience and a 2018 recipient of the APS William James Fellow Award, has passed away.
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‘All-or-Nothing’ Thinking More Common in People with Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation
Research shows a link between one’s tendency to view life in extremes can identify cognitive processes linked with psychological disorders and suicide risk.
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Natural Opioids in the Brain May Support Social Bonding
Oxytocin and dopamine have long been lauded as hormonal wellspring of happiness, but researchers suggest that these natural opioids may also play an important role in social attachment.
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How Low Income Affects Routine Decisions
The US government shutdown has left scores of people without paychecks. Their worries about money will be difficult to suppress and may interfere with other experiences, research suggests.
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NITOP 2019
NITOP 2019 41st ANNUAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY January 3-6, 2019 TradeWinds Island Grand Hotel, St. Pete beach, Florida Co-sponsored by: The Association for Psychological Science The University of South Florida Department of Psychology Registration is limited to 375 participants; registration by November 15, 2018 is highly recommended. The early conference registration fee is only $15 more than the early registration fee for the January 2019 NITOP for registrations received through November 15, 2018 (regular participant, $585) and after November 15, 2018, the regular participant registration fee will be $635.
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Call for Papers for 34th Meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics
The 34th Meeting of the International Society of Psychophysics will take place August 20th-24th, 2018, at Leuphana University in Lueneburg, Germany. The annual meeting is intended to serve as a venue for discussion and debate on the research and methodology surrounding psychophysics, sensory processing and perception, and related topics. Interested students can apply for stipends and travel grants. More information, including the submission process for symposiums, posters and manuscripts, is available on the conference website here.
