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It Is the Best of Times, It Is (Not Quite) the Worst of Times
It was 1988 and I was starting my third year at Berkeley. One of my senior colleagues stopped by my office and dropped off a brochure describing the newly formed American Psychological Society saying: “You
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Psychology All-Stars: Susan T. Fiske
Sponsored by the APS Student Caucus In an ongoing APS Student Caucus series of conversations with distinguished professors, Susan T. Fiske recently shared her advice for success and challenges facing graduate students. Fiske is a
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Those Who Can, Teach
The goal is not to get everyone to go to graduate school. It’s rewarding to actually change people’s lives – Patricia Greenfield When he left graduate school in 1981, William Buskist’s attitude toward teaching could
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Student Program
Competition Recognizes Student Researchers By Michele Borynski APSSC President The four winners of the annual Student Research Competition presented their research in a new symposium format. The competition allows students to submit their scholarly work
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The Interdependence Paradigm:A New Blueprint for a More Cohesive Discipline
Logan When psychologists began to define psychology as a natural science, they chose Newtonian Physics as the model. Correlations were useful for making predictions, but an experimental analysis was required to establish causality. In the
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For Mentor or Worse: The Importance of Mentoring Relationships at the Undergraduate Level
Hyde Research experience is one of the most important factors for graduate school applicants. The research skills you learn as an undergraduate will guide and direct you throughout your career. Research experience shouldn’t be limited
