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Reflecting on a Lifetime of Achievement
As part of APS’s 25th Anniversary celebration, the Board of Directors is honoring 25 distinguished scientists who have had a profound impact on the field of psychological science over the past quarter-century. Eight individuals have
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Lust, monkeys and the science of human desire
The Washington Post: Her unruly red-blond hair tufting atop her head, Deidrah sat beside Oppenheim. She lipped his ear. She mouthed his chest. She kissed his belly over and over, lips lingering with each kiss.
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Apes, toddler show that language may have evolved from gestures
Los Angeles Times: What do a chimpanzee, a bonobo and a toddler all have in common? They all use gestures to communicate. By studying hours of video of a female chimp named Panpanzee, a female
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Magical Thinking in Decision Making About Companion Animals
We extended contagion, a form of magical thinking, to animate objects. Dogs with identical information were liked less and deemed less adoptable when this information included contact with an undesirable previous owner. The effect seemed
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Parkinsonian Executive Dysfunction Is Associated With Reduced Serotonin
Executive function was examined in mice lesioned with MPTP. MPTP did not affect baseline performance of the tasks. When challenged with shorter cue durations, reaction times were slower in lesioned mice. When pre-cue times were
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Who’s (Socially) Smarter: The Dog or the Wolf?
Science: Since they split from wolves, domestic dogs have changed in many ways. Unlike their wild ancestors, they’re comfortable around humans, pay close attention to us, and follow orders—at least sometimes. That social intelligence is
