The National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources is offering a set of four webinars providing further information on recent calls for research proposals that address areas of special interest to EHR. These areas span a range of topics of potential interest to psychological scientists who work in the area of education. More
A sample of research exploring the description-experience gap in intertemporal choice and selection of visual objects in perception and working memory. More
A sample of research exploring: rewards, attention, and working memory; testosterone and emotional control in police recruits; and gene-environment interactions linking early adversity and romantic relationships. More
Psychological scientists looking to apply for funding from the National Science Foundation may be interested in several the August and September 2019 grant deadlines. More
“How Many Psychologists Does It Take … to Explain a Joke?” Many, it turns out. As psychologist Christian Jarrett noted in a 2013 article featuring that riddle as its title, scientists still struggle to explain exactly what makes people laugh. Indeed, the concept of humor is itself elusive. Although everyone More
When model, cookbook author and unofficial mayor of Twitter Chrissy Teigen wondered aloud on the social media platform whether there is a reason she cries more at movies while on a plane, she tapped into a shared — and apparently emotional — travel experience. “Is there something about being on More
