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APS Calls for Psychological Science Representation on U.S. COVID-19 Advisory Board
In an open letter to the co-chairs of the U.S. COVID-19 Advisory Board, APS President Shinobu Kitayama calls for the inclusion of psychological science expertise.
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A Medical Masquerade: COVID-19 and Racial Disparities in Health
While the COVID-19 pandemic may be classified as a natural disaster, the socioeconomic conditions that have made communities of color disproportionately vulnerable to the virus are socially constructed. Psychological scientists explore race, and racial health disparities, as a process.
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NASEM Seeking Environmental Health Committee Experts
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine seeks experts to plan a workshop on the influence of environmental exposure on health outcomes.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on construct validity, data-collection decisions, meditation and neurocognitive mechanisms, oxytocin research, the study of new technologies, and the psychosocial factors that might affect susceptibility to COVID-19.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on happiness and health, religious priming and risk taking, testosterone effects on decision-making, social mobility, the role of neighborhood characteristics on attention, and fighting COVID-19 misinformation.
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Health and Happiness Depend on Each Other, Psychological Science Says
New research adds to the growing body of evidence that happiness not only feels good, it is good for your physical health. [July 22, 2020]
