People can’t be educated into vaccinations, but behavioral nudges help, study finds
Vaccines were one of the great inventions of modern history. They helped stop America’s polio epidemic in the 1950s, when… More
Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Behavioral Strategies More Effective Than Persuasion in Promoting Vaccination
A new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest identifies the most effective ways to increase vaccination rates… More
Understanding Mental Disorder through a Scientific Lens
A team of clinical scientists takes an in-depth look at three systems used for understanding mental-health disorders… More
A Conversation With Lee Anna Clark
The APS Fellow and personality researcher talks about the scientific and practical challenges of classifying mental disorders — the subject of an article she has co-authored for Psychological Science in the Public Interest… More
Eyewitness Confidence Can Predict Accuracy of Identifications, Researchers Find
A new report challenges the perception that eyewitness memory is inherently fallible, finding that eyewitness confidence can indicate the accuracy of identifications made under “pristine” conditions… More
Eyewitness Confidence Can Predict Accuracy of Identifications, Researchers Find
Many individuals have been falsely accused of a crime based, at least in part, on confident eyewitness identifications, a fact… More