Making the Case for Prediction Over Explanation
Machine learning allows us to build models that predict future behavior instead of simply explaining past behavior… More
Statistical Analysis
Taking Responsibility for Our Field’s Reputation
To put it bluntly, academic psychology’s public reputation seems to be in free fall. When the press coverage of the… More
Romantic Matches Are Hard to Predict Before People Meet
Researchers could predict speed daters’ desire and desirability, but not which two people would ‘click.’… More
New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of new research exploring: a person-centered approach to understanding comorbidity; links between deployment stressors, post-military work, and family quality of life; audiovisual binding and symptoms predicting onset of schizophrenia; and a functional view of the p factor in psychopathology… More
NIMH RFI to Improve Rigor and Statistical Power in Mental Health Research
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one of the largest supporters of psychological science at the National Institutes of… More
5-Day SPM Workshop on fMRI Design and Analysis Methods
A 5-day SPM workshop on fMRI Design and Analysis Methods will be held on July 17–21, 2017, at Temple University. The course… More