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Bring the Family Address: Is There The Courage to Change America’s Diet?
With over 60 percent of the United States, population is overweight, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index; it’s safe to say the traditional medical approach to treating America’s diet-related problems is not working. In
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The Family That Researches Together Presents Their Science Together
My husband Roger and I share a strong belief that education for our daughters is extremely important, but we did not anticipate the turn this belief would take. Since 2009, my daughters and I have
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Anger Primes, Task Difficulty, and Effort-Related Cardiac Reactivity
I’m Laure Freydefont from the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. In French: This 2 (prime: anger vs. sadness) x 2 (task difficulty
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The Need to Text Now: Delay Discounting of Texting in Younger Adults
I’m Paul Atchley from the University of Kansas, and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. This study examined the seemingly addictive nature of texting in younger adults by
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The Strain of Isolation: Cortisol Reactivity to Rejection and Affiliation After Stress
I’m Allison E. Gaffey from the University of Notre Dame and I presented my research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC. Participants engaged in a computer social rejection task (Cyberball), a speech
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Inside the Psychologist’s Studio: Mahzarin Banaji
Like its quasi-namesake (that would be Inside the Actor’s Studio), the Inside the Psychologist’s Studio series traditionally has focused on more senior luminaries who look back at their accomplishments. In a departure from that format