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Stress Higher in Children With Depressed Parents
Children with depressed parents get stressed out more easily than children with healthy parents—if the depressed parents are negative toward their child. That's the conclusion of a study published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study is part of a long-term look at how a child's early temperament is related to the risk for depression. The children were recruited for the study when they were three years old, an age when depression is rare. Thus, the researchers expect to see depression appear as the children grow.
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Teaching Psychology Through Film, Video
You've been working your fingers to the bone all semester and it is time for a break. So, you come up with the great idea to show a film. One of your colleagues has recommended one highly. You plan to dim the lights, hit the play button, and quietly sit in the back of the classroom wishing for some popcorn. Sounds great - what could go wrong? The film starts and before you know it you find yourself wondering - how does this fit with the material I've been presenting? This question is reinforced when one of your better (and braver!) students asks the same question as the lights go up.
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Creating Cooperative Learning Environments
Cooperative learning is: a waste of time. a great way to avoid the hard work of lecturing. an ideal paradigm for lovers of social loafing. another left-wing harebrained idea advocated by aging hippies. some or all of the above. If you responded like many psychology professors, you agree that there is too much material to cover in your classes to waste time on cooperative learning, and you might want to add that students paid to learn from a real professor, not another (equally ignorant) student. Lecturing "works," so "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." In fact, lecturing does work well for some educational goals.
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Members in the News
Jonathan M. Adler, Olin College of Engineering, Elle, Aug 1, 2009: Agency in Personal Narratives. George A. Bonanno, Columbia University, The New York Times, Aug 18, 2009: Mental Stress Training Is Planned for U.S. Soldiers. Andrew M. Colman, University of Leicester, Sky News, Jul 8, 2009; Daily Mail (UK), Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), The Herald (Scotland), The Times of India, Jul 9, 2009; Le Scienza (Italy), Jul 10, 2009; MSNBC, Jul 14, 2009: Research Shows That “Invisible Hand” Guides Evolution of Cooperative Turn-Taking. Harris M. Cooper, Duke University, The New York Times Room for Debate Blog, Aug 30, 2009: The Crush of Summer Homework.
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A box of thoughts about love and marriage
The Seattle Times: As Valentine's Day treats, little bits of insight can be satisfying without being fattening like, say, chocolate truffles. I've gathered a box of thoughts, mostly from recent research, for you to chew on. Let's start where love starts, with attraction. Read the whole story: The Seattle Times
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A History of Our Future: APS’s Student Caucus
In the summer of 1988, Kathleen Chwalisz, then a graduate student at the University of Iowa, attended a pajama party in Bonnie Stickland's suite at the APA Convention. (In response to the smokers attended by the male leaders of the field, the grandes dames of psychology threw "jammy parties" for themselves and their proteges.) The talk of this particular party was the recent formation of APS and, as the women discussed the new organization, Chwalisz suggested that a student group should be a part of it. After several of her peers responded positively to the idea, she agreed to organize the new group.
