Skip navigationLog in to follow, share, and participate in this community. Not a member? Join Now! “Do something!” shouted a lone voice at Ohio’s governor during a post-massacre candlelight vigil in downtown Dayton. Others soon chimed into what became a crowd chant, which has now challenged Congre... Do Something! Stop Mass Shootings and Prevent Suicides! But What Can Psychology Contribute?
BackCheck out these brand-new penguin parents, Skipper and Ping, who are the latest gay couple to adopt a penguin baby! Congratulations to new penguin dads Skipper and Ping | Popular Science psychstudentrss Congratulations, New Penguin Parents!
BackOn 48 occasions during his recent testimony regarding Russian election interference, former special counsel Robert Mueller—seeming “confused,” “uncertain,” and “forgetful”&mda... “Can You Repeat the Question?” Was Robert Mueller Exhibiting Age-Related Cognitive Decline—or Hearing Loss?
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12-2 pm: My Psychology: A New Approach to Introductory Psychology with Andrew Pomerantz (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) In this session, we'll preview the new edition of the groundbreaking text My Psy...APA Focus Group: My Psychology: A New Approach to Introductory Psychology with Andrew Pomerantz
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4:30-6 pm: Research Methods & Your Course Needs with David Strohmetz (University of West Florida) This focus group will center around the research methods course and will look at materials from the latest edition ...APA Focus Group: Research Methods & Your Course Needs with David Strohmetz
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2:30-4 pm: Clinical Psychology & Your Course Needs This focus group will center around the introduction to clinical psychology course where you can participate in a discussion of instructor and student needs for t...APA Focus Group: Clinical Psychology & Your Course Needs
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10-11:30 am: Abnormal Psychology & Your Course Needs with Jon Comer (Florida International University) This focus group will center around the abnormal psychology course market where we will discuss instructor and...APA Focus Group: Abnormal Psychology & Your Course Needs with Jon Comer
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8-9:30 am: A New Approach to Abnormal Psychology with Andrew Pomerantz (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) This session will look at preliminary materials for a new abnormal psychology project. Participants wi...APA Focus Group: A New Approach to Abnormal Psychology with Andrew Pomerantz
BackThe American Psychological Association’s Board of Educational Affairs, at the behest of the Committee on Associate and Baccalaureate Education, convened a working group under the title Introductory Psychology In... Recommended Student Learning Outcomes for Intro Psych
BackInterested in the psychology of sports? Ever wondered if athletes really have something to prove when they play against their old teams and teammates? If so, check out this new blog post! http://www.sps... Showing Up and Showing Off
BackIn an article I had written on interteaching (2015), I wrote, I was working harder on the course than they appeared to be. I was reading the textbook; my students were not. I was trying to find good examples of... Interteaching: Shifting Responsibility for Learning from Instructor to Student
BackConsider two facts: Worldwide, smartphones and easier social media access exploded starting in 2010. Consider U.S. smartphone-use (and its projected future): Simultaneously—and coincidentally?—te... Does Social Media Use Help Explain Rising Rates of Depression and Self-Harm Among Teen Girls?
BackMexican immigrants, President Trump has repeatedly told his approving base, are “bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.” In this week’s West Virginia rally he highlighte... Do More Immigrants Equal Greater Acceptance or Greater Fear of Immigrants?
BackHow you and I feel about our lives depends greatly on our social comparisons. We feel smart when others seem dimwitted, and grateful for our health when others are unwell. But sometimes during social comparisons our s... It’s Raining … Flash Drives? Harnessing the Positive Power of Relative Deprivation
BackI’m often asked: “What is your favorite introductory psych chapter?” I reply that, when starting to write my text, I presumed that Sensation-Perception would be the dullest topic. Instead, I’ve... The Amazing Power of Attention
BackWhen I was in school, the first thing I did when I got a graded assignment or exam back was look at what I missed and why. I assumed that was what everyone did. False consensus effect, anyone? In a webinar a n... Helping students learn from their mistakes
BackWhile I am still not close to retirement, I am certainly closer to retirement than I am to my first year of teaching. This August will be the 30th anniversary of when I stepped in front of a classroom as a person of a... Advice for new instructors: What I know now that I wish I had known then
BackAs instructors, almost all of us are public speakers. We pay a lot of attention to our content, but how much do we pay attention to how we are presenting our content? Um, if we, um, had as many ums in our writ... Um… how can we reduce ums in our speech?
BackDo you teach Intro Psych? If so, I am personally inviting you to join me at the Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology Reading in Tampa next year (June 10-16, 2020; apply here). Choosing to attend the Reading was – ... Join me at the next AP Psych Reading!
BackYou surely know why you chose your town, your partner, and your vocation—all for good reasons, no doubt. But might other unknown reasons—operating below the level of your conscious awareness–... “Implicit Egotism”: Astonishing Ways We Gravitate Toward Places, People, and Professions We Associate With Ourselves
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