Engage People by Keeping It Simple*
Professor Piotr Winkielman featured in Psychology Today
To Risk It All or Not? We Look to Others When Deciding*
Research by Professor Piotr Winkielman of Psychology and doctoral student Yueyi “Sherry” Jiang in 'Scientific Reports'
*Read both articles here.
9 Ways to Be a Better Conversationalist
Professor Gail Heyman in Popular Science
3 Reasons Local Climate Activism Is More Powerful Than People Realize
Professor Adam Aron in The Conversation
Making Sense: How Sound Becomes Hearing
Professor Diana Deutsch featured in an “Unexplainable” podcast from Vox Media that has now won the Online Journalism Award: 2022 Excellence in Audio Digital Storytelling.
We’re Afraid to Talk About Sex. This UCSD Professor Says We Shouldn’t Be
Professor Janna Dickenson on The San Diego Union-Tribune
NEXUS: Climate Action Campaign's Inaugural Climate Conference
Professor Adam Aron as a a speaker on social mobilization to Climate Action Campaign's inaugural climate conference, NEXUS
Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion
Professor Victor Ferreira appointed for AVC-FEDI
2022 Glushko Dissertation Prize
Graduate Student Tim Sainburg Chosen for the 2022 Glushko Dissertation Prize
2020-2021 Chancellor’s Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award
Postdoc Jamie Amemiya Selected as Award Recipient
150th meeting of the Audio Engineering Society
Emeritus Professor Diana Deutsch Invited to Give Heyser Distinguished Memorial Lecture
The Marshmallow Test Revisited
Professor Gail Heyman Revisits the Classic Psychology Experiment
The Society of Experimental Psychologists Early Investigator Award
Professor Timothy Brady Selected as Award Recipient
Professor Timothy Brady has been selected as a 2019 recipient of the Psychonomic Society’s Early Career Award, which recognizes significant contributions to scientific psychology early in a career. Each year, no more than four scientists are selected. Congrats, Tim!
Dr. Diana Deutsch's new book, titled "Musical illusions and Phantom Words: How Music and Speech Unlock Mysteries of the Brain", is out! Dr. Deutsch is one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of music, and in her new book, she shows how illusions of music and speech – many of which she herself discovered – have fundamentally altered thinking about the brain. These astonishing illusions show that people can differ strikingly in how they hear musical patterns – differences that reflect variations in brain organization as well as influences of language on music perception.
V. Ram Ramanathan Presents on Climate Disruption
On April 16, 2019, acclaimed National Academy of Sciences member V. Ram Ramanathan gave an open presentation in our Psychology of Climate Disruption course, titled 'Climate Change morphing into Climate Disruption: Social Scientists Have to Step Up.' You can watch the talk by clicking the title above.
Congratulations to Kirsten Adam, a postdoc in the Serences Lab, who was awarded the 2019 Glushko Dissertation Prize for her outstanding dissertation in cognitive science! This prize recognizes and honors young researchers conducting ground-breaking research in cognitive science. Kirsten was one of only five researchers who received this prestigious award.
Dr. John Wixted elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Congratulations to Professor John Wixted, who has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! The Academy is one of the country’s most esteemed honorary societies and independent policy research centers, and honors exceptionally accomplished individuals and engages them in advancing the public good.
Autistic Siblings and Vaccination Rates
A recent study by Professor Karen Dobkins finds that California kids with an autistic older sibling are less likely to be vaccinated. KPBS reports on this fascinating New England Journal of Medicine article. Read the article here.
Kids Praised for Being Smart Are More Likely to Cheat
New research from Professor Gail Heyman finds that kids praised for being smart are quicker to give up in the face of obstacles, and are also more likely to be dishonest and cheat. Read more about these intriguing findings here.
EdX Course - "The Science of Parenting"
Professor David Barner launched a free, online course “The Science of Parenting” in mid-August on the edX platform. “My goal is to train students to reason about the science of parenting – how to be savvy consumers of science,” said Barner. On Sept. 7, Barner hosted an “Ask Me Anything“ live chat on Reddit about the course and parenting in general. Enrollment in the class is ongoing. Click hereto read more!
2017 Keith Rayner Memorial Awardees Announced
Congratulations to Katherine Hebert and Annemiek D. Barsingerhorn on receiving the 2017 Rayner Memorial Award. The Rayner Memorial Award is given to a graduate student presenting at the biannual European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM) to recognize outstanding early career contributions to research on eye-movement measurement techniques to study perceptual or cognitive processes.
Reducing Racial Bias in Children
Co-authored by Professor Gail Heyman and published in Child Development, an international study suggests that one way to reduce implicit racial bias is by teaching young kids to distinguish among faces of a different race. The study shows promising results for a simple touch-screen app. A first-person piece
Times Higher Education World University Rankings for Psychology
The 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings’ table for psychology places UC San Diego’s Department of Psychology at No. 11! Click here for the full list of top universities for psychology.
Professor David Barner Honored with a Chancellor's Award
Join us in congratulating Professor David Barner, who was honored with a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring. This prestigious award is given in recognition of the mentors who contribute to making UC San Diego one of the top research institutions in the nation. Click here to read more!
Less Than Skin Deep
How sensitive is the human sense of touch? Sensitive enough to feel the difference between surfaces that differ by just a single layer of
Social, Climbing: Tackling Tough Issues
UC San Diego’s Annual Report features two examples of how we address trenchant social problems: eyewitness research by Professor John Wixted that seeks to improve criminal justice and the upward mobility work being done through the Yankelovich Center that aims to restore the American Dream. Click here to read the report.
Shaming People About Their Lifestyle Habits Does Nothing to Improve Their Health
Religions and reality TV shows may turn to shame to get results but evoking the feeling in a medical setting can be harmful, suggests this piece in The Conversation, citing 2014 research by Professor Christine Harris. Click here to read the article!
The 9 Most Important Scientific Studies for Parents of 2017
Compiled by parenting website Fatherly and reported in the Huffington Post, the list includes a study by Professor Gail Heyman. The study suggests it’s possible to reduce implicit racial bias in young children by teaching them to distinguish among faces of a different race. Click here to read the article!
The Science of Parenting
A free online class by Professor David Barner starts up again Jan. 23. Offered on the edX platform, the course teaches how to be a better parent – and a better consumer of parenting advice. Click here to learn more and sign up at edX!
NSF's Best of 2017
The National Science Foundation’s Science360 news service picked as its best video of the year one that features the work of Professor Rain Bosworth. Bosworth and colleagues are investigating perception and cognition in both deaf and hearing babies.
How Your Brain Remembers What You Had for Dinner Last Night
Confirming earlier computational models, Professor John Wixted with Larry Squire of the School of Medicine and colleagues in Arizona and Louisiana,
A Peek Into the Brains of Children With Autism May Lead to Better Treatments
There are plenty of theories about how autism interferes with
A Picture Might Be Worth More Than a Thousand Words
Even a 10-millisecond flash of an image can change people’s behavior, while similarly charged words do not, finds a study by Professor Piotr Winkielman. Click here to read more about this fascinating study.
Did a Study Show That Dogs Exhibit Jealousy?
Snopes.com, the popular website that separates Internet facts from fiction, checks out a meme based on work by Professor Christine Harris. Click here to read more!
Data Released From Adolescent Brain Development Study
The ABCD study – the largest long-term study of the developing adolescent brain in the United States –has released its first datasets to scientists worldwide: 30 terabytes of data. That’s about three times the size of the Library of Congress collection. The ABCD study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is headed by a cross-disciplinary team of social and medical scientists at UC San Diego, including our very own Professor Sandra Brown (UCSD Vice Chancellor for Research) and Terry Jernigan of Cognitive Science. Read more here!
APA Releases New Journal Article Reporting Standards
The American Psychological Association recently put out a new set of standards for researchers seeking to publish in scholarly journals. Aimed at increasing transparency, the standards guide quantitative and qualitative research reporting and were developed by two working groups. Professor Mark Appelbaum led the quantitative group, producing a set of standards that focus on enhancing reproducibility. See more here.
Dr. Ed Vul Receives Psychonomic Society Early Career Award
Congratulations to Professor Ed Vul, who received the 2018 Psychonomic Society Steven Yantis Early Career Award! This scientific award recognizes a young scientist who has made significant contributions to scientific psychology in the areas of perception and attention early in their careers. The purpose of the award is to raise the visibility of the science and of the very best young scientists within the field, within the awardees’ institutions, in the press, and in the larger community. Click here to learn more about this prestigious award.
The Super-Sized Spoiler That Couldn't Sink Terminator 2
Way back in 2011, Professor Nicholas Christenfeld of Psychology published findings that exposing people to spoilers prior to reading a story actually tends to enhance the enjoyment of
Familiar Faces Look Happier Than Unfamiliar Ones
It’s a cheesy pick-up line: “Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?” It might also be something that profoundly alters how we perceive other people. According to new research from UC San Diego published in Psychological Science, familiar faces look happier to us than unfamiliar ones. Former graduate student, Evan Carr, led the research as part of his doctoral studies in Psychology and Cognitive Science. Co-authors are Prof. Timothy Brady and Prof. Piotr Winkielman. Read more here.
IBM Watson AI XPRIZE ® Competition
Professor Timothy Gentner has been selected to compete in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE ® Competition. "For the XPRIZE competition, the UC San Diego team is working on proof-of-concept demos that will help the general public experience what is possible when they apply the work of the Center for Engineered Natural Intelligence to some of the world’s most advanced cognitive computing systems." Click here to read more!
Mandarin Makes You More Musical?
Mandarin makes you more musical – and at a much earlier age than previously thought. That’s the suggestion of a new study from lead author Sarah Creel of Cognitive Science and co-author Gail Heyman of Psychology. Read more.
Edmund Fantino - In Memoriam
The Department of Psychology is deeply saddened by the death of Edmund J. Fantino, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, who passed away September 22 in his home in Del Mar, surrounded by his loving family.
Read more about Edmund Fantino.
Uncovering the secrets of the adolescent brain
Our very own Dr. Sandra Brown, vice chancellor for research and professor of psychology and psychiatry, is coordinating a cross-disciplinary team to investigate the adolescent brain. "More than 10,000 children between the ages of 9 and 10 will be enrolled at 20 research institutions across the country and followed for 10 years."
Read this article for more information.
New Faculty
The Department of Psychology is happy to welcome its newest professors: Dr. Adena Schachner (
ComSciCon
Congratulations to Steven Pan who will be participating in the ComSciCon June 2015 workshop! ComSciCon is an extremely competitive workshop focused on developing science communication skills.
Find out more details.
New research by graduate student Katharine Tillman finds that children use words like "second" and "minute" years before they understand them.
Read more.
Jean Fort and INSAR Dissertation Awards
Katherine
The Jean Fort Dissertation Prize is awarded annually to individuals whose research has met the highest standards of academic excellence and may make a significant contribution on an issue of humanitarian or public concern.
The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) supports basic science discoveries and service delivery initiatives for ASD, as well as global perspectives on ASD.
Lifetime achievement award
Laura Schreibman, Emeritus Distinguished Professor, has been awarded the 2015 INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) research and services.
The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) supports basic science discoveries and service delivery initiatives for ASD, as well as global perspectives on ASD.
Find out more details.
Auditory illusions
You hear mango but I hear
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Marmoset conversations
A new study from Dr. Cory Miller examines how baby marmosets learn not to interrupt each other, an essential skill for the development of language. Click here for more details.
Glushko Dissertation Prize
Congratulations to Jess Sullivan for receiving the Glushko Dissertation Prize from the Cognitive Science Society and the Glushko-Samuelson Foundation! Jess was a graduate student with Dave Barner and is now an assistant professor at Skidmore College.
Class stereotypes
A new study by Dr. David Barner reports that children's attitudes toward social class affect whether they think their own intellectual aptitude and personality traits are malleable or set in stone. Click here for more details.
John Serences VSS Young Investigator Award
Congratulations to John Serences, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, who is the winner of the 2015 Elsevier/VSS Young Investigator Award!
Keith Rayner
With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Distinguished Professor Keith Rayner, Atkinson Family Chair of Psychology at UC San Diego. Keith was the world’s leading expert in the study of the cognitive mechanisms underlying the ability to read in children and adults. Keith left a deep mark on his colleagues in his discipline, as well as the dozens of students and scholars he has mentored throughout the world across his forty-year career. Keith's full obituary is located here.
NSF Veteran
Aimee Chabot attended an event at the NSF headquarters, honoring her military service and scientific achievements. See more details here.
The Department of Psychology is happy to welcome its newest professor, Dr. Christina Gremel. Professor Gremel received her Ph.D. at the Oregon Health & Sciences University and did
Passing of James Goodson
With deep sadness, we announce the passing of our former colleague, James L. Goodson, 48. A behavioral neuroendocrinologist by training, Jim's research focused on neural networks and nonapeptide circuits that regulate social behavior in animal species (specifically in songbirds). Jim was a very productive and successful scientist, having published in a wide variety of high-impact journals (e.g., Science, PNAS, etc.), and he was also a dedicated environmentalist. Jim was a valued and beloved member of our department. To read a tribute to Jim, see here.
Welcome new graduate students!
The Psychology department is very pleased to welcome our incoming class of new graduate students. We look forward to their contributions to the department and the scientific community!
Women in Cognitive Science Award
Prof. Keith Rayner has been awarded the Women in Cognitive Science Outstanding Mentor Award. The award recognizes, "scientists who have demonstrated sustained, effective mentorship of female students and who
Jealousy
In the first empirical study of its kind, Dr. Christine Harris and former honors student, Caroline Prouvost find that humans are not the only social species to display jealous behaviors. Dogs do so too, suggesting that jealousy is likely hard-wired and may not require complex cognitive attributions. This research has been featured widely in the media. To learn more, check out the New York Times, Washington Post, Time, NPR’s “All Things Considered" or just google dog jealousy.
Distinguished Emeriti Award
Norman Anderson has been awarded the prestigious 2013-14 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award, which is presented annually to one or more distinguished emeriti to honor outstanding scholarly work or educational service performed since retirement by a University of California emeritus or emerita in the Humanities or Social Sciences. The Constantine Panunzio selection committee is proud to honor and acknowledge your remarkable achievements and contributions on behalf of the University of California, and in particular, the UC San Diego campus.
Speed reading app is suspect
Many people would like to read faster, and unsurprisingly there's a smart-phone app for that. Software developers cashing in on speed-reading enthusiasts have created software that eliminates the need to move your eyes while reading. But don’t throw away your books and e-readers just yet – research by Liz Schotter, Randy Tran and Keith Rayner suggests that the eye movements we make during reading actually play a critical role in our ability to understand what we’ve just read. APS covers the story.
Teaching Excellence
The Department of Psychology congratulates Professor Leslie Carver for being awarded the 2014 Chancellor's Associates Faculty Excellence Award for Graduate Teaching. The prestigious Chancellor’s Associates Faculty Excellence Awards are given annually to six
"Professor Carver is one of our most skilled and talented teachers, and her contributions to graduate teaching are truly impressive."
- Jeff Elman, Dean of Social Sciences
Grad students showcase
Psychology Graduate Student, Liz Bacon, participates in UC Graduate Research Advocacy Day at the State Capitol to promote
Elected to Royal College
In August 2013, V.S. Ramachandran was elected as an
Misophonia
A study on a disorder called Misophonia (lit. the hatred of sound) conducted by Miren Edelstein, David Brang, and VS Ramachandran
APA Early Career Award
Adam Aron has been selected by the APA as the recipient of the 2013 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. As the history of this award indicates, it is an outstanding accolade for scientific achievement. To be announced in May's APA Monitor.
Perfect Pitch
Diana Deutsch and Kevin Dooley's research on perfect pitch featured heavily in media
Facebook memories
Research by Laura Mickes, Nicko Christenfeld
2013 Graduate Fellowships - The psychology department is excited to congratulate those graduate students who were recently recognized by major funding agencies! National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2013 Awardees: Scott Freeman, Mary Smith, Aimee Chabot. 2013 Honorable Mentions: Randy Tran, Evan Carr. National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship: Evan Carr.
Diana Deutsch was featured in a New York Times article on after speaking in a one-day symposium on auditory hallucinations. In addition, an interview with her is featured on NPR's
Former psychology faculty, UC President, and UC San Diego Chancellor Richard Atkinson
The Atlantic reported on research by Gail Heyman showing that while a majority of American parents lie to their children, nearly all Chinese parents do and see less harm in it, too.
Karen Dobkins appears in a TEDx America's Finest City video: "The Space Between Kansas and Oz." Dobkins was also quoted by the Scientist in a story on brain adaptations among deaf people.
Chronicle of Higher Education story on the problems in priming research cites at length Hal Pashler, the "most prolific of the Replicators." Pashler's work is also cited in a Sunday New York Times op-ed.
Fans of the TV show "Downtown Abbey" were enraged by a media spoiler revealing a major character's death, and The Week cited research led by Nicholas Christenfeld to temper the anger.
BBC News and TIME reported on research led by Gail Heyman on lying to children in the U.S. and China.
Facebook is more memorable than books or faces, finds a study by Nicholas Christenfeld
“Seeds of Persuasion”: Lead story package in ThisWeek@UCSanDiego on getting people to better citizens includes research by James Fowler of Political Science and Chris Bryan of Psychology.
Feb. 6: Craig McKenzie of Psychology and the Rady School of Management will talk about “Business and Psychology: Decision Making, Rationality and Creativity” at this quarter’s Social Sciences Supper Club.
Adam Aron (www.aronlab.org), Associate Professor in the Psychology
Are Men Funnier Than Woman? Funny Finding: Men Win Humor Test (by a Hair); research by Psychology alumna and current post-doc Laura Mickes, with Nicholas Christenfeld and New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff – continued to generate coverage and conversation: Good Morning America ran a weekend edition segment; TIME ran a piece and Scientific American broadcast a “60-Second Mind” podcast; Los Angeles Times had an editorial that was also distributed on the McClatchy wire and picked up widely around the nation; UPI piece enjoyed international distribution
John Wixted has been awarded Experimental Psychology's most prestigious and oldest award, the Howard Crosby Warren Medal for his research. With this award, he joins the elite company of notable psychologists, such as Karl Lashley, B. F. Skinner, Harry Harlow, Endel Tulving, Anne Treisman, and Larry Squire. ...in recognition of his recent penetrating and influential work examining human memory theoretically, experimentally, and biologically--particularly the constructs of recollection and familiarity. John Wixted has conducted pioneering research and created extensive theoretical analyses of recognition memory. He has developed and extended the original ideas from signal detection theory in novel ways and brought them to bear on new phenomena, ones that had previously seemed incompatible with the theory. His recent theoretical analyses have blended
Problems in Priming Chronicle of Higher Education story on the problems in priming research cites at length Hal Pashler, the "most prolific of the Replicators." Pashler's work is also cited in a Sunday New York Times op-ed.
An embarrassing cover story Christine Harris's research on embarrassment gets the front cover of APA's Monitor
Evan Carr & Piotr Winkielman's research on smiles Whether or not someone unconsciously mimics the facial expressions of another—such as by returning a smile—appeared to depend, in part, on how powerful the mimic feels, and the status of the person they are "mirroring"… Wall Street Journal>>
TEDx Women TEDx
Conference on Dec 2nd co-organized by grad Rachael Harms and featuring Karen Dobkins.
'Mirroring' Might Reflect Badly on You
In a study to be published in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, Piotr Winkielman and Liam Kavanagh suggest that mimicry is more nuanced than previously thought and not, the authors write, “uniformly beneficial to the mimicker.”READ MORE >>
Mental abacus does away with words
Study on “mental abacus,” coauthored by David Barner, was featured in New Scientist >>
Diana Deutsch in Scientific American Mind
Diana Deutsch has been awarded the Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics by the Acoustical Society of America for her article in Scientific American Mind, "Speaking in Tones".
Are Men Funnier Than Women?
A recent study by Psychology alumna and current post-doc Laura Mickes, with Prof.Nicholas Christenfeld, addresses the question.
APA Monitor has a cover story on embarrassment which prominently features work by Christine Harris; the digital edition of the magazine includes video interview on the subtle signs and the consequences of the social emotion.
Live Science reported on research by Christine Harris debunking the popular idea that women in the fertile phase of their cycle prefer more masculine men.
Financial Times reported on research by Chris Bryan showing that framing matters: People were less likely to cheat when encouraged to think of themselves as cheaters if they did.
Wall Street Journal and CNN, among others, reported on research by graduate student Evan Carr with Piotr Winkielman, presented at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting: Smiles have a thing or two to say, it seems, about
NBC News, the Business Standard of India, the UK’s Daily Mail, and U.S. News and World Report reported on research by Diana Deutsch and Kevin Dooley, presented at the Acoustical Society of America's annual meeting, suggesting that genetics may help explain perfect pitch.
Research by Nicholas Christenfeld and post-doc, alumna Laura Mickes was cited in a San Francisco Chronicle article on how women’s humor can fail in the workplace
In an article about Hollywood blockbusters, Colorado Springs Independent referenced findings by Nicholas Christenfeld that stories are not spoiled by “spoilers”
Live Science on wrongful convictions based on
Nicholas Christenfeld of Psychology weighed in on a UT San Diego story about employee personality tests
Christopher Bryan was quoted in The Atlantic on the public perception of B.F. Skinner’s behavior modification techniquesLos Angeles Times story on synesthesia’s blended senses include the work of graduate student David Brang
ScienceNOW reported on
Study on infants’ cognitive development by Karen Dobkins and graduate student Katie Wagner, suggesting babies may be experiencing something akin to synesthesia, was featured on BigThink.
Science 2.0 story on training your toddler to have perfect pitch featured Diana Deutsch
Don’t know much about charter schools: Education Week reported on a new paper --
New Scientist ran video and blog posts on visual illusion originally developed by Stuart Anstis; the magazine’s “Culture Lab” blog featured V.S. Ramachandran on his favorite place to reflect and seek inspiration.
BBC News ran a feature on the ongoing mirror-therapy work of V.S. Ramachandran, starting with treating the phantom-limb pain of amputees in the mid-’90s and now moving on to osteoarthritis.
Psychological scientists are doing sound research in the quest for the elusive crossroads where words and music meet. Diana Deutsch featured in the cover story of the Association for Psychological Science's Observer.
Now that’s funny: New York Times ran
A Discover Magazine article
Stuart Anstis of Psychology explained a “beating hearts” visual illusion to New Scientist blog
Daily Tech covered research coauthored by John Wixted of Psychology finding that the hippocampus may play a larger role in memory than previously thought
KQED’s “MindShift” cited work by Hal Pashler of Psychology that doesn’t find evidence to support the popular notion of learning styles
Larry Squire published in Journal of Neuroscience regarding new understandings of the role of the hippocampus in memory.
Undergraduate Theresa Tran wins 2nd place and an iPad in the Cengage Psychology video contest thanks to student votes. See her humorous and informative entry on youtube.
Diana Deutsch has been awarded the Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics for her article in Scientific American Mind, "Speaking in Tones".
Funny Finding: Men Win Humor Test (by a Hair); research by Psychology alumna and current post-doc Laura Mickes, with Nicholas Christenfeld and New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff – continued to generate coverage and conversation: Good Morning
New Scientist short with video on a visual illusion referred to Stuart Anstis of Psychology
Spoilers don't ruin stories! Nicholas Christenfeld and Jonathan Leavitt received plenty of attention in the media for his recent findings on story endings. The Colbert Report
California Watch ran
MSNBC reporting on the arrest of the “Toe Suck Fairy” cited V.S. Ramachandran of Psychology on foot fetishes
Big Think ran
Leslie Carver and Karen Dobkins of Psychology, coauthors on a big study led by UC Davis showing that autism risk in
Forbes blog, LiveScience and Deccan Herald ran stories on research by Piotr Winkielman of Psychology showing that mirroring another’s body language sometimes reflects poorly on the mimic, as did Business Insider and the Daily Mail (UK)
Keith Rayner is awarded
New Scientist feature on the link between sounds and particular sensory perceptions cited research by V.S. Ramachandran of Psychology, with alumnus Ed Hubbard, and also the work of Benjamin Bergen of Cognitive Science
Australian science magazine Cosmos referred to starling research by Tim Gentner of Psychology in a story about the evolution of language
MedIndia story on how listening to music while jogging and biking makes you “deaf”
John Wixted has been awarded Experimental Psychology's most prestigious and oldest award, the Howard Crosby Warren Medal for his research. With this award, he joins the elite company of notable psychologists, such as Karl Lashley, B. F. Skinner
ScienceNews story, appearing in U.S. News & World Report, on how brains guesstimate quoted Ed Vul of Psychology