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After the Convention: Now What?
Another SPSP annual convention has come and gone. What should you be doing after you’ve attended the convention? SPSPotlight co-editor, Vivian Ta, offers some tips.
Do you use Google Chrome? Vivian shares 7 Chrome extensions that you can use to work more productively and study most efficiently.
SPSP Announcements
Application Deadline Tomorrow: Summer Institute for Graduate Students
With National Science Foundation funding, the Society for Personality and Social Psychology bi-annually offers a two-week intensive summer experience for up to 80 pre-doctoral students in social and personality psychology. Applications are due tomorrow at midnight EDT.
The SPSP 2017 Annual Convention in Review
Here are some key #SPSP2017 research findings:
Putting the Pieces Together: Coherence of Evidence in Decision Making
Alexander Danvers looked at coherence of evidence in decision making from the Dynamics Preconference.
Wealth Doesn't Always Equal Health
Lauren Howe wrote about racial disparities in health measurements from the Social Personality Health Preconference.
It's Not What's Good - It's What's New
We make rapid, intuitive judgments of others frequently—but what happens when they turn out to be wrong? How do we update them?
Improving Healthcare by Harnessing the Social Context
Patients are influenced not only by what tests are performed and what treatments are suggested, but how the doctor communicates results and engages with patients. How can we use the social context to improve healthcare?
Sharing Psychology With the Public
When it comes to sharing their findings, many academics find it difficult to navigate publication in the popular media effectively.
The Goodness of Guilt: Problems Measuring the Mind
Researchers are split over guilt. Many of them think that guilt is negative. But another group of researchers suggests that guilt is good.
#SPSP2017 on Twitter
Attendees took to Twitter to share their experiences:
Upcoming Dates of Interest
January 27, 2017 – Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology application deadline
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