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📢 ***Call for papers at Psychological Science (APS)*** Dr Roni Porat and I are editing a special issue, "From Lab to Life: Psychological Science in the Real World.” Please see the detailed call here (www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...) and send us your best work!
“The big takeaway is that we should keep thinking about motor signs,” @jessicafattal.bsky.social said. “We need more research and to continue thinking practically about how we can integrate these things into practice and into helping people with serious mental illness.” #ClinicalScience
Motor Abnormalities Predict Mental Illness in Both General and Specific Symptoms
Understanding how motor abnormalities relate to psychological disorders may provide insight into mechanisms underlying mental health issues, disease progression, and potential treatments.
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Read the latest Teaching Current Directions from @baylorsleep.bsky.social, featuring research from APS Fellow Suparna Rajaram, Garrett Greeley, and @jingwenfrancesjin.bsky.social #Memory #Teaching
Teaching Collective Memory
Use this lesson plan to show students how collaboration reshapes both the content and structure of recall.
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In her latest column, APS President @umpamdk.bsky.social asks: Is interdisciplinary science worth it?
Pam Davis-Kean, PhD@umpamdk.bsky.social · last wk.I consider myself an interdisciplinary scientist. A post on LinkedIn challenged the idea that we should mentor our students to be more interdisciplinary. Here are my thoughts on what that means in my new APS Presidential column. www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
Nominate a colleague to become an APS Fellow by October 1! #AcademicSky
APS Fellow Nominations
The 2026 APS Fellows nomination cycle is now open until October 1, 2026. Please consider nominating someone for this honor. Find eligibility requirements and more info here.
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Meet @ycleong.bsky.social, assistant professor at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on how social context and affect construct subjective experience. Leong is also a 2026 APS Spence Award recipient www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...
A Perspectives on Psychological Science article on loneliness received a 10-Year Impact Award from @sagepub.com! The article has 5,131 scholarly citations & 365 policy citations. Congratulations to Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Timothy B. Smith, Mark Baker, Tyler Harris, and David Stephenson 🎉
Sage@sagepub.com · last wk.We're pleased to announce the winners of the seventh-annual 10-Year Impact Awards. The awards recognize Sage journal articles published in 2015 that have demonstrated lasting influence over the past decade. Learn more: https://ow.ly/h97o50Zu7Lh
Recent surveys suggest that nearly a quarter of American adults and 13% of adolescents have used #AI for socioemotional support or mental health advice. #LLMs But can a machine provide empathy?
Seeking Empathy in the Age of AI
Findings are pushing psychologists to ask not only whether AI can simulate empathy, but what empathy requires in the first place.
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2,500 attendees from 73 countries attended the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! See snapshots from the convention and get excited for Seattle, Washington, in 2027. #APS26BCN
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Would a dog in New York City respond in the same way as a dog in Kyoto? @jespinosa.bsky.social and colleagues address how studies on domestic dogs tend to focus on a Westernized subset.
Canine Science Is Biased Toward the Western World
A new study addresses how studies on domestic dogs tend to focus on a Westernized subset.
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Recent content from Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science ⬇️
New Content From<i> Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science</i>
New content covering data, artificial intelligence, data models, and more.
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The APS Teaching Fund invites applications for nonrenewable #grants for projects broadly addressing: Global psychological science, teaching/learning, meetings/conferences, & technology. Applications accepted from everywhere🌎 #FundingAlert
APS Teaching Fund
The APS Teaching Fund provides small grants for projects that promote the teaching and learning of psychological science. Apply by October 1!
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Congratulations to Juliet Davidow, Jessica Magidson, and Marisa Spann for receiving this year's James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Award from the James McKeen Cattell Fund. 🎉
2026 James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Awardees Will Study Nature Exposure, Adolescence, and Maternal Immunity
The award supplements the sabbatical allowance provided by each researcher’s institution for the 2026–2027 academic year, allowing the recipients to expand their research projects.
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In a special issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, former Editor-in-Chief Robert Goldstone pulls together a collection featuring voices at the intersection of #psychology and #AI
What Do Human and Machine Minds Have to Offer Each Other?
Former Editor-in-Chief and APS Fellow Robert Goldstone (Indiana University) pulls together a collection featuring voices at the intersection of psychology and AI.
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A newly proposed rule by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB-2026-0034) threatens federal #science funding and autonomy in ways that will affect you directly. Even though the comment period closed July 13, your voice still matters! www.psychologicalscience.org/act-now
Act Now: Call Your Representative and Senators
A proposed rule by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) places American science funding under the most significant threat in decades.
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2,500 attendees from 73 countries attended the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! See snapshots from the convention and get excited for Seattle, Washington, in 2027. #APS26BCN
It's been a year since the Coalition of Autism Scientists was established. @htagerf.bsky.social, professor emerita at Boston University and founder of the Center for Autism Research Excellence, shares her insights on the creation, impact, and future of the organization.
Vaccines, Tylenol, and Leucovorin: Autism Scientists Band Together to Refute Misinformation
A year after the Coalition of Autism Scientists was established, Helen Tager-Flusberg talks about the creation, impact, and future of the organization.
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In a special issue of Clinical Psychological Science, @jnfrltackett.bsky.social, @ajshackman.bsky.social, and @shirleybwang.bsky.social present seven articles and four commentaries that showcase the power and ongoing challenges of multidisciplinary collaborations in psychological science.
The Uniquely Multidisciplinary Side of Clinical Psychology Is Spotlighted in New Special Issue
An eclectic collection of seven articles and four commentaries showcase the power and ongoing challenges of multidisciplinary collaborations in psychological science.
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"'We don’t ask people for directions anymore,' @mehlmr.bsky.social said. 'We take the self-checkout line at the grocery store, and we don’t talk to our neighbors.' He worries that the EAR logs reflect something that other psychologists have observed: the erosion of small, everyday interactions."
What Scientists Learned by Eavesdropping on Thousands of People
After researchers found that we’re speaking less and less each year, Shayla Love spent a week collecting audio recordings from her own life.
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In the current loneliness epidemic, psychological scientists are trying to make sense of how our social lives have changed, what the consequences are, and what should be done about it @val-pfeifer.bsky.social
Chatbots Are Like Potato Chips: Understanding Loneliness in the Digital Age
We are talking to each other in person less and to chatbots more. Are these changes in our social interactions contributing to the current loneliness epidemic?
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Today is the LAST day to submit a public comment on the proposed OMB rule. We've put together a guide to help: www.psychologicalscience.org/act-now
Act Now: Submit Your Comment to the OMB Proposal
Federal science funding is under the most significant threat in decades — and the window to act closes July 13.
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APS Lifetime Achievement Award recipients reflected on their careers and shared important lessons at our Annual Convention #APS26BCN
There is STILL TIME to submit your own comment on the proposed OMB rule! Here's our detailed guide to help, as well as our own comments for reference:
Act Now: Submit Your Comment to the OMB Proposal
Federal science funding is under the most significant threat in decades — and the window to act closes July 13.
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Editors from APS’s seven academic journals answer questions about AI and scholarly publishing.
AI Revolution or Revulsion? APS Journal Editors Weigh In
As AI dominates conversations in psychological science, journal editors are faced with a suite of decisions on how they will incorporate these new tools into their editorial processes. Even within APS’s seven academic journals, opinions and stances vary.
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2,500 attendees from 73 countries attended the 2026 APS Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain! See snapshots from the convention and get excited for Seattle, Washington, in 2027. #APS26BCN
Nominate a colleague for an APS honor! APS Rising Stars: https://psychologicalscience.org/members/awards-and-honors/aps-rising-stars-nominations APS Fellows: https://psychologicalscience.org/members/fellows/aps-fellow-nomination
APS Lifetime Achievement Award recipients reflected on their careers and shared important lessons at our Annual Convention #APS26BCN
Very happy to see this out! Our new paper, "Boosting Media Literacy Using Lateral Reading and Online Search Interventions," is now published in Psychological Science.
Meet @andrewgrotzinger.bsky.social, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the @colorado.edu. Grotzinger is a 2026 Janet Taylor Spence Award recipient and works to better understand genetic overlap in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
Member Spotlight: 2026 Spence Awardee Andrew Grotzinger on the Genetic Links Between Psychiatric Disorders
The University of Colorado Boulder professor writes about getting started during the “genomics revolution,” the future of psychiatric genetics research, and the importance of asking questions.
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