2025 Governing Board Election
Voting Closes on September 1
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The Psychonomic Society's Governing Board (GB) Election is now open. Emeriti, Fellows, and Members may submit your vote now (login required).
This year, due to a resignation, three (3) candidates will be elected to the Governing Board for terms beginning in 2025. The two candidates that receive the most votes from members in this year's election will fill the two full terms available (2025-2030). The third top vote getter will serve the remaining four years of the departing member's term (2025-2028). For those eligible to vote, the deadline is September 1.
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Meet the 2024 Candidates:
Chad Dubé, University of South Florida, USA
Thomas J. Faulkenberry, Tarleton State University, USA
Lisa K. Fazio, Vanderbilt University, USA
Arturo E. Hernandez, University of Houston, USA
Ramesh Kumar Mishra, University of Hyderabad, India
Jill Shelton, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA
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2024 Annual Meeting
Early Registration, Guest Rooms, Special Circumstances,
Family Care Grants, Resources & Important Dates
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Video Message from Stephan Lewandowsky
2024 Governing Board Chair
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Last Chance to Save!
Early Registration Deadline: August 31
Early Registration
The early registration deadline for the 2024 Annual Meeting is just around the corner — register by August 31 to take advantage of our discounted early registration rates. Registration includes unlimited access to all symposia, talks, poster sessions, receptions (ID's may be required), and exhibits. Registering online before the meeting lets you avoid lines onsite so you can get to all the great science faster.
Guest Room Blocks
Rooms at the New York Marriott Marquis are now fully booked. But don't worry — we still have many rooms available at the Sheraton New York Times Square! We encourage you to book your room soon to take advantage of the special negotiated rates. These rooms are in high demand, so don't delay!
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Registration Rates for Members in Special Circumstances | |
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Your membership level dictates the registration fees you pay to attend the Annual Meeting. Member Services is here to help you with any questions you may have about your current membership level. For example, those serving as lab managers or staff research assistants and are “pre-PhD” are welcome to register as graduate students. In these circumstances the advisor letter requirement is waived.
Additionally, the Society understands that the current financial climate may be challenging for some of our members. Therefore, we will offer reduced fees for anyone facing extreme financial hardship in addition to the travel awards that the Society offers to graduate students.
Please reach out to Member Services if you are unsure of your membership status or need assistance as you register and plan your trip to New York in November.
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Call for Applications: Family Care Grants
Application Deadline: September 1
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The Psychonomic Society's Family Care Grant program is designed to support attendees who incur extra family care expenses (i.e., extra daycare, babysitting services, elder care, or care of a family member with disabilities), above and beyond their regular family care expenses, in order to present at the Annual Meeting. This year, the Society is offering up to $500 USD in reimbursable expenses for attendees. The total available funding for 2024 is $5,000 USD. Learn more and apply by September 1.
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Lunchtime Workshops Announced
The 2024 Program Committee is pleased to announce the following Lunchtime Workshops:
Friday, November 22 | 12:00PM – 1:30PM US EST
Encouraging Future Scientists: Supporting Undergraduates at Psychonomics
Organizers: Abhilasha Kumar, Bowdoin College; Jessica Karanian, Fairfield University; Nayantara Kurpad, St. Mary’s College of Maryland; Sharda Umanath, Claremont McKenna College
Text Analysis using CAILA: Collaborative AI for Learning and Analysis
Organizers: Grace C. Lin, Harvard University/Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Susanne Jaeggi, Northwestern University
Saturday, November 23 | 12:00PM – 1:30PM US EST
Keeping Your Options Open: Alternative Non-Academic Career Paths
Sponsored by the PS Graduate Student Post Doc Committee
Organizers: Monica Castelhano, Queen’s University, Canada, in conjunction with the Inaugural Student Postdoc Committee (GSPC), Mariel Barnett, Purdue University, USA; Han Hao, Tarleton State University, USA; Caro Hautekiet, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Shuangke Jiang, University of Zurich, Switzerland; Raunak Pillai, Vanderbilt University, USA; Rachel Smith-Peirce, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Conducting ethical research in misinformation and false memory
Organizer: Ciara Greene, University College Dublin, Ireland
Hands-on Neural Process Modeling through Dynamic Field Theory
Organizer: Gregor Schöner, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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Resources & Important Dates | |
Call for Applications: Fall Class of Fellows Applications Deadline: September 1
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Elevate your professional standing by becoming a Fellow of the Society! Fellowship recognizes those with proven independent scholarship, rigorous research, and leadership in cognitive and experimental psychology. As a Fellow, you'll enjoy priority acceptance for Annual Meeting presentations, the ability to submit abstracts by Graduate or Undergraduate student members or non-members, and the chance to participate in key Society activities.
Achieving Fellow status is one of the field’s most highest honors! Apply by September 1 to join the Fall Class of Fellows and add FPsyS to your title.
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Call for Nominations: 2025 Keynote Speaker Nominations Deadline: September 13
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All Psychonomic Society Emeriti, Fellows, and Members are invited to nominate an eminent researcher to deliver the Keynote Address at the 2025 Annual Meeting, to be at the Sheraton Denver Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA on November 20-23, 2025.
Nominees must be a distinguished Society member or non-member who would give a compelling talk. A list of current and previous keynote speakers is available here. The Nominations Committee will consider your nomination and create a shortlist to present to the Governing Board for final selection. Submit your nomination by September 13.
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Join us for an insightful webinar on August 28 at 11:00 AM EDT, where we will explore the endowment and financial structure of the Psychonomic Society, presented by the PS Governing Board Chair and PS Treasurer. This is your chance to learn about the Society's financial health, strategic vision, and plans for the future, guided by our financial leaders. Don’t miss this great opportunity to have your questions answered and gain a deeper understanding of our society's financial health and long-term sustainability.
Register today—space is limited!
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Join us for a compelling webinar on September 11 at 11:00 AM EDT, presented by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). This session will delve into the findings of their latest consensus report, “Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation.” Focused discussions on diversity resistance, gatekeepers, and socially relevant research will be featured as well as insights for fostering equity in STEMM fields. Secure your spot today—space is limited! | | |
PS One World Seminar Series Presents
Liane Gabora on September 25
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Creative Ideas: Their Emergency and Evolution
Speaker: Liane Gabora
University of British Columbia, Canada
September 25, 2024
11:15 AM - 1 PM U.S. Eastern Time | Register Now
Abstract
The honing theory of creativity posits that the mind is a second level of self-organized, self-mending, self-reproducing, ‘autocatalytic’ structure, and like the body, it is the hub of an evolutionary process; it is to cultural evolution what the body is to biological evolution. While imitation is the continuity-preserving component of this second evolutionary process, innovation is the generative component, ensuring that continuity is balanced with creativity. Honing refers to a reiterated process in which the output of each cognitive step suggests a new context or perspective, which catalyzes the next step, until uncertainty reaches an acceptable level. More.
All talks in the One World Seminar Series are underwritten by the Psychonomic Society and made available free of charge. The Psychonomic Society is committed to programmatic accessibility and has secured ASL interpretation and quality closed captioning for all One World events in the 2024-2025 schedule.
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Inaugural APS Global Psychological Science Summit Online, October 23-24, 2024 | |
The Psychonomic Society is proud to partner with the Association for Psychological Science (APS) as a Participating Society for the Global Psychological Science Summit to be held online October 23-24, 2024. The program is for anyone interested in collaborating with colleagues from around the world, gaining insights about how to participate in or conduct globally-relevant psychological science research, contributing to the development of unifying theory, furthering cross-cultural research, obtaining insights about successful psychological interventions or mental health practices from other regions of the world, or learning how to benefit from existing global databases and research initiatives. Learn more here. | |
Psychonomic Society Journals
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By Ying Yang, Bowei Zhong, Wenjie Zhang & Wei Fan | |
Yan and colleagues investigated how comparing oneself to others impacts self-deception. Participants predicted their performance after comparing themselves to others who were either better or worse than themselves. Participants were more likely to deceive themselves when comparing themselves to someone better. Read this paper.
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By Chiaki Tanaka & Tohru Taniuchi | |
Tanaka and Taniuchi tested whether giving rats long breaks between study-test radial maze trials would increase spatial memory by reducing interference from previous trials. The rats consistently performed better than chance, showing they could remember for up to 72 hours. Read this paper.
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By Filip Děchtěrenko, Wilma A. Bainbridge & Jiří Lukavský | |
This paper investigated differences in visual memory between art students and the general public in two experiments. Both groups had similar recognition memory; artists had better recall memory and produced higher-quality drawings that closely matched the originals. Read this paper.
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If you have recently published in one of our seven journals, you are eligible to request special coverage of your article on the PS Featured Content blog or All Things Cognition podcast.
This is a great way to disseminate your research findings to an even broader audience.
To request special coverage, ensure you are a member in good standing, follow these Guidelines for Authors or contact Laura Mickes, Digital Content Editor.
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SharedIt
Authors in our journals can share their content easily and legally through Springer’s SharedIt program, a content-sharing initiative.
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News and Blog Posts on the PS Website | |
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Additional news, announcements and opportunities may be found on the News & Information page of the PS Website. Be sure to also check out the Featured Content Blog managed by the Digital Content team under the leadership of Editor Laura Mickes, University of Bristol, UK.
Recent blog posts:
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Membership gives you reduced registration fees for the Annual Meeting, complimentary access to all seven PS journals, the chance to submit proposals for exclusive PS funding opportunities, and more. | | | | | |
