PS Welcomes Angela Gutchess
2023 Governing Board Chair
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The Psychonomic Society is pleased to welcome Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, USA, as the new Chair of the Governing Board. Gutchess has served on the Governing Board since January 1, 2019. She previously chaired the PS Awards and Program committees, and has also served on the Diversity & Inclusion, Fellows, Finance, Publications, and Workshop committees.
Biography
Angela Gutchess is a Professor of Psychology at Brandeis University, with appointments in Neuroscience and the Volen Center for Complex Systems. Her research interests include studying the influences of age and culture on memory and social cognition using behavioral and cognitive neuroscience (fMRI; EEG) methods. The courses she teaches at Brandeis include Learning & Memory, Social Neuroscience and Culture, and Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging. When not working, she enjoys traveling, going to Soul Cycle, and chilling at home with the family (ideally with their cat nearby).
2023 Governing Board
The Society extends a warm welcome to the 2023 Governing Board, including new members Valérie Camos, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and Monica S. Castelhano, Queen's University, Canada. Additionally, Marianne Lloyd, Seton Hall University, USA becomes Secretary and Fábio Leite, Ohio State University, Lima, USA becomes Treasurer. The Governing Board serves as the organization's board of directors, responsible for the business, organizational, and legal affairs of the Society.
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PS One World Seminar Series presents
Arthur Glenberg
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Embodied Cognition for Kids: Applying Principles of Embodiment to Education
Speaker: Arthur Glenberg
Arizona State University, USA
January 25, 2023 | 11:15 AM - 1 PM ET | Register Now
Seminar Description
A principle of embodiment is that cognition is a simulation process that taps neural and bodily systems of action, perception, and emotion. This principle has been demonstrated in multiple, basic research projects using both behavioral paradigms and neurophysiological measurements. I will briefly review some of this research and then describe how the research can (and has) been used to design effective educational interventions in three domains: reading, mathematics, and physics.
All talks in the One World Seminar Series are underwritten by the Psychonomic Society and made available free of charge.
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PS Welcomes New L&B Editor-in-Chief,
Lauren Guillette
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The Psychonomic Society welcomes Lauren Guillette, University of Alberta, Canada as the new Editor-in-Chief of Learning & Behavior (L&B). Guillette began her four year term on January 1, 2023. PS also welcomes the new L&B editorial team.
The Society thanks Jonathon D. Crystal, Indiana University Bloomington, USA and his outgoing editorial Team for their stewardship of L&B over the past years. Crystal completed his term as L&B Editor on December 31, 2022.
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Call for Editors-in-Chief:
Behavior Research Methods & Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
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PS Announces 2023 Collaborative Symposium
In conjunction with the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP)
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The Psychonomic Society is pleased to announce the second Collaborative Symposium for 2023: "The Power of Language Use on Judgment and Decision-Making," organized by Zeynep Aslan, University of Chicago, USA, Boaz Keysar, University of Chicago, USA, and Janet Geipel, University of Exeter, UK. The symposium will be held in conjunction with the 23rd Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP) 6-9 September, 2023 in Porto, Portugal.
Description
Language is embedded in almost every aspect of our lives. People use language not only to communicate with others but also to think about the world and make decisions. Despite such heavy involvement of language in our daily experiences, understanding the nature of the relationship between language and thought has been a longstanding challenge for cognitive science. An extensive literature describes how speakers of different languages perceive and think about the world differently, demonstrating how different linguistic structures can shape the thought processes of individuals. However, relatively recently, research has shown that other seemingly insignificant elements of language, such as language status (i.e., native or foreign) and language modality (i.e., spoken or written) can influence how people think, judge, and decide. This symposium will present cutting-edge research on how and why such aspects of language systematically influence processes that govern judgment and decision-making.
The first 2023 Collaborative Symposium
The first 2023 Collaborative Symposium, organized by Seema Prasad, Technical University Dresden, Germany, and Ramesh Kumar Mishra, University of Hyderabad, India, was held in conjunction with the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) meeting in London, UK, in early January.
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Congratulations to our new
Science Communication Interns!
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Kelly Cotton
City University of New York
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Raunak Pillai
Vanderbilt University
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Psychonomic Society Journals | | |
The effect of memory load on object reconstruction: Insights from an online mouse-tracking task
By Aedan Y. Li, James Y. Yuan, Carson Pun & Morgan D. Barense
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Li and colleagues investigated how memory load impacts object reconstruction in a new online mouse-tracking task. One finding was that participants moved their mouse cursors three times more over studied nontarget objects when memory load was highest. Read this paper.
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The effect of age on delay performance and associative learning tasks in pigeons
By Mary Flaim & Aaron P. Blaisdell
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Young and old pigeons took a memory task, a delayed match-to-sample task, and an associative learning task. Performance was comparable on all tasks, except for the associated learning task, where the old pigeons performed worse. Read this paper.
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Communicating risk: How relevant and irrelevant probabilistic information influences risk perception in medical decision-making
By Sayuri Hayakawa & Viorica Marian
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Hayakawa and Marian measured the effects of subjective processes, objective knowledge, and demographics on how people estimate risks associated with medical treatments. The findings point to helpful ways medical professionals communicate risk to their patients. Read this paper.
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Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics (AP&P), Volume 85, Issue 1
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience (CABN), Volume 22, Issue 6
Cognitive Research: Principles & Implications (CR:PI) new articles
Behavior Research Methods (BRM), Volume 54, Issue 6
Learning & Behavior (L&B), Volume 50, Issue 4
Memory & Cognition (M&C), Volume 50, Issue 8
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (PBR), Volume 29, Issue 6
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