The Psychonomic Society's 2021 Annual Meeting kicks off in three weeks! The conference will feature a keynote address by Gary S. Dell (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), five symposia, hundreds of talks and poster presentations, and a number of special events. This is the place to be to hear about trends and the latest research in the field of cognitive psychology, and you don't want to miss it! Register now.
Poster Submission Deadline: Friday, October 15th
Friday, October 15th is the deadline for uploading poster PDFs and poster presentation video recordings. Poster presenters should refer to the detailed instructions included in the October 12th email, "Access to setup your Poster Presentation for the Psychonomic Society's 2021 Annual Meeting." If you need help uploading your poster PDF and/or video, please contact Member Services at info@psychonomic.org.
Talk Submission Deadline: Friday, October 15th
Friday, October 15th is the deadline for uploading video recordings of all spoken sessions. Spoken session presenters should upload video recordings and any accompanying session handouts to their personalized speaker portal. If you need help accessing your speaker portal, please contact Member Services at info@psychonomic.org.
Register by the October 15th early registration deadline and be automatically entered to win one of three sets of Apple AirPods Pro. As always, registration is FREE for PS members and undergraduate students.
This year only, non-members may register and attend for free (a $75 discount!). Spread the word and encourage your colleagues to attend.
Two labs set out to test the same research question. They review the literature, select the tasks and study designs they think are appropriate, and run the studies. Despite following best practices at every stage of the research process, they reach opposing conclusions. How can we reconcile these results?... (Full Description)
Don't miss your chance to hear Julia Strandlive at the Psychonomic Society's One World Cognitive Psychology Seminar Series. Reserve your ticket.
Selective attention enables us to focus on relevant information and to suppress distraction. In theory, selective attention can result from target enhancement, distractor suppression, or a balanced synergy of the two. While a lot of research has focused on the psychological and neural basis of target enhancement, the basis of distractor suppression is less clear... Full Description
This special issue will highlight new work that characterizes the consequences of face masks on: 1) The recognition and interpretation of facial expressions and emotions; 2) Communication and social interactions; and 3) Human and computational identity recognition and disguise.... Full Description
The basic science of expert knowledge and performance has long been of interest in psychology and education, and medicine is an outstanding example. Medical professionals acquire complex, interrelated knowledge and skills—e.g., symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments—over a period of years.... Full Description
The PS/WiCS Networking Award for Junior Scientists, which annually provides up to $500 USD to each award recipient, is designed to encourage graduate students, postdocs, and assistant professors to participate in and network at the Psychonomic Society's Annual Meeting. Presenting one’s research at professional meetings such as the PS Annual Meeting is an important way for individuals to become known in the professional community and to develop collaborative relationships with other professionals in the field.
Application Instructions
Applications for the 2021 PS/WiCS Networking Awards for Junior Scientists are due Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 5 PM U.S. Eastern Time. Learn more and apply.
