Mar 30, 2018
Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI March 30, 2018
We're here with another weekly roundup. Recently in the news, written a post, or have selections you'd like us to consider? Email us, use the hashtag #SPSPblog, or tweet us directly @spspnews.
On the Blogs
How Neighborhoods, Clothing, and Suspect Race Impact Decisions to Shoot via Character & Context
Kimberly Barsamian Kahn covers research expanding on the shooter bias effect
Gender Diversity Alone Is Not Enough via Character & Context
Elisa Rapadas covers some of the research from #SPSP2018's "Women in High Places: Helping or Hurting Other Women?" session.
Online Conspiracy Theorists Are More Diverse (And Ordinary) Than Most Assume via the Conversation
Colin Klein, Peter Clutton, & Vince Polito utilize “big data” approaches to understand conspiracy theorists.
How to Think about "Implicit Bias" via Scientific American Mind
"Amidst a controversy, it’s important to remember that implicit bias is real—and it matters," argue Keith Payne, Laura Niemi, & John M. Doris.
"Amidst a controversy, it’s important to remember that implicit bias is real—and it matters," argue Keith Payne, Laura Niemi, & John M. Doris.
Diverse Teams Feel Less Comfortable — and That’s Why They Perform Better via Harvard Business Review
David Rock, Heidi Grant, & Jacqui Grey cover the connections between diversity and performance in the workplace
David Rock, Heidi Grant, & Jacqui Grey cover the connections between diversity and performance in the workplace
In the News
When Guilt Is Good via The Atlantic
What Is Phubbing And How Does It Threaten Basic Human Needs? via Medical Daily
How Political Tribalism Can Be Explained Using Social Science via The Guardian
Analyzing Past Failures Helps Boosts Performance on New Tasks via PsychCentral
Fine Tune Your B.S. Detector via The Wall Street Journal
Trump's Secret Electoral Weapon: The Bond He Formed With TV Viewers via Pacific Standard
What did we miss? Did you recently complete a media interview or have your work featured in the news? Want to be in the next edition? Drop us a note and a link at press@spsp.org. Your contributions keep us engaged.
On Twitter
Coming up in our next episode (2nd April), we chat with @siminevazire (co-host of @blackgoatpod) about science communication and podcasting. Here’s a preview… pic.twitter.com/FXPjFdBqnp
— Everything Hertz (@hertzpodcast) March 26, 2018
blog post inspired by the @SPSPnews #spsp2018 presidential plenary titled “Toward a More Broadly Generalizable Science of Psychology: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities” https://t.co/JyaBtVfhz6
— Todd Kashdan (@toddkashdan) March 27, 2018
If you want first-gen students to feel like they belong in university, help quash the little bureaucratic hurdles and hassles. https://t.co/0NHncYYi4T
— Lukas Neville (@lukasneville) March 28, 2018
(search #diversitysummit for the full recap)
"Why Academics REALLY use Twitter" - And you, why are you here? https://t.co/vbK9BAUDkw#phdchat #ecrchat #academics #research #Twitter
— Naomi Truan (@NaomiTruan) March 30, 2018
