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Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference: October 27, 2017

Parents, You’re Right. Research Shows Toddlers Know The Sounds They Make Influence Others

Georgia State Partners with Local Organizations to Improve School Safety

Genetics and Brain Regions Linked to Sex Differences in Anxiety Related Behavior in Chimpanzees

Two Of Every Five Undergraduate Women At Tulane Say They Experienced Sexual AssaultTHE WASHINGTON POST: Kevin Swartout, associate professor of psychology and public health, in an article about a study released last week that focused on sexual assaults at Tulane University. He was also quoted in articles in the Chicago Tribune and Mother Jones.
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TEDx Video: Justice at all Costs? Rethinking Risk with the Science of the MindEyal Aharoni, PhD: If you had the power to foresee who will commit a crime by peering into their brain, would you use it? Cognitive scientist Eyal Aharoni’s cutting-edge research with New Mexico’s Mind Research Network forces us to confront uneasy questions about the proper role of emerging “neuro-prediction” technologies in decisions to punish, release,… more »
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Humans Are Good At Cooperating, Despite What 2017 Has Led Us To BelieveSarah Brosnan, professor of psychology, in an article about a study that shows rhesus macaques and capuchin monkeys can find a stable solution when playing a competitive game in which one opponent always does better than the other, but only humans can find a solution that benefits both competitors equally, turning a competitive situation into… more »
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Wild And Captive Chimpanzees Share Personality Traits With HumansRobert Latzman, an associate professor of psychology, in a story about a new study that confirms chimpanzees in the wild have personalities similar to those in captivity, and both strongly overlap with traits that are familiar in humans.
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