Association for Psychological Science

The 2026 APS Annual Convention program is NOW LIVE! #APS26BCN Browse by day, program type, or theme: psychologicalscience.org/conventions/20… 🗓️ Reminder: The regular registration rate ends 6 May!

De-escalation training is thought to be a solution for mitigating police violence. Could research on its effectiveness be improved? psychologicalscience.org/publications/o…

Read a sampling of content from Current Directions in Psychological Science covering empathy, altruism, artificial intelligence, and more. psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/…

When young adults are asked to recall their drinking habits, their recollections may not always match what actually happened in their day-to-day lives, a new study suggests. #PsychScience #ClinicalScience psychologicalscience.org/news/2026-apr-…

The results are in! 🎉 New APS Board Members-at-Large Margaret Beier, Stephanie Del Tufo, Silvia Helena Koller, and Scott Vrieze will begin 4-year terms on June 1, joining incoming President-Elect Ayanna Thomas & other continuing members of the Board psychologicalscience.org/2026-aps-board…

Join our Community Conversation April 27 on emerging technologies (neural implants and polygenic risk scores), & how they could change the ways psychological conditions are understood, assessed, & treated @CynthiaKubuPhD, Stacey Pereira, @armerner_psych member.psychologicalscience.org/events/event-d…

Remembering Edna Foa nytimes.com/2026/04/12/hea…

Read a sampling of recent content covering Large Language Models & AI, statistical methods, culture and more. psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/…

Concerns about bots answering online surveys are exaggerated, but a new threat is emerging in #AI agents. @leib_litman @CloudResearch psychologicalscience.org/publications/o…

There’s still time to register for today’s webinar! Learn strategies for navigating the APS Annual Convention (or any scientific conference) #APS26BCN

Attending #APS26BCN this May? Join us on April 13 for a webinar and learn tips for navigating choices, personalizing schedules, and maximizing the professional and personal benefits of a conference weekend. #Academia #Psychology member.psychologicalscience.org/events/event-d…

Last call for #APS26BCN Early-Bird rates! Ends today. Register now: psychologicalscience.org/conventions/20…

Join us April 13 for a webinar with David Clewett and Robert Fite, who will share tips for navigating choices, personalizing schedules, and maximizing the professional and personal benefits of a conference weekend. #Academia #Psychology member.psychologicalscience.org/events/event-d…

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Learn more about these projects by Peter Kvam & Eric-Jan Wagenmakers. psychologicalscience.org/news/2026-mar-…

Two summer schools focused on skills for cognitive modeling and mathematical psychology will each receive $20,000 grants through this year’s William K. & Katherine W. Estes Fund. @Psychonomic_Soc

APS Past President Robert W. Levenson gathered accounts from people who worked closely with “larger-than-life” psychologist, Paul Ekman psychologicalscience.org/publications/o…

What we believe is determined by more than just the facts we are exposed to, according to a new study in Psychological Science. @thubeny15 #PsychScience psychologicalscience.org/news/2026-mar-…

How does partisanship drive bias and misinformation? Is it because people of different parties consume different media? Or are we motivated to be biased?

A new Teaching Current Directions highlights a paper by @julia_a_leonard and @Reut_Shachnai and digs into persistence, parenting, feedback loops, and expectancy–value theory. #Teaching #Parenting psychologicalscience.org/publications/o…

How do kids decide when to keep going vs. give up? And how much do adults’ reactions shape that choice?