The awkward greeting. We’ve all seen it. Many of us have participated in it. For some, it may be a daily occurrence. This could happen when you go in for a high-five but the other person fist bumps. Or when you wave at someone who is actually waving to a person behind you. Or when […]
Professor David Rapp is one of the Guest Editors for a special issue in Cognitive Research: Principles & Implications (aka CR:PI) on the Psychology of Fake News. The submission deadline has been extended, so if you think that you missed your chance to submit your work on this important topic in what is sure to […]
In this interview, I talk with Lisa Leaver about her paper published in the Learning & Behavior Special Issue in Honor of Stephen Lea. Transcription Intro Fazio: You’re listening to All Things Cognition, a Psychonomic Society podcast. Now here’s your host, Laura Mickes. Interview with co-Guest Editor Lisa Leaver Mickes: I’m back with Lisa Leaver and I […]
For many of us early career cognitive scientists, 2020 was supposed to be our year. We diligently designed clever research studies, painfully drafted publication manuscripts, hungrily collected data, and painstakingly prepared presentations for exposure of our work at various conferences. All this in preparation for one of the most important endeavors of our scientific careers: […]
Who would have thought that by June 2020 we would have encountered as many crises as there were months? January: #WW3 predicted as tensions rise between the US and Iran February: #Australian wildfires ablaze March: #WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic April: #Global economies plunge May: #BLM Black lives matter protests June: #Locust swarm While COVID-19 seems to […]
The idea that babies have capabilities beyond our recognition is one that has been expressed in many different forms across the years, such as in children’s television shows (e.g., Nickelodeon’s Rugrats and a few ill-fated movies (Baby’s Day Out, Baby Geniuses, Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2). A common theme in these shows and movies is that […]
When confronted with the Black Death in the middle ages, leading authorities resorted to analysis of the position of the planets —Jupiter’s hostility against Mars features prominently— to explain the plague. Today, authorities rely mainly on science to explain and manage the COVID-19 pandemic. The success of this is borne out in countries such as […]
Academic peer review of scientific manuscripts often falls short. It invariably slows and sometimes prevents the publication of good research. And it sometimes leads to the distribution and amplification of flawed research. Prestigious journals sometimes publish research grounded on shaking theory that used weak measures and inappropriate analyses to reach dubious conclusions. Failings of peer […]
Psychological research could play a critical role in informing policies during times of crisis and uncertainty. However, as stated in a previous post by Patrick Forscher, Simine Vazire, and Farid Anvari during this digital event, issues with generalisability, replicability, and validity may limit the practical implications of our research. The problems of reliability are compounded […]
By now, you know about preprints, and I bet you’ve read some, too – perhaps a manuscript posted on PsyArXiv, BioRxiv, or MedRxiv. With the posting of unrefereed manuscripts now normalized in psychology and other fields, no longer must new findings gather dust while languishing in journal management systems, waiting for slow reviewers, a busy […]