Death by Press Release: Why Scholars’ Public Statements So Often Don’t Match Their Data

by 553866pwpadmin | May 26, 2016 | Featured Article

Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD Stetson University cjfergus@stetson.edu Academic psychology is currently experiencing one of the most difficult times I can recall during my years as a student or faculty member. Much of this is occurring as an aspect of the overarching...

Why Did #TheDress Go Viral and Why Did it Happen So Quickly?

by 553866pwpadmin | May 26, 2016 | Featured Article

Brian E. Kinghorn, PhD Marshall University kinghorn@marshall.edu On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, a poorly photographed image of an average looking dress with the caption “guys please help me – is this dress white and gold, or blue and black?” was posted on Tumblr....

A Day in the Life of A Psychology Video Producer

by 553866pwpadmin | May 26, 2016 | Featured Article

Roger Klein, PhD University of Pittsburgh rklein@pitt.edu It’s about 7:00 AM on a beautiful Spring day and I’m standing in front of Bartle Elementary School in Highland Park, NJ, waiting for the arrival of my camera crew. We’re scheduled to shoot a video about...

Psychological Impact of News Coverage Related to Terrorism: Implications for Pakistan

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured Article

Erum Hafeez, PhD Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan erum.hafeez@iobm.edu.pk Considering Pakistan’s strategic position as a leading ally in the “War Against Terrorism” the country has been subjected to frequent terrorist attacks and suicide...

A Tale of Two Metas: The Video Game Controversy Continues

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured Article

Chris Ferguson, PhD Stetson University cjfergus@stetson.edu The early Fall saw the release of two meta-analyses, one mine (Ferguson, 2015a), published in Perspectives on Psychological Science; the other was the final report by the controversial APA task force on video...

Getting Started in Mental Health App Development

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 18, 2015 | Featured Article

Alicia Brown, MA Regent University alicpav@mail.regent.edu Glen Moriarty, PsyD Regent University glenmor@regent.edu Jim Sells, PhD Regent University jsells@regent.edu Becoming involved in mental health app development may seem risky given its potential to tap into...