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  Rebecca Bigler and grad student Erin Pahlke to discuss racial attitudes in children on KEYE TV
Dr. Becky Bigler and Developmental Grad student Erin Pahlke will be featured on CBS KEYE TV this next Tuesday night, November 10th, at 10:00pm. Their studies on racial attitudes in children will be discussed, with some of the children who participated in Erin Pahlke's study at the Children's Research Lab (including the son of Dr. Rebecca Neal-Beevers and Dr. Chris Beevers). It will be a short piece featured on Judy Maggio's News segment.
Bigler Web Page | The Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab | See also recent cover story in Newsweek, "Is Your Baby Racist", which features research by Dr. Bigler and the Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab.
(posted 11/05/09)
  Research on sleep deprivation by psychologists Todd Maddox and David Schnyer featured in "Science Daily"
Pictured from left: Todd Maddox, David Schnyer
"A new study in the journal Sleep shows that sleep deprivation causes some people to shift from a more automatic, implicit process of information categorization (information-integration) to a more controlled, explicit process (rule-based). This use of rule-based strategies in a task in which information-integration strategies are optimal can lead to potentially devastating errors when quick and accurate categorization is fundamental to survival.
Read more in Sleep Deprivation Can Negatively Affect Information Processing | Maddox Web Page | Schnyer Web Page
(posted 11/03/09)
 Research by Sam Gosling and Sonoma State University psychologist Laura Naumann to be published in December 2009 "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin"
"Despite the crucial role of physical appearance in creating first impressions, until now little research has examined the accuracy of personality impressions based on appearance alone. These findings will be published in the December 2009 issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin."
Read more in "First Impressions Count When Making Personality Judgments, New Research Shows" | Gosling Web Page | Naumann Web Page
(posted 11/04/09)
 Art Markman writes about taxing bad habits in the "Houston Chronicle"
According to psychology professor Art Markman, it takes more than willpower to break a bad habit. In an Op-Ed article published in the Houston Chronicle on November 1 he states that, "There are many good arguments against adding another tax to the rolls in the United States. As a psychologist, though, I'm more interested in one bad argument that is often made against such sin taxes: the willpower argument." Read more... | Markman Web Page | Markman's "Ulterior Motives" blog
(posted 11/02/09)
 Russell Poldrack writes about multitasking and information overload in the Huffington Post
"I will start by admitting up front that I am an information junkie. Try as I might, it's difficult for me to make it through an hour-long meeting without peeking at my iPhone at least once to check my email, and I have, on more than one occasion, come close to hurling myself down the stairs as I try to read emails while descending. Why would I do things that place me in such clear social and physical peril? Part of the answer lies in the brain's response to novelty." Read more in "Multitasking: The Brain Seeks Novelty" | Poldrack Web Page
(posted 11/02/09)
 Kim Fromme's Bar Lab featured in UT blog "Further Findings"
"You go to a bar on Austin’s Sixth Street to see and be seen. You go to the Bar Lab to be watched. You go to both to drink. The Bar Lab is exactly that: A bar laboratory. It’s where Kim Fromme, a professor in the Department of Psychology, and her students conduct research on college students and drinking." Read more in "Belly up to the lab"... | Fromme Web Page | Sahara Lab
(posted 10/28/09)
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DEVELOPMENTAL AREA TALK:
"Parents' Involvement in Children's Learning: The Case of the United States and China"
Eva Pomerantz, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Illinois
Department of Psychology
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 12:00-1:00PM
SEA 1.332 (Hakes Library in the Children's Research Lab)
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 Peter MacNeilage receives Hamilton Book Award for "The Origin of Speech"
Psychology professor Peter MacNeilage, author of The Origin of Speech, is one of three Liberal Arts faculty members to receive the 2009 Hamilton Book Award. The award, sponsored by the University Co-operative Society, is the highest honor of literary achievement given to published authors at The University of Texas at Austin. Read more about the award...
Read about The Origin of Speech
 Taking Aim at Addiction
UT researchers, including psychology professor Kim Fromme, "attack complex disorder from many angles, from basic biology to impact on society." Read more...
New Book by Cindy Meston and David Buss Investigates Women's Sexual Motivations
Psychology professors Cindy Meston and David Buss  are the authors of a new book, Why Women Have Sex, published on September 29, 2009. The book investigates the motivations that guide women’s sexual decisions. Read more... | See video interviews on the Rachael Ray Show (Oct.14) and the Dr. Phil Show (Oct. 22).
THE SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (SURE)
We believe that our department should reflect the society that it serves, and thus we are committed to increasing racial and ethnic diversity among its students and faculty. The Department is also committed to enhancing research on multi-cultural issues, and to training students to work with, teach, and serve individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We endeavor to create a climate of tolerance and understanding for students, staff, and faculty that respects differences in background and life experiences, including differences in ethnic and racial heritage, gender, sexual orientation, age, social-economic standing, and physical abilities.
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION TO THE SURE PROGRAM...
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