American Psychological Association
APA 2003 Toronto Convention
CE Credited Sessions:

CGEP invites APA convention attendees to discuss the visibility of gifted children studies and education at APA on Friday, August 8 10:00 am-10:50 at Tudor Room 8, Fairmont Royal York

Gatekeepers as Determiners of Artistic Taste and Success in the Arts  
Co-sponsored by Division 10 and Center for Gifted Education Policy (CGEP).
Saturday, August 9, 11am-12:50 pm, Convention Center
2 credits

Anna Porter, the Publisher and Chief Executive officer of Key Porter Books, Barbara Budd, internationally popular host of Canadian Broadcasting Company’s As It Happens,  and Guillermo Silva-Marin,  General Director of the Toronto Operetta Theatre, will join discussion with psychologists who study creative performers and performances.

Optimizing Student Success with the Other Three R’s
(Presidential Initiative)
Thursday, August 7, 2003; 9:00-10:50 a.m.

• Welcome and Introductions: Cynthia Belar
• Optimizing Student Success with the Other Three R’s: Robert Sternberg
• Optimizing Student Success with a focus on Responsibility: Barry Zimmerman
• Optimizing Student Success with a focus on Resilience: Marty Seligman
• Optimizing Student Success with a focus on Reasoning: Robert Sternberg
• Discussant: Russ Whitehurst, US Dept. of Education – implications for national policy

Psychologists Leave No Child Behind: An Interdivisional Call to Action
(The Interdivisional Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education)
Thursday, August 7, 2003; 12:00-1:50 p.m.
2 credits.

Speakers:
• Introduction: APA President Robert Sternberg
• Overview of the NCBL Act: Steve Rollin, Division 17
• Division 15 speaker: Patricia Alexander, University of Maryland
• Division 16 speaker: Jane Close Conoley, Texas A&M
• Division 17 speaker: Mary Brabeck, Boston College

Social Conversation Hour for the Interdivisional Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education
(Hosted by Division 17)
Saturday, August 9, 2003; 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Session Title: Esther Katz Rosen Lecture on Gifted Children and Adolescents

Building--Room: Metro Toronto Convention Centre--Meeting Room 202B
Location: North Building - Street Level
Day/Time: Fri/1:00PM – 1:50PM
Session Type: Invited Address

Sponsoring Division: APF
Chair    Camilla Benbow, EdD

Presentation Title:  Gifted Education: A Casualty of the Silence About Anti-Intellectualism
Participant/1stAuthor:  Nicholas Colangelo, PhD
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Session Title:  Creativity and Trauma---What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

Building--Room: Metro Toronto Convention Centre--Meeting Room 718A
Location:   South Building - Meeting Room Level
Day/Time:   Fri/12:00PM - 12:50PM
Session Type:   Thematic Programming Symposium

Sponsoring Division:   CL
Chair:  Arthur C. Bohart, PhD

Presentation Title:  Creativity and Resilience in the African American Experience
Participant/1stAuthor:  Adelbert Jenkins, PhD 
Poster Number:

Presentation Title:  Growth Following Stress and Trauma
Participant/1stAuthor:  Crystal L. Park, PhD 
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Session Title:  Creativity in the Arts and Sciences---Similarities and Differences

Building--Room  :Metro Toronto Convention Centre--Meeting Room 203B
Location  : North Building - Street Level
Day/Time  :Thu/11:00AM - 11:50AM
Session Type  :Symposium
Event Type: D

Sponsoring Division  :10
Chair:  Dean K. Simonton, PhD

Presentation Title:  Creative Art and Creative Science: Personality, Pathology, Intuition, and Logic
Participant/1stAuthor:  Gregory J. Feist, PhD
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Session Title:  Research in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Building--Room: Metro Toronto Convention Centre--Exhibit Hall
Location:   North Building - Upper Level
Day/Time:   Sun/12:00PM - 12:50PM
Session Type:   Poster Session

Sponsoring Division:   10

Presentation Title:  Creativity and the Big Five Model of Personality
Participant/1stAuthor:  Ewa B. Munro, BS 
Co-Author:  Kenneth L. Dion, PhD
Poster Number:  (H-1)

Presentation Title:   Factor Structure of Creativity in America and Turkey
Participant/1stAuthor:  James C. Kaufman, PhD
Co-Authors:  John Baer, PhD, Gunseli Oral, EdD
Poster Number:   (H-2)

Presentation Title:   Differences in Eminent Chinese and Turkish Creative Writers
Participant/1stAuthor:  James C. Kaufman, PhD
Co-Authors:  Weihua Niu, MS, Gunseli Oral, EdD, John Baer, PhD
Poster Number:   (H-3)

Presentation Title:   Incubation Promotes Insight Only When Intervening Activity Is Solution Relevant
Participant/1stAuthor:  Pamela I. Ansburg, PhD
Co-Author:  Cindy E. Laub, BA
Poster Number:   (H-4)

Presentation Title:  Arts Education and Achievement: Unpacking Popular Mythologies
Participant/1stAuthor:  Rena B. Upitis, EdD
Co-Author:  Katharine L. Smithrim, PhD
Poster Number:   (H-5)

Presentation Title:   Harmony or Discord? The Mozart Effect in Music Students
Participant/1stAuthor:  Martin H. Jones, BA
Poster Number:   (H-6)

Presentation Title:  Art and Cognition---Effects of Cognitive Fluency in Art Appreciation
Participant/1stAuthor:  Helmut Leder, DrPH
Poster Number:   (H-7)

Presentation Title:  Interactive Influences of Ecological Systems on Technological Creativity
Participant/1stAuthor:  Yu-chu Yeh, PhD
Poster Number:   (H-8)

Presentation Title:   Art Viewing Behaviors and Cultural Institution Visitation Characteristics
Participant/1stAuthor:  Jeffrey K. Smith, PhD
Co-Author:  Lisa F. Smith, EdD, Hao Song, MEd
Poster Number:   (H-9)

Presentation Title:   Emotional States, Emotional Traits, and Creative Potential
Participant/1stAuthor:  Franck F. Zenasni, PsyD
Co-Author:  Todd T.I. Lubart, PsyD
Poster Number:  (H-10)

Presentation Title:   Personal and Social Schemas, Identity, and Art in Theatre
Participant/1stAuthor:  James M. Nelson, PhD
Co-Author:  Arvid F. Sponberg, PhD
Poster Number:   (H-11)

Presentation Title:   Cognitive Abilities That Predict Insightfulness: An Individual Differences Study
Participant/1stAuthor:  Joseph L. Flanders, BS
Co-Authors:  Colin G. DeYoung, MA, Jordan B. Peterson, PhD
Poster Number:  (I-1)

Presentation Title:   BB King, Otis Redding, Steve Cropper, and Grady Gaines: Blues Origins
Participant/Author:  Greg Gormanous, PhD
Poster Number:  (I-2)

Presentation Title:   Role of Relative Size in Drawing Scenes From Memory
Participant/Author:  Luke J. Rosielle, PhD
Poster Number:  (I-3)

Presentation Title:   Effect of Label Information on the Interpretation of Artwork
Participant/1stAuthor:  Michael A. Gallo, Jr., MA
Co-Author:  Jeffrey K. Smith, PhD
Poster Number:  (I-4)

Presentation Title:   Cross-Cultural Agreement on the Visual Arts---Tom Wolfe Redux?
Participant/1stAuthor:  David A. Pariser, PhD
Co-Authors:  Anna Kindler, PhD, Axel van den Berg, PhD, Wan Chen Liu, PhD, Belidson Dias, MA
Poster Number:  (I-5)

Presentation Title:   Empirical Investigation of Creativity and Musical Ability
Participant/1stAuthor:  Elizabeth A. Gnizak
Co-Authors:  Charles A. Waehler, PhD
Poster Number:  (I-6)

Presentation Title:   Perception of Aesthetic Qualities of Art Seen in Postcard Format
Participant/1stAuthor:  Melissa J. Dolese
Co-Author:  
Poster Number:   (I-7)

Presentation Title:   Therapeutic Intervention, Bipolar Inclination, and Literary Creativity
Participant/1stAuthor:   Eugene M. Fodor, PhD
Co-Author:  Bobbi A. Laird, MA
Poster Number:  (I-8)

Presentation Title:   Wall of Remembrance: Images and Themes of the Holocaust
Participant/1stAuthor:  William E. Herman, PhD
Poster Number:   (I-9)

Presentation Title:   Sensing, Feeling, and Moving: An Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy
Participant/1stAuthor:  Michelle A. Prosje, BA
Co-Authors:  Tanya Kort, BS
Poster Number:  (I-10)