Psychological Science Agenda
A publication of the Science Directorate
February 2005 | Vol. 19, No. 2
SCIENCE BRIEFS
Associative Learning and the Hippocampus
By Wendy A. SuzukiAssociative memory is defined as the ability to learn and remember the relationship between unrelated items such as the name of someone we have just met or the aroma of a particular perfume.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN
- Who Sets the Funding Priorities?
Most of the federal funds for research in psychology come from NIH and NSF. Both of these agencies have shifted their priorities over the past decade or so, sometimes in ways that cause concern (if not panic) among psychological scientists.
By Steven Breckler
INTERESTING CAREERS
- Major Transportation Accident Investigator
For me, the most satisfying aspect of my job as a human performance investigator is being able to apply my background and training in science to address important issues.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
- Committee on Scientific Awards Names Recipients
The Committee on Scientific Awards selected winners of the 2005 APA scientific awards in recognition of their outstanding theoretical or empirical contributions to basic or applied research in psychology.
By Suzanne Wandersman - Distinguished Scientist Lecturers Selected for 2005 Regional Meetings
Through the APA Distinguished Scientist Lecture Program, sponsored by APA's Science Directorate, each psychologist will give a featured address at a regional psychological association annual meeting.
By Jean Kelleher - Get to Know the 2004 Dissertation Award Winners
Please join us in congratulating the outstanding students and APA Dissertation Research Award recipients for 2004. - DeAngelis and Feldman Win 2005 Troland Research Awards
Gregory C. DeAngelis of Washington University and Jacob Feldman of Rutgers University were named as the recipients of the 2005 Troland Research Awards in Psychology.
By Amena Hassan - NIH Announces Open Access Policy
NIH announced its long anticipated policy designed to provide public access to the scientific data its grantees and intramural scientists produce.
By Merry Bullock - Evaluating the U.S. Naturalization Test Redesign
The Committee on the U.S. Naturalization Test Redesign, convened under the auspices of BOTA, will provide guidance to USCIS to help optimize the validity, reliability, and fairness of the redesigned tests of English and U.S. history and government.
By Monica Ulewicz
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- February 2005 Announcements
Call for Nominations: APA Distinguished Science Awards; Advanced Statistical Training in Psychology (ASTP) Program Accepting Applications; Call for Nominations: Meritorious Research Service Commendation; 2005 Academic Career Workshops; Closing Date Extended for National Science Foundation Rotator Recruitments; Summer Research Fellowships in Counterintelligence; National Science Foundation Names David Lightfoot as New Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; NAS Honors Schacter for Major Contributions to Science
