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Psychological Science Agenda

A publication of the Science Directorate
June 2010 | Vol. 24, No. 6

SCIENCE BRIEF

Culture and Self-Expression

By Heejung S. Kim Psychological Science Agenda June 2010

NEWS

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE

FROM THE SCIENCE STUDENT COUNCIL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

RESEARCH FUNDING

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Science Highlights from the June Monitor

Medicine or menace?
Psychologists' research can inform the growing debate over legalizing marijuana.

 

Closing the gap between practice and research
Two efforts are addressing the reasons practitioners may not always use research findings.

 

Another reason to break a sweat
In addition to boosting your brainpower, exercise may fend off and even alleviate cognitive ills, including Alzheimer’s disease, research suggests.  

 

Leader of the pack
Social psychologist Shelley E. Taylor will accept APA’s Lifetime Achievement Award in San Diego.

 

Mythbusting, psychology style
A new book sorts out psychological facts from oft-told fiction.

 

Election results don’t vary when the rules are changed
Psychologists compare impacts of voting systems.

 

Science Directions: What health-care reform means for psychological science
APA’s Steve Breckler on the role of comparative effectiveness research.

 

In Brief
A sample of recently published findings.

 

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