Psychological Science Agenda

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Silence, please
Psychologists are increasing awareness of the harmful effects noise has on cognition and health.

Improving learning
Cognitive science has taught us a lot about how humans learn. Now computer-based learning programs are putting those principles into action and improving student gains.

ADHD among preschoolers
Identifying and treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in very young children requires a different approach.

Golden rule redux
Research suggests that for emotional well-being, you should treat yourself the way you’d want others to treat you.

Signs of progress
As new director of NIH’s top psychology funding arm, Robert Kaplan is seeing ongoing opportunity for psychologists to collaborate. APA CEO Norman B. Anderson — who held Kaplan’s job before he came to the association — talks with Kaplan about how times have changed.

The woman behind the visual cliff
Eleanor J. Gibson is best remembered for an iconic experiment, but her own story of flexibility in the face of gender discrimination may be an even more valuable psychology lesson.

Should you blow the whistle?
What to do when you suspect your adviser or research supervisor of ethical misconduct.

In Brief
A sample of recently published findings.

Quick reads 

• Claude M. Steele to give APA convention keynote address 

• Online maps offer detailed look at brain activity 

• More students are hospitalized for mental health problems. 

• Researchers pinpoint brain areas affected by antismoking messages