Psychological Science Agenda

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Interesting results: Can they be replicated?
In the wake of scandal, psychologists are encouraging more data sharing and replication studies.

Sexual hook-up culture
With more emerging adults having casual sex, researchers are exploring psychological consequences of such encounters.

Colds and cognition
Studies offer fresh insights on the cognitive effects of colds and why some people may be more susceptible to them.

Outsmarting con artists
Stanford University psychologist Laura Carstensen has co-founded a research center aimed at preventing catastrophic incidents of financial fraud.

Easing ADHD without meds
Psychologists are using research-backed behavioral interventions that effectively treat children with ADHD.

Detained
Teens who've spent time in the juvenile justice system have higher rates of psychiatric disorders, new research finds.

Committed to kids' well-being
APF Koppitz grantees are advancing child development research in such areas as autism and sickle cell disease.

The science and workforce of health
Steven Breckler on APA's new Center for Psychology and Health.

Quick Reads 

• Psychologists add caveat to ‘blind conformity’ research 

• Could Alzheimer's disease be a kind of diet-induced diabetes?

In Brief
Snapshots of recently published findings.