Webinar Series
Science Training Sessions
Join APA for science training sessions focused on the integration of new tools and techniques to support cutting edge psychological research.
APA members can log in to watch the video and access the transcript and slide deck for each webinar below.
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This program does not offer CE credit.
In this series
Conducting Research That Informs Policy and Practice
October 28, 2026
12:00 p.m.
Explore strategies for conducting research that influences policy, improves programs, and informs decisions
Introduction to Multiverse Analysis: Improving Transparency and Robustness in Psychological Research
October 15, 2026
12:00 p.m.
Explore the conceptual foundations of multiverse analysis and when and why it might be a useful approach
Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Research: Generating Experimental Stimuli and Best Practices
October 2026
Learn how AI can be used to generate experimental stimuli and support a variety of research activities
What Scale is Best? Understanding Sources of Validity Evidence for Depression Measurementlogin required
April 2026
Discusses evaluating depression scales using a structured validity framework, examining evidence like content and response processes for each use case
A First Introduction to Cognitive Modelinglogin required
April 2026
Session offers an accessible introduction to key cognitive psychology models, the questions they address, the data they explain, and how to use them
Psychological Instruments: A Primer on Sources of Validity Evidencelogin required
April 2026
Session on developing and validating scales, covering key validity evidence and showing how to assess and refine measures using a real example
Using Psychophysiological Measures in the Study of Experience and Behaviorlogin required
March 2026
Explores how biological measures illuminate human threat responses and how methodological choices shape findings
Suicide Risk Prediction and Preventionlogin required
November 2025
Explores how new technologies are reshaping suicide risk prediction and prevention
Bayesian Inference Without Tearslogin required
October 2025
Showcases the theoretical advantages and practical feasibility of a Bayesian approach to data analysis
Rethinking Measurement and Generalizability in Neuroscience: Insights for Population Healthlogin required
July 2025
How inclusive neuroscience methods can improve health outcomes at the population level