Psychological Research highlights from the APA convention

I'm writing from Boston, where the annual American Psychological Association is just winding up.

Because I'm involved in a number of boards and committees, and had to attend many hours of meetings, I missed much of the programming.

Actually I missed MOST of the programming - the program schedule was over 600 pages!

But thanks to the wonderful technology of the internet, I can catch some of the highlights afterwards - and so can you!

At the APA website are links to interviews and news items reporting the latest research. For example:

• How the Democratic Party has stumbled in getting its messages across.
• The role of food marketing in the rise of obesity, and why rising food prices won't make much difference.
• How to be happier
• Students that DON'T cheat - what do they have in common?

My favorite, of the few sessions that I did attend, was Malcolm Gladwell's keynote address.

Gladwell is the author of The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, and has a new book coming out this fall.

In all his writing he takes a refreshing, inquisitive approach to issues that affect our perceptions and decisions in ways that we're typically unaware of.

Throughout the convention, reporters from major news agencies have been attending sessions and taking notes. Find their stories by going to Google News or Yahoo News - Enter the following into the search box, and peruse the results:

"American Psychological Association" convention

Pauline
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