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  • Individuals, groups, and society: the psychology of social action
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    Social action; Personality; Social psychology; Collective behavior
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    In many ways, working alone and together, people often take action for the benefit of other people, their communities, and for society at large. For example, as individuals, they serve as volunteers and give to charities; and, as members of groups...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science
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  • Preparing for a surprising and rewarding career applying the science of psychology
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    Psychology, Applied; Careers for the 21st century; Social sciences; Universities and colleges; Universities and colleges Graduate work
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    Dale E. Berger of Claremont Graduate University gives a symposium presentation focusing on preparing for careers where one can apply the science of psychology in non-academic settings. Berger's main thesis is that there are many new and upcoming...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science
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  • Radical worldview defense in reaction to personal uncertainty
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    Social Psychology; Uncertainty; Radicalism; Cognitive psychology; Sympathy; Fear
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    Kees van den Bos presents his research on attitudes toward radicalism and terrorism among adolescents in the Netherlands. He focuses on the social-psychological processes that lead people to defend their own cultural values rigorously and, in doing...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science
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  • Evaluation evidence and evidence-based practice: concept and confirmation
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    Evaluation; Evidence-based practice; Generalization (Psychology)
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    Dr. Mark Lipsey, a leader of the field of evaluation, talks about evidence-based practice and its relation to evaluation. Evidenced-based social science theories are often helpful for understanding the etiology of desired or undesired outcomes and...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science
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  • Mind wandering, recovered memories, and other dissociations of meta-awareness
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    Attention; Consciousness; Mental representation; Recovered memory; Sexual abuse victims; Social Psychology
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    Dr. Jonathan Schooler discusses issues related to attention, internal and external trains of thoughts, stages of consciousness from non-conscious to experience to meta-awareness. He discusses questions such as: the causal relationship between...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science
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  • Leading in a digital age: What's different, issues raised, and what we know
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    Leadership; Psychology, Applied
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    Information technology is rapidly changing the context for leadership. Leaders today touch a worldwide audience which not only includes immediate and remote workers but also other stakeholders such as customers and the general population. The...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science
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  • Sources of bias in predicting and remembering emotion
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    Psychology, Applied
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    We are faced with choices all the time, and a key consideration is often the intensity of the emotional outcome. To assess this, we draw on past experience, where predicted and remembered emotion serve as a road map for decision making. ...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science
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  • Credibility and other criteria for “good evidence”: integrating diverse perspectives, toward better judgments about evaluation and applied research
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    Evaluation; Social sciences
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    Melvin Mark, professor of psychology at The Pennsylvania State University, presents this conclusion to the symposium, “What Constitutes Credible Evidence in Evaluation and Applied Research.” Mark synthesizes presentations given during this...
  • Lectures on Applied Psychology and Evaluation Science

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