Social Psychology; Adolescent behavior., Uncertainty; Individual differences; Popularity; Sensation seeking
Dr. Siegel discusses adolescent substance use, adolescents’ willingness to accept physical harm to achieve popularity, and the role of socio-personal sensitivity and expectations in decision-making and risky behavior. According to Dr. Siegel not...
Social Psychology; Uncertainty; Radicalism; Cognitive psychology; Sympathy; Fear
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...
Psychology, Applied; Interpersonal relations; Experiments and innovations in education; Teaching; Learning; Social psychology; Education; Universities and colleges; Classroom environment; Self-determination (Psychology)
Basing on the findings from experiments conducted in the laboratory, schools, home, and special settings such as fMRI brain scans, Dr. Reeve (University of Iowa) addresses the question, “From where does motivation come?” Reflections on these...
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...
