Archive: Psychology
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New Book Series Emphasizes the Role of Class and Poverty in Psychology
Professor Fathali Moghaddam’s new book series, Progressive Psychology, highlights how social conditions, such as poverty and inequality, influence and affect the mind.
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Georgetown Lab Receives Largest-Ever Donation for Psychopathy Research
The Laboratory on Social & Affective Neuroscience is the recipient of a $500,000 donation from donor Lisa H. Michael, of Palo Alto, California, the largest private donation ever given for the research of psychopathy.
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Understanding the Psychology of Immigration Through an International Framework
A new book from Fathali Moghaddam and Margaret Hendricks explores the psychology underpinning extreme reactions to immigration.
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The International Order Benefits When America Plays Its Part, Georgetown Professor Argues in New Book
Robert Lieber’s new book, Indispensable Nation, argues the United States should play a stronger leadership role in the international order.
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How to Keep Students Engaged During Online Classes, According to Psychologists
A new paper from Georgetown psychologists examines how students are affected by turning their cameras either on or off during large online classes.
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Taking Neuroscience to School: Brain Scans Reveal the Hidden Shape of Thinking and Predict Students’ Learning Better Than Test Scores
A team of researchers, led by Georgetown neuroscientists, have documented a link between different modes of thinking.
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Innovative Faculty Members Honored with Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award
Julia Watts Belser, Yulia Chentsova Dutton and Janeth Presores were honored with the 2021 Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1996, the awards have honored faculty members who have enriched the undergraduate experience through exceptional instruction.
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When a Toddler Plays with Blocks, Are They Preparing for the Future? A Team of Georgetown Researchers Says Yes
Robert Cortes (C’18, G’23) is the lead author of a new paper exploring the relationship between early childhood motor skills and adolescent reasoning.
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Study by Psychology Professors Johnson and Phillips Shows Successes, Struggles of Students During Distance Learning
Professors in the Department of Psychology Anna Johnson, Ph.D., and Deborah Phillips, Ph.D., partnered with researchers at the University of Oklahoma on the Tulsa SEED Study, which follows a diverse group of children to understand the effects of attending Tulsa pre-K on their learning and development. The study surveyed a group of parents of first-graders both in the summer of 2020 and again in the summer of 2021 about their experiences of the pandemic during the 2019-2020 and 2020–2021 school years.
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Maureen Tibbetts (C’21) and Adam Epstein-Shuman (C’22) Contribute to Happiness Research on Impact of Online Interactions During Peak of Social Distancing
At the height of social distancing in the United States, a team of researchers led by Kostadin Kushlev, Ph.D. and professor in the Department of Psychology, examined the effects of online interactions on individuals’ happiness. Undergraduates Maureen Tibbetts (C’21) and Adam Epstein-Shuman (C’22), who contributed to the study, found that while online social interactions with strong ties are associated with higher well-being, online interactions with strangers were related to lower well-being.
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