This press release from the Kansas State University shows: (1) how to write a compelling press release; (2) news of an important research breakthrough; and (3) an inarguable (for one reason or another, hardly anyone would debate with a person who makes this particular explanation) explanation of why that particular research is important. The press […]
Tag: Psychology
Ingenious disingenuity?
“Robert V. Kail, editor of Psychological Science, says he’s never heard of the likelihood of press attention being used as a reason to publish a researcher’s work.” So says a November 13, 2011 report in the Chronicle of Higher Education. You might enjoy browsing through the press releases issued by Psychological Science over the past […]
Vaughn Bell: the power of appreciating not-understanding
The power of psychology can come from appreciating that psychologists truly understand only a tiny part of what makes people tick*. That’s the message of a nice essay by psychologist Vaughn Bell. His essay is part of a special BPS Research Digest special series called “Psychology to the Rescue“, in which the editor “asked a […]
Pop psychology: Skinner and Redenbacher
Two psychology tidbits, both involving Skinner and Redenbacher: First: Robin Abrahams, our psychology editor, notes that behaviorism psychologist B.F. Skinner and popcorn magnate Orville Redenbacher resembled each other [see photos here]. [NOTE: Can pigeons can be trained to distinguish photographs of one from photographs of the other? The experiment has not yet been done.] Second: A […]