Scientific research has consistently shown that video games do not make people more violent. Playing games can, however, improve perceptual and cognitive functions, says C. Shawn Green, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of …
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Cap Times: What do children’s books teach children about gender?
Beginning in 2018, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers Ellen Converse, Matt Borkenhagen and Mark Seidenberg transcribed a collection of popular contemporary children’s books, frequenting several local libraries — from Madison Public Library to the university’s Cooperative …
Championing Mental Health Awareness on Campus and in Community
As a child growing up in New York City, Diane Carol Gooding loved the cultural diversity: the museums, the performances, and the constant hum of bustling sidewalks filled with all kinds of people, including those …
Children develop racial biases as early as preschool—can parents help reduce these biases?
That’s what graduate student Katharine Scott wants to find out. When she started her PhD program in 2015, working in both Kristin Shutts’s Social Kids Lab and Patricia Devine’s Prejudice and Intergroup Relations Lab, Scott’s …
Chuck Snowdon Honored
Chuck Snowdon will receive the Distinguished Primatologist Award from the American Society of Primatologists, which recognizes his outstanding career and contributions to the field. This is the highest award that the ASP can bestow, and …
Clarke and Zettersten awarded NSF Fellowships
Emily Clarke of Professor Janet Hyde’s lab, and Martin Zettersten of both Professor Jenny Saffran and Professor Gary Lupyan’s labs have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year. Please join us in congratulating them.
Coffey receives Alliant Energy James R. Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Patricia Coffey, teaching faculty member in the Department of Psychology and respected forensic psychologist, was recently honored by the Universities of Wisconsin and the Alliant Energy Foundation for her exemplary contributions to teaching and …
Connect with the Psychology Department on Social Media
Connect with the Psychology Department on Social Media! Follow the Psychology Department on Twitter @uwpsych for updates and announcements about opportunities and events. Anddon’t forget about our Facebook! Like us on Facebook (UW-Madison Department of Psychology) to see news and …
Covering faces around kids won’t mask emotions
Kids were able to correctly identify emotions on faces displaying (from left) sadness, anger and fear even when they were covered by a surgical mask. IMAGE COURTESY ASHLEY RUBA. The proliferation of face coverings to …
COVID-19 Impact on Undergraduate Events
Due to the ongoing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 situation and recent campus update to move instruction online for the remainder of the semester, the Department of Psychology Student Thesis and Research Symposium and Undergraduate Awards …