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Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology
You asked for it! You can now preview the full table of contents to Psi Chi’s latest eBook, “An Eye on the Workplace: Achieving a Career With a Bachelor’s in Psychology.” https://www.psichi.org/blogpost/987366/347208/
From UTRGV Continuing Education:
The Bereavement Coordinator Certificate Program is starting soon. This course is designed to equip professionals with the skills to guide grieving families to proper avenues of support.
Register here: https://bit.ly/2O5jJyj
#learningneverstops #bereavement
Our Bereavement Coordinator Certificate Program is starting soon. This course is designed to equip professionals with the skills to guide grieving families to proper avenues of support.
Register here: https://bit.ly/2O5jJyj
#learningneverstops #bereavement
Are you still looking for an interesting online-course to have a deeper understanding about human cognition, memory, language, learning, decision-making, reasoning, sensation and perception?
Our 4319-94L Cognitive Psychology will be your one of your great options.
Hello psychology students! The Psychological Science Department needs your help ASAP. We decorated our office doors last week for a door competition honoring FIESTA week and we could really use your votes. Please like the picture in the original post located on Facebook under “UTRGV College of Liberal Arts”. All you have to do is click on the original picture below and then click "LIKE". Everything you see here except the papel picado and the zarape runner was hand made by office staff. Thank you in advance for taking a few minutes of your time to give us your vote!!! PLEASE SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE AT UTRGV!! AND FEEL FREE TO SHARE THE POST IF YOU WANT WITH THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS.
-Psychological Science Staff
Brain Day at IMAS, March 24th 2018
Brain Day at IMAS, March 24th 2018
Congress Stops NIH From Implementing New Clinical Trials Policy
The US Congress has directed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to delay a new policy that would reclassify basic research involving humans as “clinical trials”, a change that APS actively opposed.
APA trends report: tracks and analyses the top 10 trends in psychology that are likely to have the largest impacts on the field of psychology and society at large in 2018.
This special report is just a small example of the great content the APA produces for its members, including our Monitor on Psychology magazine. Read below to learn more about the great benefits our members enjoy and what we can do for you.
A Letter to Young Scientists
Psychological science in the 21st century promises to be quite different from that of the preceding century. During the 20th century, we saw a specialization, differentiation, and development of various approaches, methods, and levels of …
https://www.npr.org/series/423302056/hidden-brain
The Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world – and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain's host Shankar Vedantam reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationsh...
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Understanding Mental Disorder through a Scientific Lens
A team of clinical scientists takes an in-depth look at three systems used for understanding mental-health disorders.
Attention students! The Dept. of Psychological Science is offering two new courses this Spring 2018 semester. See images for details. Please contact the course instructors for additional details.
Seminar tomorrow (open to faculty and students)
Effectiveness of an Education Program on Improving Border Hispanics’ Physical Activity Behaviors for Weight Loss/Control
Xiaohui (Sophie) Wang, PhD
Date: Friday November 3, 2017
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 AM
Location: EMAGC 2.416 and BSTUN 2.22A
Psychology Club - Edinburg
We are selling Psychology Club shirts to members and the general public! 🤓💖
They are just $10!!
If you want one, please message our page or contact Joahana at [email protected] or Fabian at [email protected].
THANK YOU 🙏🏼☺️
UTRGV student Robert Ramirez is making a short film for his honors project in a Stress Management class and looking for student volunteers who are willing to be interviewed. The film project is about stress: exploring the ways in which UTRGV students experience and cope with stress and students’ views about the positive and negative effects of stress.
Interviews will be kept short (no more than 15 minutes) and will take place over the next few weeks. If you’d like to be a part of this project, or have questions about it, please email him no later than Friday, Oct 13th.
Robert Ramirez [email protected]
Neuroscience News and Research
3D model showcasing the anatomy and functional aspects of the brain.
(via National Institutes of Health (NIH))
The showing of the S WORD documentary (surviving from depression and suicidal thought) will take place today in Edinburg at the STUN theater at 12:30pm and tomorrow in Brownsville in the Gran Salon at 12:30pm. Lisa Klein (the film's creator) and local experts will be on hand to answer questions and lead a discussion.
The Rider
“First, I have to describe what our clinical trial will look like and how it will impact our knowledge on how we treat children with dental phobia,” Seligman said in explaining the grant application process.
Optimize Learning With Psychological Science
Study tips abound, but which ones actually work? Researchers translate the evidence into useful strategies for students.
The Rider
The Florence L. Denmark award is named after the influential psychologist and former president of the American Psychological Association. It comes with a $1,000 award for Benham, $500 for the chapter and recognition for the university.
UTRGV COLTT - Center for Online Learning and Teaching Technology
BLACKBOARD ASSESSMENTS ISSUE
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***It is not recommended to begin or complete a quiz/exam until the problem is fixed. We will inform all users once the problem is resolved.***
Free Mental Health Conference
Saturday, Oct 7th, 2017
Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology
Do you feel challenged writing in APA format? Check out our new article that will help make you more confident and comfortable, and will clue you into common mistakes! Read advice for conquering the style from experts in areas ranging from a professor to a student editor:https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.psichi.org/resource/resmgr/journal_2017/FallJN17-APAStyle.pdf #PsiChiJournal
Association for Psychological Science
Wonder Woman was first showcased in a 1941 issue of All-Star Comics, but her origins can be traced back to a psychophysiology lab started by William James:
UTRGV | UTRGV, Lincoln Middle School, celebrate white coat ceremony for “Student Neuroscientists”
Dr. Frederick Ernst, professor of psychology and interim chair of the UTRGV Department of Psychological Science, helps a Lincoln Middle School (McAllen) student on with her “Student Neuroscientist” white coat, during a special ceremony on April 19. She was one of 26 seventh- and eighth- graders who…
2017 UTRGV Student Leadership Awards: Student Organization of the Year (Psi Chi), Image of Involvement Award (Psi Chi), UTRGV Faculty Advisor of the Year (Grant Benham).
The Spring 2017 Psi Chi and Psychology Club induction and awards ceremony. Congratulations to the new Psi Chi inductees, the newly-elected officers, and the award winners! Thanks to the outgoing officers who did such a great job this year - and the ceremony organizers!
Congratulations to our UTRGV psychology students who presented research at this year's SouthWestern Psychological Association (SWPA) conference. Eight presentations were given, supported by faculty mentors Dr. Jou, Dr. Gasquoine, Dr. Weimer, Dr. Benham, and Dr. Ernst. Three oral presentations, given by students from Dr. Benham's Stress & Health Lab, won regional Psi Chi research awards, with a fourth presentation winning a SWPA research award.
Brain Day at IMAS was March 11th, but there's another Brain Day coming up in Brownsville this Saturday (March 18th). See flyer below!
Couldn't make it out to Brain Day this past Saturday? NO WORRIES! Brain Day in Brownsville is this week! #SpringBreakPlans #keeplearning
Join us for Brain Day 2017 at the International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen on Saturday, March 11th from 12-4pm.
Learn how to use the Qualtrics online survey platform for research
A workshop for students, presented by students.
11:30 AM on Friday Feb 17th
Edinburg campus STAC 1.102 building
Psychology Club - Edinburg
Be a hero and join us February 13 from 10am-4pm at the UTRGV Ballroom. All successful donors will receive a McDonald's meal coupon.
1201 W University Dr, SBS 356
Edinburg, TX
78539
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