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Study Finds Naps May Help Preschoolers Learn

Research has shown that naps play an important role in sustaining new learning in infants. A new study from the University of Arizona suggests naptime could have a similar effect on language learning in preschool-age children.

Researchers studied verb learning in 3-year-olds and found that those who napped after learning new verbs had a better understanding of the words when tested 24 hours later.

Post date: Fri, 02/10/2017 - 16:01

Research Says Teens, Young Adults Explore Differently

The adolescent and college years are often regarded as periods of exploration — when teens and young adults begin to make decisions on their own for the first time.

Post date: Thu, 02/23/2017 - 09:08

Psychology Features in the Arizona Daily Star College of Science Special Section

Our department has FIVE featured stories in this year's College of Science special section in the Arizona Daily Star - LouAnn Gerken, Stephen Cowen, Heidi Hamann, Bob Wilson and a special feature on one of our brightest and best young undergrads working in Carol Barnes' lab - Alison Comrie. Congratulations to our featured researchers.

Post date: Tue, 01/31/2017 - 09:43

Mary-Frances O'Connor Receives American Psychosomatic Society 75th Anniversary Award

Our warmest congratulations to Mary-Frances O’Connor, who is the recipient of an American Psychosomatic Society 75th Anniversary Award.

Post date: Fri, 01/13/2017 - 14:54

Psychology Undergrad Awarded Fall 2016 College of Science Outstanding Senior

Congratulations to Kristina Stepanovic who earned the Fall 2016 College of Science Outstanding Senior Award!
Kristina represents the best of what our psychology majors can accomplish in academics, research, and service before they graduate and move on to the next stage of their careers. Her record demonstrates the highest level of initiative, skill, and resourcefulness among this semester's graduating class. - Ashley Jordan, Ph.D., Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

Post date: Fri, 12/16/2016 - 12:17

Runners' Brains May Have More Connectivity

Research by MRI scans reveal that running may affect the structure and function of the brain in ways similar to complex tasks like playing a musical instrument. UA running expert David Raichlen, an associate professor of anthropology, co-designed the study with UA psychology professor Gene Alexander, who studies brain aging and Alzheimer's disease as a member of the UA's Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute.

Post date: Fri, 12/16/2016 - 11:28

John Allen Earns Humboldt Research Award for Work on Depression

Congratulations to John Allen on receiving the prestigious Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. “The award is granted in recognition of a researcher whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future.”

Post date: Mon, 11/28/2016 - 16:09

Virtual Reality, Real Jealousy

Learning to handle jealousy can be especially beneficial because it’s so easy for a partner, intentionally or not, to induce the feeling in us. Just how easy? A virtual-reality experiment conducted at the University of Arizona offers some insights.

A study by Assistant Professor Mary-Frances O'Connor, Graduate Student Austin Grinberg and Jesus Serrano Careaga (BS Psychology) is featured in the November issue of Psychology Today!

Post date: Wed, 11/02/2016 - 14:55

Study Links Athletic Performance to Mortality

UA doctoral students Colin Zestcott and Uri Lifshin conducted two studies showing that athletes are subconsciously motivated by reminders of death.

It's not the locker room pep talk you'd expect, but new research from the University of Arizona suggests that athletes might perform better when reminded of something a bit grim: their impending death.

Post date: Tue, 11/01/2016 - 11:11

Do you believe in ghosts? UA researcher explains the science of spirits

Gary Schwartz, director of the laboratory for advances in consciousness and health, has been looking into the existence of ghosts for 18 years.

Read the Full Story on Cronkite News:
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/10/31/do-you-believe-in-ghosts-we-explain-the-science-of-spirits/

Post date: Tue, 11/01/2016 - 11:37

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Research Says Teens, Young Adults Explore Differently

The adolescent and college years are often regarded as periods of exploration — when teens and young adults begin to make decisions on their own for the first time.

Post date: Thu, 02/23/2017 - 09:08

Connie Beck Receives Outstanding Contributions and Service Award for 2017

Dr. Connie Beck was awarded an Outstanding Contributions and Service Award for 2017 from the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), Arizona Chapter. Arizona AFCC is an interdisciplinary organization made up of family law professionals, including lawyers, mediators, mental health practitioners, academics, and students. This award is presented to those who have made significant changes to the Arizona AFCC community and who have supported its growth in a multitude of ways.

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