We’re looking forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C. for APA’s Annual Conventionopens in new window! Division 3 will be hosting a social hour which will provide an excellent opportunity to network with fellow researchers in experimental psychology and cognitive science. Here are a few other reasons why you should attend:
Reason #1: Division 3’s awesome lineup of Invited Symposia!
This year’s lineup of symposia covers exciting topics including memory across the lifespan, false memory, misinformation, and metacognition. Thanks to our Program Committee Members, Nadia Brashier and Robert Greene, for putting these together.
I. Memory and Attention Across the Adult Life Span
How does healthy aging change what we attend to and eventually remember? This session lies at the intersection of mind wandering, motivation, and memory. Three expert speakers will describe how frequently older adults’ minds wander, how sensitive they are to incentives, and how well they sleep, all of which have downstream consequences for episodic memory.
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Mind Wandering, Aging, and Memory Consolidation
David A. Balota, Washington University in St. Louis -
Paradoxical Effects of Incentive in Older Adults
Cindy Lustig, University of Michigan -
Using Neural Reinstatement to Investigate Age-Related Episodic Memory Impairments
Audrey Duarte, University of Texas at Austin
II. Real Consequences of False Memories
Why do people remember events that never happened? This session addresses how false memories arise when remembering in groups, after threats to social identity, and despite feeling confident in one’s own memory.
Three distinguished speakers will discuss implications for eyewitness testimony and the fight against fake news.
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Does Remembering with Others Increase or Decrease False Memory?
Suparna Rajaram, Stonybrook University -
The Role of Social Identity Threat in the Formation of False Memories for Fake News
Ciara M. Greene, University College Dublin -
False Eyewitness Memory: When Should We Trust a Confident Eyewitness?
Chad Dodson, University of Virginia
III. Reducing Reliance on Misinformation
Misinformation harms public health, incites violence, and undermines elections. How can we increase discernment in a post-truth world? This symposium offers solutions from psychology, education, and communication research. Three expert speakers will discuss their successes in incentivizing accuracy, prebunking and debunking misconceptions, and shifting attention to new beliefs.
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The Role of Partisan Identity in the Belief in and Spread of Misinformation
Jay J. Van Bavel, New York University -
Education in the Age of Misinformation and ‘Fake News’
Panayiota Kendeou, University of Minnesota -
Going Beyond Misinformation Correction by Rethinking Cognitive and Motivational Processes
Dolores Albarracín, University of Pennsylvania
IV. Understanding the Limits of Our Own Knowledge
How do we know what we know? Increasing access to information makes it hard to tell where our own understanding ends. In this session, three distinguished speakers will explain why some ideas “feel right,” what curiosity is really telling us, and how well metacognitive cues translate to a digital world.
- What Makes Ideas Feel Right? A Feelings-as-Information Perspective on Epistemic Intuitions
Norbert Schwarz, University of Southern California -
Curiosity as a Discrepancy Detector
Janet Metcalfe, Columbia University -
Metacognition in the Age of the Augmented Mind
Daniel M. Oppenheimer, Carnegie Mellon University
Reason #2: Take advantage of the cross-disciplinary programming at Convention!
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Hear from research in the broader field by attending captivating talks on the Mainopens in new window and Featureopens in new window Stages and Science Summitsopens in new window on some of the most prevalent contemporary issues.
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Improve your teaching by attending engaging sessions from Division 2opens in new window, the Society for Teaching of Psychology.
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Check out other exciting division programming, such as Division 6opens in new window (Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology), Division 7opens in new window (Developmental Psychology), and Division 15opens in new window (Educational Psychology). APA also has programming just for graduate studentsopens in new window and early-career psychologists!
Reason #3: Enjoy a science vacation in Washington, D.C.!
Make the most of your time in the Nation’s Capital by planning some fun and unique experiences while you’re in town. Whether you’re interested in culture, history, nature, or something else entirely, you’ll find what you’re looking for in DCopens in new window.
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Stroll the National Mallopens in new window and check out the many *free* Smithsonian museumsopens in new window.
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Get outside! Check out the U.S. National Arboretumopens in new window or U.S. Botanic Gardenopens in new window.
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If you’re traveling with kids, check out the National Children’s Museumopens in new window or the Planet Word Museumopens in new window, where language comes to life.
Register now!opens in new window We can’t wait to see you in D.C.!