Thank you to all who attended this year’s conference! A big thanks to the Program Committee, led by Mike Kane, staff, and Marianne Lloyd, our program organizer, for putting on such an excellent in-person meeting. Scientific exchange and great social activities: the defining elements of this unforgettable experience. By the numbers:

Opening Session Recap

Governing Board Chair, Angela Gutchess, Brandeis University, USA, shared highlights of the Society's key activities in 2023:

Initiatives Focused on Students and Early Career Researchers

• Undergraduate membership: New category to foster undergraduate engagement with cognitive psychology.
• Emerging and Developing Nations Travel Grant: Launched to support graduate students attending the Annual Meeting.
• Graduate Student and Postdoc Committee: Established to support trainees and early career professionals in their career development.

Diversity & Inclusion

• The fourth annual Diversity & Inclusion Symposium entitled “Diversity in Disability: Evidence from Disability Identity and Research” was held. This event aimed to encourage attendees to understand disability, equity, inclusion, and access within the scientific community.

Journals

• Implemented Springer’s policy for authors who change their names.
• Authors now can submit an additional abstract in a language other than English.
• Editorial teams’ stipends will increase by 25% starting in 2024.

Strategic Planning

• Governing Board approves the 2024-2030 Strategic Plan. Share your comments on the PS website by January 16 (member login required).

Keynote Address

Jennifer Eberhardt, Stanford University, gave an engaging talk about how bias affects our perceptions and decisions and how we can build systems to protect against these same biases. Eberhardt’s research focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that lead to biased perceptions and decisions. In her words, she works to “understand [racial bias’s] mechanics and its menace”.

Student Social

Over 250 students attended the Student Social held at the Golden Gate Taproom Grill, with most most participants staying for the entire event!

Jogonomics

Despite unfavorable weather conditions, nearly 50 participants braved the elements in the 5 mile or 5k run this year.

Awards Ceremony

During the ceremony, 25 awards were presented to honor distinguished leaders, mid- and early- career scientists, best article recipients, travel award recipients, as well as departing editors and board members - all who have made significant contributions to our society and field.

Jennifer Eberhardt

Keynote Speaker

Diversity & Inclusion Symposium Panel

Poster Session

Keynote Session

Poster Session

Jogonomics!

View the Photo Gallery here. The Photo Gallery for the Awards Ceremony may be found here.

Sensorimotor plasticity and cognitive flexibility:

A Neuoremergentist approach

Arturo Hernandez

University of Houston, USA

January 24, 2024

11:15 AM - 1 PM U.S. Eastern Time | Register Now

Abstract

Neuroemergentism, (NM) is a novel framework which has sought to consider language development as involving the organization and reorganization of cognition and its underlying neural substrate. Work to support this framework comes from studies of language and cognitive development. In this talk, I will focus on two separate levels, the sensorimotor plasticity needed to adjust to new input and the cognitive flexibility needed to select between these competing sources of information. More.

All talks in the One World Seminar Series are underwritten by the Psychonomic Society and made available free of charge. The Psychonomic Society is committed to programmatic accessibility and has secured ASL interpretation and quality closed captioning for all One World events in the 2023-2024 schedule.

Some universities lack graduate school fee waivers for low-income students. Among those that do offer them, it can be hard for prospective applicants to find this information. Clearly, this is yet another obstacle to making academia more equitable and inclusive.

The PS Diversity & Inclusion Committee has created a survey to get a sense of how widespread the problem is and efforts to address it. We urge you to (1) check whether procedures for applying for fee waivers are easy to find on your department’s web page for applicants; (2) if not, determine whether your institution provides waivers; (3) if they do, lobby for making waiver procedures easy to find for applicants; (4) if there is no waiver program, lobby for creating fee waivers within your institution or department.

Automation and Human Cognition

Submission Deadline Extended: December 31, 2023

Guest Editors:

Amy S. McDonnell, University of Utah, USA

John D. Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

David L. Strayer, University of Utah, USA

CR:PI Editor-in-Chief

Sarah Creem-Regehr, University of Utah, USA

This special issue aims to bring together articles related to how humans interact with increasingly automated systems, with a focus on human cognition. We invite articles that explore basic cognitive processes that underlie human-automation interactions, including but not limited to monitoring behavior, mental workload, situational awareness, decision making, vigilance (and vigilance decrements), problem-solving in complex environments, interruptions, and take-over behavior. 

46th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology Meeting 

January 3-6, 2024 | Bonita Springs, Florida, USA 

Curiosity and Learning from Errors 

Janet Metcalfe 

Columbia University, USA 

Abstract

Nobody wants to make a mistake on a test that counts. If a person is taking a high stakes test, performing a concert, giving a lecture, or making a critical medical decision, the last thing they want is to make an error. The issue that is addressed in this talk is not whether making an error in such a situation is desirable. Of course it is not. More.

If you're attending NITOP, please make sure to visit the PS Exhibit Booth. We would love to connect and answer any questions you have about membership or Society business.

About the PS-Sponsored NITOP Speaker Program

A respected scientist from the Society is selected by the Executive Committee to deliver a Society-sponsored talk at the NITOP meeting. The talk should address a topic relevant to any aspect of teaching psychology or improving student success in psychology courses. More.

Over the past six decades, our community of over four thousand cognitive and experimental psychologists has flourished and transformed our science; our influence has been robust and unwavering. As we move forward, advocating for inclusivity, equity, accessibility, and diversity becomes increasingly vital to the future of the field.



We invite you to consider contributing to the J. Frank Yates Student Conference Award, which provides stipends to support the needs of students from underrepresented groups to enhance diversity and inclusion in cognitive psychology. Alternatively, you can donate to the General Fund.

Your donation is invaluable as we work to advance cognition and foster a welcoming and supportive environment for all our members.

Erin Buchanan, Harrisburg University, and Dora Matzke, University of Amsterdam, will assume the roles of Editors-in-Chief for Behavior Research Methods starting on January 1, 2024.

In line with her expertise in scale construction, memory and language, and team science, Dr. Buchanan will oversee submissions related to surveys, open science, computational linguistics, and techniques for measuring attention and memory. This encompasses a broad range of topics, including but not limited to structural equation models, big data and machine-learning techniques, cognitive AI, methods for reading and eye movement research, software development, and online data collection.

Drawing on her expertise in mathematical psychology and cognitive psychometrics, Dr. Matzke will oversee submissions related to statistics, cognitive modeling, decision making, and the measurement of individual differences. This includes, among others, topics related to Bayesian inference, item response and mixed-effects models, meta-analyses, response time models, complexity and network science, as well as measurement and modeling techniques in physiology and cognitive neuroscience

Call for Papers

CR:PI: Automation and Human Cognition

Deadline: December 31

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