http://www.psych.ubc.ca UBC's Department of Psychology Website en-us (c) 2006-12 Psychology, UBC. All rights reserved. Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Committee : A. DeLongis (supervisor) C. Hoppmann W. Linden Outside Examiner : D. Paulhus (chair) cc: D. G. Hall, S. Woody (Grad Advisors) A copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Committee: T. Handy (research supervisor)J. EnnsD. G. Hall (chair) A copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistantcc: D.G. Hall/S. Woody (co-Grad Directors) Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Committee: Jeremy Biesanz (supervisor), Del Paulhus, Anita DeLongisOutside Examiner: Mark Schaller (chair) Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Committee: Alan Kingstone (research supervisor), James T. Enns, Stan Floresco Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Committee: Mark Schaller, Toni Schmader (chair), Jessica Tracy (research supervisor)A copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Committee: Anita DeLongis (research supervisor), Christiane Hoppmann (chair), Ken CraigA copy of the thesis is available upon request from the Graduate Program Assistant. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Committee: Mark Schaller (supervisor), Ara Norenzayan, Anita DeLongisOutside Examiner: Susan Birch (chair)Grad Advisors: Sheila Woody and Geoff HallA copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Committee: Jessica Tracy (supervisor), Joseph Henrich, Kiley HamlinOutside Examiner: Mark Schaller (chair)Grad Advisors: Geoff Hall and Sheila WoodyA copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700 Clinical Psychology PresentationDr. Ron RapeeProfessorDepartment of PsychologyMacquarie UniversityCurrent Directions in Treatment of Child Anxiety Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700 There is now substantial evidence that culture affects both the content and processes of thought. This talk describes an ongoing collaborative research project with the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin and the American Indian Center of Chicago focusing on biological cognition and science education. Studies with biological experts (hunters and fisherfolk), and less expert children and adults converge in suggesting clear cultural differences in ways of conceptualizing (the rest of) nature. An analysis of children's books provides further converging evidence for a relational orientation that may support systems level thinking. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Committee:L. Walker (supervisor)T. SchmaderK. McleanOutside Examiner: S. Birch (chair)A copy of the thesis is available from the Graduate Secretary upon request. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.greencollege.ubc.ca/whats_on/index/events863/2013-02.php Hoarding has recently become a topic of household conversation. Via reality TV shows and the news media, many have become enthralled with images and stories of individuals whose lives have been taken over by excessive accumulation of apparently worthless objects. Yet, many areaware that these are sensationalized and limited depictions of a complex psychological phenomenon. This presentation will address the following questions: What is and what is not compulsive hoarding? What are the prevalence and distribution of this condition? What is the status of compulsive hoarding as a psychological disorder? How do researchers and clinicians currently conceptualize compulsive hoarding? Why is it so difficult to treat? What types of treatment are currently available and what is being done in Vancouver to manage hoarding at the community level? In addressing these questions, the speakers will also present their ongoing research efforts. Their aim is to provide an overview of current, research-informed knowledge about compulsive hoarding to supplement current popular conceptions. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Alyssa CroftThey Do as I Do, not as I Say: Transmission of Gender Role Beliefs from Parents to ChildrenDan RandlesExistential Pain Hurts: Tylenol Reduces Reactions to Surreal or Existentially Troubling ExperiencesMark SchallerHow Do Diseases Create Cultures? Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Dealing with scarce resources can pose significant cognitive challenges. In a series of studies, I’ll present how resource scarcity impedes fundamental cognitive functions such as the ability to extract structure and to exert executive control. Implications for sustainability, well-being, and environmentally responsible behavior are discussed. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Among sustainability researchers, advocates and practitioners, there is a growing recognition that efforts to confront the environmental challenges we face-from local issues to global crises-can be supported by integrating insights from the behavioral sciences into environmental policy and intervention design. In this talk, I highlight some of the core contributions that psychological research has to offer in this domain and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing the field of behavioural sustainability moving forward. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 The primary goal of this event is to promote the connection between undergraduate students and members of our department (e.g., faculty, graduate students, post-docs, etc.). We hope you can stop by to snack and chat with our students because your attendance helps make an important difference to their undergraduate experience. Even if you can only spare 20-30 minutes, we would be most grateful for your time. >> Please RSVP to James (psa.vpsocial@psych.ubc.ca) by this Friday, January 11th at 12PM. This will allow us to plan properly for food and other services. This event will be hosted by the Psychology Students' Association (PSA) and the Department of Psychology. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Wanying ZhaoEarly social learning using emotional informationLauren HumanCauses and consequences of accurate first impressions: The roles of social goals and well-being Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Candidate for the Behavioural Sustainability faculty position (IRES / Psychology)Psychology-inspired tools can help increase individual engagement in climate change issues. The current research identifies several ways of framing climate change impacts and solutions to increase personal relevance and further motivate individuals to take action. New options for measuring climate change engagement are also proposed. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800 Committee:P. Graf (research supervisor)J. EnnsE. Eich Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Committee:C. Johnston (research supervisor)A. MikamiS. Birch Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Liane Gabora from UBC Okanagan may lead a discussion and introduce us to some of her research. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://talyarkoni.org/ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Dr. Marc Berman received his Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience and industrial and operations engineering at the University of Michigan.During graduate school, Marc was the recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute in Toronto where he examines the brain mechanisms involved in controlling thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and how to improve those abilities. Marc has authored or co-authored over 26 publications in peer-reviewed journals and edited book chapters on these topics. His work has also been cited in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker Magazine, and the Boston Globe as well as other media and news outlets.His research in Attention Restoration Theory was cited in the New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist book by Nicholas Carr, The Shallows: What the internet is doing to our brains. Berman's groundbreaking research has shown that spending time with nature -- for example, going for a walk in the park -- refreshes our brain, improving attention and memory performance. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://research.baycrest.org/rtodd Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~pstjacques/Home.html Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://micda.psc.isr.umich.edu/people/profile/1002/Robert_Stawski Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://profiles.ucsf.edu/ProfileDetails.aspx?Person=5316337 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800 https://sites.google.com/site/fschen/http Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 https://sites.google.com/site/thomasfullerrowell Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 The primary goal of this event is to promote the connection between undergraduate students and members of our department (e.g., faculty, graduate students, post-docs, etc.). We hope you can stop by to snack and chat with our students because your attendance helps make an important difference to their undergraduate experience. Even if you can only spare 20-30 minutes, we would be most grateful for your time.Please RSVP to James (psa.vpsocial@psych.ubc.ca) by Friday, November 16 at 10AM. This will allow us to plan properly for food and other services. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 New ideas! Research! Science! Energy!This is the third year we have held the Psychology 217 Research Methods Poster Session, and each year it gets bigger, better, and more inspiring! Come be a part of it!As part of our department’s commitment to offering our majors enriched educational experiences, over 600 second year psychology majors have been working in teams all term long to design, conduct, and analyze the results of a quantitative research project. In addition to writing scientific reports individually, teams also present their work in poster session form. This project, including these reporting activities, provides students with first-hand experience with the entire academic research process in psychology.We would be delighted if you could join us for all or part of our 3rd annual Psychology 217 Research Methods Poster Session. Who knows... you might even find your next stellar research assistant, directed studies student, or grad student! Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-20122013/ Despite its ubiquity and centrality to human affairs, religion remains, from an academic perspective, one of the least studied and most poorly understood aspects of human behavior. This talk will introduce the theoretical background to a multi-million dollar, 6-year SSHRC Partnership Grant recently awarded to UBC to explore the cultural evolutionary roots of religion and morality, bringing together theorists of religion, philosophers, historians, linguists, anthropologists, psychologists, economists, biologists, and mathematicians to generate hypotheses concerning the evolutionary origins of religion and morality, and to test them with a variety of methods, including textual interpretation, qualitative historical analysis, quantification of historical data, ethnographic observation, controlled laboratory experiments and mathematical modeling. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://brain.ubc.ca/events/neuroscience-research-colloquia-schedule-for-2012-2013/ Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Congregation for Psychology will be held in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 12:30pm. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 The primary goal of this event is to promote the connection between undergraduate students and members of our department (e.g., faculty, graduate students, post-docs, etc.). We hope you can stop by to snack and chat with our students because your attendance helps make an important difference to their undergraduate experience. Even if you can only spare 20-30 minutes, we would be most grateful for your time.Please RSVP to James (psa.vpsocial@psych.ubc.ca) by no later than Friday, 19-Oct at 12PM. This will allow us to plan properly for food and other services. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Followed by a discussion on the new format for the comprehensive exams. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-20122013/ Cooperation is central to human social behavior. Choosing to cooperate, however, requires individuals to incur a personal cost to benefit others. Why, then, are people often willing to cooperate, and how can the fundamentally selfish process of natural selection favor 'altruistic' cooperation? In this talk I explore the cognitive basis of cooperative decision-making in humans using a dual process framework: Are people predisposed toward selfishness, behaving cooperatively only through active self-control? Or are we intuitively cooperative, with reflection and prospective reasoning favoring 'rational' self-interest? I will present data from the economic 'Public Goods Game' to investigate this issue, from both correlation and manipulation studies and using both college undergraduates and the more diverse subject pool offered by Amazon Mechanical Turk. The results provide convergent evidence that intuition supports cooperation in social dilemmas, while reflection can undermine these cooperative impulses. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://brain.ubc.ca/events/neuroscience-research-colloquia-schedule-for-2012-2013/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~florescolab/ Abstract:Choosing between smaller, assured rewards or larger, uncertain ones requires reconciliation of competing biases towards more certain or riskier options. These conflicting urges reflect an interplay between distributed neural circuits linking the frontal lobes to subcortical regions that process emotional and reward-related information that in turn influence response selection. Each of these regions is interconnected with the dopamine system. My laboratory focuses on understanding the specific contributions of these dopaminergic circuits to risk-based decision making, and how they interact to facilitate these types of judgments, using rodents as a model system. Our work has shown that subcortical circuitry linking the amygdala and the ventral striatum appears to promote a more visceral bias towards larger, uncertain rewards, whereas prefrontal regions serve to temper these urges when riskier options become less profitable via top-down control over the amygdala. Dopamine transmission within these regions also makes dissociable, yet complementary, contributions to risk/reward judgments, promoting either exploitation of current favorable circumstances or exploration of more profitable ones when conditions change. These findings provide insight into the dynamic competition between these cortical/subcortical circuits that shape our decision biases and underlie conflicting urges when evaluating options that vary in terms of potential risks and rewards. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 The Developmental Area holds area meetings every other Wednesdays at 3pm in the Suedfeld Lounge, which are open to all members of the department and beyond. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 The program is designed to help graduate students become better mentors of the students they supervise and teach. We will meet once a month in a cafe (and get some free drinks while at it) and exchange ideas about how to make the experience of our mentees and ourselves as mentors more rewarding. By the end of the program, you will create mentorship statements containing the gist of your mentorship philosophy that you have developed over the course of the program. You will also be given on official certificate of participation in the program, so who knows, participating in the program may give you the edge over those other candidates when applying for jobs. Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 A chat with Dr. Sheila Woody (Co-Director of the UBC Psychology Graduate Program)Are you considering graduate studies in psychology? Not sure what it takes to be competitive for UBC Psychology and other highly-ranked universities? This workshop, led by Dr. Sheila Woody, Co-Director of the UBC Psychology Graduate Program and Professor of Clinical Psychology, will discuss a number of topics that you should be thinking about as you head in this direction (e.g., marks, GREs, research experience). At the end of the workshop, you will have a better sense of the application process and what shapes a strong application.NOTE: you MUST be a member of the Psychology Students’ Association (PSA) to participate in this event. For your convenience, you may join at the door of the event by completing a brief membership application and by providing $10 cash (exact change, please). The $10 membership fee provides you complimentary access to all PSA events for the rest of the academic year. Please plan to come 15-20 minutes early to expedite the membership process so that the event starts in a timely manner. Light treats and beverages will be provided.This workshop is sponsored by the Psychology Students’ Association (PSA) and the 2012-13 Learning Smackdown series from the Department of Psychology.If you have any questions, please email Leigh (PSA Academic Coordinator: psa.acadcoor@psych.ubc.ca) or Dr. Souza (souza@psych.ubc.ca). Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 The workshop is on Wednesday September 26, 2:30-4 in the Suedfeld Lounge. Come hear from our TA Mentor team how to use Vista (at 2:30), Turnitin (at 2:50), HSP system as a researcher/TA (at 3:10), and the Scantron machine (at 3:30). Stay for all, or come for the parts you're most interested in (note that the times provided per session are approximate).We encourage you to send your new (and not so new!) grad students and/or your lab managers to attend all four sessions. And of course, Faculty are welcome as well! Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Part of this meeting will be on Professional Development.Example of covered topics:- Marketing yourself as an independent researcher- A look at the hiring process Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-20122013/ Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Are you considering any of the following UBC learning experiences? Arts Co-op ProgramArts Internship ProgramArts Tri-Mentorship Community-Based Experiential Learning (CBEL) Go Global (Exchange) Experiences through ALL of these programs will help you to build your skills, network, and discover your interests. Come to an information session just for Psychology majors and learn about how the programs work, the types of work and community experiences you can expect, and more. Full program details can be found at: Arts Co-op Program - deadline to apply - September 26 at 4:00 pm Arts Internship Program - deadline to apply - October 5 Arts Mentorship Program - deadline to apply - September 26 at noon Community-Based Experience Learning Go GlobalWe hope to see you there! Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Abstract: Just when we thought we had worked out the main outlines of self-regulation theory, several new findings have emerged to challenge that picture. This talk presents results from laboratory, longitudinal, and meta-analytic studies. High self-control may specialize less in resisting temptation than in avoiding it. Self-control is often highly effective but does grow weaker (ego depletion) as the day wears on. Ego depletion intensifies subjective desires and feelings, rather than just weakening powers of restraint. Similarity in trait self-control is not the best predictor of relationship satisfaction. Powerful leaders self-regulate task performance in unusual ways, sometimes performing better but sometimes worse than subordinates. Bio:Roy F. Baumeister is the Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Princeton in 1978. He has nearly 400 publications and over 20 books. His laboratory is currently funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Templeton Foundation. In 2007, his works were cited over a thousand times in the scientific research literature. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.hecc.ubc.ca/the-evolution-of-religion-cooperation-and-morality-20122013/ The Evolution of Religion, Cooperation and Morality 2012/2013The evolutionary and cognitive sciences have recently experienced an explosion of work on religion, cooperation, and morality, and in particular on their interrelationships. The series will feature both leading researchers on these topics from Vancouver and experts from across the globe. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Social Personality area talk series for the course term. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 The Developmental Area holds area meetings every other Wednesdays at 3pm in the Suedfeld Lounge, which are open to all members of the department and beyond. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.events.ubc.ca/imagine2012/returning/arts/psychology/ The Psychology Department welcomes students to campus with a 90 minute presentation on careers in psychology, graduate studies, and student opportunities for involvement in clubs, research, and other extra-curricular activities.12:30 - 1:30: Department Information Session (CIRS 1250)1:30 - 2:00: Information about Psych honours program (SWING TBD)1:30 - 2:00: Information about Psych BSC program (SWING TBD)2:00 - 3:30: Psych Open house (Kenny building) Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700 11:30 - 1:00 ORIENTATION FOR NEW PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS (Geoff Hall, Sheila Woody: Co-Directors, Grad program assistant Monica)1:00 - 1:30 TA CUPE 2278 Union rep talk to all (including Neuroscience students)4:00 - 4:30 Clinical students meeting with Charlotte Johnston - Room 16214:30 BBQ for everyone! Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700