BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UBC Department of Psychology//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://psych.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:UBC Department of Psychology - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20181207T2338Z-1544225900.6535-EO-15644-2@137.82.45.12 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20240328T123557Z CREATED:20180321T180716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180917T222618Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180504T180000 SUMMARY: Psychfest 2018: May the 4th Be With You DESCRIPTION: Following tradition\, Psychfest is an all-day event during whi ch second-year Master’s students\, as well as new PhD students\, present th eir research to the entire department. It’s the only opportunity for studen ts to share their work with everyone in the Psychology department\, so it’s a rare and exciting occasion for each student. In honour of Star […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Following tradition\, Psychfest is an all
-day event during which second-year Master’s students\, as well as new PhD
students\, present their research to the entire department. It’s the only o
pportunity for students to share their work with everyone in the Psychology
department\, so it’s a rare and exciting occasion for each student.
I
n honour of Star Wars\, this year's theme is May the 4th Be With You!
b>Presenters are encouraged to dress up as their favourite Star Wars charac
ter\, and hide Star Wars references on their slides.
The keynote speak
er is Dr. Emily Balcetis from New York University. Dr. Balcetis explor
es how small differences in perception\, whether conscious or nonconscious\
, can have potentially major consequences. Her current work focuses on how
video evidence can bias jury members differently and how our vision can wor
k against us when it comes to effective exercise. Balcetis' goal is to show
that through our awareness of these biases\, we can also overcome them\, f
or an ever so slightly less daunting world.
View the 2018 Psychfest Schedule. Abstracts and titles to
come.
More information on Pyschfest 2018.