FEATURING Mitch Prinstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill TITLE Predicting Adolescent Suicidal Behavior ABSTRACT Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults, yet remains a remarkably understudied area. Our recent work has examined atypical acute interpersonal stress responses that may be associated prospectively with self-injury trajectories among […]
FEATURING Emilio Ferrer, University of California, Davis TITLE Statistical and exploratory models for studying dynamics in social interactions ABSTRACT Two important goals in the study of social interactions are: (a) the identification of patterns representative of the dynamics among the units in the system (e.g., parent-child, teacher-student, husband-wife), and (b) the use of such patterns to make predictions about the […]
MICHAEL CHANDLER LECTURE FEATURING Dr. Susan Gelman, University of Michigan TITLE Origins of Essentialist Reasoning ABSTRACT Essentialism is the idea that items have an underlying reality that explains their manifest appearance and determines their identity. I argue that essentialism is an early cognitive bias. Young children’s concepts reflect a deep commitment to essentialism, and this […]
FEATURING Joseph Henrich, University of British Columbia TITLE On the Origins of WEIRD People (Or, why psychology should become a historical science) BIO Dr. Joseph Henrich holds the Canada Research Chair in Culture, Cognition and Coevolution at UBC where he is a professor in the Departments of Psychology and Economics. His research interests include evolutionary […]
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 opportunity for students 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 […]
Following tradition, Psychfest is an annual event where second-year UBC Psychology MA students and new PhD students present their research to the entire department.
2019 Psychfest: Psychapalooza