Name of PSY231 Changing from “Abnormal Psychology” to “Psychopathology and Mental Distress”
The SUNY New Paltz Department of Psychology is changing the name of PSY231 from “Abnormal Psychology” to “Psychopathology and Mental Distress.” The change takes effect starting with the Summer 2023 semester. Why the name change? The term “abnormal psychology” is increasingly considered pejorative and stigmatizing, as evidenced by the fact...
Glenn Geher and Five Students and Alumni Publish Book on Positive Evolutionary Psychology with Cambridge University Press
An Introduction to Positive Evolutionary Psychology, published recently by Cambridge University Press, is the newest book in their Applied Evolutionary Science series edited by David Bjorklund. This brief book (termed an Element by Cambridge) focuses on how work in the field of evolutionary psychology can help people, communities, and organizations make...
Cognitive Science Colloquium Series on April 20, featuring Professor Heather Sheridan from the University of Albany, SUNY
Please join us for the Cognitive Colloquium Series: The Perceptual Skill of Experts in Music and Chess: Evidence from Eye Movements on Thursday, April 20th at 5:00pm in Science Hall 181. A description from Dr. Sheridan: In this talk, I will discuss how eye tracking methodology can be used to...
Review of the 7th Annual Darwin Day Symposium (2023)
Each year, the New Paltz Evolutionary Psychology Lab teams up with the Hudson Valley Humanists to hold a symposium near or on the date of Charles Darwin’s birthday (February 12th). Traditionally, students and members of the lab present studies they have been working on to members of the Hudson Valley...
Evolutionary Psych Lab Publishes Study on Perceptions of Men’s Status and Attractiveness
Along with Dr. Sethu Karthikeyan of Pace University and a team of researchers from Penn State, several members of the SUNY New Paltz Evolutionary Psychology Lab co-authored a recent publication on vocal details related to ratings of status and attractiveness in men. New Paltz contributors, who are all named co-authors,...