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Red Flags of Graduate Interviews
What are the red flags you should look out for when interviewing for graduate school? In this article, we cover common red flags to look out for, and offer some general advice and questions to ask during your graduate school visit!
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5 Things You Should Know About Neurodiversity
The term neurodiversity refers to a growing movement that views differences in people’s neurology as providing them with valuable diversity and skills opposed to viewing their neurological differences as a disease or disorder that requires treatment. In this article, we list 5 things you should know about neurodiversity.
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Correlation, Causation, and Coffee
In recent news, a large study found a link between coffee consumption and risk for mortality. While the news media has taken off with claims that coffee is the key to longevity, they commit a cardinal sin in science—confusing correlation with causation.
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How to Get Ahead the Summer Before Graduate School
You’ve finished applications, interview cycles, admission processes, and now you’re bound for graduate school. You have three months of free time before you begin one of the greatest maranthon races of your life. So, what should you be doing now to get ahead?
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Lucy in the Sky: What we know from LSD research
This article was authored by Eric Barajas and Stacy Shaw as part of the 2018 pre-graduate spotlight week. Rampant TV public service announcements throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s warned the public of the harmful consequences of drug use. These commercials often showed the frying of an egg or had an actor portray…
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Cognitive behavior therapy as a treatment for anxiety and autism
This article was authored by Victor Rivera and Stacy Shaw as part of the 2018 pre-graduate spotlight week. One of the most pressing concerns in the field of developmental psychopathology, and for parents all over the world, is regarding the need of efficacious interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD is a condition…
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Adult Attachment Theory
This article was authored by Nora McNulty and Stacy Shaw as part of the 2018 pre-graduate spotlight week. If you’ve ever taken an introduction to psychology course, the week on developmental psychology most likely talked about attachment theory, and explored the classic study conducted by Mary Ainsworth in 1978. Called the Strange Situation test, the…
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Introducing the Pre-Graduate Spotlight Series!
Last year, Psychology in Action celebrated it’s 10 year anniversary here at UCLA! Over the years, we have published hundreds of blog posts, hosted numerous of science communication events, and have continued to provide UCLA psychology graduate students the opportunity to disseminate our research to the community. This spring, a select group of PIA graduate…
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10 Pieces of Advice for Graduate School Interviews
The interview process is different at every school, for every department, and no two students have the same experience. However, there are some basic pieces of advice that apply to a wide range of Ph.D. Psych interview weekends.
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MythBusters: Big Words Make You Sound Smart!
Somewhere along the way, we all started believing that if we want to come off as intelligent, we need to use big and flowerly language, and use it often. However, psychological research has investigated this assumption, and the results are surprising.