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Lessons in the Delicate Art of Confronting Offensive Speech

Then the researchers, under the guise of fellow participants, push back. “We confront them in a variety of ways, sometimes harshly – ‘That’s racist!’ – and sometimes much less so, appealing to equality: ‘Shouldn’t…

2016-10-12
In Memoriam: Merle Prim 2016-10-05
Western's Jeff Carroll attends Huntington's Disease fundraiser in L.A. 2016-09-29
Western’s Jeff Grimm Gets New $100,000 Grant from National Institutes of Health for his Research on Addictions and Cravings 2016-09-27
‘Pokémon Go’ Adds to Safety Concerns Associated with Smartphone Use, says WWU Professor 2016-07-27
How distracted are people when they are walking and texting?

How do cellphones decrease personal safety? WWU's Ira Hyman talk about "distracted walking" and Pokemon Go.

2016-07-20
How to enhance your self-confidence

Job interview? Sales pitch? Big date? How you see the situation can affect how it goes. Psychologists know that when you change how you perceive a challenging situation, how you present it to yourself, your performance can improve.

2016-07-14
Psychology Department recruiting for study on adolescent identity development 2016-06-29
Western’s Jeff Carroll Awarded More than $1.2 Million in Pair of Grants to Research Huntington’s Disease 2016-05-24
Should using your mobile phone while walking be outlawed?

As beneficial as they are to our lives, mobile phones also present a legitimate threat to public safety – and not because of on-road use or radiation.

Many mobile phone users now text, or intently perform some other function on their phone, while walking. This is commonly seen in public…

2016-04-12
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