Psychology Department
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| Can you really be addicted to your smartphone? | Addiction is a powerful word that gets thrown around a lot these days. There's drug addiction and alcohol addiction – we're all familiar with that. There's also sex addiction and gambling addiction. |
2013-08-16 | |
| Trimble presents at APA convention in Hawaii | 2013-08-06 | ||
| Mrs. Antilla's lessons in poetry, poise still echo in the hearts of her beloved students | When Buffe Antilla of Longview planned an “unbirthday” party to celebrate turning 95, the event was fashioned to mimic a school reunion. The beloved schoolteacher would spool back into the past, gathering former students from near and far — and as far back as the 1970s and ’50s. They… |
2013-08-05 | |
| Retired WWU professor uses research in crafting pun stories | Retired psychology professor Lou Lippman takes his humor seriously. So much so that he has done research into what makes puns most effective. That's why the Bellingham author's new collection of pun stories, "Wince: A Pun on Thyme," is subtitled "Scientifically… |
2013-07-29 | |
| Trimble presents invited paper at Houston conference | 2013-06-27 | ||
| Trimble receives distinguished Francis J. Bonner Award | 2013-06-25 | ||
| 'Sort of' alive: Researchers probe how kids think about robots | One way young kids learn to organize the world is by dividing it into living and non-living things. But now that robots vacuum our floors and smart phones talk back to us, do children think of technology as alive? A team of Washington researchers is exploring how kids interact with robots, and… |
2013-06-18 | |
| 'Sort of' alive: Researchers probe how kids think about robots | One way young kids learn to organize the world is by dividing it into living and non-living things. But now that robots vacuum our floors and smart phones talk back to us, do children think of technology as alive? A team of Washington researchers is exploring how kids interact with robots, and… |
2013-06-17 | |
| Multitasking Is A Don't: 12 Reasons To Stop Doing It | We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while cooking dinner. In today’s society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, even wasteful. But chances are, you’re not doing yourself (or your boss, or your friends and… |
2013-06-14 | |
| Trimble has articles published | 2013-06-06 |