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How air pollution
affects our cognition
and mental health
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Psychology’s ‘ideas worth
spreading’
Psychologists are reaching millions
through TED talks.
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Gold-medal psychology
Sport psychologists are helping elite
athletes prepare for the 2012 London
Olympic games.
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The psychology of HIV/AIDS
prevention
At a conference co-sponsored by APA,
psychologists emphasize that behavioral
interventions are essential to slowing
Washington, D.C.’s AIDS epidemic.
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Plan now for these convention
sessions
APA’s directorates recommend several
not-to-miss programs at APA’s 2012
Annual Convention, Aug. 2–5, in
Orlando, Fla.
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Psychology’s peace builders
Members of APA’s Div. 48 (Society for the
Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence)
are conducting research and working
in the field to understand how conflicts
arise and help end the violence.
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And the answer is …
The five candidates for APA’s 2014
president answer two more questions,
this month — on the nation’s changing
demographics and the impact of
technology on psychology.
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MONITOR ON PSYCHOLOGY • JULY/AUGUST 2012