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brief In likely to use these services than their white peers, indicating that such services could be an effective point of entry for providing treatment to populations that have traditionally had trouble getting it. (In press in the Community Mental Health Journal, http://dx.doi. org/10.1007/s10597-011-9413-x) n Discordant emotions — such as feeling bittersweet or grinning in spite of sadness — might inspire creativity and atypical thinking, according to a study by researchers from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. They asked participants to force happy or sad faces, then recount either a happy or sad story, or listen to happy or sad music. Then participants were asked to rate how well specific objects fit into categories, such as how well “bus,” “airplane” and “camel” fit into the category “vehicle.” People who had expressed discordant emotions in the previous experimental stage, such as smiling while telling a sad story, were more likely to rate “camel” and other atypical answers as highly belonging to the category. That suggests that conflicted emotions open the mind to less stereotypical thinking, the researchers say. (Social Psychological and Personality Science, Vol. 2, No. 4, http:// dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550610391677) n We might lose the ability to lie and to detect others’ lies as we age, according to a study by researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Researchers showed video clips of people either under the age of 30 or over the age of 60 to two groups of participants with average ages of 16 21 and 71. Speakers in the video clips either expressed their true feelings on a topic or lied about them. Researchers asked the participants to rate whether they thought the speakers were lying or not. For both the younger and older speakers, the older experimental group was worse at identifying the liars than was the younger group. Also, both groups were better able to detect liars in the older speakers than in the younger ones. Researchers suspect that declining working memory and executive functioning skills could underlie the decreased ability to lie and detect lies. (In press in Psychology and Aging, http:// dx.doi.org/10.1037/ a0023380) n Preschool can help kids overcome poverty-related disadvantages and succeed as adults, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota. They looked at longitudinal data from more than 1,400 people born between 1979 and 1980, most of whom were born in poverty. The researchers found that for those who attended preschool, 81.5 percent completed high school (compared with 77.5 percent for those who didn’t attend preschool); 34.4 percent currently rank at a moderate or higher socioeconomic status (compared with 28.6 percent); 75.9 percent currently have health insurance (compared with 63.9 percent); and 16.5 percent reported abusing drugs or alcohol (compared with 23 percent). Preschool could give children an opportunity to escape the negative lifelong consequences that are often associated with childhood Photos.com Preschool may enable children to escape the negative consequences associated with poverty. Monitor on psychology • septeMber 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-011-9413-x http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-011-9413-x http://www.Photos.com http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0023380 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0023380 http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0023380 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550610391677 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550610391677

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Monitor on Psychology - September 2011

Monitor on Psychology - September 2011
Letters
President’s Column
Contents
From the CEO
Supreme Court hears psychologists on prison and video game cases
Antipsychotics are overprescribed in nursing homes
New MCAT likely to recognize the mind-body connection
A $2 million boost for military and families
In Brief
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
On Your Behalf
Judicial Notebook
Random Sample
TIME CAPSULE
QUESTIONNAIRE
Speaking of Education
SCIENCE WATCH
An uncertain future for American workers
Advocating for psychotherapy
PRACTICE PROFILE
ETHICALLY SPEAKING
Seared in our memories
Helping kids cope in an uncertain world
APA and Nickelodeon team up
Muslims in America, post 9/11
Bin Laden’s death
‘They expect us to be there’
Answering the call of public policy
Candidates answer final questions
APA News
Division Spotlight
New leaders
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Disaster relief training
Honoring teaching excellence
Personalities

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