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Contents | Spring 2008 DEPARTMENTS FEATURES 3 From the Editor Treatment of Antisocial Greetings 18 Behavior in Children and 4 President’s Message It’s Conference Time Adolescents 18 Alan E. Kazdin, PhD | Yale University (CT) 5 Executive Director’s Message 2009 National Leadership Conference 22 Researching First Impressions 10 Awards & Grants in the Age of Online Profiles Read about the latest award and grant winners Rachel K. Green | Middle Tennessee State University David C. Evans, PhD | Psychster LLC 14 Get Involved Samuel D. Gosling, PhD | University of Texas at Austin A listing of relevant Psi Chi information for students Leadership Development 16 Fields of Psychology 26 Counseling Psychology and Strategies for Lennis G. Echterling, PhD Engaging Students 22 17 Chapter Membership Kenneth A. Weaver, PhD Amie Austin Hearn Emporia State University (KS) Director of Membership Services 36 Convention Calendar Evaluating the Psi Chi convention programs 32 and other meetings Undergraduate Research 38 New Officers Assistantship Experience R. Eric Landrum, PhD 38 New Advisors Boise State University (ID) 38 New Chapters 38 Chapter Name Change Uses of the Psi Chi Journal 34 of Undergraduate Research 38 New Members Christopher Koch, PhD 49 Chapter Activities George Fox University (OR) 54 Psi Chi Merchandise 26 ABBREVIATIONS 8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS APA American Psychological Association APS Association for Psychological Science EPA Eastern Psychological Association 6 2008 Psi Chi Regional MPA Midwestern Psychological Association NEPA New England Psychological Association GOTV & National Conventions RMPA Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Distinguished Lecturers SEPA Southeastern Psychological Association 2008 Nominees SWPA Southwestern Psychological Association for Psi Chi National Council 48 Model Chapter Award WPA Western Psychological Association eye ON PSI CHI WWW.PSICHI.ORG SPRING 2008 | VOLUME 12 | NUMBER 3 EDITOR Lisa Mantooth [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITOR Virginia Andreoli Mathie, PhD [email protected] ART DIRECTOR/ASSOCIATE EDITOR Susan Iles [email protected] Lisa Mantooth Published by Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology. Founded September 4, 1929, at the Ninth International Congress of Executive Officer Psychology,Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Member of the Chief Operations Officer Association of College Honor Societies. Eye on Psi Chi (ISSN 1092- 0803) is pub lished quarterly by Psi Chi, the National Honor So ci ety in From the Editor Psychology. All contents ©2008 by Psi Chi. The pub li ca tion sched ule Greetings! fol lows the ac a dem ic year: fall, win ter, spring, and summer. Pe ri od i - cals postage paid at Chat ta noo ga, Tennessee, and at ad di tion al am very excited about this issue because we have several topics that will interest everyone! I would mailing offices. Print ed in the USA. All opinions ex pressed in signed ar ti cles are those of the author(s) and do not nec es sar i ly reflect those like to urge you to take time to read Ken Weaver’s article on Leadership Strategies (page 26) and a of the editors and/or Psi Chi. timely article about online profiles on websites such as Facebook® and My Space®(page 22). Also, I ED I TO RI AL OF FICE: please review the Convention Calendar section (page 36) on upcoming conferences—the Psi Chi Psi Chi Na tion al Office | P.O. Box 709, Chat ta noo ga, TN 37401-0709 programming at regional and national conferences are designed for you. Street Address: 825 Vine Street | Chattanooga, TN 37403 Tele phone: (423) 756-2044 | Fax: 1-877-PsiChi3 (1-877-774-2443) Email: [email protected] | Website: www.psichi.org Award/Grant Deadlines. The award and grant program is a topic that is very important to me, and Post master: Please send address chang es to: Eye on Psi Chi, I would like to see every one of them given out each year. To achieve this goal, we need you to apply. P.O. Box 709, Chat ta noo ga, TN 37401-0709. Please take some time to review the awards and grants on our website at www.psichi.org/awards/ Permission must be obtained from the author(s) to reprint or adapt a completelist_awards.asp. May 1 is the upcoming deadline for the Allyn & Bacon, Erlbaum, Guilford, table or figure; to reprint quotations exceeding the limits of fair use from one source, and/or to reprint any portion of poetry, prose, or song lyrics. and Kay Wilson Leadership awards. There are numerous awards and grants available to Psi Chi All persons wishing to utilize any of the above materials must write to members, and it is well worth the time and energy to apply. the original author(s) and publisher to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages to use copyrighted material in the present article and in Psi Chi National Elections. It is election time—not only for our Nation—but for Psi Chi. President- future print and nonprint editions. All persons wishing to utilize any of Elect, Southeastern Vice-President, Southwestern Vice-President, and Midwestern Vice-President are the the above materials are responsible for obtaining proper permission from copyright owners and are liable for any and all licensing fees positions on the ballot (page 8). It is extremely important that every chapter participates in the election. required. All persons wishing to utilize any of the above materials must This is the second year that Psi Chi will utilize electronic ballots for the election. What does your chapter include copies of all permissions and credit lines with the article sub- mission. Psi Chi does not accept paid advertising for its publications Eye need to do to vote? on Psi Chi or Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. The society • Hold a meeting to discuss the candidates. Remember your chapter can only vote for the does not wish to appear to endorse any particular products or services. VP for the region in which your chapter is located. All chapters may vote for President-Elect. • Determine which candidate(s) your chapter supports. PSI CHI NATIONAL COUNCIL • Go to the Chapter Administration page at www.psichi.org/chapters/login.asp NATIONAL PRESIDENT • Cast your vote!!! Vincent Prohaska, PhD [email protected] Voting is that easy! Voting is open until March 15, 2008. Remember, every vote is important. You are PAST-PRESIDENT John M. Davis, PhD deciding the leadership of your region and the future Psi Chi President! [email protected] PRESIDENT-ELECT Regional Conferences. Will you be attending a regional conference? Are you presenting a poster? Are Scott W. VanderStoep, PhD you going to a conference to learn about different types of research or are you interested in meeting [email protected] students and faculty with a similar interest? I personally enjoy the regional conferences! They give me EASTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Jason R. Young, PhD the opportunity to talk to Psi Chi members and hear your thoughts and concerns about our organization. [email protected] Did you know that a member of the Psi Chi National Office will be attending each of the regional MIDWESTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Betsy L. Morgan, PhD conferences? Please take the time to stop by and say hello during the Psi Chi programming. This is a [email protected] good time to meet members of the National Office staff and to ask questions. Our staff members ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Melanie Domenech Rodríguez, PhD have a wealth of information about Psi Chi. [email protected] Chapter Annual and Financial Reports. It is extremely important that EVERY chapter file its Annual SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Maria J. Lavooy, PhD and Financial Reports with the Psi Chi National Office. Please, please, please designate an individual to [email protected] file these reports. They are online and easy to complete at www.psichi.org/chapters/reports.asp. Finally, SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Richard A. Kasschau, PhD please follow up to ensure these reports have been filed. It is imperative that the National Office has an [email protected] account of your chapter activities for both internal and IRS reports. WESTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Ngoc H. Bui, PhD As you begin the hectic time going into spring finals, please remember… [email protected] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, Virginia Andreoli Mathie, PhD prosperity would not be so welcome."—Anne Bradstreet [email protected] EXECUTIVE OFFICER/COO Lisa Mantooth [email protected] Lisa Mantooth EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 3 President’s Message It’s Conference Time! f my timing is right, you are reading this at the start Getting the most out of a conference requires some of “conference season” when most regional and na- planning. If possible, preregister. Preregistering gener- Itional conferences in psychology take place. If you ally will enable you to skip the long registration lines are lucky enough to be in Boston, Irvine, Boise, Char- and get right into the conference. Most conferences lotte, Kansas City, or Chicago, attending your regional also send the program to preregistered attendees in conference should be easy—it’s in your backyard. advance. If you don’t or can’t preregister, check the Boston and Chicago are extra lucky this year as the in- conference website; many conferences are now putting ternational conferences of the American Psychological their programs online. The advantage in having the Association (Boston) and the Association for Psycho- program before the conference is huge—you can plan logical Science (Chicago) are meeting in those cities as out your day and the sessions you want to attend. well. If you are not among these lucky ones, there is still With so many sessions, conferences can quickly time for some quick fund-raisers to help offset the costs become overwhelming.