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Sprsum14eyeweb.Pdf spr/sum 22014 | voll 18 | no 3 www.psichi.org eyeThee Inteternatattiioionnaal Honor Societietty in Psyccholh oogy on PSI CHI Understanding the Sensation of Awe (Without Spoiling It!) Honest Liars: Using Psychological Theory to Understand Self-Deception Distinguished Lecturer Series Keltner, Gernsbacher, Beck, and Hyde Lessons Learned From a Law School Graduate With a Psychology Degree Contents | sPrinG/sUMMer 2014 DepartMents feAtUres 3 From the Editor Honest Liars: In This Issue 1 2 Using Psychological Theory 4 President’s Message Psi Chi: The Key to to Understand Self-Deception Community Building Among Cortney S. Warren, PhD Nontraditional Students University of Nevada, Las Vegas 12 5 Executive Director’s Message Internationalizing Psi Chi 26 Lessons Learned From a Through Personal Connections Law School Graduate 28 Chapter Activities With a Psychology Degree 38 Psi Chi Merchandise Natalie T. Lorenz, JD Mathis, Marifian, & Richter, Ltd. 19 ColUMns 8 Wisdom From the Workplace DistinGUisheD leCtUrers So What Can You Do With Your Liberal Arts Degree in Psychology? 16 Understanding the Sensation 10 Three Heads ARE of Awe (Without Spoiling It!) Better Than One With Dacher Keltner, PhD Questions (and Answers) About Graduate School 19 On Autism and Language Comprehension With Morton Ann Gernsbacher, PhD 22 Little Albert’s Impact on Us All 22 With Hall “Skip” Beck, PhD 24 Gender Similarities With Janet Hyde, PhD Men Are From Earth Interviews by Bradley Cannon AbbreviAtions APA American Psychological Association APS Association for Psychological Science Women Are EPA Eastern Psychological Association MPA Midwestern Psychological Association From Earth NEPA New England Psychological Association RMPA Rocky Mountain Psychological Association sPeCiAl SEPA Southeastern Psychological Association 24 SWPA Southwestern Psychological Association AnnoUnCeMent WPA Western Psychological Association 6 2014 Psi Chi EPA Convention eye ON PSI CHI www.PsiChi.orG sPrinG/sUMMer 2014 | VOLUMe 18 | nUMber 3 eDitor/Art DireCtor eyeSusan Iles ON PSI CHI [email protected] AssoCiAte eDitor Martha S. Zlokovich, PhD [email protected] eDitoriAl AssistAnt Bradley Cannon [email protected] Published by Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. in this issue Founded September 4, 1929, at the Ninth International Congress of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Eye on Psi Chi (ISSN What is on your summer reading list? Before submerging yourself into a popular summer 1092-0803) is pub lished quarterly by Psi Chi, the International Honor So ci ety in Psychology. All contents ©2014 by Psi Chi. The pub li ca tion novel, take some time to read the latest offering of interesting topics in this issue of the Eye. schedule fol lows the ac a dem ic year: fall, win ter, spring, and summer. 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 of the editors and/or Psi Chi. Self-Deception eD i to ri­al of fiCe: Discover why author Dr. Cortney Warren says “confronting your self-deception is critical Psi Chi Central Office | PO Box 709, Chat ta noo ga, TN 37401-0709 to long-term fulfillment and happiness.” Watch her TEDxUNLV talk and read her five Street Address: 825 Vine Street | Chattanooga, TN 37403 Tele phone: +1-423-756-2044 | Fax: +1-423-265-1529 suggestions to start the process of becoming more honest (page 12). Email: [email protected] | Website: www.psichi.org Permission must be obtained from the author(s) to reprint or adapt a Experiencing Awe 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 Dr. Dacher Keltner explains how understanding awe can make us happier and healthier lyrics. 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Uncover Little Albert’s most precious gift to psychology with Dr. Hall “Skip” Beck (page 22). Psi Chi boArD of DireCtors Gender Similarities soCiety PresiDent Dr. Janet Hyde exposes the substantial costs to society for overemphasizing gender differences Maria J. Lavooy, PhD (page 24). [email protected] PAST-PresiDent Jason R. Young, PhD Nontraditional Students [email protected] PresiDent-eleCt President Dr. Maria Lavooy identifies the needs of nontraditional students and how Psi Chi Betsy Morgan, PhD fosters community building that enriches the student experience (page 4). [email protected] eASTERN reGionAl viCe-PresiDent Deborah Harris-O’Brien, PhD International Connections [email protected] Learn how international connections can expand into rewarding personal relationships as MiDWESTERN reGionAl viCe-PresiDent Regan A. R. Gurung, PhD explained by our Executive Director Dr. Martha Zlokovich (page 5). 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