ISSUE 1, February 2012 Inside this Issue Word from the Head Word from the Head News in the School Publications February in the History of Psychology… Bits n Bobs 1844 Granville Stanley Hall was born. Hall founded the American Journal of
Psychology (1887) and Pedagogical Seminary (1891), later titled the Journal of Genetic Psychology. In 1892, Hall called the founding meeting of the APA. Hall's research interest was child development, which he took to be an analog of human evolution. APA President, Upcoming Events 1892 and 1924. 1928 B. F. Skinner published his first book on the 1st of February. It was… what? Chocolate Fish to the first correct answer… 1990 John M. Digman's article "Personality Structures: Emergence of the
Five-Factor Model" was published in Annual Review of Psychology.
With the first issue of Psychobabble, 2012 can now officially begin…
In this first edition we have news of a new person in the School (Rochelle Stewart-Allen), someone who’s been here a little while but now in a new role (Tahlia), and news that PSYC@Vic is apparently taking over the International Journal of Intercultural Relations. As well as some changes for the new, we also have some changes of the old. Prof. John McClure returns to the back benches having Headed the School for a significant portion of the past two years (thanks also to Bart, and everyone else that supported John). Rochelle replaces Morgan, and Matt Gerrie is apparently finally growing up and leaving us after many, many, many, years. I was going to try to embarrass him by alluding to his first-year marks but it turns out I was just a tutor back then! It must have been a good year, because this bunch also started with Matt: Pippa McKelvie, Deryn Strange, Katja Bulic, David Gittings, Stephen Hollis, Jessica Shaw, Merima Isakovic, Christopher Sibley, Annemette Sorenson, Lauren Cloutman, and Stella McGough to name a few. Congratulations Matt and all the best, you get to tell me what life after VUW is like. And to everyone else, I wish you a great 2012 and look forward to sharing your successes in Psychobabble – keep the news rolling in.
News in the School
International Journal of Intercultural Relations (IJIR)
Colleen has taken over the editorship of International understanding of theory, research and practice in the Journal of Intercultural Relations for a three year field of intercultural relations, including, but not limited period. to, topics such as acculturation; intercultural communication; intergroup perceptions, contact, and IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and interactions; intercultural training; and cultural diversity in education, organizations and society. The education, management, sociology and related journal publishes reviews and empirical research (both disciplines. full length papers and brief reports) with high priority is given to manuscripts that join theory and research with Aidan Tabor is the Managing Editor and Taciano applications. IJIR provides an interdisciplinary forum for Milfont is one of the international board of consulting scholars in fields of psychology, communication, editors.
Changes at CACR On 20th January Morgan Davie completed his term of Manager of the Centre for Applied Cross- cultural Research to dedicate himself to being a full time dad to daughter Willa. We are certainly going to miss Morgan, who in addition to being a delightful colleague, was a stellar manager of our Centre.
Now CACR welcomes our new part-time Manager, Rochelle Stewart-Allen. Rochelle comes to us with solid experience in the ethnic sector having worked for the Office of Ethnic Affairs and the Multicultural Services Centre. She is also Director of the Daya Trust, a New Zealand charity dedicated to educating girls living in poverty in India. You can find Rochelle in Room 332 and x 5311.
Helping you to develop a Māori focus to your Māori Research Advisor Tahlia Kingi - Clinical Psychology research Student and PhD Candidate Providing advice on cultural and ethical Email: [email protected] considerations regarding Māori participants Providing advice on ways you can begin to My role as the Māori Research increase your understanding and knowledge of Advisor is to assist psychology post- Māori culture for the purpose of your research graduate students and staff to Putting you in touch with useful resources that undertake research that is relevant may assist you in conducting research that to Māori, and ensure that research that impacts on impacts on Māori Māori is carried out effectively, ethically, and with Provide initial consultation for staff preparing sound, scientifically credible outcomes. external grants with respect to obligations and principles under the Treaty of Waitangi and give I believe that anyone can conduct research that is of advice on the need for further consultation with relevance to Māori and that can be of benefit to Māori Maori and wider NZ society. “Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere. Ko te I am here to provide advice, guidance and support in manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.” The bird the development of research projects. This includes: that partakes of the miro berry reigns in the forest. The Helping you to determine whether or not your bird that partakes in the power of knowledge has research is relevant to Māori access to the world.
Psycobabble Deadlines
If you have good news or maybe upcoming events, national or international conferences to talk about, ponderings aka a semi-logical rant, cute pets or just some good recipes then here is your opportunity to share. Write a few paragraphs include a picture or two then send it to me. Please note that Psycobabble comes out once a month and can be found on the 6th floor notice board and on the School website. Here are the deadlines for the rest of the year: 12th April, 12pm 10th May, 12pm 14th June, 12pm 12th July, 12pm 9th August, 12pm 13th September, 12pm 11th October, 12pm 8th November, 12pm 13 December, 12pm
Publications
Fischer, R. (2012). Intersubjective culture: Indeed intersubjective or yet another form of subjective assessment? Swiss Journal of Psychology (Special Issue: Personality and Culture), 71, 13-20. Doi:10.1024/1421-0185/a000067 Hanke, K. & Fischer, R. (in press). Socio-economical and socio-political correlates of interpersonal forgiveness - A three-level meta-analysis of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI) across 13 societies. International Journal of Psychology. Ferreira, M. C., Fischer, R., Porto, J., Pilati, R. & Milfont, T. (2011). Unravelling the mystery of Brazilian jeitinho: A cultural exploration of social norms. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. In press. Boer, D., Fischer, R., Tekman, H. G., Abubakar Ali, A., Njenga, J., & Zenger, M. (accepted). Young people’s topography of musical functions: Personal, social and cultural experiences with music across genders and six societies. International Journal of Psychology. Allen, M.W., Ng, Sik Hung, Wilson, M, & Saunders, S.A. (in press). The Bandwagon may drive materialists’ dietary choices. Advances in Psychology Research (vol 93). Nova Sciences Publishers, New York. Surgenor, L.J., Dickie, L.*, McDowell, J., & Wilson, M.S. (In press). Psychometric properties of the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences. Sibley, C., Bergh, R., Osborne, D., Perry, R., Asbrock, F., Robertson, A., Wilson, M.S., Armstrong, G., & Barlow, F.K. (In press). A Dual Process Model of Attitudes towards Immigration: Person x Residential Area Effects in a National Sample. Political Psychology. Park, H. S., Levine, T. R., Weber, R., Lee, H. K., Figari, L. T., Botero, I. C., Bessarabova, E., Guan, X., Shearman, S., & Wilson, M.S. (2012). Individual and cultural variations in direct communication style. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.12.010.
Next Month…
Eryn Newman maybe overseas as part of the Fullbright programme but she’s still keeping in touch. Technology is just magic.