Computers and psychology

Society for Computers in Psychology.

Welcome to the twenty-sixth annual conference for the Society for Computers in Psychology. This year marks a continuation of the theme focusing on the Internet as a tool for psychology. In particular there are sessions on the World-Wide Web and how the Internet can be used as an experimental tool. However, the focus on the Internet is just an emblem of the increasing role that computers play in...

From computers to cultivation: reconceptualizing evolutionary psychology

Does evolutionary theorizing have a role in psychology? This is a more contentious issue than one might imagine, given that, as evolved creatures, the answer must surely be yes. The contested nature of evolutionary psychology lies not in our status as evolved beings, but in the extent to which evolutionary ideas add value to studies of human behavior, and the rigor with which these ideas are te...

Evolved computers with culture. Commentary: From computers to cultivation: reconceptualizing evolutionary psychology

Citation: Bryant GA (2015) Evolved computers with culture. Commentary: From computers to cultivation: reconceptualizing evolutionary psychology. Front. Psychol. 6:498. Barrett et al. review recent developments in evolutionary psychology (EP) and conclude that EP offers little in way of theoretical advancement over standard computational theory of mind (CTM) accounts, because traditional approac...

Health psychology and health promotion

Health psychology is the defined as studying of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. It contributes to is concerned with the understanding of how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute role to in physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly. For example, health is hurt by the chronically occurring environ...

Journal of Educational Psychology Note-Taking With Computers: Exploring Alternative Strategies for Improved Recall