Hi everyone,

I’ve posted some sites that I thought could be helpful in picking a research topic now, or for the future. It seems like such a daunting task because there are so many options, but I think it comes down to what interests you most, and what you would like to learn more about through completing an intensive project. Luckily, we have our mentors and other professors to help guide us in this process.

Here are the links; hopefully they spark some new ideas:

Psychology Topics by the APA

Stanford’s Undergrad Guide to honing in on a topic

Brandeis possible thesis topics (I really like this site, because it specifies different questions within various areas of psychology–health, clinical, social, neuro)

Hope this helps!

Daphne

Last week, it was great to have Adam Fried from Fordham University speak to us. I wasn’t considering Fordham as a school, but I thought the opportunity was nice to have.

However, I recently took the GRE and my scores were not where I needed them to be. I started to worry that I wouldn’t get into any of the programs I’m applying to and I thought that maybe I should be applying to more schools to give myself options. The next question, of course, was where should I apply? And Fordham stuck out in my mind!

I am now applying to Fordham (along with Adelphi) to give myself more options. Even though they are a bit far from my home (about 2 hours by train), I think having more options means a better chance of acceptance at one of them.

If anyone else is interested in Fordham, let me know!

I found an interesting article in the NYT that can applicable to all students. The effects of social factors on intelligence. Here’s the link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/opinion/sunday/intelligence-and-the-stereotype-threat.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

I’m not sure if anyone else has seen this article published back in September by the New York Times, called “Psychotherapy’s Image Problem.” I thought it was a really interesting, worthwhile piece because it highlighted how people nowadays (especially insurance companies) are so eager to dismiss “the talking cure,” and label it as something that is unhelpful and unimportant. However, research has shown that psychotherapy, also undertaken in conjunction with medication depending on what’s being treated, has provided patients with huge benefits and long-term effects.

Here is the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/opinion/psychotherapys-image-problem.html?_r=0