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Published by the American Psychological Society
Vol. 7, No. 5
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Call for Editor of CD
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New APS Fellows
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Departments
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Department Profile
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International Psychology
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Teaching Tips
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People
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Obituaries
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The Student Notebook
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Organizational Profile -
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Employment Bulletin
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September 1994
Good news for psychological research funding, visibility, and NIH office
WASHINGTON, DC-Unless you've been on
the proverbial desert island, you know that
Congress has been occupied with health
care reform, a crime bill, and numerous
other mega-issues, the debate of which
prevented them from taking much of their
customary August recess.
That alone may have contributed to the
"more-heat-than-light" nature of the
speeches you saw on C-SPAN, since being
forced to stay in Washington, a.k.a. the
humidity capital of the universe, could
only add to the existing congressional
tendency to crankiness. Not to mention
the baseball strike.
Well, one of the reasons you read the
Observer is to get news from Washington
that even C-SPAN doesn't give you, right?
And once again, the news from Capitol
Hill is great: This year we are seeing
unprecedented statements of support for
behavioral and social science by congres-
sional appropriators, and despite the
generally tight federal budget for science,
there is funding for new initiatives that
will directly benefit psychology research-
ers. Of course, unlike other papers, we're
not just reporting the news; we're making
it happen. (There's a slogan in there
somewhere....)
In all seriousness, in this Observer
issue are three stories on important actions
taken by the US Senate and House
regarding behavioral science and the
upcoming budget of the National Science
Foundation (NSF) (page 3), the National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
specifically (pages 4 and 5), and the
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
generally (page 6). Take a moment to
bask in the glory with us, and remember
that this was done by the same people who
brought you the health care debate! Go
figure...
Academy Releases Report on
Boosting Human Performance
Latest of three reports of the National Academy of Sciences examines
Evidence for claims of extraordinary training aides and techniques
WASHINGTON, DC-"Americans are always looking for an edge in performance" said
Eric Eich, associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia.
"If a new technique seems promising, we take a stab at it. It's our pragmatic streak,
our can-do attitude; we're always looking for an edge, especially for high-level perfor-
mance, whether it's cognitive, motor or athletic.
"Meanwhile, there are a lot of techniques that we know do work. They do enhance
human performance. They're not always easy, or quick-and-dirty, or sexy. And, in fact,
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