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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Giving Psychological Science Away: The Role of Applications Courses
Contributor:
Klatzky, Roberta L.
Published:
Wiley Periodicals, 2009
Published in:
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4 (2009) 5, Seite 522-530
Language:
English
ISSN:
1745-6916;
1745-6924
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>The applicability of basic research in psychological science is obvious to those in the field, but too often underappreciated outside of it. In this article, I suggest some reasons for that gap, including confusion between the relevance of psychological science and its actual application, which can lead to hype; the interdisciplinary nature of applied science, which can obscure the credit due to the field; and the considerable difficulty of moving basic research into application, including the potential for resistance to the products we deliver. I suggest that our own students constitute a relatively underutilized audience for demonstrating that psychological science has been critical to applications, and I describe an applied cognitive science course that is intended to make the case to them.</p>