From kushlevk at gmail.com Tue Oct 25 17:50:34 2016 From: kushlevk at gmail.com (Kostadin Kushlev) Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:50:34 -0400 Subject: [Sigtis-l] Preconference on The Psychology of Technology at SPSP 2017 Message-ID: We would like to invite you to the first preconference on the Psychology of Technology at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2017. The preconference will take place on Thursday, January 19, 2017 in San Antonio, TX. You can find more information about the talks and the preconference by clicking here . We bring together cutting-edge psychological research in human-computer and human-robot interactions to explore the psychological, social, and moral implications of living in an ever more computerized world. In addition to the speakers, data blitz and poster sessions will allow attendees to showcase their current research. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: You can apply to give a data blitz talk or poster by submitting your abstract here . The data blitz talks are designed to highlight the work of advanced PhD students and both early career and advanced researchers. Poster submissions are open to all. The submission portal will close on December 2, 2016. You will be notified by December 15 whether your submission was successful. Data blitz and poster presenters must be registered for the conference. AWARDS: Thanks to generous support from USC?s Marshall School of Business , PhD students submitting posters or data blitz talks are eligible to win one of five travel awards?a grand prize of $400 and four additional awards of $200. To be eligible, the PhD student must be the first author on the research. You can submit your abstract by clicking here . REGISTRATION: Online registration is open . Register for both SPSP and this preconference to receive a $25 discount. We hope to see you in San Antonio! The Organizing Committee Kostadin Kushlev, University of Virginia, www.kushlev.com Juliana Schroeder, University of California, Berkeley, http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/jschroeder/ Nathanael Fast, University of Southern California, http://www.nathanaelfast.com ______ SPEAKER LIST Jeffrey Hancock (Stanford University) comm.stanford.edu/faculty-hancock Ethan Kross (University of Michigan) http://selfcontrol.psych.lsa.umich.edu Diana Tamir (Princeton University) http://psnlab.princeton.edu Susan Holtzman (University of British Columbia) https://health-psych-lab.ok.ubc.ca/ Azim Shariff, University of Oregon sharifflab.com Jesse Graham, University of Southern California www.usc.edu/grahamlab Bertram Malle, Brown University bit.ly/scs_bfm David Pizarro, Cornell University http://www.peezer.net Adam Waytz, Northwestern University adamwaytz.com TOPICS AND SCHEDULE 9:00 - 10:00am: Human-Robot Interaction (HRI): --Research into Human-Robot Interaction: Major Questions and Challenges Bertram Malle --Anthropomorphism is Consequential (Not Cute) Adam Waytz 10:00 - 10:50am: Poster Session 11:00am - 12:00pm: Technology & Well-Being 1: --Online Social Networks and Well-Being: A Case Study on Faceboook Ethan Kross --Social Support in the Digital Age: Can Text Messaging Improve Well-Being During Times of Stress? Susan Holtzman 12:00 - 1:00pm: Lunch 1:00 - 2:00pm: Technology & Well-Being 2: --Media Usage Diminishes Engagement and Memory of Experiences Diana Tamir --Well-Being and Technology Use: An Introduction and Meta-Analysis Jeffrey Hancock 2:00 - 2:30pm: Data Blitz 2:30 - 3:00pm: Afternoon Break 3:00 - 4:30pm: Morality of Technology --Skynet is My Chauffeur: The Ethical Challenges of Self-Driving Vehicles Azim Shariff --Transcendence or Transgression? Moral Attitudes About Transhuman Technologies Jesse Graham --Trust and Blame for Androids and Algorithms David Pizarro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: