Misconceptions of the mind conference
April 3, 2016
Organized by June Gruber and Tania Lombrozo
Conference Mission (PDF)
Schedule of events
University of California Berkeley
Social Science Matrix
8th floor Barrows Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2920
8:30-9:00 — Welcome reception
9:00-9:15 — Welcoming Remarks
Tania Lombrozo
June Gruber
Welcoming Remarks Video
9:15-10:15 — Keynote Speaker
Alison Gopnik
The "Parenting" Misconception: Why "Parenting" is a scientifically inaccurate and practically
dubious way to understand the relations between children and the people who care for them
Gopnik Talk Video
10:15-10:45 — SESSION A: Cognitive Misconceptions of the Mind
Tania Lombrozo
Learning isn't just about getting the right information
Lombrozo Talk Video
Linda Wilbrecht
Teenagers are not lacking their frontal lobes
Wilbrecht Talk Video
10:45-11:15 — Morning Break
Coffee / Snack
11:15-11:45 — SESSION B: Social Misconceptions of the Mind
Abigail Marsh
Human nature is not fundamentally selfish
Marsh Talk Video
Marjorie Rhodes
We're not born racist
Rhodes Talk Video
11:45-1:15 — Lunch
This event is restricted to invited participants
1:15-2:15 — Keynote Speaker
Mary Ann Mason
Do Babies Matter? Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower: How does family formation affect
academic women and men across their career, from graduate student through retirement.
Mason Talk Video
2:15-2:45 — Afternoon break
Coffee / Snack
2:45-3:30 — Session C: Affective Misconceptions of the Mind
June Gruber
Positive emotions aren't all positive
Gruber Talk Video
Iris Mauss
Pursuing happiness can make us unhappy
Mauss Talk Video
Amy Cuddy
Feeling powerless is not being powerless
Cuddy Talk Video
3:30-4:30 — Closing Q&A / REMARKS
This event is restricted to invited participants
Conference Speakers
Mary Ann Mason, Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Director of Center, Economics, & Family Security
University of California, Berkeley
Website
Alison Gopnik, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of California, Berkeley
Website
Tania Lombrozo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of California, Berkeley
Website
Linda Wilbrecht, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of California, Berkeley
Website
Abigail Marsh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Georgetown University
Website
Marjorie Rhodes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
New York University
Website
June Gruber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Colorado Boulder
Website
Iris Mauss, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of California, Berkeley
Website
Amy Cuddy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
Website
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