Psych Insight
WPA 2013 Recap Written by Juan Hidalgo 3rd This year the Western Psychological Association Convention was held in Sin City Jr., Reno, Nevada. On the three-hour drive I had many mixed feelings. I was excited for a nice weekend with friends and away from campus. I was anxious because I would be presenting for the first time at a WPA convention and I was a little tired from studying for Learning and Memory for hours upon end. After exploring our huge hotel I decided to go to bed to get ready for our presentation early the next morning. Presentation time came and all the pressure seemed to just go away. It was so much fun talking about our research and explaining all of our findings. I felt like a teacher and every person that approached me was my new and very interested student. The time flew by fast and before I knew it I had a lot of free time. As I walked from poster to poster I began to talk to students from different Undergraduate and Graduate programs. I made a lot of new friends and was able to get good info on some prospective Graduate schools. Then came the time to go to the presentation that I had been waiting for all day. Phillip Zimbardo was set to speak and I knew that I wanted to be there. I listened to the very interesting presentation and afterwards I got to take a handful of fun pictures with my new friend, Dr. Zimbardo. I also got to talk to his research assistant about some ideas I had about their research. Somehow I was able to impress her and receive her contact information so we could be in contact. Needless to say I walked away very excited.
Issue #3, June 3, 2013
Upcoming Events Graduation!!! Come and support your fellow Psychology graduates! See page 3 for a list of all psychology major graduates.
June 16
Father’s Day Don’t forget to tell your dad, grandpa, and uncle how much you appreciate them!
June 16 “If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.” – William James
WPA was an experience that I will never forget, nor would I trade. If you have the chance, spend the money, and go have a good time. Presenting or not, it is an experience that you will appreciate for many years to come. And who knows, maybe you will have the privilege of having Zimbardo choke you.