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Newswise WASHINGTON -- More than 4,000 psychological scientists, academics, clinicians, researchers, teachers, and administrators from 85 countries will gather in Chicago for the Association for Psychological Sciences 24th annual convention May 23-27, 2012 at the Sheraton Chicago.

Culture and ethnicity drive many human processes including science. (Section I, below.)

A concert with a former guitarist from the Black Eyed Peas and a five-time Grammy Award winning bassist will share the stage with musically talented scientists to discuss and explore music and the mind. (II)

Scientists will also present cutting-edge research on topics including: autism (III-A), ADHD(III-B) and learning(III-C); the newest clinical treatments for mental health disorders (IV) ; questions of incivility, ideology, and attitudes in politics (V); and the latest findings in decision-making science (VI).

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I. DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES IN SCIENCE The theme of the 2012 Convention is Diverse Perspectives, and in a concerted effort to call attention to the importance of diversity in psychological-science research, the Keynote Address and the Presidential Symposium will feature distinguished speakers who will discuss the role of race and culture in scientific inquiry.

Does Mental Health Differ Among Ethnic Groups? Keynote Address: The Masquerade of Racial Group Differences in Psychological Sciences Thursday, May 24, 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Chicago Ballroom VI &VII

Distinguished psychological scientist James S. Jackson from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor will open the convention with his keynote address. Jackson is well-known for his research on how culture influences our health during our lives, attitude changes, and social support. His research has also highlighted how racial discrimination can affect physical and mental health as well as treatments. His talk will focus on racial group disparities in psychological science research. These disparities are common, and widely accepted, but Jackson will discuss how researchers should take a closer look at these easy assumptions of racial group differences. He will use the Environmental Affordances Framework of Health Disparities to demonstrate that these racial disparities are fundamentally only a masquerade.

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