The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have awarded the American Psychological Association a $2 million grant supplement to engage in a multitiered partnership to leverage psychological science to address COVID-19 priorities, including psychological science related to vaccine decision-making and misinformation.
“I am thrilled that psychology has the opportunity to apply what we know to address this crisis,” said APA’s Chief Science Officer Mitch Prinstein, PhD, and co-principal investigator on the CDC grant. “Psychologists can serve an important role in guiding the world out of the pandemic. We are the discipline with expertise to address vaccine decision-making, and susceptibility to misinformation. I am glad the CDC is working with APA to use our science,” Prinstein says.
The CDC grant will allow APA to offer $1.4 million in research funds (view the request for proposals) to psychological scientists, as well as additional resources to create continuing education opportunities to teach evidence-based psychological practices to all types of health care professionals who may be involved in conversations around vaccine decisions. The grant also will allow APA to develop a scientific consensus statement on the science of misinformation, to develop convention programming at APA’s annual convention #APA2021, and host a national conversation on the science of misinformation with relevant government agencies, journalists, and the public.
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So, I heard on the radio a psychologist go through the diffent stages people go through on the way to compliance.......and we have reached 4 of 5 where there is a high level of hopelessness, the feeling of need for the government to take care of them. He was saying it looks as if these steps are followed by the world organizations to reach the desired result.
OMG, now the licensed nuts get involved to show those who aren't vaccinated are nuts!