1. The Future of Psychology

2. The Grand Unified Theory of Behavior

3. Forces Shaping the Field

4. National Politics and Research Funding
Self-Interest versus Quality of Life
1950s – Behavioral sciences viewed as Communistic
1980s – Attempts to eliminate research funding for Psychology from government agencies
Currently – Biological/Neuroscience funded better than Clinical/Social

5. Evolution of Science
Lines between traditional disciplines are blurring
Methods and instruments shared across disciplines
Multidisciplinary research
Movement towards becoming problem-centered

6. Developing Infrastructures
Internationalizing of data sharing and collaborative research
Increasing availability of large research databases
Electronic publishing
Interactive textbooks
Classes without classrooms

7. Biology
Behaviorism and Cognitive Psychology ignored biological substrates for years
Linkage of external manipulations with internal biological changes
Bodies, minds, and environments interact with each other
e.g., Psycho-neuro-immunology

8. Evolution of Measurement
The complexity of statistical procedures may have exceeded the ability of researchers to use them well
Large bodies of research more difficult to understand
Meta-Analysis revisited
Chaos Theory

9. Obstacles to Productivity

10. The Identity Problem Who are we?
Neuroscientists
Cognitive Scientists
Behavioral Scientists
A diaspora to other departments; splitting of departments

11. Information Management
Too much information; too many studies
Specialized sub-disciplines
Must determine the most important findings
Must determine how to disseminate the most important findings
Integrate disparate results into more comprehensive explanations of behavior

12. Access to New Tools
Cost and availability of tech such as brain imaging machines
Rising costs for animal research
Large scale database management for audio and video

13. Training Approaches
Greater inclusion of biology and genetics into graduate programs
Training in information infrastructure
Tech training in brain imaging, etc.
Emphasis shifted to multidisciplinary training and research