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  • Department Areas
    • Affective Science
    • Cognitive
    • Developmental
    • Neuroscience
    • Social
  • Research Topics
    • Addictive Behaviors
    • Aging
    • Computational Approaches
    • Culture
    • Decision Science
    • Developmental Approaches
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    • Mathematical Cognition
    • Meaning & Mental Representation
    • Motivation & Emotion
    • Neuroimaging
    • Perception
    • Plasticity & Change
    • Psychopathology & Risk
    • Reasoning & Problem Solving
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    • Social Cognition
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Department Areas

The Department of Psychology is composed of five groups, or areas. Within each of these groups, the faculty share a primary interest in a specific branch of psychology. Select a department area below to see its faculty members.

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Cognitive

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Developmental

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Neuroscience

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Social

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Participate in Studies

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