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Research Topics

Cutting-edge research into the workings of the human mind

Our faculty conducts scientific research on topics that span across all areas of psychology. Some themes of research concentration are listed below. Click the topics to see the list of department faculty associated with each theme.

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Addictive Behaviors

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Aging

Audition

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Computational Approaches

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Culture

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Decision Science

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Developmental Approaches

Diversity

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Education

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Interventions

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Language

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Learning & Memory

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Mathematical Cognition

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Meaning & Mental Representation

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Motivation & Emotion

brain imaging

Neuroimaging

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Perception

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Plasticity & Change

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Psychopathology & Risk

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Reasoning & Problem Solving

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Self & Identity

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Self-Regulation & Control

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Social Cognition

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Stereotyping & Stereotype Threat

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Vision Science

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Words & Categories

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