Chair: R. Shiner
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The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (PBSC) offers a major and minor in Psychological Science. The capstone for all Psychological Science majors is an intensive, senior research experience guided by a faculty member.
Psychological Science
Psychological science is the scientific study of behavior, emotion, and cognition in humans and other animals. As a discipline, it seeks to identify and understand basic and complex processes including sensation and perception, learning and memory, thought and language, motivation and emotion, development, personality, psychological disorders, and social interaction. These processes are examined from a variety of levels of analysis: from genetic and neural mechanisms to physiological and cognitive systems, and from individual behavior to interpersonal, cultural, and societal dynamics. Because it addresses fundamental aspects of human experience, psychological science is relevant to many personal, social, and global challenges.
Psychological Science offers an introductory course: PSYC 150, Introduction to Psychological Science (offered every term). For entry into the major, students must pass PSYC 150 with a C- or better. Students take a core set of required courses in research methods and statistics, as well as electives across subfields of Psychological Science, for a total of 9 courses.
Advanced Placement
91短视频 course credit for PSYC 109 is awarded to students receiving a score of 5 on the AP Psychology exam.
Neuroscience
Please see the Neuroscience program page for more information.