Department of Psychology

The Psychology Department contains as a number of laboratories devoted to research in various sub-disciplines of psychology:

Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory

Teaching and research laboratories, an animal colony, a dedicated surgical facility (including stereotaxic surgery), a cryostat and vibratome for tissue histology, Western blot and PCR for protein and gene analyses, in vivo electrochemical recordings during behavior.

Developmental Psychology Lab

Has a parent & child waiting/play area, a meeting/work space for lab personnel, and computers for data collection and analysis, including laptops and tablets for remote data collection.

Human Cognitive Neuroscience Lab

A lab with a 40-channel Neuroscan EEG/ERP system for studying human psychophysiology.

Personality & Social Psycology Lab

Has an interview room, a meeting space, and computers for data collection and analysis, including software for textual analysis of personal narratives and interview transcripts.

Cognition Laboratory

Has a computer-controlled Midi keyboard and music synthesizer system, as well as audiovisual digitization and editing facilities.

Cultural Psychology Laboratory

Has facilities for conducting observational research (with stress physiology equipment), computerized data collection, and a meeting space.

Other Facilities

In addition, there are several computer-equipped rooms to support students conducting their own independent research, senior thesis projects, or research for the laboratory-based courses in our curriculum.