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Psychology

Explore the science of the mind, brain and behavior.

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Department of Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of both theoretical and applied approaches to understanding and changing behavior. These approaches emphasize biological, cognitive, behavioral, social and organizational processes. 

Our faculty and students conduct high-impact research that contributes to the understanding of basic psychological principles and their application to individuals in organizational, community, and health care settings.

Research

The Psychology Department at the University at Albany reflects the extraordinarily wide array of types of research in the psychological sciences. A primary goal of our undergraduate and graduate degree programs is to involve students in exciting cutting-edge research across the discipline.

Behavioral Neuroscience: Behavioral endocrinology, developmental neuroscience, sex differences, neurobiological mechanisms of learning and memory, and peripartum mental health.

Language and Cognition: Memory, visual attention, word recognition during reading, bilingualism, cognitive neuroscience, and online communication.

Mental Health of Children and Adults: Autism and related disabilities, pediatric psychology, developmental psychopathology, addictive behaviors, eating disorders, obesity, stress and mood disorders, and psychotherapy process and outcome.

Behavior in Social Environments: Group dynamics, moral judgment, imagination, self-control, prejudice and discrimination, criminal justice, and the link between music and emotion.

Human Behaviors in the Workplace: Employee selection, decision-making, organizational justice, diversity, work-life balance, and employee training and evaluation.

 

 

 

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Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Social Science 399

1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
United States

Email
[email protected]
Phone
518-442-4820
Office Hours

Monday through Friday 

8:30am-4:30pm