These cognitive processes develop dramatically during childhood, and predict important life outcomes years and even decades later. We also explore social and emotional influences on these developments ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re ...

Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, and conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. Behaviorists believe that ...

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We also investigate the neural basis of certain clinical conditions such as Alcohol Use Disorder. We seek to understand individual differences in cognitive ability and plasticity, including how ...

Test the boundary between nature and nurture and discover how understanding psychology can help people thrive. Study the motivations, emotions, and cognitive processes that drive human actions.

Psychology graduate students with interests in Cognition ... Kayla Burd, Ph.D. (Cornell University, 2018) Social cognitive processes in legal decision making within eyewitnesses, police officers and ...

psychology, neuroscience, computer science, and philosophy. The department's mission is to unravel the mysteries of how we acquire, process, and utilize language, as well as to understand the ...

Incorporating cognitive diversity and fostering psychological safety are fundamental to achieving high team performance.

Cognitive neuroscience is the field of study focusing on the neural substrates of mental processes. It is at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience, but also overlaps with physiological ...

The 21st century has seen the beginnings of a new revolution in psychology, one in which novel questions have been posed, research methods devised, and sub-fields created. It is an exciting time for ...

Teresa completed her PhD in cognitive science at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, studying cognitive processes of visual ... doctoral fellow in the Psychology Department at Harvard ...