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Research Areas

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Psychology research areas

We offer graduate programs leading to both the MSc and PhD degrees in many areas of psychology, with specialized training in three research areas.

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Brain and Cognitive Science

The members of the Brain and Cognitive Science research area are interested in the mental processes and brain structures that are involved in movement, perception, learning, memory and understanding language.

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Industrial Organizational Psychology

Industrial-Organizational Psychology is concerned with individual behaviour, the behaviour of groups and the relationships of organization-wide variables to individuals and groups in work settings.

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Social and Theoretical Psychology

The faculty members with research interests in Social and Theoretical Psychology share an interest in social and cultural relations as well as foundational and philosophical questions in psychology.

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Clinical Psychology

From aging body and mind to early development of language and cognition. Our Clinical Psychology research labs explore a wide-range of contemporary psychological issues.

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