Cognitive Psychology

Ph.D. students in Cognitive Psychology become scientists and university teachers by working with faculty members whose research interests parallel theirs. Current research emphases in the program include memory and attention, metacognition, judgment and decision making. Emphasis is placed on both empirical research and on modeling, the latter often in the form of mathematical or computer-driven models.

Students may work with faculty from other areas in the Psychology Department, such as Developmental Psychology or Sensory, Neural, and Perceptual Processes, or from other departments, such as Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy to investigate cognitive issues that arise in those domains.