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Recent news from the Department of Psychology

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What does decision-making look like in the brain?

The process may be related to the reason why poker players wear sunglasses

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Grads of the Pack: Skylar Razavi

Razavi graduated as the valedictorian of the behavior analysis track in the Department of Psychology

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Global Institute for Behavior Analysis partners with Centria Autism to train 31 therapists

The cohort’s studies are funded by Centria Autism