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Recent news from the Department of Psychology

A photo of Mackay Mines stylized to look older and eerier. There is a small graphic of a ghost superimposed in one of the windows.

Community talk explores the science of getting creeped out

Discover Science Lecture Series invites psychologist to talk about why we get the heebie-jeebies

A person seated in front of a computer looking at figures in a research article.

What does decision-making look like in the brain?

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

A young woman wearing a graduation cap and stole, lei and cords, smiling for a photo in front of Manzanita Lake.

Grads of the Pack: Skylar Razavi

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