Psychology Experimental

Psychology: Experimental emphasis

www.wsu.edu/psychology
(see also Clinical emphasis)

Admission Requirements

• Letter of reference (3)
• Departmental Applicant Summary Data Form
• At least 18 credits in psychology
• At least one course in statistics and research methodology
• Official transcripts
• Minimum 3.00 cumulative undergraduate GPA or master's degree in psychology

Program Description
The Experimental program offers training in five emphasis areas: behavior analysis; cognition; biological; sensation and perception; and social/organizational. Specific areas of expertise include self-control and risky behaviors; mood stability and substance abuse; attention, learning and memory processes; visual and auditory perception; neurobiological mechanisms of opioid analgesia; hormone modulation of mood, pain and analgesia; cooperative interpersonal behavior; job stress; culture and gender Influences on workplace harassment and discrimination. Our faculty hold editorial positions with four scientific journals and are consultants to most of the elite journals in our areas of emphasis. We employ a mentoring model under which the student works closely with one particular faculty member of his/her choosing, though the student may also work in other labs. Our program is designed to train students for research positions in academia or research organizations, though our graduates have also had success winning consultant jobs.

Faculty Interests and Course Details

For more information contact:
Rebecca M. Craft, Ph.D.
Professor & Director of Experimental Training
Department of Psychology
Johnson Tower 233D
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-4820
Phone: 509-335-5040
Fax: 509-335-5043
Email: craft@wsu.edu