Psychology Experimental

Psychology: Experimental emphasis

 http://www.wsu.edu/psychology/graduateprograms/experimental/

(see also Clinical emphasis)

Admission Requirements

• Three letters of reference;
• Departmental Applicant Summary Data Form;
• at least 18 credits in psychology;
• at least one course in statistics and research methodology,
• official transcripts;
• and a minimum 3.00 cumulative undergraduate GPA or master’s degree in psychology.

Program Description

The Experimental program offers training in four emphasis areas:

• cognition;
• biological;
• sensation and perception;
• and social/organizational.

Specific areas of expertise include:

• Memory processes and problems;
• Analgesic effects of opioid drugs;
• Cooperative interpersonal behavior;
• Alcohol and drug abuse;
• Sex differences in drug effects;
• Visual and auditory perception;
• Workplace harassment and discrimination;
• Job stress, job insecurity, worker safety.

Our faculty hold editorial positions with several 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, although 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 teaching and consultant jobs.

For more information, visit the Department of Psychology website

Contact information:

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