![]() Developing, evaluating and applying new quantitative methods for the analysis of psychological data.Program Information Quantitative Psychology How to treat behavior and emotional problems in children and adults who have intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and related neurodevelopmental disorders.How to develop psychological instruments that measure core and associated features of intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.How to impact the outcome and course of intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and related neurodevelopmental disorders.How to best support family members of people with disabilities.How to improve health and well-being in children and adults with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and other neurodevelopmental disorders.Program Information Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities How children grow beyond the superficial in their social and moral understanding How children grow beyond the superficial in their social and moral understanding.How children learn language and use it to understand their world.Development of numerical cognition and mathematical thinking.Development of memory, categorization, and reasoning.Genetic and environmental influences on brain and behavior.Learning and developmental change in cognition, behavior, and the brain.Program Information Developmental Psychology Modeling decision making in aging and cognitive decline.How information is interpreted and integrated in decision making.The role of attitudes in numeric judgment and choice.How the brain represents subjective values and beliefs.How numeracy (numeric ability) affects real-world decisions.How cognitive, affective, and social processes influence judgment and choice.How the auditory system solves the challenges of understanding spoken language.How we control our attention in complex tasks. ![]() The creation of biologically plausible network models of human cognition.Neuroimaging (fMRI) studies examining how we value and choose things.How our visual systems create our stable perception of the world.Modeling decision processing in memory, perception, numeracy.Experimental, brain imaging, and model-based approaches to perception, memory, decision making, action, and language.Mindfulness and cognitive functioning in older adults.Neuroplasticity in healthy aging and neurological disorders.Effects of exercise on psychological and cognitive functioning.Psychological and behavioral adaptation to chronic health problems.Testing and dissemination of psychological treatments for cancer patients.Biobehavioral responses to cancer diagnosis and treatment.The treatment of mood and personality disorders using cognitive behavioral therapies.Endocrine and immune regulation of brain and behavior.Sex-related differences in brain function. ![]() Neurogenesis and brain plasticity across the life span.Factors influencing plasticity of brain and behavior through development and into adulthood.The field of psychology is considered a "Hub Science" with strong connections to the medical sciences, social sciences, and education (Boyack, Klavans, & Borner, 2005).Īt Ohio State, the Department of Psychology is organized into eight areas, working to investigate critical aspects of the brain and human behavior. ![]() Psychologists are actively involved in studying and understanding mental processes, brain functions, and behavior. Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. ![]()
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