The Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon has been at the forefront in studying these questions for over 50 years. Our programs are unique in their strongly interdisciplinary emphasis on the ...

Cognitive dissonance is a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that ...

It also covers, but is not limited to, the cognitive psychology of the CO2 accumulation problem, biases in judgments of environmental impact of objects and actions, confirmation biases in thinking and ...

There is also a special focus upon learning how to identify which analysis technique is right for any given statistical problem. Current Issues in Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology Why do we ...

Cognitive reappraisal—generating a positive, even absurdly incongruous, reinterpretation of a negative event— often underlies benign humor.And in fact, researchers find that the use of benign ...

Our graduate program focuses on training students to become independent scientists in cognitive psychology. Faculty train researchers to develop a deep understanding of representations and processes ...

Our cutting-edge BSc Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience offers a unique approach to the study of human behaviour. The degree will develop your understanding of the processes that influence people, ...