Psychology Department News Read Dr. Honomichl's article Neurocognitive development of relational reasoning in the journal Developmental Science Read Dr. Phillips' article A comparative study of corpus callosum size and signal intensity in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in the journal Neuroscience Read Dr. Nario-Redmond's article "Standards to suspect and diagnose stereotypical traits," recently published in the journal Social Cognition. Read Dr. Honomichl's entry in the Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology, "Discovery Learning" Several students from Hiram presented findings from their research at the Midwest Primate Interest Group (MPIG) at Notre Dame in September 2008. Click here to see pictures. |
By the time we graduate high school, we have already had many years of experience in observing behavior and constructing our own theories about why people and animals think and act the way they do. In this sense, we are all psychologists. However, the academic field of psychological science involves the systematic study of theory and research in order come to a sound understanding of the causes and consequences of thought and behavior. At the Hiram College Department of Psychology, we urge students to compare, contrast, and integrate a variety of theoretical perspectives. Furthermore, our majors learn to think about psychological phenomena in a rigorous and organized fashion. Completion of a degree in psychology at Hiram College prepares students for a variety of challenging and stimulating careers, but also prepares them to be more conscientious consumers of information and thoughtful observers of social and psychological processes. |
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