Psychology students at Leiden University are taught by leading researchers in the field.
The Implicit Association Test (IAT) measures unconscious bias and attitudes towards various topics such as race, gender, and age. It provides insights into implicit preferences and stereotypes.
For over 60 years, the Department of Psychology has been at the forefront of research into clinical practice. Its research interests span a wide range of mental health disorders and physical health problems, including anxiety disorders, trauma, somatoform disorders, pain, psychosis, depression, antisocial personality, disorders in childhood and adolescence, emotion and personality, and neurodegeneration.
USP's Institute of Psychology has 80 teaching staff and 129 technical-administrative staff, 400 undergraduate students and 561 postgraduate students.