The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Caltech focuses on understanding human behavior, cognition, and culture through interdisciplinary research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience.
Caltech's Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences offers programs in psychology, social science, and cognitive neuroscience, promoting cutting-edge research to understand human behavior and cognition. The Psychology Department at Caltech is home to some of the world's leading researchers in a wide range of fields. The department's research focus areas include cognitive psychology, social psychology, neuroscience, and computational and theoretical neuroscience.
The field of Psychology first emerged at Harvard in the late 1800's under the scholarship of William James, and ever since then Harvard has been at the forefront of the field. The Department has a long and rich history, and its past faculty and researchers have included some of the most famous names in psychology, including B.F. Skinner, Gordon Allport, Jerome Bruner, George Miller, and Henry Murray. Psychology is one of the most popular courses of study among undergraduates at Harvard.
Explore a wide range of psychology-related resources from Cambridge University Press. The site offers journals, books, and online resources covering various aspects of psychology, including research, practice, and education. Browse all available academic journals, books and articles at Cambridge University Press.
In the Department of Psychology we focus on the investigation of behavior and its cognitive, neural and hormonal underpinnings in the full range of environmental situations. Our strengths lie in four broadly defined areas of development, cognition, neuroscience, and social and personality psychology. We develop and conduct theoretical and translational research to advance health and well-being.