Stanford University's Department of Psychology

Stanford University's Department of Psychology Stanford Psychology has a long-standing tradition of ground-breaking theoretical research that also has powerful impact in the real world.

Participating in research is a great way to learn about psychology and the current, cutting edge research being conducted in our department at Stanford University. Our research covers a broad breadthe of topics including aggression, social behavior, competitiveness, dreaming, color perception, spatial relations, learning and memory. We encourage people from different backgrounds and perspectives t

o participate in our studies, so we can ensure a rich and complete understanding of these complex issues. You do not have to be affiliated with Stanford University to participate in research here. We have opportunities to participate in paid studies, both online as well as on Stanford campus. Our research relies on people volunteering to participate in our studies. Your participation is greatly appreciated and is vital to the continued success of our research. We hope that your experience is both interesting and fun.

The Three Books Program, a cherished tradition at Stanford, invites new undergraduate students to participate in a commo...
08/13/2021

The Three Books Program, a cherished tradition at Stanford, invites new undergraduate students to participate in a common, shared intellectual experience. This year’s program features two memoirs, a film, a National Public Radio podcast and a TED Talk.

08/03/2021

Neuroscience is a relatively young discipline. This is especially true in relation to the physical sciences. While we understand a great deal about how,

We mourn the loss of our esteemed colleague, who contributed so much to the field of Psychology.
08/02/2021

We mourn the loss of our esteemed colleague, who contributed so much to the field of Psychology.

Albert Bandura, the world-renowned social cognitive psychologist whose Bobo Doll experiments and theory of social learning transformed the field of psychology, has died.

Tobias Gerstenbeg, assistant professor of psychology at Stanford, believes that by providing a more quantitative charact...
07/12/2021

Tobias Gerstenbeg, assistant professor of psychology at Stanford, believes that by providing a more quantitative characterisation of a theory of human behavior and instantiating that in a computer program, we can make it easier for a computer scientist to incorporate such insights into an AI system.

Stanford researchers have developed a computational model to understand how humans judge causation in dynamic physical situations.

07/10/2021

The world’s psychological immune system turned out to be more robust than expected.

Alumna, Katie Ledecky, is off to Tokyo! "At Stanford, Ledecky worked in Stanford’s Mind & Body Lab, led by ALIA CRUM, as...
07/09/2021

Alumna, Katie Ledecky, is off to Tokyo!
"At Stanford, Ledecky worked in Stanford’s Mind & Body Lab, led by ALIA CRUM, assistant professor of psychology and her adviser."

Stanford will be well represented in Tokyo by members of the U.S. Olympic women’s swim team. Competing will be alumni BROOKE FORDE, KATIE LEDECKY and SIMONE MANUEL, and incoming first-year students TORRI HUSKE and REGAN SMITH. Forde, who is from Louisville, Kentucky, graduated in June with a major...

As the first shelter-in-place orders took hold in California, pregnant women reported substantially elevated depressive ...
07/08/2021

As the first shelter-in-place orders took hold in California, pregnant women reported substantially elevated depressive symptoms, potentially adversely affecting their health as well as that of their babies.

As the first shelter-in-place orders took hold in California, pregnant women reported substantially elevated depressive symptoms, potentially adversely affecting their health as well as that of their babies

According to Geoffrey Cohen, a psychology professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education in Californi...
07/08/2021

According to Geoffrey Cohen, a psychology professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education in California, it’s best to think of self-affirmations in the literal sense of the word: “making the self firm.”

Children's mental health and well-being are tied to their achievement in school. For elementary and middle school students, the classroom can be an overwhelming environment that may cause social…

“Our study addresses how experiences, such as learning to read, shape the developing brain,” said Kalanit Grill-Spector,...
06/22/2021

“Our study addresses how experiences, such as learning to read, shape the developing brain,” said Kalanit Grill-Spector, a professor of psychology at the School of Humanities and Sciences.

During development, the brain can repurpose parts when learning to recognize faces and to read.

“Part of the motivation behind CORES is the desire to make science actually answer questions as effectively as it should...
06/17/2021

“Part of the motivation behind CORES is the desire to make science actually answer questions as effectively as it should be able to,” said Russell Poldrack, the Albert Ray Lang Professor of Psychology in the School of Humanities and Sciences and director of CORES.

Stanford’s Center for Open and Reproducible Science aims to make science – and research in general – more effective and accessible.

Congratulations to Professor Hazel Markus!
06/10/2021

Congratulations to Professor Hazel Markus!

The 2021 Faculty Women’s Forum Awards will be presented in a virtual ceremony beginning at noon on Monday, June 14. Advance registration is required to attend.

The Neurodevelopment Initiative, led by psychologist Kalanit Grill-Spector, PhD, and MRI physicist Jennifer McNab, PhD, ...
06/04/2021

The Neurodevelopment Initiative, led by psychologist Kalanit Grill-Spector, PhD, and MRI physicist Jennifer McNab, PhD, is developing new tools and techniques for newborn and infant magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), with the goal of better understanding early human brain development and improving screening for neurodevelopmental abnormalities in the first months of life.

As part of the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute’s Big Ideas in Neuroscience program, two groups of Stanford researchers are forging new technologies and connections between disciplines that have the potential to transform the field.

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