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Welcome to the Department of Psychology!
Welcome to the Department of Psychology! We are 110 years in the making and going strong, with the most recent 2019 Shanghai rating placing our department in the top echelon of psychology…
Distractions can distort our realities
Ohio State News published an article this week detailing the ways in which our distractions can have an impact on the way we perceive things in real life.
A study conducted by…
Experts say parents should be less involved in their child's homework
FOX28 News published a new story involving the expertise of Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan of the Psychology Department regarding children and their homework.
According to Schoppe-Sullivan, when…
New study finds "children notice everything"
In a recent article published by Ohio State, professor Vladimir Sloutsky's newest study examines the way children and adults process information in various situations. According to the…
Is that news really "fake" or is it biased?
In a recently published article, Jeff Grabmeier examines the "fake news" era we live in and how individuals determine the credibility of a news source. According to this new study, bias, not just…
Kirby Lab Grant
The Kirby lab has recently been awarded a three year grant from the National Science Foundation titled "Adult neural stem cell self-regulation via soluble growth factor." The scientific goal of…
Weary Symposium
On June 18-19, the Department of Psychology hosted the Weary Symposium on Diversity and Social Identity. Over 100 scholars from 33 universities attended the conference to present research, data…
Brandon Turner receives Early Career Award
Dr. Brandon Turner, an assistant professor in cognitive psychology at Ohio State, has been selected by The Psychonomic Society as the recipient of this year's Early Career Award. This prestigious…
Stress, Metabolism, Marriage and Caregiving
Dr. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, an OSU Psychology Professor, recently examined the link between stress and an individual's metabolism, marriage and caregiving…