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Psychology Research Facilities
Basic pageThe Human Evolution Lab - The NICE Lab - The Northern Centre for Research on Aging and Communication - NURON Lab - Program Evaluation and Applied Research Lab - Psychological Measurement Lab - Social Neuroendocrinology Lab - Social Psychology and Stress Lab - Violence and Victimization Lab -
Human Evolution Lab
Basic pageDr. Arnocky's lab is dedicated to the study of human evolution and is funded by the CFI, SSHRC, and NSERC. It is indisputable that nature and sexual selection have shaped many aspects of human biology and behaviour. -
NICE Lab
Basic pageThe NICE lab focuses on two key research areas: the human relationship formation process and chronic cannabis use effects in humans. -
Northern Centre for Research on Aging and Communication
Basic pageDr. Murphy's lab studies the effects of ageing on auditory processing and cognitive function and how these factors might interact and influence the older adult's ability to understand and remember spoken words -
NURON Lab
Basic pageDr. Weeks and his team study the neural basis of learning and memory in the Nipissing University Research on Neuroscience (NURON) lab.
Dr. Matti Saari's team focuses on simpler neural systems like that of the planarian flatworm. -
PEAR Lab
Basic pageDr. Vernescu’s research is applied, spanning individual- and systems-level interests. Across this continuum, Dr. Vernescu’s projects range from the more empirical, basic questions of information and cognitive processing, including attention, memory, and executive functioning. -
Psychological Measurement Lab
Basic pageDr. Chow is a statistics and measurement specialist and his research looks at the assessment of cognitive dissonance, which is defined as the negative state of mind generated by a contradiction when a collective general belief is not experienced. -
Social Neuroendocrinology Lab
Basic pageThe Social Neuroendocrinology Lab takes a social neuroscience approach to research by combining theory and methodology from social and experimental psychology, endocrinology, neuroscience, social cognition, pharmacology, and molecular genetics. -
Social Psychology and Stress Lab
Basic pageDr. Flynn's team primarily investigate the determinants of stress, especially in university students. The lab has also published studies looking at various factors that are correlated with happiness.