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  • Psychology

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    Are you fascinated by why people behave, think, and feel the way they do? Are you interested in learning how people cope with stress, why people feel happy, or how people remember information? These are just of few of the questions that you can explore when you study Psychology at Nipissing University.
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  • Psychology Research Facilities

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    The 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​
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  • Human Evolution Lab

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    Dr. 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.
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  • NICE Lab

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    The NICE lab focuses on two key research areas: the human relationship formation process and chronic cannabis use effects in humans.
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  • NURON Lab

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    Dr. 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.
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  • PEAR Lab

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    Dr. 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.
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  • Psychological Measurement Lab

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    Dr. 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.
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