psychology

Rock Doc column: In the science of detecting bluffs, ‘poker faces’ don’t tell all

By E. Kirsten Peters, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences  PULLMAN, Wash. – Experienced poker players know the basic odds of drawing the card they need to build a better hand. They also are good at estimating if their hand is likely to be better than those of the other players around the table. […]

Psychology prof to lecture on public project success, failure

Parks PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Psychology Professor Craig Parks will present a lecture on why some public projects succeed or fail, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in the Honors Hall Lounge. Parks presentation, titled “Build the Skate Park and Kill the Swimming Pool: Why People Want Some Societal Projects to Succeed and […]

Psychology inspires grad student

Graduate student Nichole Olson, right, proudly shows the V-DAY hand sign. PULLMAN – Fascinated by human behavior, graduate student Nichole Olson started reading about psychology in high school. “I naturally fall into the listening role in many of my interpersonal relationships,” Olson said, adding that this made it easier for her to work at a sexual assault […]

Psychology clinic offers new services for veterans

PULLMAN – First Gentleman Mike Gregoire will visit the WSU Pullman campus Friday, Oct. 19 to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Psychology Clinics new “Services for Veterans and Families” program. The clinic has been contracted by the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs to offer services to veterans and their family members at […]

Symposium highlights undergraduate research

PULLMAN– Undergraduate research will be the focus at Washington State University once again as the annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Symposium takes place April 12 in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education. Student research posters will be available for viewing in the CUE atrium from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a formal poster presentation from […]

Researcher studies infants seeking clues for later behavior

PULLMAN, Wash. — Most parents spend time playing with, and closely watching, their newborns, foreseeing their child’s future based on this gesture or that facial expression. Masha Gartstein, assistant professor of psychology at Washington State University, is trying to take that one step farther. By systematically studying the behavior of infants, she hopes to find […]

WSU psychology spotlights undergraduate research

The WSU Department of Psychology Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held Thursday, April 20 in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education.Sixteen posters showcasing undergraduate research projects will be available for viewing in the CUE Atrium from 1:30-5 p.m. Dr. Rand Walker, clinical services director of the Center on Disabilities and Human Development in Moscow, Idaho, […]

Psychology Symposium showcases student work

The Department of Psychology at Washington State University will host its third annual Undergraduate Research Symposium Thursday, April 21. The symposium is composed of several events. Posters representing undergraduate research projects will be available for viewing in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) Atrium from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. At 3:00 p.m. in CUE […]