Research Programs In Psychology Research projects in several areas offer the opportunity to students to gain experience with the latest research techniques and equipment. Graduate students are required to perform research as a part of earning their advanced degrees. Selected Undergraduate Psychology students may also participate, thus enriching their resumes and enhancing their job qualifications.           FAU's Psychology Department has ongoing research projects in the following areas: Applied Psychology Cognitive Psychology Developmental Psychology Evolutionary Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience / Neuropsychology Social / Personality Psychology   Applied Psychology Cognitive development, evolutionary developmental psychology Cognitive Processes in reading and mathematical skills. Neuropsychological deficits in drug abusers, education variables in neuropsychological assessment, neuropsychology of Spanish-English bilinguals. Evolutionary origins of jealousy, infidelity, domestic abuse and homicide, marital conflict and satisfaction. Modeling and computer simulation of social processes. Social cognition, attitudes, decision making. Dynamical social psychology.     Cognitive Psychology Psycholinguistics, reading, phonological process in visual word recognition. Cognitive development, evolutionary developmental psychology Cognitive Processes in reading and mathematical skills. Perception, cooperative interactions in the formation of visual motion patterns. Mechanisms of Language Acquisition. Language development, categorization Music perception and cognition, attention, auditory perception. Perceptual & Cognitive Development in Infants and Children; Intersensory Integration Cognitive psychology, speech production and perception.     Developmental Psychology Cognitive development, evolutionary developmental psychology Parent-child and peer relationships. Developmental psychology, social and personality development in children. Mechanisms of Language Acquisition. Perceptual & Cognitive Development in Infants and Children; Intersensory Integration Cognitive Processes in reading and mathematical skills. Developmental psychophysiology, infant emotional development     Evolutionary Psychology Self-regulation (self-control), rejection, rumination Language, phonology, morphology, reading Cognitive development, evolutionary developmental psychology Social cognition, attitudes, decision making. Evolutionary psychology; sexuality and conflict in close relationships; human sperm competition; violence and homicide Social judgment, self-concept, conflict, dynamical models of social processes     Behavioral Neuroscience / Neuropsychology   Cognitive neuroscience, analysis of brain electrical signals. Psychopharamacology Developmental psychobiology, ontogeny of learning Neuroanatomical and developmental bases of gustation. Autoimmune responses in autism. Complex systems and Behavioral Neuroscience, biophysics of ion channels and fractals. Molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating neural development, growth and regeneration. Neuropsychological deficits in drug abusers, education variables in neuropsychological assessment, neuropsychology of Spanish-English bilinguals. Neurobiology of learning and memory, limbic neuron single-unit activity Developmental psychobiology; effects of pre- and postnatal drug exposure on neurobehavioral development. Cognitive psychology, speech production and perception. Psychobiology, behavioral neuroscience. Mechanisms of drug tolerance and sensitization, behavioral pharmacology of appetite suppressants, addiction to psychostimulants     Social / Personality Psychology   Self-regulation (self-control), Rejection, Rumination Personality and social behavior, attribution processes Dynamical models of personal and interpersonal phenomena, computer simulation of social processes. Developmental psychology, social and personality development in children. Social perception, interpersonal expectancies, social influence, gender and social interaction Social cognition, attitudes, decision making. Evolutionary psychology, sexuality and conflict in close relationships, human sperm competition, violence and homicide Social psychology, archetypal memory. Social psychology, culture and personality, intimate relationships Social judgment, self-concept, conflict, dynamical models of social processes Developmental psychophysiology, infant emotional development   If you are interested in joining in any of the research efforts listed above, please contact the faculty member who is conducting the research and check the FAU Graduate Catalog for information on becoming a graduate student in the Department of Psychology.