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: Cognitive Psychology Developmental Psychology Evolutionary Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience / Neuropsychology Social / Personality Psychology   Cognitive Psychology Cognitive development, evolutionary developmental psychology 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 and 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 and Cognitive Development in Infants and Children; Intersensory Integration Developmental psychophysiology, infant emotional development     Evolutionary Psychology 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   Personality and social behavior, attribution processes Dynamical models of personal and interpersonal phenomena, computer simulation of social processes. 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   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.