Psychology—aka the scientific study of the mind and behavior—has four main goals: to describe behavior to explain behavior to predict behavior to change behavior. At its core, psychology ...

The other five goals constitute a category of “knowledge, skills, and values consistent with a liberal arts education that are further developed in psychology”: Bunting comes to Bates from Princeton ...

Because the goal isn’t the destination. The goal is the invitation. It invites you to live with intention. To enjoy the ...

Ordinary Unhappiness The originator of modern psychology, Sigmund Freud, offers a deceptively simple goal of psychotherapy as moving from “hysterical misery” to ordinary or “common ...

The PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology will prepare students to become licensed clinical psychologists and will have a distinctive emphasis in understanding how research contributes to and informs ...

If you’re fascinated by human behavior and mental processes and want to understand them from a scientific point of view, a degree in psychology is for you. As a psychology major, you’ll study both ...

Athletes train relentlessly to improve their physical strength, endurance, and technical skills. However, the mental aspect ...

Students will develop critical thinking and effective communication skills (both verbal and written) in relation to biological psychology. The central goal of the course is to consider how knowledge ...