Current students

Against Empathy

Many psychologists, philosophers, and laypeople believe that empathy is necessary for moral judgment and moral action—the only problem with empathy is that we sometimes don’t have enough of it.

Risk Aversion, Hedging, and Construct (In)validity

Re-Thinking How We Study and Clinically Target Attentional Dysregulation

Psychology's Welcome to Psych party!

This is a kick-off event to welcome all Psych students who were admitted to Psychology in the last year (Since January 1st, 2016). Come get connected with fellow Psych students, learn about Psychology at UWaterloo, and mingle with grad students and faculty!

There is a presentation from 3-4 in PAS 4032, with Psych study tips to succeed in Psych courses, a panel of grad and undergrad students to answer questions about Psych, and some sneak peaks into the research going on in Psych labs at Waterloo.

Ivana Lizdek's thesis is entitled: "Temporal Dynamics in the Interpersonal Behaviour and Perceptions of Romantic Partners."

All are welcome to attend.

Noah Forrin's thesis is entitled: "How reading difficulty influences mind-wandering:  The theoretical importance of measuring interest."

All are welcome to attend.

Gordon Pennycook's thesis is entitled: "What makes us think?  A three-stage dual-process model of analytic engagment."

All are welcome to attend.

Christie Haskell's thesis is entitled: "The Interdependence of Attention, Memory, and Performance Based Reward."

All are welcome to attend.