psychological science

Campus highlights Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 5-11

Basketball player turns heads on and off court – and not just because of his hair

Jennifer Skeem stresses that the condition is shaped by the complex interaction of both environmental and genetic factors.

Professor’s anger assessment tool predicts severity of PTSD in combat veterans.

The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010 left thousands homeless, caused billions of dollars in damages and triggered a deadly tsunami. The psychological impact of such traumatic events over time is the focus of an ongoing research collaboration between UC Irvine psychologists and Chilean academic and government officials. The quake — the […]

Think you know the difference between right and wrong? Let’s say you’re a surgeon with five patients whose survival depends upon organ transplants. A healthy patient of yours would be an ideal donor for all of them. Do you transplant his organs (against his will) into the bodies of the other patients? What if five […]

UCI psychologist studies the family dynamic of the developmental disorder.

Roxane Cohen Silver marks 10th anniversary of attacks with research, public talks.

Sena Koleva studies romantic relationships, mate selection and the science of love.

UCI psychologist uses Google map technology in study of neighborhood effects.