  {"id":35,"date":"2010-01-25T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T16:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:14:12","slug":"about-psychology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/about-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"杏吧原创 Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        杏吧原创 Psychology\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large wp-image-10498\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/227\/362_30552410793_30550100793_1035048_7753_n-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"two students in the quad playing catch\" class=\"wp-image-10498\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">杏吧原创 has offered undergraduate degrees in Psychology since 1953 and graduate degrees in Psychology since 1961<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How do people adapt to their environment? How do we deal with anxiety and stress? What are the differences between happy and unhappy people? What makes a person commit a crime? How can we reduce shyness and bullying? How are language and math skills acquired?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding the mechanisms that underlie the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of people is the basic goal of psychology. The discipline of psychology offers a wide variety of explanations to account for behaviour. Such an understanding not only has theoretical value but also the potential for practical, real-world applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Psychology currently offers <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/undergraduate-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">undergraduate programs<\/a> in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/graduate-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate programs<\/a> programs in psychology are offered at both the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/graduate-studies\/graduate\/master-of-arts\/\">master&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/graduate-studies\/prospective-grad-students\/doctor-of-philosophy\/\">doctoral<\/a> levels. Psychology is a part of the University&#8217;s program in Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as the Child Studies program offered by the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer opportunities to explore all psychology&#8217;s major areas and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/concentrations\/\">concentrations<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/research-areas\/#personality-social\">Personality and Social<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/research-areas\/#health\">Health<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/research-areas\/forensic\/\">Forensic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/research-areas\/cognition-perception\/\">Cognitive<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/research-areas\/developmental\/\">Developmental<\/a>. Visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research<\/a> page to learn more about these specific areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Psychology is committed to excellence in teaching both inside and outside the classroom, which is provided within the context of an active and diverse research environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"capital-advantage\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Capital Advantage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ottawa, the nation\u2019s capital, is home to first-class medical facilities such as the Ottawa Hospital, the Children\u2019s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Royal Ottawa Hospital, which provides specialized mental health assessment and treatment for adults, adolescents and children with a mental illness. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do people adapt to their environment? How do we deal with anxiety and stress? What are the differences between happy and unhappy people? What makes a person commit a crime? How can we reduce shyness and bullying? How are language and math skills acquired? 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