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Psychology
Investigate why people think, feel and behave the way they do — using careful experiments.
What this field studies
Psychology turns everyday questions about people into testable hypotheses. Researchers design experiments and surveys, measure behaviour, and use statistics to separate real effects from chance.
Questions researchers are asking
- Why do we remember some moments vividly and forget others?
- How does stress affect the body and the mind?
- Why do people make predictable errors in judgement?
- How much of who we are is shaped by genes, and how much by environment?