Cognitive and neuro-cognitive studies of attention, memory, and language processing focus on basic limits in information processing. Research on eyewitness identification explores social influences on behavior. Human performance in educational settings, business, and industry provides the context for studying general principles of learning. The study of complex real-world phenomena in the laboratory and everyday life requires advanced methods and technologies. Computers used by program faculty and students include microcomputers, a range of workstations, and a supercomputer.
Students acquire expertise in methods and technologies that are widely applicable.