Princeton University Department of Psychology
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The Princeton University Department of Psychology, located in Peretsman-Scully Hall, is an academic department of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. For over a century, the department has been one of the most notable psychology departments in the country.[1] It has been home to psychologists who have made significant scientific discoveries in psychology and neuroscience, such as adult neurogenesis in primate brains,[2] the concept of the cognitive miser,[3] bystander non-intervention,[4] face-selective neurons in primate brains,[5] feature integration theory,[6] mental models theory,[7] and prospect theory.[8]
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The department's undergraduate and graduate programs are highly ranked and it has developed a well-respected neuroscience program.[9] The department has over thirty active faculty members,[10][11][12] over forty graduate students,[13] and over one hundred undergraduate students.[14] The faculty have received numerous awards, including a Nobel Prize,[15] six Distinguished Contributions awards from the American Psychological Association,[16][17][18] and three William James Fellow awards[19] from the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Additionally, two faculty members have previously served as presidents of the APS,[20] ten faculty members are fellows of the APS,[21] and four faculty members have been inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.[22]
The department is chaired by the neuroscientist Elizabeth Gould.[23]