PhD in Psychology - Social / Personality in Eugene United States | University of Oregon

At the University of Oregon, our social and personality psychology research embraces a wide-ranging intellectual perspective to examine internal psychological processes, social interactions, and individual variations. Key research areas include:

Motivation and affect: self-management, achievement strategies, willpower, emotional control, the societal roles of feelings
Self-concept and social understanding: personal and social perception, neurological bases of social interpretation, empathy, self-versus-other evaluations
Group behavior and relations: group perceptions, within-group thinking, between-group interactions, collective standards, experiences of marginalized communities
Personality framework and growth: organization of personality traits, cultural influences on personality description, personality's impact on wellbeing
Cultural influences and belief systems: ethical psychology, cultural frameworks of thought
Judgment and risk evaluation: practical decision-making (in legal, aviation, healthcare settings), information exchange, and evaluation methods