Applied Psychology Program
Headlines
- Research Stories: Driven to distraction
- Robert Gray, an applied psychologist at Arizona State University, studies human attention and perception and how they affect driving.
The psychology of human perception and interaction
If you are interested in human performance and working to find solutions associated with design and training, then a degree in applied psychology is for you. The theories and methods of experimental psychology have numerous real world applications, such as:
- making products easier to use
- making work places more productive
- improving sports performance
- improving the way we learn and teach
Students in the program explore issues such as improving airplane cockpits to help pilots respond faster in stressful situations and predicting driver behavior by studying how distracted drivers react in sudden traffic conditions.
The Applied Psychology program at Arizona State University offers:
Interest areas in the Applied Psychology program include:
- Human Factors
- Consumer Psychology
- Sports Psychology
- Learning and Design
- Team Training
- Aviation Psychology