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Social and Personality

Our faculty and students in the Social and Personality Area are involved in basic research in the following areas: attributions, stereotypes, relationships, social abilities, emotions, personality traits, psychology and the law, culture, forgiveness, apologies, and group behavior. In addition to basic research, applied research areas include: co-worker relations, jury decision-making, sex lives, social abilities, and discrimination. In addition to courses, training in the area includes both research and applied practica in settings inside and outside of the University.

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For more information, please visit Social and Personality.

For more information about the Social and Personality Area, please contact the Area Coordinator: Dr. Amy Muise. For admissions queries, please email gradpsyc@yorku.ca.

To apply online, please visit How to Apply.

Additional Program Information

Faculty Member

  • Cheng, Joey
  • Greenglass, Esther
  • Kawakami, Kerry Lynn
  • Mar, Raymond A
  • Muise, Amy
  • Steele, Jennifer R
  • Struthers, Ward
  • White, Cindel

Faculty Member

  • Cheng, Joey
  • Flett, Gordon L
  • Greenglass, Esther
  • Kawakami, Kerry Lynn
  • Lalonde, Richard N
  • Mar, Raymond A.
  • McCann, C Douglas
  • Muise, Amy
  • Ross, Erin C
  • Schuller, Regina
  • Steele, Jennifer R
  • Struthers, C. Ward
  • White, Cindel

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The Graduate Program in Psychology at York is an exciting environment to pursue innovative, socially engaging, career-ready education. Contact our Graduate Program Assistant to learn more.