1. First Meeting Psychology 207 September 21, 2009
Welcome to Stanford!
First Meeting
Psychology 207
September 21, 2009

2. Introductions! Tell everyone a little bit about yourself
Where you’re from
Personally and/or scientifically
What you’ve done research on
Your thoughts about what you want to be doing research on

3. The Department Tradition of excellence
Basic science with real-world implications
Outstanding graduates who have shaped their disciplines
Tversky
Maccoby
Anderson
Steele

4. Five Interconnected Areas
Cognitive
Developmental
Neuroscience
Personality, psychopathology and affective science
Social

5. A few words for our president, John Hennessey
“Make the most of your journey”