Word: maher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...result of interest in cognitive psychology and the nervous system has made that side of psychology everywhere in the country much more mathematical, much more allied with identifiable natural sciences," Maher says...
...think it's fair to say that Psychology for undergraduates is often experienced by some as frustrating because they come into the field expecting to study individuals. They're not interested in statistics, mathematics or research," Maher says...
...There is no rule against [theoretical theses, but] I have always advised students that in the long run doing empirical theses turns out easier to do well than a thesis based entirely on library research," Maher says...
...senior professors, Maher says, will probably specialize in the fields of personality, perception, cognitive science, and psychoanalysis. These four people will play an important role in shaping the department in the coming years...
Last spring the department searched for a professor who specialized in biological psychology. After the scholar chosen rejected Harvard's offer, the appointment landed "on the shelf," Maher says...