Psychology Department

Adriana Manago has picked a doozy of a topic for her academic research.

A new assistant professor at Western Washington University, she is studying the impact of Facebook and other social media on the social development of young people.

Virtually everyone experiences them, and rarely are they thought of fondly. They are earworms, the tunes that burrow into our consciousness and play on repeat.

In a recent study involving hundreds of people, Ira Hyman Jr. of Western Washington University and colleagues looked at what made…

It sounds shocking, but earworms are an epidemic that affect at least 90 percent of people as often as once a week. That’s according to a Goldsmiths University study. But before you go logging onto WebMD, fear not! These earworms are more commonly referred to as songs, regular old songs — often…

Think of a song.

Now let me make a few predictions about the song in your head.

It's probably one that you enjoy, or at least don't mind. You likely heard just a part of it, perhaps the chorus. And the song didn't linger, but it has a good chance of popping into your…

Beginning Jan. 22, graduate students in Western Washington University’s Psychology Department will provide free individual counseling services, under faculty supervision.
WWU’s Counseling Training Clinic has openings for individual counseling of adults, adolescents and children.…

Graduate students in Western Washington University's psychology department are offering free individual counseling sessions starting Tuesday, Jan. 22.

WWU's Counseling Training Clinic will offer appointments for adults and children, with openings from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday…