In the 心理学 program at 约大学, you learn about the science of behavior
and mind as scholarship, application and worship of the One who already knows--even
before we do--what we will think, what we will say, and what we will do (Ps 139).
There's never a time in which we remove our lab coat to don our choir robes, or stop
thinking like a Christian in order to think like a psychologist.
Interests / Specialization
I am a general experimental psychologist who, for more than 40 years, has studied
studied attention, learning, and other aspects of cognitive control in humans (adults
and children) and monkeys. This research primarily involves having people or monkeys
play computer games that are written to test and measure cognitive competence. 我继续
to study attention (for example, with an eye tracker to monitor gaze and pupil dilation)
and executive functions--including with animals--but am also interested in computer
games more generally and the ways they require and promote learning and cognition.
A third topic I study at 约大学 is prayer and its role in decision making.
When do people pray for divine guidance when making decisions, and how do they perceive
that those prayers have been answered? In recent years, I have also conducted research
on the history of 心理学. Students who are interested in research opportunities
in the "Cognition, History and 学习 Lab" (CH+LL) should email Dr. 沃什伯恩.
Get to know your professor
Q. If you could compete in an olympic sport, what would it be and why?
A. 卷曲! I'm mesmerized by shuffleboard on ice while sweeping with brooms (three things
that I don't like separately--but somehow they are magical together)
Q. 最喜欢的电影?
A. Raiders of the Lost Ark (which I saw for the first time in L.A. 在心理之旅中
as a rising sophomore at Covenant)
Q. Favorite local restaurant?
A. State of Confusion, Edley's, and Maple Street Biscuits
Q. 最喜欢的食物?
A. Charcuterie or appetizers (I like to graze)
Q. What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
A. Seeing my wife Cathy
Q. If you could teach any other major, what would it be?
A. Math, but only so I could keep teaching statistics
Q. Personal Interests/Hobbies
A. 1. Sports: Covenant teams, Atlanta teams, Chattanooga teams; 2. Cruises; 3. 收集
mold, spores and fungus; 4. Quoting movie lines