Psychology is the science that studies behavior and mental processes.
Students who study psychology at the undergraduate level typically
survey the discipline broadly—taking courses in learning, development,
cognition, perception, psychobiology, psychopathology, social influence,
and emotion. While the study of psychology at the undergraduate level
is necessarily broad, there is a common theme that unites these diverse
topics of study—the use of the scientific method.

Luther's psychology program emphasizes the basic psychological
processes: learning, memory development, perceiving, emotion expression,
motivation, and thinking. The major in psychology is designed to give
the student not only a knowledge of these topics, but also an
understanding of how this knowledge is scientifically acquired and
applied. Consequently, many of the department's courses include a
laboratory component.