Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

2 - Social Sciences, Psychology and Law

26 - Psychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Sciences

42. - Psychology

This series comprises instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of the behaviour of individuals, independently or collectively, and the physical and environmental bases of mental, emotional, and neurological activity.

42.08 - Experimental Psychology

This subseries comprises instructional program class 42.0801.

42.0801 - Experimental Psychology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of behaviour under experimental conditions and the analysis of controlled behavioural responses. These programs include courses in learning theory, research design and experimental methods, psychological measurement, statistical design and methods, analysis of cognitive and behavioural variables, and the conduct of specialized and large-scale studies.

• Example Program Names:

  • Experimental psychology

• Exclusion

  • Measurement, evaluation and research methodology in education(13.0604)
  • Experimental pathology(26.0910)
  • Behavioural sciences(30.1701)
  • Cognitive science(30.2501)