该系分为四个领域：临床科学，发展，社会和认知，大脑和行为。这些小组由教师组成，他们的共同兴趣跨越心理学某些子领域的连贯的高级研究计划。鼓励个别的教职员工和研究生参加不止一个小组。<br> <br>社会心理学的学生和教职员工试图了解人类在社会环境中的经历和行为。我们的研究和教学涵盖分析的各个层面-从社会认知的神经和生理基础到个人和群体行为，再到人们思考，感受和行动的社会文化背景。我们的许多工作都是在交叉领域完成的，包括与其他心理学领域（例如认知神经科学和发展心理学），与其他部门（例如经济学和社会学）以及哈佛
Students and faculty in Social Psychology seek to understand human experiences and behaviors in social settings. Our research and teaching span levels of analysis--from the neural and physiological underpinnings of social cognition, through individual and group behavior, to the social and cultural contexts within which people think, feel, and act. Much of our work is done at intersections--with other areas of psychology, such as cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology, with other departments, such as Economics and Sociology, and with Harvard professional schools, such as the Law School, the Business School, the Medical School, and the Kennedy School of Government.<br>Overall, we seek to develop new understanding about how people perceive themselves and others, how people relate to one another, and how social psychological knowledge can be used to make constructive differences in people's lives.