Psychology 110fs - Introductory Seminars in Psychology

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Mount Holyoke College

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Fall 2008 110f(01) Brain/Mind (First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) What is the relationship between brain activity and how we think, feel, perceive, remember, and communicate How does the brain contribute to our development as unique individuals How does subjective experience shape the structure and activity of our brains In approaching these questions, we will bridge the perspectives of psychoanalysis and neuroscience.We will explore how the brain works; the role of conscious and unconscious processes in determining our behavior; and the effects of traumatic injury to the brain. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement J. Cohen Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 sophomores allowed; 4 credits Spring 2009 110s(01) Systems?inking in Psychology: Families, Groups, and Organizations (First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) If psychology is the study of the mind, how do we understand what happens when individuals get together Do we then simply have a collection of human minds and a laundry list of human behaviors and feelings Or does something more complex happen when individuals gather together in groups This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of group dynamics, family systems and organizational psychology.We will discuss, read, and write about the psychology of larger systems, and the class will serve also as a laboratory for understanding group dynamics. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement P. Romney Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 credits 110s(02) First Love: Attachment Theory and Research (First-year seminar; writing-intensive course) The relationship with the infant's primary caretaker, usually the mother, develops in a complex way during the first year a?er birth. We will study what is now known about this relationship, its parallels in other animals, and variations in the mother-child relationship in early life. We will probe the importance of this first love for later development in childhood, adolescence, and adult life. Students will give class presentations. Meets Social Sciences III-A requirement R. Shilkret Prereq. fy or permission of instructor; 4 credits

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

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(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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