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3.00 Credits
Theran An introduction to research methods appropriate to the study of abnormal psychology. Topics will include affective and personality disord-ers, substance abuse, and stressful life events. Individual and group projects. Laboratory. Each section typically limited to 10 students. Prerequisite: 205 and 224 or 213. Not open to students who have taken [224R]. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis. Does not satisfy the laboratory requirement. Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25
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3.00 Credits
Theran Description, etiology, and developmental patterns of behavior problems of children, adolescents, and their families. Topics include theories of child and adolescent psychopathology, externalizing problems such as conduct disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, in-ternalizing problems such as depression, anxiety, and children's experiences of trauma, and developmental disorders such as mental re-tardation, risk and protective factors for child psychopathology, and child and family interventions. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units, excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Cheek NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. An examination of psychological approaches to individual and group differences in sexual attitudes and be-havior. This course draws upon theory and research from the fields of personality psychology and social psychology. Topics include: sex-ual motivation and attraction; sexual self-esteem and identity; intimacy in romantic relationships; and gender and cultural differences in sexuality. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units, excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken 323R. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Wilmer Why do only some people have a great sense of pitch, a keen memory for names or faces, or a remarkable ability to locate ?Where's Wal-do? And why are some people only average (or even below average) in these areas We will critically evaluate a broad range of percep-tual and cognitive abilities (and disabilities) by drawing upon the fields of cognitive neuroscience, behavioral genetics, development, and human variation. We will address three types of question: What broad combination of nature and nurture, and what specific genes and experiences, contribute to differing levels of ability What are the neural and cognitive bases of such abilities What are their real-world consequence s Prerequisite: Two 200-level units, excluding 205, one of which should be 214, 215, 216, 217, 218 or 219, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Epistemology and Cognition or Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. An examination of how individuals develop and change over the life course. Particular emphasis on expe-riences associated with entry into adulthood, middle age, and older adulthood. Topics include: age-related changes in personality, emo-tion, and cognition; work and relationships (including marriage and parenting); life's transitions (e.g., divorce, menopause, and retirement); influence of culture and history on crafting adult lives. Different models of the life course will be discussed. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units, excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Carli This course will document biases in jury decisions, inequalities in sentencing, factors that contribute to criminal behavior, and other con-temporary research findings in the psychology of law. Students will review research on jury selection, the reliability of eyewitness testimo-ny, factors affecting the perceived innocence or guilt of defendants, the use of hypnosis and lie-detector tests, blaming victims of crime, methods of interrogation, and issues surrounding testimony from children in abuse cases. This course will explore both theory and re-search on the psychology of law and will include case analyses. A fundamental goal of the course is to allow students to apply their psy-chological knowledge and critical-thinking skills to the analysis of legal decisions and outcomes. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units, excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken [230]. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Current approaches to the psychological appraisal of individual differences in personality, intelligence, and special abilities will be investigated through the use of cases. Tests included in the survey are: MMPI , CPI , WAIS , Rorschach , and the TAT . Special emphasis will be placed on test interpretation, report writing, and an understanding of basic psychometric concepts such as validity, reliability, and norms. Useful for students intending to pursue graduate study in clinical, personality, occupational, or school psychology. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units, excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Akert This course focuses on a major topic in social psychology: attitude formation and change. Techniques of social influence that we encoun-ter in everyday life will be explored, with a particular emphasis on advertising. The findings of empirical research and theory will be used to understand persuasive messages. Topics include how emotion, gender and culture are used to maximize the effectiveness of advertise-ments, and how stereotypes are both perpetuated and refuted in advertising. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken 210 and one other 200-level unit, excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken [240]. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Cheek Narrative psychology explores the human propensity to create and use stories about significant figures and events in the process of identi-ty formation. Topics will include an exploration of mermaids and related figures as cultural images, metaphors for personal transformation, and archetypal symbols of the collective unconscious. The Little Mermaid and La Sirene of Haitian vodou will be examined as representa-tions of men's fear of, and attempts to control, women's spirituality and sexuality. The personality theories of Jung and Reich provide the framework for the seminar . Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units, excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
Carli An examination of key topics, such as social environment of the work place, motivation and morale, change and conflict, quality of work life, work group dynamics, leadership, culture, and the impact of workforce demographics (gender, race, socioeconomic status). Experien-tial activities, cases, theory, and research. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors who have taken two 200-level units excluding 205, or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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