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3.00 Credits
Instruction in the craft of painting for the stage in a laboratory setting. Alternate years. OLINGER
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3.00 Credits
Introductory studies in analysis, critical theory, and dramaturgical skills. See Index. Topics Courses. ( Humanities)
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3.00 Credits
Study of gender roles in cross-cultural perspective, with an emphasis on the symbolic approach to roles of women. Topics include women and war, socialization, religion, work, aging, and modernization. Prerequisite: ANT 101 or WST 171. O_ered every third year. (Social Science) MONAGAN
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of memory and thought processes. Topics are likely to include: object recognition, attention, concept formation, memory systems, visual imagery, problem solving, judgment, language, and individual di_erences in cognition related to age, gender, and culture. Laboratory sessions will give students _rst-hand experiences with the phenomena covered in the class. Prerequisite: PSY 161. (Social Science) ASTLEY
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3.00 Credits
Experimental and theoretical approaches to the understanding of classical and instrumental conditioning. Among the topics to be covered are learning of causal relationships, choice behavior, learned food preferences, behavior modi_cation, and biological constraints on learning. Prerequisite: PSY 161. (Social Science) ASTLEY
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals within their social environment. Topics will include: conformity, propaganda, persuasion, social cognition, self-justi_cation, human aggression, prejudice, attraction, and loving relationships. Emphasis will be placed on critically examining experimentally-derived theories and testing them within naturalistic settings. (Social Science) DRAGON
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural perspective on religious beliefs, practices, and world views. Topics include rites of passage, death and dying, the spirit world, witches, magic, myths, syncretism, drugs, shamanism, and revitalization. Special attention is given to ethnomedicine. Prerequisite: ANT 101. Alternate years. Same course as ANT 210. (Social Science) MONAGAN
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3.00 Credits
An examination and critique of psychological knowledge from a multicultural perspective. Topics include: the social construction of Western psychology; cultural variations in concepts of personality, intelligence, human development, social behavior, gender, and abnormal behavior; research methodology issues; culture and communication; and psychological perspectives on oppression, prejudice, and racism. Alternate years. (Social Science) ENNS 104 Psychology Cornell College | 2008-09 Academic Catalogue
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3.00 Credits
Physiological, cognitive, social, and cultural inuences on development from conception through middle childhood. Emphasis on building an integrated picture of child development and an appreciation of how theory and data can be applied to the analysis of practical issues. Prerequisite: PSY 161. (Social Science) GANZEL or JANSSENS-RUD
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3.00 Credits
Investigation of research on biological, cognitive, and cultural inuences on adolescent development. Includes the impact of family, peers, school, media, and work, as well as identity, gender, and sexuality development. Also includes a discussion of problem behaviors (e.g., eating disorders, juvenile delinquency, alcohol use/abuse) often associated with adolescence. Course involves application of research _ndings to individual cases. Suggested prerequisite: PSY 161. (Social Science) GANZEL
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