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3.00 Credits
Every fall. BARBARA S. HELD. A comparative survey of theoretical and empirical attempts to explain personality and its development. The relationships of psychoanalytic, interpersonal, humanistic, and behavioral approaches to current research are considered. Prerequisite: Psychology 101.
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3.00 Credits
Every spring. PAUL SCHAFFNER. A survey of theory and research on individual social behavior. Topics include self-concept, social cognition, affect, attitudes, social influence, interpersonal relationships, and cultural variations in social behavior. Prerequisite: Psychology 101 or Sociology 101.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. Every fall thereafter. LOUISA M. SLOWIACZEK. A survey of theory and research examining how humans perceive, process, store, and use information. Topics include visual perception, attention, memory, language processing, decision making, and cognitive development. Prerequisite: Psychology 101.
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3.00 Credits
Fall 2006. PAUL A. LIPTON. An introduction to the brain basis of behavior, concentrating on the contributions from studies of brain damaged and brain dysfunctional patients. Focuses on the contributions of neurology and experimental and clinical neuropsychology to the understanding of normal cognitive processes. Topics include neuroanatomy, amnesia, aphasia, agnosia, and attentional disorders, in particular those implicated in various spatial neglect syndromes. Prerequisite: Psychology 101.
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3.00 Credits
Every spring. RICHMOND R. THOMPSON. An introductory survey of biological influences on behavior. The primary emphasis is on the physiological regulation of behavior in humans and other vertebrate animals, focusing on genetic, developmental, hormonal, and neuronal mechanisms. Additionally, the evolution of these regulatory systems is considered. Topics discussed include perception, cognition, sleep, eating, sexual and aggressive behaviors, and mental disorders. Prerequisite: Psychology 101 or Biology 104 or 109.
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3.00 Credits
Every fall. PAUL SCHAFFNER. Every spring. LOUISA M. SLOWIACZEK. A systematic study of the scientific method as it underlies psychological research. Topics include prominent methods used in studying human and animal behavior, the logic of causal analysis, experimental and non-experimental designs, issues in internal and external validity, pragmatics of careful research, and technical writing of research reports. Prerequisite: Psychology 101.
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3.00 Credits
Every fall. SUZANNE LOVETT. Every spring. SETH J. RAMUS. An introduction to the use of descriptive and inferential statistics and design in behavioral research. Weekly laboratory work in computerized data analysis. Required of majors no later than the junior year, and preferably by the sophomore year. Prerequisite: Psychology 101, and Psychology 251 or Biology 105 or 109.
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3.00 Credits
Every spring. BARBARA S. HELD. A general survey of the nature, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of common patterns of mental disorders. The course may be taken for one of two purposes: 259b. Non-laboratory course credit. Participation in the practicum is optional, contingent upon openings in the program. Prerequisite: Psychology 211. 260b. Laboratory course credit. Students participate in a supervised practicum at a local psychiatric unit. Prerequisite: Psychology 211, 251, and 252 (may be taken concurrently).
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3.00 Credits
Every fall. LOUISA M. SLOWIACZEK. An analysis of research methodology and experimental investigations in cognition, including such topics as auditory and sensory memory, visual perception, attention and automaticity, retrieval from working memory, implicit and explicit memory, metamemory, concept formation and reasoning. Weekly laboratory sessions allow students to collect and analyze data in a number of different areas of cognitive psychology. Prerequisite: Psychology 216, 251, and 252.
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3.00 Credits
Every fall. PAUL SCHAFFNER. Principles and methods of psychological research, as developed in Psychology 251 and 252, are applied to the study of small group interaction. Students design, conduct, and report on social behavior research involving an array of methods to shape and assess interpersonal behavior. Prerequisite: Psychology 211 or 212, 251, and 252 (may be taken concurrently).
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