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3.00 Credits
Full course for one semester. A survey of current theory and practice in computational cognitive science, this course will provide students with a broad introduction to topics including artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, connectionist modeling (including neural networks), and behavioral robotics. These subjects will be explored through both conference discussion and significant hands-on programming projects throughout the semester. Prior experience with object-oriented programming languages (particularly Java) will be helpful, but not assumed. Prerequisites: Psychology 121 and 122 or consent of instructor; Mathematics 111 or equivalent useful but not required. Conference-laboratory. Not offered 2009-10.
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Full course for one semester. We will examine how humans acquire, store, and use knowledge. The course will center on memory and knowledge representation, but to understand these we will also need to consider the processes of perceiving, categorizing, and attending. Our emphasis will be on contemporary experimental approaches, and we will discuss the methodological arguments underlying these approaches. Prerequisites: Psychology 121 and 122 or consent of the instructor. Conference-lecture.
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Full course for one semester. In this course, students will get hands-on research experience in the domain of infants' social cognition, that is, their understanding of other people. Adults make sense of people's behavior in terms of beliefs, desires, and other mental states; when and how do children develop these skills Students will engage in all aspects of research, including reading and discussing primary source articles, recruiting and testing infant subjects, coding and analyzing data, and designing new research. Prerequisite: Psychology 361 or Psychology 364. Conference-lab. Not offered 2009-10
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Full course for one semester. An exploration of higher-order cognition in nonhuman primates, with an emphasis on the social cognitive abilities of these species. Conference discussion will be structured around careful reading of the primary literature, with a focus on the complementary questions of evolutionary continuity and discontinuity. In what ways are nonhuman primate minds fundamentally like our own, and in what ways are they different-sometimes startlingly so Particular attention will be paid to the role that nonhuman primates' social and physical ecology plays in defining the scope of their cognitive abilities. Prerequisites: Psychology 121 and 122 or consent of instructor. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.
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Full course for one semester. We will undertake a systematic examination of the factors governing learned behavior, with emphasis on the relationship of animal to human behavior. Topics include learning through associations, selection by consequences, and modeling; drug addiction; discrimination and concept formation; choice and self-control; voluntary action and free will; and verbal behavior. Experimental methods and analyses are emphasized. Prerequisites: Psychology 121 and 122, or Biology 101 and 102, or consent of the instructor. Lecture-conference-laboratory.
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Full course for one semester. Much of psychology involves a search for predictable relationships, i.e., for deterministic laws. But variable and unpredictable behavior is often functional. Creativity, problem solving, exploration, scientific discovery, learning, voluntary (or free-willed) actions, self-control, mindfulness, and many other competencies may depend in part upon ability to vary thoughts and behaviors. This course is grounded in behavioral studies on variability but brings together research and discussions from different perspectives on the study of functional variability. We will explore how behavioral variability arises (its elicitation, motivation, and reinforcement); how it is explained (including chaotic and stochastic theories); and influences on it (including neurological injury, psychopathologies, drug states, age, and states of consciousness). Prerequisites: Psychology 121 and 122 plus at least one 300-level psychology course; or junior or senior standing in biology, physics, or philosophy; or consent of instructor. Conference-lecture.
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Full course for one semester. This course will address the ways that cultural contexts shape mental processes and human behavior. The class will consider aspects of culture such as gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, and sociopolitical frameworks. We will examine theories, research, and applied work that pertain to cross-cultural variations and similarities in psychological phenomena. Areas of focus will include development, cognition, emotion, personality, and approaches to health and healing. Aims for the course include gaining an awareness of methodologies in cross-cultural psychology, knowledge of current research topics in the field, and insight into the ways that cultural contexts influence our own everyday life experiences. Prerequisites: Psychology 121 and 122 or consent of instructor. Conference.
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Full course for one semester. This course is an introduction to the ways in which the human language-processing system is organized to produce and comprehend language. We will study speech perception, lexical access, and sentence processing in the context of language acquisition, bilingualism, sign language, brain damage, and language in primates. Basic linguistic concepts will be covered. Students are expected to design a research project. Prerequisite: Psychology 121 or Linguistics 311, or consent of the instructor. Lecture-conference. Cross-listed as Linguistics 393.
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Full course for one semester. This course is an in-depth look into the ways in which actions, perceptions, and the language-processing system are intertwined. We will examine the extent to which spatial and visual representations are activated during language comprehension and how our actions and the physical environment guide our language comprehension. Students are expected to design and conduct a research project. Prerequisite: Psychology 121 or Linguistics 311, or consent of the instructor. Completion of Psychology 393 is also recommended. Lecture-conference. Cross-listed as Linguistics 395. Not offered 2009-10.
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3.00 Credits
Full course for one semester. This course allows juniors and seniors to consider relations among subfields of psychology by studying a common topic from different perspectives. Conceptual and methodological issues will be emphasized throughout the semester. Prerequisites: Psychology 121 and 122, junior or senior standing, and two 300-level psychology courses, or consent of the instructor. Conference-laboratory. Not offered 2009-10.
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