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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in attention and memory. May not be repeated. Whiting.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in human neuropsychology. May not be repeated. Lorig.
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3.00 Credits
PSYC 359 - Directed Research in Cognition and Emotion Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in cognition and emotion. May not be repeated. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics associated with emotional development. May not be repeated.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychology. May not be repeated. Fulcher.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychopathology. May not be repeated. Murdock.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 269 and permission of the instructor. Directed research on a variety of topics in social psychology. May not be repeated. Woodzicka.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Students in this course adopt the role of consultants for a hypothetical legislator who must make a decision on a matter of public policy. A clear understanding of the scientific background and consequences of the policy must inform the legislator’s decision. Each student works as a part of the consulting team and creates a document on a narrow aspect of the science related to the public policy. The policy being evaluated changes each term. Examples include: funding for mental health care, enactment or suspension of motorcycle helmet laws, establishing or abolishing court awards for mental suffering, and similar topics.
Topic for Spring 2012:
PSYC 280: Legislating Smell (4) Owing to increasing public demand, legislation is being introduced to control nuisance odors. This new legislation seeks to identify troublesome odors, measure them in order to identify the degree to which they impact others and introduce penalties to control their misuse. Lorig
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. These seminars are designed to help the advanced student integrate his or her knowledge of specific fields into a comprehensive view of psychology, both as a science and as a profession. Specific topics vary and are determined, in part, by student demand. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topic for Winter 2011:
NEUR 395 / PSYC 395: Psychophysiology of Stress and Health (3). Prerequisites: PSYC 111 or NEUR 120; and PSYC 250. This course examines the effects stress has on both mental and physical health. Topics include physiology of stress systems, acute vs. chronic stress, cardiovascular disease, psychoneuroimmunology, pain, health behaviors, as well as substance abuse and other psychopathologies. Mechlin
PSYC 395A: Advanced Research Design and Analysis in Cognition and Emotion (3). Prerequsites: Permission of instructor. This is a laboratory-intensive course in cognition and emotion intended for advanced psychology majors. The contemporary research literature is examined and a novel research question identified and explored using advanced experimental designs learned in class. Using current stimulus control and statistical analysis technologies (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, SAS, SPSS, Excel, E-prime), students propose original experiments, develop methods, and collect and analyze data from subjects in the context of ethical research practice. Course requirements include journal reports, literature presentation and discussion, programming work, research progress, and a culminating APA-format research manuscript. Johnson.
PSYC 395B: Applications of Psychological Science-topical description (3). Prerequisites: Major in neuroscience or psychology and permission of the department head. This course considerw both standard applications of psychological science (e.g., clinical/counseling psychology, school psychology) and unusual ones (e.g., risk management and finance). Eight alumni guest instructors discuss how they apply psychological science in their careers. In addition to clinical/counseling, school psychology, and risk management and finance, the course includes an examination of career services, human resources consulting, industrial/organizational psychology, technology, and issues in entrepreneurship. Issues that arise from family/work conflicts are considered, and students work on how to improve decision making regarding school, careers, and relationships. Part of the evaluation of students involves a portfolio concerning the students’ development of career or educational plans. Elmes and alumni guest instructors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Six credits in psychology, junior standing, and permission of the head of the department. This seminar involves independent reading and/or research and is taken by all majors during their senior year. Students are expected to prepare a detailed research proposal based on their independent work. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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