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3.00 Credits
The current state of knowledge about the psychology of women based on theoretical and empirical contributions from psycho-biology, personality, social and life-span psychology. Prerequisite: Psychology 103. Course Type(s): GS
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3.00 Credits
This course examines stereotypes about men in western society, many of which are challenged in the light of empirical research; theoretical and empirical contributions from personality, social and life-span psychology, and psychobiology; consideration of methods and sources of bias in research used in gender studies. Prerequisite: Psychology 103. Course Type(s): GS
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1.00 Credits
Research strategies used in the study of gender and sex roles. Projects include: methods of archival research, interview and survey techniques, naturalistic observation, and correlational and experimental procedures. Students also design and carry out their own research project, and prepare written and oral reports of the findings. Three hours per week. Prerequisites: Psychology 103; and Psychology 311 and 320, passed with a grade of C or higher. Corequisites: Psychology 331 or 332, and 491. Course Type(s): GS
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3.00 Credits
An intensive examination of children's play. Theoretical and empirical contributions from psychology and anthropology as a developmental and cross-cultural foundation for the following topics: the historical development of the concept of childhood; theories of play; conceptions of play and work; the functions of play; play and child development; gender differences; cross-cultural forms of play; and children's peer cultures. Also listed as Anthropology 342. Prerequisite: Psychology 203. Course Type(s): None
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1.00 Credits
Research strategies used in the study of children's play. Projects include: methods of interviewing and survey techniques, naturalistic observation, participant observation, and time sampling. Students also design and undertake their own research projects and prepare written and oral reports of their findings. Prerequisites: Psychology 311, 320, and 321, passed with a grade of C or higher. Corequisites: Psychology 342 and 491. Course Type(s): EX
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3.00 Credits
The role of evolutionary thinking in human psychology, including ideas and evidence from animal behavior; topics include a brief history of socio-political resistance to Darwinian ideas, basic principles of evolutionary (population) biology, behavioral strategies affecting cognitive and social psychology, especially survival issues (feeding, predatro avoidance), mating systems (attraction, mate retention, reproduction and rearing offspring), and social exchange issues. Exploration of potential application in other disciplines (medicine, law, history, marketing and economics). Prerequisite: Psychology 103. Course Type(s): None
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1.00 Credits
Research strategies used in studying the role of evolution in human psychology. Projects include: methods of archival research, interview and survey techniques, naturalistic observation, correlational and experimental procedures. Students will design and carry out their own research project, and prepare written and oral reports of the findings. Three hours per week. Prerequisites: Psychology 103; Psychology 311 and 320, both passed with a grade of C or higher. Corequisites: Psychology 350 and 491. Course Type(s): None
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3.00 Credits
Provide an overview of current theory and research in the field of intimate relationships. Focuses on topics such as: our need for relationships, interpersonal attraction, love, attachment, communication, relationship maintenance, relationship trajectories, relationship dissolution, jealousy, and extra-dyadic relationships. Special attention will be given to understanding these topics through the use of scientific journal articles. Prerequisites: Psychology 103 and 220. Course Type(s): None
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1.00 Credits
Research strategies used in the study of intimate relationships. Deals with the following topics: constructing surveys, writing quality question items, two-group design, multi-group design, factorial design, within-subjects design, and the use of statistical methods in research. These will be covered in the context of student projects. Each student will design and carry-out their own research project. Three hours per week. Prerequisites: Psychology 360; and Psychology 320 and 311, both passed with a grade of C or higher. Course Type(s): None
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3.00 Credits
Evolution of animal and human sensory systems and perceptual mechanisms and processes; current research data and person-machines comparisons. Prerequisite: Psychology 103. Course Type(s): None
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