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4.00 Credits
Analysis of human development during the fetal period and early infancy. Review of effects of environmental factors on perinatal perceptual, cognitive, sensory-motor, and neurobehavioral capacities, with emphasis on critical conditions involved in both normal and abnormal brain development. Other topics include acute and long term effects of toxic exposures (stress, smoking, and alcohol) during pregnancy, and interaction of genes and the environment in shaping the developing brain of "high-risk" infants, including premature infants and those at risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Prerequisites: BC1001 and BC1127 or BC1129. Enrollment limited to 15 students. 4 points
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Review of current literature from experimental social psychology pertaining to stereotyping and prejudice. Topics include: functions and costs of stereotyping, the formation and maintenance of stereotypes, and stereotype change. Recent research concerning the role of cognitive processes in intergroup perception will be emphasized. Prerequisites: BC1001 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 4 points
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Exposition of research and theory in neuroscience with an emphasis on the use of neural imaging techniques (EEG, evoked potentials, MEG, PET, fMRI) for exploring sensation, perception, and cognition in the healthy, intact brain. Prerequisites: BC1001 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 4 points
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Survey and critical analysis of the developmental and neurological research on theory of mind - the attribution of mental states like belief, desire, and knowledge to others - in humans and nonhuman animals. Emphasis on the role of intentionality, stages of acquisition, neurological and genetic bases, and deficits in theory of mind. Prerequisites: BC1001 and one other Psychology course. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 4 points
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Examines adolescent development in theory and reality. Focuses on individual physiological, sexual, cognitive, and affective development and adolescent experiences in their social context of family, peers, school, and community. Critical perspectives of gender, race and ethnicity, sexuality, and "teen culture" explored. Prerequisites: BC1001 and Developmental Psychology or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 4 points
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Basic principles of the study of drugs that influence the neural systems and induce changes in behavior. Molecular, biochemical and behavioral characterization of psychotropic drugs: stimulants, sedative-hypnotics, anxiolytics, alcohol, hallucinogens, and opiates. Etiology and treatment of psychological and neurological disorders. Prerequisites: One of the following: PSYC BC1117, PSYC BC1119, BIOL BC3280 and permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 4 points
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Survey of research from the field of social cognition, exploring cognitive processes involved in social functioning. Topics include attention, interpretation, evaluation, judgment, attribution, and memory processes. Both controlled and automatic processes will be considered, and the roles of motives, goals, and affective variables will be discussed. Prerequisites: BC1138 Social Psychology or BC1115 Cognitive Psychology Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Recent advancements in neuroscience raise profound ethical questions. Neuroethics integrates neuroscience, philosophy, and ethics in an attempt to address these issues. Reviews current debated topics relevant to the brain, cognition, and behavior. Bioethical and philosophical principles will be applied allowing students to develop skill in ethical analysis. Prerequisites: BC1001 and one of the following: Neurobiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Fundamentals of Neuropsychology. Enrollment limited to 20 students. General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). 4 points
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Examines the concept of imitation in behavior through research on animals, human development, and adult language use. Class meetings focus on discussion of reading material to develop a theory of the cognitive mechanisms of imitation that apply to language change in spoken communication. Prerequisites: BC1001 and one Psychology Lab course. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 4 points
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2.00 Credits
The Barnard Toddler Center provides the focus for field work and research in applied developmental psychology, an amalgam of developmental, educational, and clinical psychology. Students assist one morning a week at the Center, make individual class presentations, carry out team research projects, and participate in a two-hour weekly seminar which integrates theory, research, and practice. Prerequisites: BC1127 or BC1129 and permission of the instructor. Permission should be requested in the Spring of the year preceding registration. Enrollment limited to 16 students. This is a two-semester course only. 8 points
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