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1.00 Credits
This laboratory course is a supplement to The Psychology of Learning (Psych 361) class. Students gain firsthand experience, via a virtual rat, of principles and procedures related to the acquisition and maintenance of behavior. Weekly lab meetings introduce Pavlovian and operant principles, which are then implemented as laboratory exercises with the virtual rat. Concurrent enrollment in Psych 361 required.
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3.00 Credits
Same as Educ 366
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3.00 Credits
Reviews the relatively recent development in the field known as "Positive Psychology." Topics may include: happiness and life satisfaction, positive self-esteem, creativity, caring relationships, love-passionate and otherwise-, empathy, optimism, ambition, moral character development, attachment, compassion, forgiveness, helping, work ethics, and successful aging. Designed to take a sampling of those aspects of psychology that emphasize the positive side of human nature. Prerequisites: Psych 100B and at least one 300-level course.
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3.00 Credits
This course reviews information pertaining both to medications used to treat psychiatric disorders and to psychoactive drugs of abuse. By learning principles of pharmacology and mechanisms of action of these agents, students develop an enhanced knowledge of the brain mechanisms underlying abnormal human behavior. Prerequisite: Psych 354 or 3401, or 344.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of issues related to the encoding, storage and retrieval of information in humans. Topics include memory improvement strategies, people with extraordinary memories, memory illusions, and distortions, among other topics. Prerequisite: Psych 100B.
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3.00 Credits
This survey course examines dying and death from biological, psychological, and social perspectives. Topics include theoretical and research approaches to studying dying and death; historical and cross-cultural attitudes; psychological understanding and coping with death over the life span; the process of dying and definitions of death; health care professionals and treatment approaches for the dying; assisted death and other ethical/legal issues, grief and bereavement, mass tragedy and public death, and planning for death. Prerequisite: Psych 100B.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the field of brain-behavior relationships: the neurological basis of cognitive and psychological functions such as language, spatial ability, attention, and memory. Selected pathological syndromes associated with brain dysfunction also presented. Limit: 20 junior and senior psychology majors, psychology graduate students, and others with relevant backgrounds. Prerequisite: An introductory course in the neurosciences or one in biological psychology.
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3.00 Credits
Advances in the understanding of abilities such as memory, attention, and language are discussed, with a focus on recent research that integrates the theoretical perspectives of cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. Emphasis on findings from investigations using neuroimaging techniques, psychophysiological techniques, and patients with brain disorders. Prerequisite: Psych 100B.
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3.00 Credits
Development of the brain and associated changes in cognitive abilities are discussed, with an emphasis on recent research that integrates the theoretical perspectives of cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. Discussion focuses on early development and disorders affecting the brain such as cerebral palsy, sickle cell disease, and autism. Prerequisite: completion of a course in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, or neuropsychology.
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3.00 Credits
The study of the relationship between brain and behavior from trephination and head injuries in ancient people through ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome into the Renaissance and more modern times. Emphasis on higher brain functions. Prerequisite: a course in physiological psychology, neuropsychology, or the nervous system, or permission of instructor.
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