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This course will examine the role of learning and its interaction in the regulation of body weight, food intake and overeating. Topics covered will include: the neurobiology of learning and motivation; the role of central and peripheral mechanisms in food intake; and biological and psychological factors that lead to overeating and obesity. In addition, students will be expected to complete a written exam.
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Prereq: Two prior Psychology courses Juniors and Seniors only A survey of leading figures, schools, and systems in the history of psychology. The course will emphasize the development of experimental psychology in late 19th century Germany and its establishment in America at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Chicago, and Columbia. Special topics will include the development of clinical and applied psychology and psychological testing.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 080.205 or 080.305 or 200.141 - This course will survey the neural mechanisms of decision-making. Current experimental research and theory concerning selection, control, and evaluation of actions are examined in humans and animals. Topics will range from simple perceptual judgements to complex social behavior. The course involves a weekly lecture about a specific topic followed by a student presentation of a current research paper. Cross-listed with Neuroscience
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Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are applied to issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work-life balance.
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3.00 Credits
Prereqs: 200.101 and 200.212 This course is a survey of the field of clinical psychology. Accordingly, the primary objectives of the course are: (1) to familiarize students with the history of clinical psychology as a field, including the roles in which clinical psychologists serve and settings in which they work, as well as “hot topics” of current debate in the field; (2) to orient students to the range of theoretical orientations which guide how clinical psychologists approach their work, including assessment, prevention/intervention, and research; (3) to highlight controversies in assessment and treatment as well as emphasize critical thinking in clinical psychology; and (4) to clarify students’ interests and goals within the mental health field, generally, and clinical psychology, in particular, including client populations and research questions of interest to individual students.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 200.133 Open to Psychology and Behavioral Biology majors only. This course will investigate interpersonal processes ranging from attraction and courtship to relationship functioning and distress.
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Advanced intensive writing and discussion course using a text and original articles. Besides (co)leading class discussions, students will review a personality test of their choice, create and analyze their own personality test, and create a research proposal on a personality topic of their choosing. There will be no exams. Topics to be covered include a broad survey of personality tests, reliability and validity, test construction methods, the structure of affect/mood, the five-factor model, and the following personality-related topics: the person-situation debate; the idiographic/nomothetic debate; stability and change in personality over time; evolution, genetics, and biology of personality; effects of culture and geography on personality; intelligence and genius; the self and personal narratives; implicit motives and the dynamic unconscious; and self-regulation and psychopathology. For more information, please contact Dr. Jennifer Neemann at dr_jen@comcast.net or 410-516-4887.
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A critical examination of the methods of observation, description, reasoning, inference, measurement and intervention that underlie the clinical practice of psychology and psychiatry. Cross listed with Behavioral Biology. Prereq: 200.212; Juniors and Seniors from the following majors: Psychology, Behavioral Biology and Cognitive Science majors only OR instructor approval.
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