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4.00 Credits
Covers Piaget, Vygotsky, and contemporary theoretical perspectives on cognitive development as well as current research in areas such as memory, conceptual understanding of biological and physical concepts, mathematics, problem-solving and literacy. The implications of research in cognitive development for instructional practices will be discussed. Prerequisite: Psyc 107, 117, or COGS 7. Barrett (SS) (Advanced Psychology Seminar)
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4.00 Credits
Basic concepts in the construction, selection, administration, scoring, and interpretation of assessment procedures commonly used in psychology. Selection and evaluation of assessment procedures. Supervised experience administering, scoring, and interpreting assessment procedures. Prerequisites: PSYC 110. (SS)
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Topics in personality psychology: the self, personality consistency, motivation, psychological adjustment. Prerequisite: PSYC 153 or consent of instructor. (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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Theories and current research focusing on development in the first two years of life. Topics include cognitive, perceptual, language, social, and emotional development, and methods used in infancy research. Prerequisites: PSYC 107 and consent of department chair. Barrett. (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Contributions of psychological research to understanding the legal system. Social science data on juries, eyewitnesses, mental illness, and the death penalty will be discussed. Conflicts between psychological and legal approaches will be highlighted. Barrett (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Theories and current research. Prerequisite: SSP/PSYC 109 or consent of instructor. Hyland (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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4.00 Credits
We will take the study of cognition from principle to practice by examining how basic research and theory has informed understanding of human performance in realworld settings. Topics will be chosen from domains such as aviation and automobile safety, environmental and medical decision-making, learning and education, and expert performance in chess or music. We will also consider public policy implications of these findings. Prerequisite: Psyc 117 and Department permission required. Malt (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Issues related to social development (e.g., attachment, social competence), social contexts (e.g., family, day care), and personality development (e.g., sex roles, aggression, temperament) from infancy through adolescence. Prerequisite: PSYC 107 or consent of instructor. (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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4.00 Credits
Examines the complex role of narratives - told to and by children, and enacted by children in play - in children's experience and development. Compares and seeks to integrate different approaches in psychology and other disciplines. In the process, we will also be addressing three basic questions: what is narrative, how is it significant, and how should we study it Prerequisite: PSYC 107. Nicolopoulou (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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4.00 Credits
The formation of mind and personality is shaped in profound ways by the sociocultural contexts within which individuals develop. This course introduces students to basic theoretical and methodological issues and explores important examples of cross-cultural variation and diversity, using comparisons between different societies and between different subcultures within American society. Topics include cognition, language, personality, moral development, socio-emotional development, identity, attachment, and socialization. Materials drawn from anthropology, sociology and education in addition to psychology. Prerequisites: One of the following courses or consent of instructor: PSYC 107, PSYC 109, PSYC/SSP 121, ANTH 1. Nicolopoulou (Advanced Psychology Seminar) (SS)
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