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3.00 Credits
The department assists outstanding political science majors by giving them challenging internship assignments with important government agencies, political leaders, and other participants in the political process. Interns are eligible for up to three credits, depending upon the length of their experience and the nature of related scholarly papers accomplished under the supervision of the department. Prereq: permission of the instructor; May be repeated for a maximum of 3.0 credits; STAFF
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A seminar exploring areas of continuity between political analysis and the considerations of other social or philosophical systems. Examines topics or problems not usually treated in regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit; STAFF
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the scientific study of how biological, mental, and environmental factors influence behavior and experience. Emphasis is on understanding and evaluating the broader issues of the field, e.g., methodology, assumptions, and basic psychological processes. MNS; STAFF
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major areas of cognitive psychology. These areas include: attention, higher-order perception, problem solving, decision making, knowledge representation, and memory. At the end of the course, students have a solid understanding of the methodology used by cognitive psychologists as well as an understanding of the important theoretical issues surrounding the study of the human brain as an information processing system. MNS; Prereq: PSYC 100; A. Varakin
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An examination of the process by which behavior changes as organisms interact with their environment. Emphasis is on the principles of classical and operant conditioning as well as observational learning. MNS; Prereq: PSYC 100; H. Hoffmann
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An examination and discussion of theories and research related to physical, cognitive, psychological and social development during the prenatal period, infancy, childhood, early adolescence and later senescence. Laboratories include research design, presentation, and implementation. Prereq: PSYC 100; STAFF
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A broad survey of the field of social psychology, including such topics as attitude change, interpersonal attraction, social cognition and aggression. Emphasis throughout is on the understanding of social phenomena from an empirical, primarily experimental, viewpoint. Prereq: PSYC 100; F. McAndrew
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3.00 Credits
See description for EDUC 205. Prereq: EDUC 204; CL: EDUC 205; S. Schroth
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3.00 Credits
A study of how both classic and modern psychological theories understand personality. Perspectives covered include Freudian, Jungian, Eriksonian, cognitive, trait, humanistic, and existential. Prereq: PSYC 100; T. Kasser
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3.00 Credits
This course will serve as an introduction to the study of how sensory information is registered and transformed into useful interpretations of the external world. Each of the major sensory systems will be discussed from a variety of perspectives including: anatomical, physiological, neuropsychological, behavioral, cognitive and/or ecological. A significant amount of the course will be devoted to vision and audition. The cutaneous (i.e. touch, pain) and chemical (e.g. taste, smell) senses will also be covered. Class will consist of lecture and demonstrations of perceptual phenomena. Prereq: PSYC 100; quantitative proficiency recommended.; A. Varakin
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