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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the effects of drugs on animal and human behavior. Topics include neuropharmacology, antipsychotics, analgesics, stimulants, hallucinogens, antidepressants, alcoholism, addiction and the implications of drug effects for neurochemical theories of behavior. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 280/201. Not open to students who have taken 242. (Same as Neuroscience 352.)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the study of mental disorders in adults, including historical and cultural perspectives. Focus on classification, diagnostic assessment, etiology, treatment and evaluation of treatment efficacy for the major disorders including affective, thought, substance and eating disorders. Research methods in clinical psychology emphasized. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 280/201. Not open to students who have taken 223.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the human sensory and perceptual apparatus. Includes a consideration of anatomy, neurophysiological mechanisms and the psychological experiences associated with these processes. Covers visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory, tactile and proprioceptive senses. Prerequisite, 280/201. Not open to students who have taken 225.
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3.00 Credits
Theoretical and empirical research aimed at understanding the creation and structure of memories. Topics include the study of autobiographical memories, unconscious memories, factors contributing to forgetting, the organization of memories, the role of emotion in memory and neurological bases of memories. Prerequisite, 280/201. Not open to students who have taken 247.
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3.00 Credits
In-depth study of assessment methodologies used in clinical psychology research and practice. Emphasis on design issues, data analysis issues, scale construction, interviewing, testing, self-report and observation. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 280/201.
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3.00 Credits
Theoretical and methodological understanding of the study of the self in social psychology. Topics include organization of self-concept and its effect on information processing, self-awareness, self-esteem maintenance processes, cultural influences, stigmas and self-regulation. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 280/201. Not open to students who have taken 311 or 337.
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3.00 Credits
Review of personality theories with an emphasis on contemporary approaches. Topics include life stress, social support and coping. Emphasis on research methodology and practical applications of the results. Students will design and conduct research projects that contribute to subfields discussed in class. Prerequisite, 280/201. Not open to students who have taken 214 or 338.
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3.00 Credits
How the nervous system has adapted to the complex computational demands of social systems in primates and other social species. Focus on how the brain implements social behavior, and how social processes, in turn, affect biological systems. Topics selected from language; self and other perception; theory of mind; empathy; decision making; meta-cognition; social and emotional cognition; interpersonal and group interaction; loneliness; and the social deficits of autism. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, Psych/Neuro 201, and either 205 or 232. (Same as Neuroscience 366.)
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3.00 Credits
Explores the theoretical foundations of evolutionary psychology, the empirical support for its theories, the criticisms and competing explanations, and the accurate and inaccurate representations of evolutionary psychology in the lay press. Class time will be devoted to discussion of research articles. Laboratory component involves conducting two research projects. Data collection, statistical analysis, papers based on findings, oral and poster presentations. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 280. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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3.00 Credits
Study of brain processes involved in cognition with a focus on current research designs and techniques. Class discussions will focus on journal articles reporting studies on sensory, motor, affective, executive and memory systems. Laboratory exercises will include analysis of data from brain scan, electroencephalographic and neuronal recording studies. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 280. (Same as Neuroscience 370.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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