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SO M.Boltz This half-credit laboratory correlate to Psychology 213 ( Memory and Cognition) will focus on the methods used to investigate the nature of perception, memory, and other cognitive behaviors. These various methodologies will be employed within a set of empirical studies designed to investigate particular topic areas within the field of cognition. Prerequisite: PSYC 100; PSYC 200; and prior or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 213.
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3.00 Credits
SO A.Neeren An overview of methods used to conduct research on personality. Through lab activities and class projects, students will learn about important methodological topics within the study of personality, including measurement, reliability and validity, different modes of data collection (self-report questionnaires, interviews and narratives, observational and experimental approaches), and how to analyze and interpret personality data. Prerequisite: PSYC 200 and concurrent or prior enrollment in PSYC 215
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3.00 Credits
NA W.Sternberg An overview of the methodologies used in biological psychology research. Lab exercises include detailed brain anatomy, and conducting experiments on human sensory processing and animal learning. Prerequisite: PSYC 200 and prior or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 217. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
SO M.Boltz An overview of the different methodologies used in the psychological study of time. During laboratory sessions, students will explore some different temporal phenomena through the use of the empirical method and both the collection and analysis of statistical data. Prerequisite: PSYC 200, and prior or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 220. Typically offered in alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
SO B.Le Students will become familiar with the methodological and measurement practices that are commonly employed in social psychological research. Both experimental and survey methodologies will be explored, with students completing activities and projects to gain relevant research experience. Prerequisite: PSYC 200 and prior or concurrent enrollment on PSYC 224. Typically offered every Fall.
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3.00 Credits
SO B.Le This course is designed as an in-depth examination of the field of close relationships. The major theories of close relationship will be emphasized, including examinations of evolutionary, attachment, interdependence, and cognitive approaches. In addition, research related to topics such as attraction, relationship development and maintenance, relationships and health, infidelity, violence in intimate relationships, and jealousy will be explored, with methodical concerns discussed within the context of each topic. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or consent of the instructor. Typically offered every Spring.
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3.00 Credits
NA W.Sternberg A half-semester lab course introducing neuroscience methodology focused primarily on behavioral, endocrinological, and pharmacological perspectives to understanding nervous system function. Both gross neuroanatomy and the microstructure of the nervous system will be covered. Prerequisite: PSYC 100; PSYC 217 ( preferred, but not required). Typically offered in alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
SO R.Compton This seminar investigates the cognitive and emotional consequences of damage to the human brain, and analyzes how such investigation can advance our understanding of the normally functioning mind/brain. Overarching themes include problems in neuropsychological assessment, localization of function, and reorganization and plasticity of the brain. Topics include disorders of the motor systems (e.g., Parkinson's disease), disorders of perception, language, memory, and consciousness (e.g., agnosia, aphasia, amnesia, neglect), developmental disorders (e.g., autism), and neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease). Though the course will focus primarily on human clinical populations, contributions from studies of non-human animals and brain-imaging studies of neurologically intact humans will also be considered. Prerequisite: PSYC 217 or 250 or consent of instructor. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
NA W.Sternberg A laboratory course offered concurrently with Psychology 240. This laboratory course covers basic scientific approaches to the study of pain and its inhibition in laboratory rodents and human subjects. Pain assessment, analgesia, pain modulation and development of nociceptive circuits will be covered. Students will carry out experiments, analyze data, and gain proficiency in scientific writing style. Prerequisite: PSYC 200 and prior or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 240
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3.00 Credits
SO Staff Advanced level problems of hypothesis formation and definition, data collection, analysis, and report writing in laboratory and field settings. Before taking the course, students must have selected the problem on which they wish to work. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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