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3.00 Credits
Examines adolescent psychological development including biological changes, cognitive developments, and social transitions. Development is studied within the contexts of family, peer groups, school, work and leisure. Sample topics include identity, sexuality, autonomy, achievement, goal-setting, and problems that tend to arise during adolescence (e.g., drug abuse, eating disorders, depression). Prerequisites: psychology 100 or 101, and psychology 217. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of psychological perspectives on gender with a particular emphasis on culture, race, social class, and psychological development. Topics include sex and gender, biological bases of gender, sexuality, gender identity and implications for researchers and practitioners. Prerequisites: psychology 100. Offered annually.
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn how to define and analyze dynamics of racism. They will work to develop a sense of agency through advanced readings, dialogues, writing and experiential exercises. Student will learn ways that systems of privilege are perpetuated and explore ways to interrupt the cycle. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of learning, conditioning, and behavior theory, emphasizing discussion and evaluation of primary sources. Topics include modern theories of classical conditioning, operant-Pavlovian interactions, theories of reinforcement, quantitativemodels of choice, behavioral economics, superstition, and biological constraints on learning. Laboratory. Prerequisites: psychology 211 and either 202 or 300 or consent of instructor. Offered annually.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of topics from experimental cognitive psychology. There is an emphasis on reading primary sources, critiquing the research and proposing future studies. Students participate in classic computer-based experiments in higher cognition. Prerequisites: psychology 212 and 300 or consent of instructor. Offered annually.
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1.25 Credits
Neural mechanisms of behavior in animals, investigated through laboratory demonstrations and student-conducted experiments. Prerequisites: psychology 213 or consent of instructor. Offered each spring.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the development and validation of psychological measures. Exploration of basic principles of psychometrics and the application of these to test development. Laboratory course. Prerequisites: psychology 227 and 300 or consent of instructor. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of drug action and their effects on human behavior. Prerequisite: biology 101-102 or 107-108. Psychology 213 recommended. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the historical, philosophical, and conceptual foundations of contemporary psychology. The course will trace "history of ideas" from early Greek philosophy to modern psychology, with particular emphasis on the Darwinian revolution. Prerequisite: two courses in psychology. Offered annually.
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3.00 Credits
Psychological assessment of children, examination of childhood disorders (e.g. autism, attention-deficit hyperactive disorder, and depression), and psychological treatment of children and families. Prerequisites: psychology 215 or 217, and either psychology 300 or consent of instructor. Offered occasionally.
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