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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): a grade of "C-" or better in ENGL001A or consent of instructor. Studies topics at the borderland of psychology (e.g., extra-sensory perception, repressed memory, pseudoscientific beliefs, parapsychology, psychic phenomena, faith healing, mass hysteria). Explores the relationship among skepticism, cynicism, and "gullibility" and the rhetoric ofextraordinary claims. Stresses the development of scientific literacy, critical thinking skills, hypothesis testing, and understanding psychology as an empirical science.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Explores a topic of general interest in psychology. Debate and dialog are the distinguishing features of this course. Topics are announced in the Schedule of Classes. Course is repeatable as topics change to a maximum of 16 units.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
scheduled research, 3-6 hours. Prerequisite(s): freshman or sophomore standing and consent of instructor. An introduction to research in psychology. Emphasis upon aspects of library and laboratory research within the content of ongoing faculty research programs. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable to a maximum of 6 units.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; practicum, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing. Introduction to sociocultural perspectives of child development. Topics include sociocultural theories of development, motivational aspects of learning, technology in education, and school-home linkages. Application of child development theories and research related to them takes place during fieldwork assignments in after-school, computer-based programs for elementary and middle school students. Cross-listed with EDUC 106.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 001, PSYC 002, PSYC 011, PSYC 012, each with a grade of "B-" or better; or equivalents; or consent of instructor.Advanced theory and practice of planning, conducting, reporting, and evaluating research in the social and behavioral sciences. Students conduct original research that, if desired, can lead to (and become part of) a senior honors thesis or other senior-level research project. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CBNS 106 with a grade of "C-" or better or PSYC 110with a grade of "C-" or better or consent of instructor.Studies how the nervous systems of vertebrates and invertebrates contribute to and control their behavior. Focuses on aspects of sensory physiology with a brief orientation to the structure and function of nervous systems. Emphasizes a top-down approach to neurobiology, with specific behaviors providing guidelines for an examination of neural mechanisms.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CBNS 106 with a grade of "C-" or better or PSYC 110 with a grade of"C-" or better or consent of instructor. Describes bothlegal and illegal drugs. Analyszes drug-nervous system interactions and how the use of various drugs (particularly drugs of abuse) affects behavior and psychological well-being.
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4.00 Credits
Seminar, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): CBNS 106 with a grade of "C-"or better or PSYC 110 with a grade of "C-" or better.Surveys the neural basis of mental processes, focusing on memory and consciousness and their behavioral manifestations. Emphasizes current research literature.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): CBNS 106 or consent of instructor. An examination of cellular and molecular mechanisms of nervous system function using concepts drawn from the study of vertebrates and invertebrates with emphasis on mammalian systems. Crosslisted with CBNS 120.
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2.00 Credits
Lecture, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): CBNS 120/PSYC 120 or concurrent enrollment. Laboratory experiments using anatomical, chemical, and physiological research methods fundamental to understanding neurons and neural systems. Cross-listed with CBNS 120L.
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