Fall 2007 Course OfferingsNote about meeting times and locations:The meeting times and locations of the courses listed here can be found on the Course Offering Directory. Be sure to consult the COD for the most updated information regarding schedules and rooms.
Instructor: Bonvillion Time and Place: TR 2:00-3:15, Gilmer 130 Includes Optional Review Session R 6-7 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed.Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Overview of psychology from both the natural science and social science perspectives. Topics include biological bases of behavior, sensory and perceptual processes, learning, motivation, thought, maturational and developmental changes, individual differences, personality, social behavior, and abnormal psychology. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Two 1-hour tests and a final exam Papers or projects: None
Instructor: Nosek Time and Place: TR 11:00-12:15, Gilmer 130
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email the Professor. Description of course contents: Overview of psychology from both the social science and natural science perspectives. The lectures will be focused on issues in human development, personality theory, abnormal psychology, behavior disorders, social psychology, intelligence, language, learning, memory, and cognitive and sensory processes. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Two 1-hour tests and a final exam Papers or projects: None
Instructor: Cedric Williams Time and Place: TR 11-12:15 RUF G004A
Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online wait list. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: The course will examine historical and current theories that explain how different types of learning provide the foundation for most, if not all forms of an organism's behavior. We will cover these theories by carefully examining the most important research experiments that contributed to our current understanding of the principles and concepts that shape our behavior. The lecture content will focus heavily on experimental findings derived from research of learning processes in human and non-human species. The concept of Learning will be explored from the perspective of theories of Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning and more recent theories of the organization of behavior derived from human studies. Format: Lecture, Discussion No. and type of exams: Four multiple-choice, short answer, brief essay Papers or projects: Six to eight homework assignments consisting of 3-5 short essay questions.
Instructor: Brunjes Time and Place: MWF 10-10:50 Gilmer 130 Includes Optional Review Session M 6:00-7:00 Gilmer 130 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email the Professor. Description of course contents: One approach to understanding human behavior is to consider ourselves from a biological perspective. This course attempts to do so by examining how the brain guides behavior. The first portion is an overview of the structure and function of the central nervous system. With this knowledge, we then examine how the brain controls a variety of higher behaviors, including learning and memory, sex, emotions and sleeping. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: 4 multiple choice exams and one multiple choice final Papers or projects: None
Instructor: Proffitt Time and Place: MW 2-3:15 190 Gilmer Hall
Credits: 3 (optional 1 credit lab) Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online wait list. Do not email the Professor. Description of course contents: Study of selected topics in perception, particularly visual perception; the role of stimulus variables, learning and motivation of perception. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Three midterms and a cumulative final. All exams are of a short and very short answer format - for example, fill in the blank, label the figure, or answer in a sentence or two. Papers or projects: None
Instructor: Lillard Time and Place: TR 9:30-10:45 Gilmer 130 Includes Optional Review Session R 5-6 Credits: 4 (three hours lecture, one hour discussion section) Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email the Professor. Description of course contents: This course provides an introduction to psychological development from birth through adolescence. The nature of changes during infancy, childhood, and adolescence, as well as the methods of study and theorizing about development are discussed. Format: Lecture, discussion No. and type of exams: One take home essay final exam; continuous assessment with iclickers in class. Papers or projects: One hands-on project (4-5 page paper)
Instructor: Tim Wilson Time and Place: TR 3:30-4:45 Gilmer 130
Credits: 3 (1 credit discussion section is optional) Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email the Professor. Description of course contents: Overview of psychological science from brain to culture. The lectures will introduce general principles and issues in scientific investigation, research methodology, links between biology and psychology, the brain, sensation, perception, learning, thinking, memory, language, consciousness, cognitive development, social development, social influence, social behavior, psychopathology, clinical treatment, and psychology and law. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Three multiple-choice exams Papers or projects: Two short papers
Instructor: Freeman Time and Place: TH 2:00-3:15 Gilmer 190 Review Session W 6-7 Credits: 4 (Required lab section) Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or any 200-level PSYC course Enrollment Restrictions: Registration is required for the BOTH the lecture and a lab section to be officially enrolled in the class. Otherwise you will be dropped from the class. Instructions on how to add the lecture, lab, or change lab sections will be given during the first lecture. If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Introduction to research methods in psychology, integrating statistical analysis. Emphasis on descriptive statistics and non-experimental research methods. Use of computers for data analysis, experimentation, and report writing. This course is required for majors and is the first part of a two-part series (305-306). Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: 3 or 4 exams and final; short answer, problems Papers or projects: Lab includes papers/projects
Instructor: Mikami Time and Place: TR 11:00-12:15 Gilmer 190 Review Session M 6-7 Credits: 4 (Required lab section) Prerequisites: PSYC 101 or any 200-level PSYC course Enrollment Restrictions: Registration is required for the BOTH the lecture and a lab section to be officially enrolled in the class. Otherwise you will be dropped from the class. Instructions on how to add the lecture, lab, or change lab sections will be given during the first lecture. If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Introduction to research methods in psychology, integrating statistical analysis. Emphasis on descriptive statistics and non-experimental research methods. Use of computers for data analysis, experimentation, and report writing. This course is required for majors and is the first part of a two-part series (305-306). Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: 3 or 4 exams and final; short answer, problems Papers or projects: Lab includes papers/projects
Instructor: Schmidt Time and Place: MWF 9:00-9:50 RUF G004A or Gilmer 190 Includes Optional Review Session T 5-6 Gilmer 190 Credits: 4 (Required lab section) Prerequisites: PSYC 305 (with C- or better, C if class of 2010) Enrollment Restrictions: Psyc Majors/Minors, Cog- Sci Majors Registration is required for the BOTH the lecture and a lab section to be officially enrolled in the class. Otherwise you will be dropped from the class. Instructions on how to add the lecture, lab, or change lab sections will be given during the first lecture. If course is full through ISIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Second part of a two-part series required for psychology majors. Emphasis on inferential statistics (t-tests and ANOVA) and issues in experimentation. **Course May Meet Second Writing Requirement** Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: 4 exams and final: short-answer, multiple-choice, problems Papers or projects: Lab includes projects/papers
Instructor: Willingham Time and Place: MW 2:00-3:15 Cabel 138 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Psyc 215; Grade of B- or higher in Psyc 215 highly recommended. Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology majors/ minors; Cog Sci majors/ minors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Psychologists have studied the processes of learning and thinking for over 100 years, and theoreticians have attempted to apply that knowledge to K-12 education for almost that long. This course will use information from cognitive psychology to examine: major steams of thought in pedagogy; data patterns in student achievement and in teacher effectiveness; subject-specific teaching strategies, and proposed reforms for American education. Format: Lecture and discussion No. and type of exams: TBA Papers or projects: TBA
Instructor: Coan Time and Place: TR 3:30-4:45 Gilmer 190 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 6 credits in psychology, including preferably PSYC101 Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology majors/minors have priority registration If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This is an introductory course in psychopathology, or the scientific study of mental disorders. It will focus on the description of specific forms of abnormal behavior and the ways in which they are studied. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Papers or projects:
Instructor: Emery Time and Place: TR 9:30-10:45 Gilmer 190 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Psychology major/minors; PSYC 250 recommended Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology majors/minors have priority registration If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waitlist. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This course is an overview of the nature, cause, and treatment of various psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence. The class takes a scientist practitioner perspective and integrates research, theory, and clinical perspectives. Format: lectureLecture with frequent class discussions No. and type of exams: Combination of multiple choice and essay Papers or projects: None
Instructor: Reppucci Time and Place: MW 2 - 3:15 Gilmer 141 Credits: 4 (Required lab section — Graded option only) Prerequisites: Psychology majors/minors with 9 credits in psychology (including PSYC 305 or taking it concurrently) or permission of instructor. Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology majors/minors have priority registration; but others are encouraged to enroll. If course is full through ISIS: An Online waitlist may be started if needed. Most students who want to enroll in this course are able to so, please keep trying on ISIS if a waitlist has not been started. Description of course contents: Goal: To acquaint the student with various issues in the law that have an impact on children and with psychological research and practice regarding children and families that is germane to legal policy. The course is based in developmental, clinical and community psychology theory and research. Topics include: (1) child, family, state and the rights and prerequisites of each; (2) children's decision making and capacities to provide informed consent; (3) the juvenile justice system and delinquency; (4) state intervention in families, especially child abuse and child custody; (5) child witnesses; (6) adolescent reproductive rights; (7) ethics and the limits of psychological expertise in juvenile and family law. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Two essay exams Papers or projects: At least one substantial paper Other: The laboratory focuses on (1) legal concepts and use of legal materials; (2) observations in juvenile court and ride-along experience with police, (3) participation in a mock trial; (4) field experience in research, and (5) other relevant exercises in research. Student participation will be actively encouraged. Attendance is required. Short papers will be required.
Instructor: Sinclair Time and Place: MW 2-3:15 RUF G004A Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 6 credits of PSYC or permission of instructor; PSYC 260 recommended. Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology majors/minors, SWAG majors/minors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waitlist. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: What are the psychological and behavioral differences between men and women? What is the origin of these gender differences? How do they affect the functioning of men and women in work, relationships, etc.? This class will engage psychological research and theory to examine the influence of gender on the lives of men and women. Emphasis will be placed on understanding gender as a social psychological construct. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: 2-3 exams and a final, multiple choice and essay
Instructor: Dodson Time and Place: M 9:00-11:30 Gilmer 225 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: PSYC 215 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology and cognitive science major/minors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: Although memory is generally accurate, some illusions and distortions in remembering are unavoidable. The consequences of these memory problems range from relatively benign tip-of-the-tongue experiences to untrustworthy eye-witness testimony. This class will review a variety of different memory distortions with the goal of advancing our understanding of memory. Format: seminar with discussion and presentations No. and type of exams: One midterm and a final Papers or projects: Paper
Instructor: Haidt Time and Place: W 3:30-6:00 Gilmer 225 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology majors/minors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: Moral motives are all around us, but they are often hard to see because of our own moralism: we dismiss actions and people we disagree with as evil or misguided. The first part of this course will be a primer on moral psychology, including the evolutionary basis of human morality and its cultural diversity. Then we'll move on to politics, partisanship, and the culture war; then finally, to terrorism. We'll read books from across the social sciences. A central theme of the course is that politics, religion, terrorism, and racism cannot be understood without a full understanding of moral psychology. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: Two small papers, one large final paper, and several small ungraded projects.
Instructor: Walker Time and Place: R 9:00-11:30 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: PSYC 305 and PSYC 306 or equivalent in social science field Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology major/minors, and a limited number of spaces will be made available to students from other social science departments who are interested in conducting community-based research. Students must be prepared to work together on research projects that will assist local agencies in providing social services and attend two monthly workgroup meetings of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Commission on Children and Families (which take place during week day afternoons). If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This course will provide advanced undergraduate students with the opportunity to participate in a community-based research project with a local social service agency. We will investigate why low-income residents and agency personnel in communities are suspicious about researchers, how history and social science methods have contributed to the dynamics, and what this means for doing research in community settings. Throughout the course we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various research approaches, asking: Who benefits from particular approaches? In what ways? How can we balance the sometimes competing goals of research objectivity with improving communities? Research projects may include developing or analyzing surveys to administer to social service agency personnel or their clients about service needs, interviews withcommunity members or collecting, and reviews of effective practices and their applicability to the local community. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: Four, including a write up of the final research project.
Instructor: Salthouse Time and Place: W 9:00-11:30 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: PSYC 215 and PSYC 305 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psyc majors/minors, Cog-sci majors, neuroscience If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This course will survey the field of cognitive neuropsychology from basic neuroanatomy, localization of function, patients with specific brain damage, normal adults with structural and functional neuroimaging, and neurodegenerative diseases. Students will be required to participate in class discussions based on assigned readings, lead some of the discussions, and write a paper related to the topic of cognitive neuropsychology. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: Paper
Instructor: Melvin Wilson Time and Place: T 9:00-11:30 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology major/minors If course is full through ISIS: Please use online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This course will focus on an analysis of oppression, empowerment and liberation. Also, the course will discuss methods and strategies aimed at its amelioration of oppression in modern American society. Topics to be covered are the definition of oppression, social impact of oppression, including racial, economic, sexual discrimination, alienation, and loss of self-esteem. Moreover, we will talk about the role of privilege in the maintenance of an oppressive society. Format: Discussion No. and type of exams: Final Papers or projects: Research paper
Instructor: Harden, Kathryn Time and Place: MW 2:00-3:15 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th Psychology majors/minors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: From the discovery of the "gay gene" to a discussion of genetic influences on crime on the television program "Law and Order," relationships between genetic predispositions and human behavior are commonly encountered in the media — evidence of our persistent fascination with the nature-nurture debate. The overarching aim of this course is to delve into the nature-nurture debate by evaluating contemporary human behavioral genetic (BG) research. The first portion of the course focuses on the "essentials" — the biological mechanisms of inheritance; BG methodology; heritability estimation; gene-environment correlations and interactions; and interpretations and criticisms of BG research. The second portion of the course focuses on the application of BG research to current social controversies and examination of how BG research is represented in the media. After reviewing the ways genetic inquiry has been applied and misapplied historically, we ask whether current research can meaningfully inform debates about race, social class, intelligence, family environments, crime, and sexual behavior. Throughout, emphasis is placed on sophisticated consumption of the primary literature. Students will learn to critically assess BG research and its (mis)representations in the public square. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: Midterm and final Papers or projects: Short one page papers and a research proposal.
Instructor: Van Reet, Jennifer Time and Place: M 2:00-4:30 Gilmer 081 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th Psychology majors/minors CogSci majors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This course will examine how humans conceive of people, places, actions, and events that are not real, and how this ability develops throughout childhood. Specifically, we will examine topics such as pretend play, fantastical reasoning, and belief in fantasy figures. Format: Student-led discussion with some lecture No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: 2 papers and weekly discussion questions are required ___________________________________________________________________________________ PSYC 408 Acquisition of Syntax in Language Development Instructor: Wood Time and Place: MW 3:30-4:45 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prequisites: None Enrollement Restrictions: 4th year Psychology, Linguistics and Cognitive Science Students If the course in full through ISIS: Please use the onlline waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: We will investigate the acquistion of syntax in language development from empirical and theoretical perspectives. Questions about what it means to know language and how language is acquired will be explored in depth, along with discussions involving acqusition/development of language, which will include sign language and development of homesigned "language". Format: Lecture, discussion, and presentations No. and type of exams: One exam Papers or projects: One ___________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor: Erisir Time and Place: TR 11:00-12:15 Gilmer 141 Also sign up for one of 4 Practicum Sessions Credits: 4 Prerequisites: PSYC 220 or PSYC 222 or permission of instructor Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology, Cognitive Science, Biology and Neuroscience majors/minors. If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting. Do not email the professor. If you have special circumstances or alternates for prerequisites, please include a note for the professor while you sign up on ISIS waitlist. Description of course contents: Lectures and discussion on molecular and cellular aspects of neural mechanisms as they relate to behavior. Topics will include neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurotransmitters and receptors, neuropharmacology, cortical organization and function, plasticity and neurodegenerative diseases. Format: Lectures, discussions and hands-on demonstration. Weekly lectures will be supplemented by practicum sessions on the same topics. No. and type of exams: Two midterms and one final exam, in multiple-choice and essay formats. Weekly quizzes or take-home assignments based n Practicums Papers or projects: Optional term paper
Instructor: Patterson Time and Place: M 9:00-11:30 Gilmer Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th-year Psychology majors/minors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This seminar is an overview of the research and theory related to sexual orientation across the lifespan from the standpoint of the social sciences. Topics include conceptualization of sexual identities, origins and development of sexual orientation, sexual identity formation and disclosure. Selected issues such as couple relationships, employment and careers, parenthood, and aging are also explored, since they may be affected by sexual orientation. Format: Lecture, presentations, and discussion No. and type of exams: TBA Papers or projects: TBA
Instructor: Williams Time and Place: TR 2:0-3:15 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: PSYC 220 or PSYC 420 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology majors/minors, GSAS If course is full through ISIS: Please use online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: Studies the major theories, findings and conceptual issues important to an analysis of the neuronal mechanisms that underlie memory storage. Format: Lecture, presentations, and discussion No. and type of exams: TBA Papers or projects: TBA
Instructor: Bonvillian Time and Place: TR 11:00-12:15 Gilmer 225 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology majors/minors. Cognitive science linguistics students as well as speech and hearing/communication disorders majors, or graduate students in Arts & Sciences or Education If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: We will examine the development of language from a number of perspectives. In addition to studying the acquisition of speech in children with normal hearing, we will review the acquisition of spoken and signed language in deaf, autistic, mentally retarded, and aphasic individuals. We will also examine the acquisition of language-like systems of communication in nonhuman primates. Format: Lecture, discussion, and presentations No. and type of exams: One exam Papers or projects: One
Instructor: DeLoache Time and Place: TR 11:00-12:15 Gilmer 081 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Psyc 250 or Instructor permission Enrollment Restrictions: 4th-year psychology majors/minors and GSAS. If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: In this seminar, we will review research on how very young children begin to master the various kinds of symbolic artifacts that are essential for functioning in modern societies. We will particularly focus on children's understanding of visual media-especially pictures and television/video. Symbol use by non-human primates and other animals will also be reviewed. Format: Lecture and Discussion No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: Research paper and class presentations
Instructor: Oishi Time and Place: T 2:00-4:30 Gilmer 225 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Enrollment Restrictions: GSAS and 4th year Psychology majors/minors. If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This course explores various issues in the intersection of personality, social, and cultural psychology. It is designed to expose you to different research perspectives, methodologies, and most recent developments in this area. Topics covered in this course include theories of self and culture, the measurement of personality across cultures, cross-situational consistency, cultural influences on personality and emotion. After taking this course, you should know diverse arrays of personality and social psychological research conducted by cultural and cross-cultural psychologists and should be able to develop research ideas and design experiments to test your ideas. Format: Discussion No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: One Term Paper/ oral presentations
Instructor: Illig Time and Place: TR 11:00-12:15 Cau 134 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Psyc 220 or Instructor Permission Enrollment Restrictions: GSAS and 4th year Psychology, Cognitive Science and Neuroscience majors If course is full through ISIS: Please use the online waiting list. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: To understand how behavior is guided by cues in the environment, we must understand how information about the world is represented by the senses, and how that information is processed in the brain. In this seminar-style course, we will examine the neural organization of the sensory systems, particularly the organization of cortical areas. We will investigate how different organizational strategies are used to serve different brain functions, and we will explore how information from different sensory modalities is integrated in higher-order cortical areas, ultimately guiding behavior. Format: format No. and type of exams: Two exams with multiple-choice and/or short-answer questions. Papers or projects: In class participation is mandatory. One- to two-page summaries of required readings will be common. At least one term paper will be required. |
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