Spring 2010 Course OfferingsNote about meeting times and locations:The meeting times and locations of the courses listed here can be found on the Class Search. Be sure to consult the Class Search for the most updated information regarding schedules and rooms. Do not use the course catalog.
Instructor: Haidt Time and Place: TR 3:30-4:45 , Gilmer 130 Includes Optional Review Session R 5-6 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through SIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed.Do not email professor. Description of course contents: If you never picked up the owners's manual for your mind, this course is the next best thing. The course gives an overview of the major areas of contemporary psychology: psychobiology, cognition, child development, social psychology and clinical psychology. Cross-cutting themes include the ways that evolution and culture work together to create the human mind, and how to use psychology to improve your own life. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Two 1-hour tests and a final exam Papers or projects: None
Instructor: Willingham Time and Place: TR 2:00-3:15 Gilmer 130 Includes Optional Review: T 6-7 Gilmer 130 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through SIS: Please use the online wait list. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Cognition is the Activity of knowing: and use of knowledge. Emphasizing fundamental issues, this course introduced such basic content areas in cognitive psychology and perception, attention, memory and language Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Papers or projects:
Instructor: Hill 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 SIS: 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: Papers or projects: None
Instructor: Anderson Time and Place: TR 12:30-1:45 Gilmer 130 Optional Review Session: T 5-6 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through SIS: Please use the online wait list. Do not email the Professor. Description of course contents:Personality psychology tries to describe the psychological funtioning of whole individuals. This course surveys the many methods and theoretical approached used for the study of personality and includes discussion of the psychoanalytic, social and cognitive systems of thought. Relevant reserch from the perspectives are presented. Format: Lecture No. and type of exams: Papers or projects: None _______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Oishi Time and Place: TR 11:00- 12:15 Gilmer 130 Credits: 3 (1 credit discussion section is optional) Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through SIS: An online waitlist may be started if needed. Do not email the Professor. Description of course contents: A survey of the major topics in social psychology, including social perception, social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, confromity, helping relationships, and stereotyping and prejudice. Research, theory and applications of social psychology are considered. Format: Lecture/discussion No. and type of exams: Three multiple-choice exams Papers or projects: Two short papers are assigned in discussion sections
Instructor: Lillard Time and Place: MW 2:00- 3:15 Gilmer 130 Includes Optional Review Session R 6-7 Credits:3 ( optional 1 credit discussion section) Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: None If course is full through SIS: 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: 3, combination of objective and short answer Papers or projects: One hands-on project (4-5 page paper)
Instructor: Morris Time and Place: TR 3:30-4:45 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 SIS: 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: Freeman Time and Place: TR 2:00-3:15 Gilmer 190 Review Session M 6-7 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 SIS: 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: 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 Maury 209 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 SIS: 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: Aaron Time and Place: TR 8:00-9:15 Gilmer 190 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: 6 credits in psychology Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology majors/minors have priority registration If course is full through SIS: 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: Enrollment Restrictions: Psyc major/minors If course is full through SIS: Please use the online waiting list. 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: Lecture No. and type of exams: multiple choice and essay Papers or projects: None
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Instructor: Loncke Time and Place: W 9:00 - 11:30 Gilmer Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th Year Psychology majors/minors , Cog-sci and Communication Disorders If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This course will discuss how linguistic models help us to understand the psychology of language. We will focus on the emergence of language in children, acquisition and development of language, language disorders and neurolinguistics, sociolinguistics, and bilingualism. Format: The classes will consist of (1) lecture, (2) video demonstrations, (3) debate and discussion No. and type of exams: There will be three exams (two in-terms and one final) Papers or projects: Each student will be expected to do TWO of the following: (1) read and write a discussion paper on a psycholinguistics-related article in a recent journal, (2) give a twenty-minute class presentation and lead a class debate on a psycholinguistics-related hot issue, (3) participate in a psycholinguistics experiment. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Adams Time and Place: TR 9:30-10:45 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Psyc 305 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology majors/minors. If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: For psychologists who study the psychology of reading, it sometimes amazes us that most literate people do not think much about the reading process. If you ask the typical person about how reading works, a typical response is that …it just does. I look at words on a page and then the sounds come out of my mouth. You might also hear… I do not know how I do it, but for as long as I can remember I could do it. Under certain circumstances, however, a deeper level of evaluation is forthcoming and people report that it is a very complicated process. Listening to someone who has some type of reading impairment, observing young children as they are learning to read, wondering about the meaning of a passage (Did the main character insult a minor character or was it the other way around?), debating the pronunciation of a word (greasy, Roanoke, Staunton, theater, insurance), or reading a passage in a second language, readers make evaluations/decisions during the reading process. The focus of this class, Psychology of Reading, is the study of the reading process; what happens when we process the squiggles on the page to meaningful information that we can use. This includes word processing, sentence processing, speed-reading, text comprehension, etc. All of this is related to how the brain works and how we think. We will read basic/historical information from texts, review recent psychological research articles, and consider some hands-on experiences related to the reading process. The Psychology of Reading course is an interesting mix of experimental & cognitive psychology and structural linguistics, as well as psychoneurology, phonetics, anthropology, sociology, education, and so on. Format: No. and type of exams: about 4 weekly short answer quizzes Papers or projects: occasional weekly reaction papers, 2 partner projects, 1 research proposal ______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor:Erisir Time and Place: MW 2:00-3:15 Gilmer 166 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 SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. 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 SIS permission list. 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 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Psyc 4300: Theories of Perception Instructor: Kubovy Time and Place: TR 2:00-3:15 Gilmer 225 Prerequisites: Psyc 230 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th Psyc , 4th year cogsci If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Perception is the means by which we become aware of the world and of ourselves. This seminar presents an overview of theories about perception including the following perspectives: philosophy, physiology, Gestalt psychology, cognitive psychology, ecology, and artificial intellegence. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: Papers or projects: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Spellman Time and Place: TR Psyc 11:00-12:15 Gilmer 225 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Psyc 215 or 260; Psyc 305/306 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology Majors/Minors If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: Examines Issues for which cognitive and social psychology may be able to inform the legal system. Topics include eyewitness testimony, recovered memories, line-ups, expert testimony, jury selection, trial tactics, jury instructions and the use of statistics in the courtroom. Format: Seminar. Lots of class participation is expected. No. and type of exams: 2 exams Papers or projects: Students participate in "moot court" -- where they pick an issue to argue against other students in the class. Paper = one "legal brief" outlining the argument. Also, students act as judges for one other moot court proceeding. Paper = one short "judge's opinion" rendering a decision. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Best Time and Place: MW 2:00-3;15 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year psychology, If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: Most scientific endeavors advance our knowledge and understanding by very small steps. However, on rare occasion, a new idea or an experimental outcome causes a monumental advance in a field of science. They were called, "Paradigm shifts" by the philosopher, Thomas Kuhn because they cause a change in the way we think about a phenomenon. The aim of this seminar is to examine the ideas and experiments that have had a major impact on our understanding of brain function in general, and of the ways the nervous system supports behavior and experience. The questions they addressed are very simple: Are nerves independent? Why and how are they charged electrically? How do they get excited or inhibited? How do they communicate? Are chemicals involved? If so, how so? How do sensory systems convey the physical world to the brain? Are they accurate or do they distort the world? If so, is that good or bad? How does brain function impact movement,perception, learning, memory, thinking, motivation, arousal, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera? Format: No. and type of exams: Three exams with short and long essay questions Papers or projects: At each class meeting a group of two or three students will present the research on one of the major advances. Each student will participate in two presentations during the semester. Each student will submit a brief (one or two page) description of the readings for that day. A final paper on a suitable topic will be submitted in lieu of a final exam. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Dodson Time and Place: T 9:00-11:30 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Enrollment Restrictions: If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. 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. We will look at different kinds of memory errors as a tool for investigating how memory works. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: two take-home exams Papers or projects: one 6-page paper and one class-presentation _______________________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Doyle Time and Place: F 9:00-11:30 Gilmer B001 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology majors/minors. If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This seminar will examine the phenomenon of recovery from substance abuse and addiction, including alcoholism and other drug addiction. We will review the basics of addiction and focus on how addiction treatment as currently delivered and other interventions (such as self-help/mutual-help, spirituality, alternative methods) are effective with various populations. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: One midterm. Papers or projects: Two small papers, one class presentation, one final project/paper
Instructor:Keen Time and Place: TR 2:00 - 3:15 Gilmer B081 Prerequisites: Psyc 250 Enrollment Restrictions: Psychology majors/minors If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: We will cover the development of the major perceptual systems (vision and audition) in infancy, and their coordination with major action systems (locomotor systems like walking and fine motor control like reaching/grasping). To understand infant development, we must consider how these systems interact with one another and with the child's developing intellect . Format: Lectures, Discussion and class presentations No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: one long paper, due at end of semester; short reaction papers throughout the course; two oral presentations in class
Instructor: Lillard Time and Place: W 9:00-11:30 Gilmer 225 Prerequisites: Psychology 305 or permission of instructor Enrollment Restrictions: Psyc, 4th year If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: This course will read original source articles and texts to explore how children participate in fictional worlds (pretend, videos, books) and the impact of this participation on their learning and development. Some of the questions we will explore are: If pretending helps development, how, and are there good substitutes? What is the likely impact on development when preschool programs become more academic and less play-focused? How do children keep pretend and real separate-or don't they? Are imaginary friends healthy for development? A centerpiece will be a Page-Barbour Workshop with outside speakers March 26-7. Format: Seminar Class participation is expected. Number and Type of Exams: None Papers or Projects: There will be weekly 2-page commentaries and one final 10-12 page paper.
Instructor: Mikami Time and Place: R 3:30-6:00 Gilmer 225 Prerequisites: Child psychopathology or Adolescence or Child Psychology Enrollment Restrictions: Psyc 4th year If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: In this course, students will learn about (1) how to classify children's peer relationships; (2) why some children have an easier time getting along with peers than do others; (3) what the consequences are on future adjustment if children and adolescents have difficulty being accepted by peers; (4) how peer relationships change from childhood to adolescence; (5) interventions for peer relationship problems. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: One midterm and one final, essay and short answer format Papers or projects: One hands-on project to create a day carnival for children referred for problems with making and keeping friendships. In addition to homework to prepare this carnival, one full Saturday in April (to be determined with the schedule of students in this class) will be required to run the carnival. If it is not possible to spend one Saturday working for this course, then please do not enroll in this seminar. After the carnival, students will be required to write a paper about their observations and interactions with the children, and how they relate to various research articles about friendship (to be assigned).
Instructor: Oudekerk Time and Place: T 3:30-6:00 Gilmer 225 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: None Enrollment Restrictions: 4th Psychology majors/minors If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: This course examines various intersections between psychology, adolescent sexual activity, and the legal system. We will discuss how psychological research can be used to inform the legal system in ongoing debates concerning adolescents involved in sexual activity. We will review the most up to date research on topics such as teen pregnancy, abstinence-only education, statutory relationships, juvenile sexual offenders, and underage prostitution. Our goal will be to examine consistencies and discrepancies between empirical research on adolescent sexual development and public policy and law regulating adolescent sexual behavior. Format: No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: Papers ___________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor: Szwedo Time and Place: TR 9:30-1045 Gilmer 225 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: PSYC 3005 & 3006 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th Psychology majors/minors If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: This is an introductory course on the formation, maintenance, repair, and dissolution of romantic relationships in late adolescence and adulthood. The course begins with consideration of fundamental aspects of relationships necessary to promote and sustain satisfaction for partners as relationships transition from casual dating to more stable forms such as cohabitation or marriage. Next, we examine the impact of stressors such as conflict, violence, and infidelity on both the quality and stability of short- and long-term relationships. Finally, the course concludes by providing an overview of techniques that psychologists use to help couples successfully overcome difficulties and rediscover satisfaction in their relationships, or to cope with the loss of a relationship considered beyond repair. Because romantic relationships are inherently nested within societal influences, and often nested within families, we also consider special topics such as interracial relationships, gay and lesbian relationships, and the impact of relationship qualities on children. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: None Papers or projects: Two papers and three brief presentations ___________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor: Wiltgen Time and Place: TR 9:30-10:45 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Psyc 2200 or 4200 and psyc 2100 ( 210) Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology majors/minors, Cognitive Science If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: This seminar examines animal models that have been developed to study neurobiological mechanisms of cognition. Topics to be covered include goal-directed learning, decision-making, navigation, action selection, motivation, working memory and addiction. Each section will cover a specific cognitive process, the development and validation of animal models to study this process and a discussion of identified neurobiological mechanisms. Students will learn how to read and interpret scientific articles, present their ideas in a group setting and critically analyze current theories in psychology and neuroscience. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: midterm and final exam Papers or projects: oral presentions and a short paper
Instructor: Wood Time and Place: MW 2:00 – 3:15 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Any Linguistics course or Psy 555 or Psy 530 or Psy 411 or Instructor Permission Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology majors/minors. Cognitive science and linguistics students as well as speech And hearing/communication disorders majors If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: We will examine the Emergence of language in humans from linguistic and cognitive perspectives. Gesture, newly-developed sign languages, home sign systems, and creolization will be studied to understand the evolutionary path of language. We will also discuss the literature in research regarding the origin and emergence/evolution of language in humans. Format: Lecture, discussion, and presentations No. and type of exams: One take home mid-term Papers or projects: One paper ______________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor: Llewellyn Time and Place: TR 2:00 -3:15 Gilmer B001 Credits:3 Prerequisites: PSYC 305 and 306, PSYC 341 Enrollment Restrictions: 4th year Psychology Major/minors If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: Current research and historical perspectives on Women's Psychology and on clinical psychology issues as they pertain uniquely to women. The first part of the course focuses on women's psychology and gender research, investigating how gender differences have been researched. The course then focuses on looking at 2 areas where the influence of clinical psychology -through diagnosis, treatment, and research - can be determined and discussed. These two areas will be eating disorders and domestic violence. The role of culture, feminism, and the media will also be discussed. Students will be asked to give class presentations and to write a research paper on some aspect of one of these two issues. Format: Lecture, discussion and presentations No. and type of exams: 5-6 take-home essay questions divided over several weeks and a take-home final - that is both multiple choice & essay Papers or projects: A research proposal including a literature review of a topic chosen by the student. Other: In-class presentation on the literature review of their research proposal topic, including leading the class discussion on the current research in this area. ______________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor: Reppucci Time and Place: R 2:00-4:30 Gilmer 166 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: PSYC 346 (with a B+ or better) or permission of the instructor; GRADUATE, OR PROFESSIONAL STUDENT STATUS. Note: undergraduates who have not taken PSYC 346 will not be accepted under any conditions. Enrollment Restrictions: 4th-year Psychology, 3rd years after 4th years have registered ,GSAS. If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email the professor. Description of course contents: The goal of this seminar is to provide an in depth exposure to the interface between adolescent development and the juvenile justice system. Topics will include adolescent competency, culpability and accountability in legal contexts, juvenile violence, the Supreme Court and juvenile justice, prevention of delinquency and interventions with delinquents, the changing court procedures and community standards. All of these will be approached from the standpoint of what community, clinical and developmental psychology can contribute to the legal system. Format: Lecture, discussion, special guests and student presentations
Instructor: Teachman Time and Place: W 9:00-11:30 Gilmer 081 Credits: 3 Prerequisites: please note that a background in research methods (i.e., Psych 3005 & 3006) is recommended. Enrollment Restrictions: GSAS and 4th year Psychology majors/minors. If course is full through SIS: Please use the permission list for the course. Do not email professor. Description of course contents: This course focuses on the etiology and phenomenology of the primary anxiety disorders, as well as their evidence-based treatments. Students will learn about the nature of fear and anxiety on a continuum from normal to abnormal. The class emphasizes how to investigate and evaluate controversial issues in the scientific study of anxiety disorders and their treatment. Format: Seminar No. and type of exams: Papers or projects: Approx. 2 papers and 2 projects
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