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Course Schedule—Spring 2006

Psychological & Brain Sciences

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES

Please Note: Some courses have changed course numbers. You may NOT receive credit for the same course twice, even if the number has changed. Please see your advisor to verify the courses you should take.

Note: Text highlighted in red indicates that a change has been made to the course listing. The red text indicates the current, updated information.

200.101 (N, S)

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY(3) Holland   Limit 225 This course surveys all the major areas of scientific psychology, including the physiological bases of behavior; sensation and perception; learning, memory and cognition; developmental, social, and personality psychology; and psychopathology.

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

200.133 (S)

INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Drigotas   Limit 120 An introductory survey of social psychology.  Topics include social perception, social cognition, attitudes, prejudice, attraction, social influence, altruism, aggression, and group behavior.

Sec. 01

MTW 11

200.204 (N,S)

HUMAN SEXUALITY (3) Kraft Limit 25 Open to Psychology, Behavioral Biology, & WGS majors only. Upperclassmen only. Perm Req'd. Course focuses on sexual development, sexuality across the lifespan, gender identity, sexual attraction and arousal, sexually transmitted disease, and the history of commercial sex workers and pornography.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Sec. 01

T 12-3

200.205 (H,S)

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION (3) Fogel   Limit 30     This course will help students to increase their efficacy in creating behavior change, for both themselves and others, through the understanding and utilization of empiricallytested psychological principles. In addition, it will provide an overview of modern-day Behavior Therapies and their approaches to treating psychological disorders.

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

200.206 (S)
formerly 200.160

FOUNDATIONS OF MIND (4) Feigenson/Halberda  Limit 20 per section An interdisciplinary investigation into the innateness of concepts: perception, number, language, and morality, physics discussed. Evidence from animals, infants, patients, brains. Students collect data in sections investigating claims from the readings.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology, Cognitive Science, and Philosophy

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

03

MTW 2

F 1

Th 1

W 1

200.207 (Q,S)
(W)
formerly 200.114

LABORATORY IN ANALYSIS OF  PSYCHOLOGICAL DATA B (4) Egeth  Limit 20 per section   Laboratory in the fundamental methods of data collection and analysis in experimental and differential psychology.

Sec. 01

02

03

04

W 1-3

W 1-3

W 1-3

W 1-3

200.208 (N,S)

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (3) Ball Limit 180   Examines basic principles of animal behavior (orientation, migration, communication, reproduction, parent-offspring relations, ontogeny of behavior and social organization). Evolution and adaptive significance of behavior will be emphasized

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

200.209 (S)
formerly 200.134

INTRODUCTION TO PERSONALITY THEORY (3) Piferi Limit 100  An overview of the major theories of personality, with their empirical bases and applications.

Sec. 01

MW 2-3:30

200.210 (S,N)

COGNITIVE ENGINEERING (3) Remington Limit 15  An introduction in seminar format to the principles and methods of human-system design. Emphasis on the interplay of task demands, operator interface, and human perceptual, cognitive, and motor characteristics.

Sec. 01

TF 1:30-3 TTh 1:30-3

200.301 (H,S)

HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY (3) Hofer   Limit 35   Juniors and Seniors only with two prior Psych. courses  A survey of leading figures, schools, and systems in experimental psychology in late 19th century Germany and its establishment in America at Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Chicago, and Columbia. Special topics will include the development of clinical and applied psychology and psychological testing.

Course canceled 11/07/05

Sec. 01

T 4-7pm

200.306 (S)

INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Lasson   Limit 16   Junior and Senior Psychology majors only

Sec. 01

Th 5:30-8pm 6-9pm

200.315 (Q)

ADVANCED RESEARCH DESIGN & ANALYSIS (3) Shelton    Limit 25   Prereq: 200.314 or equivalent  Second half of graduate statistics sequence, covering complex research design and analysis.

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

200.317 (S)

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (3) Drigotas   Limit 35   Prereq: 200.133  and Psychology majors only.   This course will investigate interpersonal processes ranging from attraction and courtship to relationship functioning and distress.

Study of the psychological concepts involved in the research and application of personnel planning, recruitment, selection practices, and performance management within organizations.

Sec. 01

MW 2-3:30

200.325 (S)

LAW & PSYCHOLOGY: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS (3) Raifman  Limit 100   Introduction to legal standards governing criminal forensic psychology assessments, e.g., competence to stand trial, criminal responsibility, mitigation of death penalty, negation of mens rea, and other criminal law forensic applications.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology

Sec. 01

T 3-6pm

200.326 (S)

LAW, PSYCHOLOGY, AND PUBLIC POLICY (3) Hofer  Limit 20  Prereq: One intro. course in psychology or Perm. Req’d.   Priority to Psychology majors with senior standing.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Public Health

Sec. 01

T 4-7pm

200.328 (S)

(W)

THEORY AND METHODS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Edwin Limit 30   Prereq: 200.131  Senior Psychology majors only  A critical examination of the methods of observation, description, reasoning, and inference that underlie the clinical practice of psychology and psychiatry. Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology

Sec. 01

M 6-9pm

200.339 (S)

(W)

ISSUES IN COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH CARE (3) McComb   Limit 30  Priority to Psychology Majors This course examines important mental health issues in the context of contemporary clinical practice. It explores major theories of counseling and psychotherapy through readings, case narratives, accounts of clinical processes, and research studies of clinical effectiveness.

Sec. 01

Th 12-3

200.343 (S)

MOTIVATION (3) Petri   Limit 25 Prereq: 200.101 and 200.146 or Perm. Req’d.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

200.357 (S)
(W)

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF MEMORY (3) Stark   Limit 20 Prereq: 200.109 or 200.141 or 080.203 This seminar-style course takes an integrative approach to understanding the neural basis of memory. Multiple approaches to the study of memory (e.g., cellular/molecular, neuropsychology, animal models, computational models, and neuroimaging) will be covered.

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

200.368 (N,S)

SLEEP, DREAMS, AND ALTERED STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS (3) Allen    Limit 50   Prereq: Intro Psych or 080.101 Permission & Signature required starting 1/30/06

Cross-listed with Neuroscience

Sec. 01

MTh 4-5:30pm

200.370 (N,S)

FUNCTIONAL HUMAN NEUROANATOMY (3) Courtney   Limit 30   Prereq: 080.205 or Perm. Req'd.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Neuroscience

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

200.372 (N,S)

PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING (3) Gallagher   Limit 15   Prereq: 200.141  Covers both the biological and behavioral aspects of aging. Psychological functions are examined, particularly as related to changes in the biological systems.   

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology

Sec. 01

M 1-4pm

200.374 (N, S)

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE (3) Haythornthwaite   Limit 55  Prereq: 200.114 or 200.141 or 200.146. 

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Neuroscience

Sec. 01

M 3-5:30pm

200.376 (N,S)

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (3) Gorman   Prereq: 200.141

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Neuroscience

Sec. 01

ThF 1-2:30

200.386 (S)

ANIMAL COGNITION (3) Holland   Limit 20      We will examine relations between the brain, mind, and behavior in non-human animals, focusing on topics such as learning, memory, attention, decision-making, navigation, communication, and awareness. We will take a variety of approaches including behavioral, computational, evolutionary, neurobiological, and psychological perspectives.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

230.302 (S)

CLASS, STRATIFICATION AND PERSONALITY (3) Kohn    Limit 25

Cross-listed with Sociology

Lec.

Sec. 01

W 2-4

Th 2

290.420 (S)
(W)

ORIGINS OF HUMAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION & VARIATION (3) Kraft   Limit 25 Juniors & Seniors only Perm Req'd.

Cross-listed with Behavioral Biology and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality

Sec. 01

T 3-6pm

200.502

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH - Freshmen

   

200.504

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH - SOPHOMORES

   

200.506

PSYCHOLOGICAL READINGS- FRESHMEN

   

200.508

PSYCHOLOGICAL READINGS - SOPHOMORES

   

200.510

PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP

   

200.512

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH - JUNIORS

   

200.514

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH – SENIORS

   

200.516

PSYCHOLOGICAL READINGS - JUNIORS

   

200.518

PSYCHOLOGICAL READINGS - SENIORS

   

200.520

SENIORS HONORS RESEARCH

   

200.524

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH - JUNIORS

   

200.540

INDEPENDENT STUDY

   

200.601

INFORMATION PROCESSING Egeth

Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.614

GRADUATE SEMINAR IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING Stark  Graduate students only

Sec. 01

Th 12

200.629

COGNITIVE ENGINEERING Remington Limit 15

Course added 02/03/06

Sec. 01

TTh 1:30-3

200.632

TOPICS IN SPATIAL COGNITION Shelton   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

W 10

200.639

GRADUATE SEMINAR IN MEMORY Shelton   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.642

NEURAL CIRCUITS & BEHAVIOR Ball/Fortune   Graduate students only or Perm. Req’d.

Sec. 01

M 1-3:30

200.662

PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR Yantis   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

T 12-2

200.670

ADVANCED SEMINAR IN VISION Egeth/Yantis   Graduate students only
Cross-listed with Neuroscience

Sec. 01

F 9:30-11:30

200.680

PBS SEMINAR Yantis

Sec. 01

F 12

200.806

RESEARCH SEMINAR: MEMORY AND SPATIAL COGNITION Stark   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

W 11

200.810

RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY Staff  Graduate students only

 

TBA

200.811

RESEARCH SEMINAR: HUMAN PERFORMANCE Egeth Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.813

RESEARCH SEMINAR: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Feigenson Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.815

RESEARCH SEMINAR: LEARNING Holland Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.818

RESEARCH SEMINAR: NEURO OF DECISION MAKING Stuphorn Graduate students only Course added 12/16/05

Sec. 01

TBA

200.820

DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH Staff   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.821

RESEARCH SEMINAR IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE    Ball   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

W 12-1:30

200.823

RESEARCH SEMINAR: NEUROETHOLOGY Fortune   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.824

RESEARCH SEMINAR: MEMORY LAB Stark Graduate students only

Sec. 01

T 11

200.825

RESEARCH SEMINAR: PSYCHOBIOLOGY Gallagher Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.828

RESEARCH SEMINAR IN PERCEPTION AND ATTENTION Yantis   Graduate students only

Sec. 01

Th 1:30-3

200.830

READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY Staff  Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

200.840

RESEARCH SEMINAR: NEURAL SYSTEMS OF MEMORY AND ATTENTION Courtney  Graduate students only

Sec. 01

Th 2-3:30 1:30-3

200.849

TEACHING PRACTICUM Staff Graduate students only

Sec. 01

TBA

 

 

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