Introduction to
Psychological Science |
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Professor: Patrick McGuire |
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Course
Number: PSY 141 A |
CRN
Number: 10066 |
Class cap: 22 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue Thurs 8:30 AM
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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Crosslists: Mind, Brain, Behavior |
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How does the mind create the reality we
perceive? How do experiences shape the brain, and how do processes in the brain
influence thought, emotion and behavior?
This course investigates these and similar questions by studying the
science of the human mind and behavior. The course covers topics such as
memory, perception, development, psychopathology, personality, and social
behavior. A focus is on the biological, cognitive, and social/cultural roots
that give rise to human experience. Additionally, the course will consider
how behavior differs among people, and across situations. |
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Introduction to Psychological
Science |
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Professor: Patrick McGuire |
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Course
Number: PSY 141 B |
CRN
Number: 10349 |
Class cap: 22 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue Thurs 10:10 AM
- 11:30 AM Hegeman 102 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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Crosslists: Mind, Brain, Behavior |
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How does the mind create the reality we
perceive? How do experiences shape the brain, and how do processes in the
brain influence thought, emotion and behavior? This course investigates these and similar
questions by studying the science of the human mind and behavior. The course
covers topics such as memory, perception, development, psychopathology,
personality, and social behavior. A focus is on the biological, cognitive,
and social/cultural roots that give rise to human experience. Additionally,
the course will consider how behavior differs among people, and across
situations. |
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Design and Analysis
in Psychology I |
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Professor: Frank Scalzo |
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Course
Number: PSY 201 |
CRN
Number: 10069 |
Class cap: 18 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue
Thurs 10:10 AM - 11:30 AM Reem Kayden Center 111 |
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Wed
10:10 AM - 12:10 PM Henderson Comp. Center 101A |
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Distributional Area: |
LS Laboratory
Science |
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This course provides an introduction to
the research designs and data analyses central to psychological science, helping
to build a strong understanding of research methods, ethics, and statistics.
This course is required for students prior to moderation in Psychology and is
built around hands-on laboratory experiences designed to illuminate
experimental psychology for intended majors. This course must be taken before
the second course in the two-part sequence, Design & Analysis for
Psychology II (PSY 202). Together, these courses are intended to provide a
strong foundation for designing, conducting, analyzing, interpreting, and
communicating empirical research in the discipline. Prerequisites:
Introduction to Psychological Science or its equivalent, and sophomore status
at the College. |
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Design and Analysis
in Psychology II |
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Professor: Justin Dainer-Best |
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Course
Number: PSY 202 |
CRN
Number: 10070 |
Class cap: 32 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Mon Wed 10:10 AM
- 11:30 AM Hegeman 102 |
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Distributional Area: |
MC Mathematics
and Computing |
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This course explores the study of
research designs and data analyses central to psychological science and other
related disciplines. (These ideas are introduced in PSY 201, but it is not a
prerequisite for this course.) A focus will be on selecting appropriate
research designs and analyses for specific research questions. Students will
analyze data using the JAMOVI software package and practice communicating
their results to diverse audiences. This course is intended to provide a
strong foundation for designing, conducting, analyzing, interpreting, and
communicating empirical research in the discipline. Prerequisites: PSY 141 or
by permission of the instructor. |
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Design and Analysis
in Psychology II Laboratory A |
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Professor: Justin Dainer-Best |
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Course
Number: PSY 202 LBA |
CRN
Number: 10071 |
Class cap: 16 |
Credits:
0 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Thurs 9:30 AM
- 11:30 AM Henderson Comp. Center 101A |
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Distributional Area: |
None |
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Design and Analysis
in Psychology II Laboratory B |
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Professor: Justin Dainer-Best |
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Course
Number: PSY 202 LBB |
CRN
Number: 10072 |
Class cap: 16 |
Credits:
0 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Thurs 1:30 PM
- 3:30 PM Henderson Comp. Center 101A |
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Distributional Area: |
None |
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Methods of
Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology |
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Professor: Elena Kim |
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Course
Number: PSY 205 |
CRN
Number: 10073 |
Class cap: 22 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue Thurs 8:30 AM
- 9:50 AM Hegeman 102 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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This course provides an overview,
history and politics of diverse qualitative research perspectives and methods
within psychological science. It focuses on qualitative research paradigms
such as thematic analysis, grounded theory, phenomenological methods, case
studies, discursive psychology, and narrative psychology. The course provides students with hands-on
experience as it covers the entire process of a qualitative study, from
formulating a research question to interpreting data and reporting your
analysis. You will learn to design an original qualitative psychological
study and collect data using a variety of qualitative tools including
observation, in-depth interviews, focus-group discussions, discourse
analysis, content analysis, and thematic analysis. You will also acquire
skills in interpreting and managing qualitative data using specific software
(MAXQDA). Ethical qualitative research practice will be emphasized throughout
the course. Prerequisite include one introductory course such as An introductory Psychology, An Introduction
to Cultural Anthropology, Introduction
to Sociology, or consent of the instructor. |
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Adult Abnormal
Psychology |
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Professor: James Hobbs |
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Course
Number: PSY 210 |
CRN
Number: 10074 |
Class cap: 22 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Mon
Wed 3:30 PM - 4:50
PM Reem Kayden Center 103 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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This course is designed to examine
various forms of adult psychopathology (i.e., psychological disorders) within
the contexts of theoretical conceptualizations, research, and treatment. Potential causes of psychopathology,
diagnostic classifications, and treatment applications will be
addressed. Adult forms of
psychopathology that will receive the primary emphasis of study include the
anxiety, mood, eating, and substance-related disorders. Prerequisites: Introduction to Psychology
or permission of instructor. This course fulfills the Cluster A requirement
for the Psychology Major. |
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Gender in the
History of Psychological Disorders |
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Professor: Elena Kim |
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Course
Number: PSY 216 |
CRN
Number: 10075 |
Class cap: 16 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue Thurs 11:50 AM
- 1:10 PM Hegeman 106 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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Crosslists: Gender and Sexuality Studies |
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This course examines the history of
abnormal psychology from the perspective of women’s experiences within this
field. We will explore the role that psychiatry has played in defining and
shaping what has been considered ‘normal female’ as opposed to ‘normal male’
behavior. The course begins with the history of conceptualizing the ‘female
madness’ starting from the witchcraft persecution in Europe to the emergence
of diagnostic categories such as “neurasthenia’ and ‘hysteria’ which were
frequently applied to women in the 19 th and early 20 th centuries. We will
discuss biological explanations used to explain mental disorder in women and
associated psychiatric practices of the past. The key point of the course is
to look at how gender roles and stereotypes may have contributed to
definitions of mental illness with varied impacts on women and men. For
example, we will read materials about how women who deviated from their
ascribed gender roles were continuously likely to be categorized as ‘insane’.
In the second part of the course, our focus will be on how diagnoses have
changed over time and the modern day gender biases still found in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Intersections
of gender with race, class and sexual subjectivity in the history of abnormal
psychology will be examined throughout the course. Prerequisites:
Introduction to Psychological Science or permission of the instructor. This
course fulfills the Cluster A requirement for the psychology major. |
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Child Development |
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Professor: Sarah Dunphy-Lelii |
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Course
Number: PSY 224 |
CRN
Number: 10076 |
Class cap: 22 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Mon Wed 10:10 AM
- 11:30 AM Hegeman 308 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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This is a specialized course that
prepares students to understand the biological, motor, perceptual, cognitive
(including intelligence), language, emotional, social, and gender development
of children. The process of human development from conception through early
adolescence is studied. Emphasis is placed on what enables children to reach
physical, mental, emotional and social maturity, and helps us to address the
question “What environments promote optimum development for children?” Child
development history, theory, and research strategies will be discussed, as
well as the effect of family, peers, media, and schooling. This class would
be good for those interested in children, education, or the cognitive and
social development of humans. This class is not appropriate for students who
have already taken Psych 216 (Developmental Psychology). |
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Cognitive
Psychology |
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Professor: Tom Hutcheon |
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Course
Number: PSY 230 |
CRN
Number: 10077 |
Class cap: 22 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue Thurs 11:50 AM
- 1:10 PM Reem Kayden Center 111 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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Crosslists: Mind, Brain, Behavior |
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Cross-listed: Mind, Brain, Behavior.
Cognitive psychology is the study of mind: how we perceive the world,
remember, represent knowledge, acquire new information, become aware of our
emotions, make plans, reason, and use language. In this course we examine the
empirical foundations that determine our understanding of mind, including
classic research designs, recent advances in computational modeling,
philosophical perspectives, and changes in cognition throughout the lifespan.
The course, which fulfills the Cluster C requirement for the Psychology
Program, also considers the neural underpinning of these topics. Enrollment
is open to students who have completed Introduction to Psychological Science,
Introduction to Neuroscience, or Foundations of Mind, Brain, and Behavior. |
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Sensation and
Perception |
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Professor: Tom Hutcheon |
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Course
Number: PSY 233 |
CRN
Number: 10078 |
Class cap: 22 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Mon Wed 3:30 PM
- 4:50 PM Olin 205 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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Crosslists: Mind, Brain, Behavior |
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As we read a line of text our eyes make
a series of short, rapid movements (saccades) followed by brief pauses
(fixations). Yet, we experience reading
as a continuous flow of information.
Reading reflects a fundamental question for the study of sensation and
perception: how does our brain construct a stable representation of the world
when provided with ever changing sensory information? This course will begin to address this, and
related questions, by studying the anatomy and physiology of sensory
structures that receive stimulus information, with a particular emphasis on
the visual and auditory systems. Next,
we will move to the cognitive processes that turn this raw sensory
information into our perception of the world.
Finally, we will discuss how the same sensory information can often
lead to very different perceptions across individuals and cultures. Readings will consist of a combination of
textbook chapters and empirical articles.
Prerequisite: PSY 141, CMSC 131 or permission of instructor. This
course fulfills the Cluster C requirement for the Psychology major. |
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Face Perception |
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Professor: Tom Hutcheon |
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Course
Number: PSY 306 |
CRN
Number: 10082 |
Class cap: 12 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Wed 9:10 AM
- 11:30 AM Olin 107 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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Crosslists: Mind, Brain, Behavior |
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Faces carry important information about
the identity, thoughts, emotions, and future behavior of an individual, and
humans prioritize this information from the earliest stages of development.
This seminar will explore the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying face
perception, the developmental time course of face perception, and individual
differences in face perception. In addition, we will consider how social
characteristics of the face and the observer interact to influence how a face
is perceived. Students will complete a data collection project with the goal
of replicating an existing finding in the face perception literature. This
course is open to moderated students who have completed at least ONE of the
following prerequisites: Cognitive Psychology (PSY 230), Neuroscience (PSY
231); Sensation and Perception (PSY 233), Learning and Memory (PSY 234),
Attention (PSY 235), or Drugs and Human Behavior (PSY 237), or with
instructor’s permission. |
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Current Treatments
of Psychological Disorders |
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Professor: Justin Dainer-Best |
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Course
Number: PSY 319 |
CRN
Number: 10079 |
Class cap: 12 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Mon 3:10 PM
- 5:30 PM Olin 310 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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The field of psychotherapy has changed
significantly over the past 50 years, with new therapies focusing on helping
people change their thinking or behaviors and in some instances placing a greater
focus on the social and interpersonal context in which symptoms occur. Newer
therapies, grounded in clinical psychological science, place a greater
emphasis on the biopsychological bases of behavior, present functioning,
achieving change within shorter time periods, and demonstrating treatment
efficacy. In this course, we will focus on common treatments for common
mental illnesses, including anxiety and mood disorders, personality
disorders, and substance use disorders. Readings will consist of original
research and both primary and secondary sources. Students will be expected to
make oral presentations of material in class and to write a substantial
research/review paper. Prerequisites: Moderated in psychology and a course
related to psychopathology (PSY 210, PSY 211, or PSY 217), or permission of
instructor. |
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Psychobiology of
Stress and Mental Illness |
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Professor: Frank Scalzo |
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Course
Number: PSY 391 |
CRN
Number: 10080 |
Class cap: 14 |
Credits:
4 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Tue 12:30 PM
- 2:50 PM Henderson Computing Center 101A |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social
Analysis |
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Crosslists: Mind, Brain, Behavior |
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Recent advances in the understanding of the
neurobiology and physiology of stress have changed the way stress is viewed,
both as a primary phenomenon and as a secondary factor that precipitates or
causes a variety of psychiatric disorders. The latter include phobias, panic
disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder,
depression and schizophrenia. This research conference will examine recent
findings on the mechanisms and biological consequences of stress and will
explore links between these effects and psychiatric disorders as reported in
journal articles. Students will be expected to read and develop critiques of
these articles as well as make class presentations. This seminar is intended
for students who have moderated in psychology or biology, but is open to
students with suitable background. |
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Senior Conference |
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Professor: Frank Scalzo |
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Course Number: PSY
405 |
CRN Number: 10081 |
Class cap: 30 |
Credits: 1 |
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Schedule/Location: |
Thurs
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Preston 110 |
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Distributional Area: |
SA Social Analysis |
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In Senior Conference,
psychology majors will cultivate the skills necessary to complete a
successful Senior Project and continue to build community among their cohort.
Topics will include: scientific writing, approaches to evidence, data
collection, data analysis, and data management. Professional development and
preparing for life after Bard will also be emphasized. Enrollment is required
for psychology majors who will begin their psychology Senior Project during
the Spring 2024 semester. |
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Research in
Developmental Psychology |
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Professor: Sarah Dunphy-Lelii |
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Course
Number: PSY DEV |
CRN
Number: 10083 |
Class cap: 6 |
Credits:
2 |
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Schedule/Location:
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Thurs 1:30 PM
- 3:30 PM Preston |
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Distributional Area: |
None |
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In this course, students will
participate in laboratory research in child developmental psychology. Special
emphasis will be placed on 3- to 5-year olds' social cognition,
perspective-taking, and memory in the context of games. The majority of time
in this course will consist of independent laboratory work and research, and
students will work with young children, parents, and members of the community
to initiate research protocols in our Preston-based laboratory. There will be
a weekly laboratory meeting, readings, assignments, two short papers (a
literature review and a summary of your empirical project) and student
presentations. Open to first-year, second-year and junior students with
consent of the instructor. (This course may be repeated for a maximum of 8
credits). |
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