Course	PSY 103 A Introduction to Psychology
Professor	Frank Scalzo
CRN	16102
Schedule	Mon Wed 1:30 -2:50 pm OLIN 202
Distribution	OLD: E	NEW: Social Science

The course is designed to be a broad survey of the academic discipline of psychology. The text for the course, and therefore the course, is organized around five main questions: How do humans (and, where relevant, other animals) act; how do they know; how do they interact; how do they develop; and how do they differ from each other? Students are responsible for learning the material in the text without an oral repetition of the material in class.

Course	PSY COG Independent Research in Cognitive Psychology
Professor	Barbara Luka
CRN	16472
Schedule	Th 3:30 -5:30 pm HEG 300
Distribution	OLD: G	NEW: Laboratory Science

(2 credits) This course provides an opportunity for guided research in psycholinguistics.  You will contribute to ongoing studies of language comprehension, including preparing stimuli, working with participants, analyzing collected data, reviewing recently published empirical papers, and developing your independent project.  Requirements include consistent participation in weekly lab meetings and two short papers (a literature review and a summary of your empirical project).  Open to first-year, second-year and junior students with consent of the instructor. On-line

Course	PSY NEU Independent Research in Neuroscience
Professor	Frank Scalzo
CRN	16471
Schedule	Th 2:30 -4:30 pm PRE 128
Distribution	OLD: G	NEW: Laboratory Science

2 credits In this course, students will participate in laboratory research in developmental psychopharmacology, neurochemistry, neuroanatomy and/or neurobehavioral teratology using the zebrafish as an animal model. Within these general fields, specific roles of neurotransmitter systems in normal behavioral development and the neurobehavioral effects of chemical insults during early development will be investigated.  The majority of time in this course will consist of independent laboratory work and research. 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.

Course	PSY 204 Research Methods in Psychology
Professor	Matt Newman
CRN	16105
Schedule	Mon Wed 10:30 - 11:50 am OLIN 201 Mon 1:30 -4:20 pm HDRANX 106
Distribution	OLD: E/Q	NEW: Laboratory Science

This course is a continuation of Psychology 203. Its objectives are to extend the skills and abilities students acquired in the fall semester, and to provide an introduction to the research methods and data analyses used in the study of psychology. Students will gain an understanding of research methods and design through a combination of readings, lectures, class discussions, and hands-on laboratory experience. Students will work both individually and in groups to design and conduct observational studies, surveys, and experiments. There will be a strong emphasis on learning to present research results in different ways. Ethical issues will be discussed at each stage of the research process, and students will develop their ability to assess research critically. On-line

Course	PSY 225 Intelligence Testing and the Struggle for Ideological Domination
Professor	Barton Meyers
CRN	16103
Schedule	Tu Th 10:30 - 11:50 am PRE 128
Distribution	OLD: C/E	NEW: Social Science

Cross-listed: Science, Technology & Society; SRE

Scientists from disciplines as diverse as biology, psychology, and sociology have asserted that intelligence is genetically determined and unequally distributed, not only among individuals but also among races, social classes, and men and women. This "fact" has been cited to explain or justify unequal social outcomes related to education, crime, income, and political power, among other outcomes. After considering what the contested definitions of intelligence might mean, this course will evaluate the evidence for the above claim, in part by reviewing the evidence for experiential effects on intelligence. We will study various approaches to the testing of intelligence including the examination of brain anatomy and physiology, laboratory study of problem solving in non-human animals, and IQ testing. Finally, we will consider some of the social programs suggested by theory and research on intelligence that governments have enacted or rejected. On-line

Course	PSY 242 Theoretical Explorations of Helping Skills
Professor	Christie Achebe
CRN	16109
Schedule	Tu Th 1:00 -2:20 pm PRE 128
Distribution	OLD: E	NEW: Social Science

This course examines  the basic  helping  skills that undergird the foundation of most psychological and interpersonal
interventions as well as the theoretical foundations from which they are derived. Using a three stage, research based  process model of EXPLORATION, INSIGHT,and ACTION this course will highlight and relate the facilitative skills of each stage to the theory/ies that inform them. Barriers to their implementation will also be examined. With laboratory exercises, videos and discussions, the course may be useful in Self improvement, friendship, family, dormitory, crises and mental health situations. OPEN TO SOPHOMORE II AND UPPER COLLEGE STUDENTS ONLY. On-line

Course	PSY 252 Drugs and Human Behavior
Professor	Frank Scalzo
CRN	16104
Schedule	Mon Wed 9:00 - 10:20 am OLIN 202
Distribution	OLD: C/E	NEW: Social Science

Cross-listed: Science, Technology & Society

This course will explore the biological bases for the behavioral effects of several psychoactive substances including therapeutic compounds, such as antipsychotics and antidepressants, and drugs of abuse. The course will focus on mechanisms of drug action and physiological and behavioral effects. Broader societal issues such as drug addiction, drug policies and drug testing, and controversial therapeutic interventions will be discussed in relation to selected compounds.

Prerequisite: An introductory Psychology or Biology course, or consent of the instructor.

Course	PSY / CMSC 260 Language Technologies
Professor	Barbara Luka
CRN	16108
Schedule	Tu Th 9:00 - 10:20 am HDR 101A
Distribution	OLD: B/E	NEW: Social Science

Cross-listed: Science, Technology & Society

A common expectation around 1950 was that computers would be “talking” and performing automatic translation within 10 years. It turns out these predictions were off about half a century. An astounding degree of progress has been made in designing language-based human-computer interfaces, but some issues remain seemingly insurmountable. Why is language processing so difficult for a computer when the average three-year old child can do it comparatively easily? In this course we examine how the properties of different languages present special computational challenges, contrasting English and Japanese in our case studies, partly because of the phonological and graphemic properties of these languages, but also due to the availability of software. Topics we will investigate range from the hopes of science fiction (the linguistic abilities of HAL) to functional and economic practicalities (why cell phones can use remarkably impoverished speech signals without our noticing). Background is provided regarding the domain of “human factors” psychology and the role of cognitive science in applied technologies. In addition to lecture and discussion, a significant component of the course will include computer labs, projects, and demonstrations. Pre-requisites: a course in psychology, experience with a second language, and consent of instructor. On-line

Course	PSY 261 Theories of Counseling and Social Work
Professor	Christie Achebe
CRN	16110
Schedule	Wed Fr 1:30 -2:50 pm PRE 128
Distribution	OLD: C/E	NEW: Social Science

Cross-listed: SRE

This course is an overview of selected counseling models whose attraction is their potentiality for wide application to normal developmental issues, by counselors and social workers and for teaching self-counseling skills. We shall examine them in the context of their historical or intellectual origins. In particular we shall look out for what they deal with best (their focus of convenience) and aspects which have been kept outside their scope (range of convenience- especially in the context of the increasing diversity in the demographics of our schools. Approaches to be explored will include: Psychoanalytic (Sigmund Freud), person-centered (Carl Rogers), Adlerian therapy (Alfred Adler), reality therapy (William Glasser), behavior therapy (Lazarus), cognitive behavior therapy (Albert Ellis), and family systems (Minuchin). On-line

Course	PSY / REL 266 Mind, Brain & Religious Experience
Professor	Paul Murray / Frank Scalzo
CRN	16075
Schedule	Tu Th 10:30 - 11:50 am OLIN 202
Distribution	OLD: C/E	NEW: Social Science

Cross-listed: Science, Technology & Society; Theology

This course will examine modern approaches to understanding the role of neural systems in mediating conscious everyday experience and mind alterations during religious experience. Mechanisms of sensation, perception and consciousness will be discussed with an emphasis on their alterations during a variety of paths to religious experience including prayer and meditation. The course will also examine the locus of religious experiences within diverse religious systems, including, for example, the cultivation and interpretation of various states of consciousness. What impact do contemporary scientific perspectives have on the study of religious systems? On-line

Religion Program Category: Theoretical

Course	PSY 357 Social Support and Social Isolation
Professor	Matt Newman
CRN	16111
Schedule	Tu 9:30 - 11:50 am PRE 101
Distribution	OLD: C/E	NEW: Social Science

One of the most effective ways of coping with stress is to draw on social support. Social support can lower blood pressure, strengthen the immune system, and prolong life among cancer patients. In contrast, social isolation has been linked to psychological maladjustment, poor health, and increased death rates. In this course we will explore the continuum from social support to social isolation, and examine why our relationships with others (or lack thereof) can have such profound effects on physical and mental health. Topics will include coping strategies, stress and health, and the causes and effects of ostracism. In-class presentations and research papers will be required. This course fulfills a research conference credit for moderated psychology students. Prerequisite: moderated status in psychology or consent of instructor. On-line

Course	PSY 361 Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology: Conceptual and Laboratory-Based Approaches
Professor	Barbara Luka
CRN	16112
Schedule	Mon Wed 1:30 -2:50 pm HDR 101A Th (Lab) 1:30 -3:30 pm HDR 101A
Distribution	OLD: E/G	NEW: Laboratory Science

In this course we examine the processes of perception, attention, learning, memory, emotion, language processing and decision making. Our focus is to examine closely the methods used to investigate cognition, including how the physiology of the body can reflect concurrent cognitive processes. We will study the interaction of the mind and the body using measures such as skin conductance, respiration, and electroencephalography (EEG) (methods that may be familiar to people from studies of lie detection or sleep research). We will also investigate other methods in cognitive neuroscience such as eye-tracking and magnetic resonance imaging. In addition to lectures and discussions, a significant component of the course will include supervised laboratory research work, and each student will conduct an independent research project. Prerequisites: Moderated students or consent of instructor.On-line

Course	PSY 382 The Psychology Of Social Influence: Conformity, Norm Formation, Obedience And Resistance
Professor	Stuart Levine
CRN	16433
Schedule	Mon 4:00 -6:20 pm OLINLC 118
Distribution	OLD: C/E	NEW: Social Science

It has been fifty years since the pioneering works of Solomon Asch and Muzafer Sherif; and it has been forty since the profound and controversial investigation of Stanley Milgram. During the intervening years and extending to the very present, social psychologists have learned much about the facts and dynamics of conformity, norm formation, obedience and resistance to social influence. Because of the everyday significance of the topics it is not surprising that a vast number of studies have been conducted attempting to clarify and extend the work of Asch, Sherif and Milgram. Indeed, investigators still explore the conditions under which each form of behavior is either minimized or maximized. Also observed has been the formulation of so called theories of the middle range which attempt to provide a comprehensive understanding of the behaviors under scrutiny. This conference is designed primarily for moderated psychology majors who therefore have considerable background in reading original contributions to the social science literature. However, social studies majors from disciplines other than psychology who have the appropriate background and maintain an interest in social science research may also enroll with the permission of the instructor. Students will do multiple class presentations throughout the semester. These will be taken from the body of research on each topic and from attempts at theory designed to understand social influence processes. Enrollment in the conference will be limited and dependent on a student's interest in reading primary works and a willingness to seriously attend to that task. On-line