A survey course reviewing primary psychological research and theories of human behavior. Laboratory experience exposes students to psychology as a research science.
Measurement; descriptive statistics; probability and sampling; T-test, ANOVA, correlation, and regression. Prerequisite: 110; some college mathematics recommended.
Methods of psychological research; experimental design; reliability and validity; review and application of statistics; execution and reporting of psychological research. Prerequisite: 201.
Methods of psychological research; experimental design; reliability and validity; review and application of statistics; execution and reporting of psychological research. Prerequisite: 201.
Methods of psychological research; experimental design; reliability and validity; review and application of statistics; execution and reporting of psychological research. Prerequisite: 201.
Methods of psychological research; experimental design; reliability and validity; review and application of statistics; execution and reporting of psychological research. Prerequisite: 201.
(formerly PSYCH 204) Psychological processes underlying social behavior; topics include social cognition, attraction, aggression, prejudice, and behavior in groups. Prerequisite: Psych110- Introduction to Psychology.
(formerly PSYCH 204) Psychological processes underlying social behavior; topics include social cognition, attraction, aggression, prejudice, and behavior in groups. Prerequisite: Psych110- Introduction to Psychology.
(formerly PSYCH 212) Designed for students with no prior coursework in neuroscience or biology. Neurophysiology and neuroanatomy; neuroscience of perception, emotion, morality, memory, mental illness, and consciousness.
Introduction to research into mental processes such as memory, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. Prerequisite: Psych 110-Introduction to Psychology.
Understanding the nature of psychological, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Emphasis on current evidence regarding causes and characteristics of these disorders. Prerequisite: 110.
(formerly PSYCH 376) Scientific foundations of cognitive behavior therapy for a wide range of disorders. Focus on the rationale for different treatments and evidence of efficacy and process. Comparisons with other scientifically validated treatments. Prerequisite: Psych 303-Psychopathology.
(formerly PSYCH 339) Examination of sex differences and similarities. Evaluation of explanations for differences. Review of how gender affects achievement, relationships, and mental health. Prerequisite: Psych110-Introduction to Psychology.
PSYCH 350 Special Topics in Psychology: Using R for Psychological Research
(formerly PSYCH 314) R is open source statistical system that has become the lingua franca of statistical data analysis. R is both a statistical system for processing data using traditional and modern statistics and a programming language for developing new methods. This course will introduce you to R with an emphasis in using R for psychological research. Time will be spent using standard R packages for data analysis including regression, factor analysis, test construction, and multilevel modeling. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of programming in R and will be shown how to modify existing packages to be more useful for their own work. No prior experience in programming is required, although a willingness to learn is essential. Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
(formerly 323) PSYCH 354 Deception: Processes and Detection Multiple perspectives on truth and deception. Exposure to clinical and psychophysiological work on lying, malingering, and styles of deceit. Theories and methods in lie detection.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 110-Introduction to Psychology
(formerly PSYCH 377) Major forms of psychopathology present during childhood, including disorders exclusive to childhood and those that may appear during any developmental period. Developmental models of the etiology and course of major psychopathologies. Prerequisites: 205; 244 or 303.
(formerly PSYCH 360) Study of brain processes underlying cognition. Analysis of brain structure and function. Introduction to imaging techniques including fMRI, PET, and ERP. Prerequisites: 205; a course in cognition and/or neuroscience (e.g., 221, 228, 322-1, 328; COG SCI 210) or consent of instructor.
(formerly PSYCH 335) Human decision making from both descriptive and prescriptive perspectives. Theories and models of decision making applied to a variety of contexts. Prerequisites: 205, 228.
(formerly 368) PSYCH 374 Human Memory Scientific study of human memory, including memory systems of the brain, amnesia, remembering, forgetting, encoding, consolidation, memory suppression, and memory distortion. Emphasizes original research reports in cognitive neuroscience.
Prerequisites: PSYCH 205-0- Research Methods and either PSYCH 328 - Brain Damage and the Mind (formerly PSYCH 361) or PSYCH 378 - Images of Cognition (formerly PSYCH 363) Interdisciplinary Distro - See RulesNatural Sciences Distro AreaSocial & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area
PSYCH 387 Consumer Psychology & Marketing Research
Application of psychological theories, findings, and methodologies to marketing research questions and problems. Students conduct a marketing research project for an actual client. Prerequisite: 205.
PSYCH 390 Advanced Seminar in Personality, Clinical, or Social Psychology:Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology
(formerly PSYCH 357) We will explore a number of practices, beliefs, and diagnoses related to clinical psychology, some of which have a sound scientific basis and some of which are purely pseudoscience. One of our primary goals will be to understand the difference between these two categories of practices/beliefs and the foundations upon which they rest. Prerequisites: PSYCH 205-0 Research Methods; PSYCH 303-Psychopathology strongly recommended.
This practicum will cover the theory, history, emprical evidence, and clinical techniques on the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, emphasizing cognitive-behavioral approaches.
PSYCH 420 History, Ethics & Diversity in Clinical Psychology
This course considers many of the ethical and diversity issues that clinical scientists and therapists encounter; it also considers the historical bases of current psychological research and practice. Two-quarter sequence. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
PSYCH 470 Special Topics in Brain, Behavior, and Cognition: Mind and Brain
This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary approaches of cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience. Lectures will illustrate how methodological and theoretical approaches from across traditional disciplines have been integrated to answer fundamental questions in mental and neurocognitive structure and function. Topic areas will include vision, language, memory, learning, reasoning, cognitive control, and consciousness.
PSYCH 489 Topics in Social Psych: Diversity Science Seminar
PSYCH 489 is a grad-level seminar course designed to frame and engage the concept of “diversity science” in psychological research. Topics will include: (1) the WEIRD history of psychology; (2) psychometric and other validity issues in studying diverse populations; (3) qualitative approaches to studying diverse populations; (4) levels of analysis in studying diversity (e.g., individual-level versus group-level phenomena); (5) oppression and privilege as topics of psychological investigation; (6) strategies for understanding and redressing social inequities.
PSYCH 489 Topics in Social Psych: Applied Social Cognition
In this seminar, we will examine the practical side of research on attitudes and social cognition. The major journals of this field strongly emphasize the development of basic theory, the applied value of such theories often is merely assumed rather than documented. Given the urgent problems facing contemporary society, such as global warming & environmental degradation, racial and gender disparities & injustices, and the toxic, hyper-partisan political atmosphere, among many others, examining the applied value of social cognition theory should be a higher priority than it has been. We will focus especially on the more implicit and automatic mental processes that may provide leverage points for tackling the psychological aspects of major social problems.
Column: A = social/personality/clinical; B=cognitive/neuroscience; C=cross-cutting/integrative
Row: 1=foundation courses; 2=upper-level research courses
Psychology and Cognitive Science majors and minors can preregister for most courses through CAESAR the week prior to registration. Times are announced by the Registrar's Office. You can preregister for a maximum of 2 courses.
For Psych 397 and 399, download an application from the department website (you can find it here). Fill it out and have it signed by the professor with whom you will be working. Then, return it to the department office to receive permission to take the course. Psych 398-1,2,3 is sequential with 398-1 offered in Fall quarter, 398-2 in Winter, and 398-3 in Spring.
