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.
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.
Nature of personality and its development. Modern theoretical interpretations. Biological and social bases of individual differences. Prerequisite: 110.
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.
Definition and history of clinical psychology, personality theory in clinical psychology, diagnosis and classification of disorders, assessment, psychotherapy, and ethical issues. Prerequisite: 303.
PSYCH 330 Special Topics in Cognition & Neuroscience: Infant Development
Where does human knowledge come from? In this course we will explore the origins and development of human knowledge. We will learn about the earliest evidence of our cognitive capacities in infancy and describe what changes and what stays the same over development. This will be a class dedicated to big ideas. Through this process we will gain information critical to understanding cognition in general.
Prerequisites vary. May be repeated for credit with different topic.
Theory, methodology, and empirical data related to the psychological impact of human beauty. Emphasis on both cultural and evolutionary perspectives. Prerequisite: 110.
PSYCH 350 Special Topics in Psychology: Psychology & Weird Beliefs
Lots of people have beliefs that other people think are just plain weird. Why do people have these beliefs? We'll look at "weird" beliefs within our culture as well as some cross-cultural examples, and try to understand what leads people to develop and maintain these beliefs. Another issue is that one person's "weird" belief may be another person's firmly held conviction. From this perspective, we'll also try to understand which beliefs are rational. Among the topics we may cover are: superstition, parapsychology, conspiracy theories, ghosts, witchcraft, alien abduction, evolution vs. creationism, and repressed memories of abuse. Students will use a wide variety of academic and popular media resources (including empirical research articles, ethnographic descriptions, philosophical arguments, popular press books, and documentary films) to explore the bases for these beliefs and practices.
Analysis of the causes and consequences of stereotyping and prejudice, as well as methods used to study these issues. Students conduct original research. Prerequisites: 213, 205.
PSYCH 390 Advanced Seminar in Personality, Clinical, or Social Psychology: The Psychology of Life Stories
Over the past 15 years, psychologists of many different persuasions have turned their attention to the psychology of life stories, collecting narrative data from research participants and explicitly conceptualizing human experience as a story that is told and lived. This discussion-based and research-oriented seminar considers the different ways that personality, developmental, clinical, cognitive, and cultural psychologists examine the stories people tell about the most important events in their lives. Topics of interest include the evolution of the storytelling brain, the origins of autobiographical memory, the development of self-storytelling in children and adolescents, autobiographical reasoning, narrative identity, the psychological role of master cultural narratives, stories of redemption and contamination in human lives, narrative and the life course, the role of narrative in psychotherapy, and strange cases in which people are unable or unwilling to construe their lives in narrative terms. For the research component of the course, students will collect data on life stories and learn how to code and analyze the data.
PSYCH 390 Advanced Seminar in Personality, Clinical, or Social Psychology: Child Maltreatment
In this class, we will learn about child maltreatment and the context in which it occurs. We will consider the risk factors associated with child maltreatment from the macrosystem to the microsystem (cultural factors, historical factors, social policy, to the proximal issues that inform caregiving). We will examine the consequences of maltreatment across developmental domains and over time. Finally, we will look at prevention and intervention, taking on both clinical and policy lenses. The class will build uponPsych205, so you will need a reasonable command of research methods to read the assigned articles and to write your research proposal.
Discussion and critical analysis of research methods and findings in psychology. Interdisciplinary focus, often spanning natural and social science aspects of psychology. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Prerequisite: 205; additional prerequisites may apply.
This practicum will cover the theory, history, emprical evidence, and clinical techniques on the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, emphasizing cognitive-behavioral approaches.
Research and theories on the origins of various forms of psychopathology. Topics include schizophrenia, addictive disorders, psychopathy, personality disorders, eating disorders, psychosexual disorders, depression, and anxiety disorders. Also, issues regarding classification of psychiatric disorders. Two-quarter sequence.
Where does human knowledge come from? In this course we will explore the origins and development of human knowledge. We will learn about the earliest evidence of our cognitive capacities in infancy and describe what changes and what stays the same over development. This will be a class dedicated to big ideas. Through this process we will gain information critical to understanding cognition in general.
Analysis of the psychological causes and consequences of stereotyping and prejudices with a focus on recent developments in the field of social psychology.
PSYCH 489 Topics in Social Psych: Moral and Political Psychology
Despite claims about “the end of ideology” (Daniel Bell, 1960) and “the end of history” (Francis Fukuyama, 1989), today’s world is saturated in ideology, and consensus surrounding the primacy of liberal democracy is teetering. In the United States, partisanship has surged in recent decades, especially in terms of disdain for the “other party.” Although such trends are complex and multiply determined, psychology affords a particularly expansive vantage point for making sense of them. This course provides a graduate-level survey of moral and political psychology to help us understand today’s politicians and the body politic. By the end of the course, students should be knowledgeable about, and capable of generating original research in, this research space.
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*Psych 205 is a prerequisite for ALL upper-level research courses. Many have other prerequisites as well.
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.
