UCSB 2009-2010 Catalog Course Search
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| PSY 1 - Introduction to Psychology |
| (4) Fridlund, Revlin, Ettenberg, |
| Prerequisites: Students are required to be subjects in low-risk psychological experiments or completion of a short paper. |
| An introduction to the subject matter and methods of psychology. Topics may include development, perception, memory, learning, cognition, affect, motivation, social behavior, personality, psychopathology and the physiological basis of behavior. |
| PSY 3 - The Biological Basis of Psychology |
| (3) Janusonis, Szumlinski, |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1. |
| An introduction to the biological basis of psychology. Topics may include the anatomy and functioning of the nervous system, and the neural basis of development, perception, learning, memory, cognition, affect, motivation, social behavior, personality and psychopathology. |
| PSY 3 - The Biological Basis of Psychology |
| (3) Janusonis, Szumlinski, |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1. |
| An introduction to the biological basis of psychology. Topics may include the anatomy and functioning of the nervous system, and the neural basis of development, perception, learning, memory, cognition, affect, motivation, social behavior, personality and psychopathology. |
| PSY 3 - The Biological Basis of Psychology |
| (3) Janu |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1. |
| An introduction to the biological basis of psychology. Topics may include the anatomy and functioning of the nervous system, and the neural basis of development, perception, learning, memory, cognition, affect, motivation, social behavior, personality and psychopathology. |
| PSY 3 - The Biological Basis of Psychology |
| (3) Janu |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1. |
| An introduction to the biological basis of psychology. Topics may include the anatomy and functioning of the nervous system, and the neural basis of development, perception, learning, memory, cognition, affect, motivation, social behavior, personality and psychopathology. |
| PSY 5 - Introductory Statistics |
| (5) Giesbrecht, Collins, Eckstein |
| Prerequisites: Mathematics 34A. |
| Probability, frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, sampling distributions of the mean and variance, basic logic of inference, hypothesis testing for one sample, related samples, and independent samples, correlation and regression, simple non-parametric tests. |
| PSY 7 - Introduction to Experimental Psychology |
| (3) Sherman, Roney, Revlin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1; and Psychology 5 or PSTAT 5A. The requirements of the course include subject participation in low-risk psychological experiments or completion of a short paper. |
| Introduction to the purpose, design, planning, and execution of experiments in psychology and to the analysis and interpretation of data. |
| PSY 90A - First-Level Honors Seminar |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Seminar for specially selected students. Advanced reading, writing, and discussion. |
| PSY 90B - First-Level Honors Seminar |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Seminar for specially selected students. Advanced reading, writing, and discussion. |
| PSY 90C - First-Level Honors Seminar |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Seminar for specially selected students. Advanced reading, writing, and discussion. |
| PSY 98 - Readings in Psychology |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department and instructor. |
| Readings in Psychology under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Students wishing to enroll must prepare a short plan of study. |
| PSY 99 - Independent Research in Psychology |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department and instructor; completion of at least one quarter ofPsychology 99P. |
| Advanced independent research under the guidance of a faculty member in the department, including writing a research report or review. |
| PSY 99P - Independent Research in Psychology |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department and instuctor. |
| Independent research under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. |
| PSY 101 - Health Psychology |
| (4) Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| Introduction to concepts, theory, and research within the subdiscipline of health psychology. Relationships among behavioral factors, well being, and disease. |
| PSY 102 - Introduction to Social Psychology |
| (4) Klein, Gable |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| An introduction to social psychology including person perception, attitude formation and change, interpersonal interactions, persuasion and influence,group processes, and social values. |
| PSY 103 - Introduction to Psychopathology |
| (4) Fridlund |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| Concepts of mental illness and mental disorder, including diagnosis, causes, treatments, cultural influences, and social consequences. |
| PSY 105 - Developmental Psychology |
| (4) German |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| An introduction to the scientific study of developmental processes, with particular focus on child development. Examination of research and theory in major areas of child psychology. |
| PSY 106 - Brain and Behavior |
| (4) Carlisle, Jacobs, Lytle |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| An examination of contemporary research and theory dealing with the relation between the brain and psychological variables. |
| PSY 107 - Introduction to Perception |
| (4) Loomis |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| An introductory course in perception open to students in all majors. A variety of demonstrations are used to allow the student to experience the phenomena of perception. Current hypothesis and theories concerning the underlying psychological and biological processes are described. |
| PSY 108 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology |
| (4) Hegarty, Revlin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| An elementary course in such topics as pattern recognition and attention, memory, language, reasoning and problem solving. |
| PSY 109 - Environmental Psychology |
| (4) Montello, Hegarty, Loomis |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1 or upper-division standing. |
| An introductory course in environmental psychology. Topics include research and theory on human perception and cognition of environments, spatial perception, spatial learning, environmental knowledge, spatial language, map use, spatial abilities, the perception of aesthetic and hazardous properties of environments. |
| PSY 110A - Perception: Vision |
| (4) Eckstein |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Overview of visual perception. Course covers a wide range of phenomena from the detection of simple stimuli to the identification of objects and events. Human performance, psychological theories, and biology are considered. |
| PSY 110B - Perception: Audition |
| (4) Ashby, Eckstein |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An overview of auditory perception covering topics such as the physics of sound, psychophysical methods, the structure and function of the ear and auditory pathway, detection and discrimination, masking, pitch performance,psychological theories, and biology will be considered. Perception, musicalscales, 3-D localization, and speech perception. |
| PSY 110C - Perception: Chemical Senses |
| (4) Ashby |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An overview of odor and taste perception. Topics include the chemistry of odors and foods, the structure and function of the olfactory and gustatory pathways, detection and identification, memory, animal and human pheromones, and influences on emotion and health. |
| PSY 110L - Laboratory in Perception |
| (5) Eck |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and Psychology 110A, 110B, 110C, or 132. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A laboratory course that emphasizes experimental methods and data analysis techniques relevent to the study of sensation and perception. |
| PSY 110L - Laboratory in Perception |
| (5) Eckstein |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and Psychology 110A, 110B, 110C, or 132. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A laboratory course that emphasizes experimental methods and data analysis techniques relevent to the study of sensation and perception. |
| PSY 110L - Laboratory in Perception |
| (5) Eck |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and Psychology 110A, 110B, 110C, or 132. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A laboratory course that emphasizes experimental methods and data analysis techniques relevent to the study of sensation and perception. |
| PSY 110L - Laboratory in Perception |
| (5) Eckstein |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and Psychology 110A, 110B, 110C, or 132. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A laboratory course that emphasizes experimental methods and data analysis techniques relevent to the study of sensation and perception. |
| PSY 111 - Basic Concepts in Biopyschology |
| (4) Kippin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An overview of the basic biological mechanisms important for behavior. |
| PSY 111L - Laboratory in Biopsychology |
| (5) Ben-Shahar |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7 and 111; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A study of the techniques and experimentation in biopsychology. |
| PSY 112L - Laboratory in Social Behavior |
| (5) Mackie, Hamilton, Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 102. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary majors only. |
| Methods, techniques and typical experimental research in social psychology. |
| PSY 113 - Regulatory Mechanisms in Biopsychology |
| (4) Carlisle |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 111; open to psychology, biopsychology, physiology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An examination of homeostatic regulatory mechanisms important for behavior. |
| PSY 114 - Personality |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An introduction to theories of personality (e.g., psychodynamic existential-humanistic, and social learning theories) with special attention to normal/abnormal development, the role of life situations in shaping personality, and to related experimental research. |
| PSY 114L - Laboratory in Personality |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and, Psychology 102 or 103 or 114; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Topics of current interest in personality with concurrent experimentation, analysis of data, and preparation of laboratory reports. |
| PSY 115 - Neuropharmacology of Psychoactive Drugs |
| (4) Lytle |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 111; open to psychology, biopsychology, pharmacology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| MCDB 126A-B-C and EEMB 164. |
| An examination of the pharmacological and neurochemical mechanisms influencing the actions of psychoactive drugs. |
| PSY 116 - Conditioning and Learning |
| (4) Ettenberg |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Principles of instrumental and classical conditioning. Topics may include: avoidance learning, stimulus generalization, discrimination, and other aspects of learning by animals and humans. |
| PSY 116L - Laboratory in Animal Learning |
| (5) Ettenberg |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7 and 111. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Methods, techniques, and typical experimental research in animal learning. |
| PSY 117 - Human Memory |
| (4) Hegarty, Klein, Revlin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Psychology 108. |
| Principles of human memory. How knowledge is represented internally. Cognitive processes involved in remembering. Examination of different memory systems. |
| PSY 117L - Laboratory in Human Memory and Cognition |
| (5) Hegarty, Revlin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; Psychology 117 or 118B. Open to psychology, bio-psychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Methods, techniques and typical experimental research in human memory and cognition. |
| PSY 118L - Laboratory in Attention |
| (5) Giesbrecht |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and Psychology 107 or 108 or 110A or 110B; open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A laboratory course that emphasizes the theoretical issues, experimental methods, and data analysis techniques relevant to the study of the cognitive and neural mechanisms of attention. |
| PSY 119 - Social Norms |
| (4) Mackie |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 102; open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Review of social psychological principles and theories that explain the formation and change of social norms, and how those norms affect everyday social behavior in health, legal, business, political, and educational contexts. |
| PSY 120L - Laboratory in Advanced Research Methods |
| (5) Kim, Gable, Hegarty |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Exposes students to sophisticated aspects of experimentation in psychology including the bases for theoretical inference, experimental designs, development of procedures and analyses. |
| PSY 121 - Psychological Measurement |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Upper-division standing. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Consideration both of the theoretical foundations of psychological measurement, including problems of reliability, validity, norms, and prediction, and of the techniques by which aptitude achievement, and personality tests are constructed and evaluated. |
| PSY 122 - Motivation |
| (4) Ettenberg |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Upper-division standing. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Examination of the evolution of ideas concerning the determinants of human and animal behavior. Historical and contemporary theories of motivation are presented and evaluated in the light of recent research findings. |
| PSY 123 - Cognitive Neuroscience |
| (4) Miller |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and, Psychology 106 or 111; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Examination of the neurological basis of cognition. Material is drawn from research in psychology, clinical neurology, and the neurosciences with brain injured and healthy humans as well as non-human subjects. Topics include memory, language, and perception. |
| PSY 123BR - Special Topics in Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology and biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Lectures in special areas of interest in contemporary psychology. Consult the department office regarding proposed course topics. |
| PSY 124 - Educational Psychology |
| (4) Mayer |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An introduction to research and theory on how instruction affects student learning. Topics may include: development of learning and thinking strategies, instructional methods, learning in subject matter areas, individual differences, and classroom processes. |
| PSY 125 - Human Psychophysiology |
| (4) Blascovich |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Introduction to concepts, theory and research within the subdiscipline of psychophysiology. This field is primarily devoted to understanding the relationships among behavioral and physiological processes. |
| PSY 126 - Historical Foundations of Modern Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An analysis of the epistemological bases of the discipline of psychology combined with a historical review of its development followed by a description of the current status of the field. |
| PSY 127 - Psychology of Language |
| (4) Revlin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; or Linguistics 20 or 20A; Open to psychology, biopsychology, linguistics and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Psychology 108. |
| An examination of the psychological foundations of language structure and use, including the cognitive processes involved in the comprehension, production, and recall of words, sentences, and discourse; first and second language acquisitin; relationships among language, brain, cognition, and culture. |
| PSY 128 - Human Thinking and Problem Solving |
| (4) Hegarty, Mayer |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Psychology 108. |
| An examination of theories and supporting evidence regarding the nature of human thought processes. |
| PSY 129 - Behavioral Approaches to Psychotherapy |
| (4) Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7; and Psychology 102, 103, or 114; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An introduction to the basic principles and methods of behavior modification, including desensitization, operant conditioning, social modeling, expressive training, and aversion therapy. Related discussion concerning the identification of maladaptive behavior, the specification oftreatment operations, and the criteria for assessing therapeutic change. |
| PSY 130 - Visual System Analysis |
| (4) Eckstein |
| Prerequisites: Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; upper-division standing. |
| Calculus, linear algebra and some computer programming. |
| A systems approach to understanding vision. Topics will typically include transduction, signal detection, space and motion perception, color vision, and pattern classification. Special emphasis will be placed on comparing computational models with quantitative descriptions of human visual performance. |
| PSY 132 - Visual Neuroscience |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and, Psychology 106 or 111; and MCDB 1A-AL; and, MCDB 1B-BL or EEMB 2-2L; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An examination of the neural basis of vision. The course focuses on mammalian vision and considers evidence from behavioral and biological approaches. |
| PSY 133 - Psychopharmacology: Psychotherapeutic Drugs |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and Psychology 111 or 115 or MCDB 126A or MCDB 126B or MCDB 126C; open to psychology, biopsychology, pharmacology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Psychology 115. |
| An introduction to the biochemical, physiological, and behavioral effects of medically useful, psychotherapeutic drugs. |
| PSY 134 - Psychopharmacology: Drugs of Abuse |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and Psychology 111 or 115 or MCDB 126A or MCDB 126B or MCDB 126C; open to psychology, biopsychology, pharmacology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Psychology 115. |
| An introduction to the biochemical, physiological, and behavioral effects of self-administered, psychoactive drugs. |
| PSY 135A - Field Experience in Psychological Settings |
| (4) Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and, Psychology 103 or 114 or 129; senior standing; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Supervised field experience in settings providing psychological services with opportunities for observation and participation. Students will spend approximately six hours per week in psychological settings, attend weekly class meetings, read related materials, and prepare written reports. |
| PSY 135B - Field Experience in Psychological Settings |
| (4) Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and, Psychology 103 or 114 or 129; senior standing; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Supervised field experience in settings providing psychological services with opportunities for observation and participation. Students will spend approximately six hours per week in psychological settings, attend weekly class meetings, read related materials, and prepare written reports. |
| PSY 135C - Field Experience in Psychological Settings |
| (4) Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and, Psychology 103 or 114 or 129; senior standing; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Supervised field experience in settings providing psychological services with opportunities for observation and participation. Students will spend approximately six hours per week in psychological settings, attend weekly class meetings, read related materials, and prepare written reports. |
| PSY 136 - The Psychology of Skill |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7; and Psychology 108 or 117; upper-division standing; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An analysis of motor coordination and information-processing skills from the points of view of underlying mechanisms, acquisition, and individual differences. |
| PSY 137 - Behavioral Endocrinology |
| (4) Kippin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 111; open to psychology, biopsychology, pharmacology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Introduction to the role of hormones in the regulation of behavior. Focus on the neural and/or cellular mechanisms underlying the effects of hormoneson various behaviors (e.g. reproduction, ingestion, aggression, rhythmicity). |
| PSY 137L - Laboratory in Behavioral Endocrinology |
| (5) Kippin |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 111. Open to psychology, biopyschology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Exploration of the laboratory techniques and methodologies used to study the neural bases of hormonally-influenced behaviors. |
| PSY 138 - Social Memory |
| (4) Klein |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7 and 102. Open to psychology, biopsychology, and INTST majors only |
| Review of research and theory in social memory and its influence on interpersonal relationships, including impression formation, self-perception, and theory of mind. Emphasis on recent neuropsychological findings bearing on social memory. |
| PSY 140 - Social Influence |
| (4) Mackie |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 102. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Examines how people are influenced by the people, places, and situations that make up their social environment. Reviews theory and research used to understand social influence, conformity, the formation and change of social norms and how those processes affect everyday social behavior. |
| PSY 141 - Evaluation, Attitudes, and Persuasion |
| (4) Mackie |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 3, 5, 7, and 102; open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Reviews theory and research relevant to understanding the processes by which evaluations and attitudes are formed, changed, or resist change; as well as the reciprocal influence of evaluations and attitudes on cognition, affect, and behavior. |
| PSY 142 - Cognitive Development |
| (4) Cosmides, German |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 105; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Development of cognition from birth to maturity. Piagetian, Soviet, and information processing theories and research. Primary emphasis on normal human development; secondary emphases on abnormal and animal cognition. Infant perception and cognition, early childhood competencies, cognitive underpinnings of academic skills. |
| PSY 143 - Human Relationships and Their Origins |
| (4) Bugental |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An interdisciplinary approach to human relationships and their origins. Focus on relevant biological, developmental, and social psychological theory and research. |
| PSY 143P - Practicum in Social Development |
| (5) Bugental |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 143; concurrent enrollment in Psychology 143S; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Field experience in conjunction with Psychology 143S. Students work under the supervision of an appropriate staff member at a local agency four half-days a week. Focus on developmental problems. |
| PSY 143S - Seminar in Social Development |
| (3) Bugental |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 143; concurrent enrollment in Psychology 143P;open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; consent of instructor. |
| A weekly three-hour seminar dealing with social, emotional, and behavioral problems in childhood. Each student writes and presents a paper on a relevant topic. |
| PSY 144 - Emotion and Thought |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7 and 102. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Exploration of theory and research concerning the nature and experience of emotion. The influence of emotions and mood states on how people think and behave in a social context. |
| PSY 146 - Psychology of Human Mating |
| (4) Roney |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Psychology 155. |
| Surveys interdisciplinary approaches to understanding human mating. Some of the topics covered include sex differences in mate preferences, hormonal correlates of sexuality, determinants of physical attractiveness, and evidence for the existence of human pheromones. |
| PSY 147 - Intergroup Relations |
| (4) Hamilton |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7 and 102. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Review of social psychological theory and research relevant to intergroup relations. Topics may include social categorization, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and integroup conflict and cooperation. |
| PSY 148 - The Psychology of Self |
| (4) Klein, Major |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 102. Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Examination of the self from social and cognitive perspectives. topics may include: (a) how we come to know who we are and what we are like, (b) how we stucture knowledge about the self in our minds, and (c) how we use this self-knowledge to guide and direct our behavior. |
| PSY 149 - Social Psychology of Close Relationships |
| (4) Collins |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors open. |
| Review of research and theory on the social psychology of close relationships. Explores cognitive, affective, and motivational processes in adult intimate relationships. Topics include attachment, love, commitment, intimacy, equity, social cognition, social support, and the link between relationships and health. |
| PSY 150 - Advanced Analysis of Data in Psychology |
| (5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7. Upper-division standing. Open to psychology, interdisciplinary studies, and biopsychology majors only. |
| Application of statistical methods to the design and analysis of psychological investigations and to the interpretation of quantitative data in psychology. Lecture and laboratory. |
| PSY 151 - Computer Applications in Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; upper-division standing; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| working knowledge of BASIC. |
| Introduction to the use of computers in psychology. Focus will be on computer control of experiments and computer simulation of psychological processes. |
| PSY 152 - Spatial Perception and the Control of Action |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psyhology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A course on the perception of three-dimensional space with an emphasis on vision. Review of the primary experimental and theoretical approaches and examination of the link between space perception and the control for complex spatial behavior (e.g., grasping, walking, and driving). |
| PSY 153L - Laboratory in Developmental and Evolutionary Psychology |
| (5) Roney, German, Bugental, |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary majors only. |
| Introduction to empirical methods used in evolutionary and developmental research. Course focuses on the framing and testing of adaptationist and developmental hypotheses. Empirical projects may include morphometric measurements, hormone assays, reasoning tests and use of archival data. |
| PSY 154 - Cultural Psychology |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 102; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Discusses how culture influences human psychological processes. Reviews empirical evidence of cultural differences in how people think, feel, and act, and also the processes in which these psychological tendencies are connected to culture. |
| PSY 155 - Evolution and Cognition |
| (4) Cosmides |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Explores ways in which the human mind can be seen as a collection of devices designed by evolution to solve adaptive problems faced by our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Topics may include cooperation, mating, sibling jealousy, coalitional aggression, etc. |
| PSY 157 - Social Stigma |
| (4) Major |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; Psychology 102. Open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| legal repeat of Psy 160BM not open for credit to students who have received credit for Psy 160BM |
| Course addresses classic and contemporary theory and research on the psychology of stigma. Emphasis is on the experience of members of stigmatized groups. Issues covered include affective, cognitive, motivational, and interpersonal aspects of stigmatization. |
| PSY 159 - Modern Approaches to Psychotherapy |
| (4) Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Psychology 103 or 114 or 129. |
| Modern approaches to psychotherapy are presented, discussed, and evaluated. Therapies may include Adlerian, multimodal, person-centered, mind-body, existential-humanistic, reality, integrative, transactional analysis, and cognitive-behavioral. |
| PSY 160 - Special Topics in Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary majors only; consent of instructor. |
| Lectures in special areas of interest in contemporary psychology. Consult the department office regarding proposed course topics. |
| PSY 163 - Contemporary Issues in Biopsychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 111; upper division standing; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; consent of instructor. |
| An examination of special topics of current importance in biopsychology. Content will vary. Information on content may be obtained in department office. |
| PSY 166 - Neurobiology of Brain States |
| (4) Janusonis |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 3, 5, and 7; Psychology 111. Open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Explores the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of a variety of brain states such as sleep, transcendental experience, autism, depression, and schizophrenia. |
| PSY 167 - The Neurobiology of Stress |
| (4) Blascovich |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7; and Psychology 3 or 111; open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary majors only. |
| Critiques current research on the effects of stress upon specific neuronal sytems and behaviors. Topics address the neurobiological basis for why the evolutionary-adaptive stress response is a major contributor to physical and mental illness in contemporary society. |
| PSY 168 - Development and Plasticity of the Brain |
| (4) Reese |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, and 111; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| MCDB 153. |
| An examination of the major develop mental events producing the organization and connectivity of the nervous system. |
| PSY 168L - Laboratory in Developmental Neuroscience |
| (5) Brake |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7, 111, and 168; open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| An advanced and intensive course that applies topics covered in Psychology 168 to practical research. Lecture and lab explore methodologies employed in modern neuroscience of how neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, and apoptosis cause the brain to develop into an organized and complex system. |
| PSY 169L - Laboratory in Neuroanatomy |
| (5) Reese |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, and 7; and, Psychology 111 or MCDB 151 (either may be taken concurrently); open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| A combined laboratory/lecture course examining the organization and connectivity of the mammalian nervous system. Topics covered will include neurohistological techniques; neurology and neuropsychology; comparative neuroanatomy. |
| PSY 170 - Nutrition and Behavior |
| (4) Lytle |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7 and 111; open to psychology, biopsychology, and interdisciplinary studies majors only. |
| Explores the inter-relationships among nutrients, nervous system function, and behavior. Topics may include biochemistry of macro- and micro- nutrients; malnutrition and behavior; megavitamin and super-nutrition pharmacology; eating behavior disorders. |
| PSY 171 - Retinal Development |
| (4) Reese |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 1, 5, 7 and 111. |
| Psychology 168 or MCDB 153. |
| An examination of the development processes underlying the formation of the retina, including proliferation, neurogenesis, fate determination, differentiation, target recognition, synaptogenesis and cell death. |
| PSY 196 - Honors Seminar in Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division psychology and biopsychology majors only; consent of instructor. |
| A series of weekly meetings with individual faculty representing diverse areas within psychology. Background readings are required for each meeting. Full participation in the seminar is required. |
| PSY 197A - Honors Research in Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 196; at least two quarters of psychology 99P, 99, 199P, or 199; consent of department. |
| Independent study under supervision of faculty member, involving either design and execution of independent research project or scholarly analysis and critique of theoretical and research literature pertaining to substantial issues. Honors thesis qualifies student for distinction in major upon graduation. |
| PSY 197B - Honors Research in Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 196; at least two quarters of psychology 99P, 99, 199P, or 199; consent of department. |
| Independent study under supervision of faculty member, involving either design and execution of independent research project or scholarly analysis and critique of theoretical and research literature pertaining to substantial issues. Honors thesis qualifies student for distinction in major upon graduation. |
| PSY 197C - Honors Research in Psychology |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 196; at least two quarters of psychology 99P, 99, 199P, or 199; consent of department. |
| Independent study under supervision of faculty member, involving either design and execution of independent research project or scholarly analysis and critique of theoretical and research literature pertaining to substantial issues. Honors thesis qualifies student for distinction in major upon graduation. |
| PSY 198 - Readings in Psychology |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Open to psychology, biopsychology and interdisciplinary studies majors only; upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-divison courses in psychology; consent of department. |
| Readings in psychology under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Students wishing to enroll should prepare a short plan of study. |
| PSY 199 - Independent Research in Psychology |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-divison courses in psychology; consent of department; one quarter of Psychology 199P. |
| Advanced independent research under the guidance of a faculty member in the department, including writing a research report or review. |
| PSY 199P - Independent Research in Psychology |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in psychology; consent of department. |
| Independent research under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. |
| PSY 210 - Motivation in Social Psychology |
| (4) Sherman |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examine motivational theories and approaches within social psychology. Topics include theory and research on intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, approach/avoidance motivation, goals, motivated social cognition, self motivations, and motivation from a cultural perspective. The course will also examine the application of these motivational approaches to social issues. |
| PSY 211 - Basic Concepts in Behavioral Neuroscience |
| (4) Kippin |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor |
| Intended to provide fundamental understanding of neuroscience and behavior for graduate students at the beginning of their studies. Provides a broad overview of brain function with focus on the molecular, cellular, system, and behavioral level of analysis in order to instill a comprehensive appreciation of the biological mechanisms important to behavior. |
| PSY 213 - Regulatory Mechanisms in Biopsychology |
| (4) Carlisle |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. |
| An examination of the homeostatic regulatory mechanisms important for behavior. |
| PSY 215 - Neuropharmacology of Psychoactive Drugs |
| (4) Lytle |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. |
| An examination of the pharmacological and neurochemical mechanisms influencing the actions of psychoactive drugs. |
| PSY 219 - Behavioral Pharmacology |
| (4) Ettenberg |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of the application of behaviorist learning principles to thestudy of pharmacology. Topics include the develop- ment of behavioral screens for psychotherapeutic drugs, research models of substance abuse, behavioral profiles of psychoactive drugs, and drug discrim- ination techniques. |
| PSY 221A - Design and Measurement |
| (4) Ashby |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology. |
| a prior course in calculus. |
| Experimental design and statistical analysis in psy- chological research. Includes basic probability, sampling and distribution theory, hypothesis testing, and estimation. |
| PSY 221B - Design and Measurement |
| (4) Ashby |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology; Psychology 221A. |
| Experimental design and statistical analysis in psy- chological research. Analysis of variance and related topics. |
| PSY 221C - Multivariate Analysis in Psychology and Related Social Sciences |
| (4) Collins |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology; Psychology 221A-B. |
| The use in psychology of the general linear model, multiple regression, discriminant function analysis, factor-analysis, and prinicipal components analysis. |
| PSY 221D - Structural Equation Modeling |
| (4) Collins |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 221A-B-C. |
| Theory and methods of structural equation modeling including path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and latent variable structural models. Course emphasizes application and includes hands-on experience with computer programs such as AMOS and EQS. |
| PSY 221E - Statistical Analysis of fMRI Data |
| (4) ASHBY |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 221A and Psychology 221B; graduate standing. |
| Experimental design and statistical analysis in fMRI research. Linear and nonlinear models of the hemodynamic response function, the general linear model in fMRI analysis, post hoc testing, group testing with the random effects model, and connectivity analysis. |
| PSY 226 - Cognitive Development |
| (4) German |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Discusses the concept of cognitive development, its psychobiological basis, and representative psychobiological, information processing, Piagetian, and linguistic theories of cognitive development. |
| PSY 227 - Human Memory and Cognitive Processes |
| (4) Revlin, Hegarty |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Survey of theoretical approaches and empirical findings in the areas of learning, memory, psycholinguistics, and cognitive processing. Topics include structure and process models of memory, nature of the information-processing approach, and related experimental methodology and findings. |
| PSY 228 - Perception |
| (4) Eckstein |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Analysis of psychophysical relations in sensory processes with stress on detection, scaling, discrimination, spatial and temporal resolution, and the interaction of cue systems in perceptual behavior. |
| PSY 230 - Psychophysiology of Vision |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Consideration of the physiological and psychophysical data bearing on the major features of vision in vertebrates. |
| PSY 231 - Cognitive Neuroscience |
| (4) Miller |
| Examination of the neurological basis of cognition with material drawn fromresearch in psychology, neurology and the neurosciences with brain injured and healthy human and non-human subjects. Topics include memory, language, and perception. |
| PSY 232 - Neuroimaging |
| (4) Miller |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Psychology. |
| Introduces students to the theoretical and practical issues involved in conducting functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments. Content includes basic MR physics, physiology of the BOLD signal, experimental design, image processing, statistical analysis, and brain mapping. |
| PSY 233 - Electroencephalography |
| (4) Giesbrecht |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of the use of electroencephalography (EEG) to understand the neural mechanisms of cognition and perception. Topics include the neural basis of the EEG signal, methods of acquisition, experimental design, analysis, and interpretation. |
| PSY 234 - Computer Programming For Experimental Psychologists |
| (4) Giesbrecht |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| There are two main goals of this course: 1) expose students to the fundamental principles of computer programming and 2) apply the fundamentals principles to the control and analysis of cognitive neuroscience and psychology experiments. Emphasis is placed on practical application of programming skills, including designing and coding experimental and analysis programs using development platforms such as MATLAB.
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| PSY 235 - Neuroenocrinology |
| (4) Kippin |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. |
| Focus on the regulation of hormone secretion by the central nervous system and on the neural mechanisms underlying hormonal effects on the behavior/physiology of the whole organism. |
| PSY 237 - Cognition |
| (4) Mayer |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An in-depth analysis of advanced topics in human cognition. The course willinclude discussion of the cognitive processes involved in areas such as human thinking, problem solving, memory, and learning. |
| PSY 238 - Social Perception |
| (4) Hamilton, Klein |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology. |
| Review of current research in person perception, social categorization, andsocial judgment. |
| PSY 239 - The Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations |
| (4) Hamilton, Mackie |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Surveys the major social_psychological theories of intergrouprelations and the social psychologicalprocesses that facilitate intergroup conflict and its reduction. |
| PSY 240 - Social Influence |
| (4) Mackie |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Course covers the goals of social influence, the major cognitive, motivational, and associationistic theories of attitude change, con- formity, and the attitude/behavior relationship. |
| PSY 242 - Social Psychophysiology |
| (4) Blascovich |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| This course will familiarize students with advanced topics in psychophysiology as applied to social psychological issues. The course willcover topics including: the evolution of social psychophysiology, the nature of physiological indices, theoretical background, and methodolog- ical techniques. |
| PSY 245 - Cultural Psychology |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Review of research on cultural influences on psychological processes. Examines theoretical and methodological foundations of cultural research in psychology. Also discusses the effects of culture-specific assumptions, practices, and institutions on human cognition, motivation, emotion, and social interaction. |
| PSY 246 - Social Stigma |
| (4) Major |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Course addresses classic and contemporary theory and research on the psychology of stigma. Emphasis is on experience of members of stigmatized groups. Issues covered will include affective, cognitive, motivational and social interaction consequences of stigma. |
| PSY 247 - Human Mating Psychology |
| (4) Roney |
| Surveys the current status of evolutionary approaches to human mating psychology. Focuses on emerging interdisciplinary approaches to this topic, with emphasis on the potential integration of phylogenetic, physiological, cognitive, and behavioral levels of analysis.
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| PSY 248 - The Self And Social Psychology |
| (4) Klein, Major |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| This course examines the self from a social cognition perspective. Topics include the basis for self-knowledge, the mental representation of self-knowledge, and the effects of this knowledge on behavior. |
| PSY 249 - Social Development |
| (4) Bugental |
| Prerequisites: Undergraduate course in developmental psychology. |
| Course will cover the application of biological, cognitive developmental, and social cognition approaches to social development in infancy and childhood. Topics will include: attachment processes, emotional development, social inference development, moral development, gender role development, and developmental psychopathology. |
| PSY 252 - Advanced Research Methods In Social Psychology |
| (4) Blascovich |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Introduction to philosophy o science, advanced experimental designs, specific methodologies, methodological problems. |
| PSY 253 - Social Psychology of Close Relationships |
| (4) Collins |
| Review of research and theory on the social psychology of close relationships. Explores cognitive, affective, and motivational factors that shape interpersonal behavior. Topics include attachment processes, commitment, intimacy, trust, social support, equity, social cognition, and the self in close relationships. |
| PSY 254 - Evolutionary Psychology |
| (4) Cosmides |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Introduction to basic concepts in evolutionary psychology; how natural selection works, ancestral environments, how to use theories of adaptive problems to discover new cognitive mechanisms, standards of evidence for adaptations, relation of evolved psychology to culture. |
| PSY 258 - Social and Personal Identity |
| (4) Major |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examines personal and social identity from a motivational
perspective. Topics include theory and research on the
nature of personal, social and collective self, antecedents
and consequences of personal and collective self-esteem,
motivations for self-enhancement, self-consistency, self-
presentation and positive social identity. |
| PSY 264 - Dynamic Systems In Psychology |
| (4) Ashby |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 221A-B. |
| Quantitative and qualitative analysis of linear and nonlinear dynamical systems in psychology; state space representations; stability, controllability, and observability of linear systems; phase flow and equilibrium analysis of nonlinear systems; applications to neural networks and other connectionist models. |
| PSY 265 - Computational Neuroscience |
| (4) Ashby |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 221A-B. |
| Survey of methods in computational neuroscience; single cell methods including Hodgkin-Huxley models, occupation theory, integrate-and-fire models; neural network modeling including linear system theory, nonlinear dynamics, connectionism, Hodgkin-Huxley-like network models, models of synaptic plasticity, methods for generating predicted BOLD signals. |
| PSY 267 - Neurobiology of Cerebral Cortex |
| (4) Janusonsis |
| Prerequisites: Graduate status and consent of instructor. |
| Designed to bridge the three-dimensional neuroanatomy of the human brain and fMRI studies. Cortical areas, layers, as well as their connectivity, vasculature and function are explored in considerable detail. |
| PSY 268 - Development and Plasticity of the Brain |
| (4) Reese |
| Prerequisites: Graduate status and consent of instructor. |
| An examination of the major developmental events producing the organizationand connectivity of the nervous system. offered concurrently with Psychology 168, but graduate students will be required to complete additional reading and writing assignments. |
| PSY 269 - Neuroanatomy |
| (4) Reese |
| An examination of the organization of the vertebrate nervous system. Topicsinclude neurohistological techniques; neurology and neuropsychology; comparative neuroanatomy; neural degeneration; developmental neuroscience. |
| PSY 271 - Retinal Development |
| (4) Reese |
| Prerequisites: Psychology 211 or a comparable course in biopsychology, neurobiology and/or developmental biology. |
| Psychology 268 |
| Considers the neurobiology of retinal development. Course proceeds in chronological order, considering pattern formation and the emergence of the eye fields in the early embryo, cellular proliferation, fate determination, migration, differentiation, target recognition, synaptogenesis and cell death. It will examine the formation of retinal specializations unique to certain species, and will discuss various genetic diseases affecting the retina as well as strategies for their treatment. |
| PSY 590A - Seminar On Teaching Of Psychology |
| (1) Staff |
| Seminar designed to prepare psychology graduate students for various roles related to the teaching of undergraduate psychology courses. Topics may include leading discussions, preparing and grading exams, conferencing, evaluating writing, ethical issues, lecturing effectively, and using audio-visual aids. |
| PSY 590B - Seminar On Teaching Of Psychology |
| (1) Staff |
| Seminar designed to prepare psychology graduate students for various roles related to the teaching of undergraduate psychology courses. Topics may include leading discussions, preparing and grading exams, conferencing, evaluating writing, ethical issues, lecturing effectively, and using audio-visual aids. |
| PSY 590C - Seminar On Teaching Of Psychology |
| (1) Staff |
| Seminar designed to prepare psychology graduate students for various roles related to the teaching of undergraduate psychology courses. Topics may include leading discussions, preparing and grading exams, conferencing, evaluating writing, ethical issues, lecturing effectively, and using audio-visual aids. |
| PSY 591 - Practicum In The Teaching Of Psychology |
| (1) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department and instructor. |
| Preparation for the teaching of an undergraduate course in psychology conducted under the guidance of a faculty member in the department. Students wishing to enroll must prepare a short plan of study. |
| PSY 592 - Special Interest Group Research Seminar |
| (1) STAFF |
| Research seminar for special interest groups in psychology. Each special interest group has its own letter designation available in department office. |
| PSY 593 - Professional Skills for Academic Psychologists |
| (3) Ettenberg |
| A discussion of practical issues related to securing and maintaining an academic position within a university/college environment. Topics may include writing grants, preparing a vitae, the job interview, tenure, conference presentations, lecture preperation and presentation. |
| PSY 594 - Special Topics |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Special seminar on research subjects of current interest. Each faculty member has their own letter designation available in department office. |
| PSY 595 - Readings For M.A. |
| (2-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology. |
| Independent readings for M.A. The purpose of this course is to provide supervised readings on selected topics. |
| PSY 596 - Directed Reading And Research. |
| (2-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology. |
| The purpose of this course is to providesupervised experience in experimental design and laboratory procedures on selected topics, includingthe formulation of experimental problems, discussion of relevant literatureand the analysis and interpretation of experimental results. |
| PSY 597 - Individual Study For Ph.D. Examinations. |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology. |
| Preparation for Ph.D. examinations under supervision of chair of student's doctoral committee. |
| PSY 598 - Master's Thesis Research And Preparation |
| (2-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology. |
| Research and preparation for the master's thesis. |
| PSY 599 - Dissertation Research And Preparation |
| (2-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing in Psychology. |
| Empirical and theoretical investigations of special problems in psychology in relation to dissertation research. |