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Please Note: The information given in the Course Atlas is subject to change. For final schedule information, please refer to OPUS or the professor of the course. CoursesGraduate Fall 2008PSYCHOLOGY 505: Perceptual Cognition Maximum Enrollment: 15 Content: This course reviews important issues, theories, findings and methods in the study of perception and its relation to cognition. Topics will include the nature of perceptual organization and learning, perception and action, imagery, attention, social perception, as well as issues surrounding the relationship between perception and thought. Topics will be addressed from multiple perspectives including cognitive psychology, cognitive development, cognitive neuroscience and computational modeling. Texts: Selected readings from journals and books for individual sessions. PSYCHOLOGY 510: Core Seminar in Issues in Professional Development Maximum Enrollment: 15; permission of the instructor required. Particulars: Encouraged for students in the Cognition & Development program; others in Psychology may find helpful. No student outside the Psychology program may enroll. PSYCHOLOGY 520: Biological Foundations of Behavior: Neuroanatomy Maximum Enrollment: 12; permission of the instructor required. Particulars: One main text. Evaluation will be based on several in-class exams, lab participation, and one individual project tailored to the student’s own interests. PSYCHOLOGY 533 : Structural Aspects of Social Interaction (Same as SOC 552) Maximum Enrollment:3 Content: This course examines theories that address how status, power,
and legitimacy processes operate in small group interaction. We will
see the development and extension of theories in the status, power, and
legitimacy areas, as well as review the empirical support for these
theories. We will discuss the various possible new directions in the>
groups and networks literatures. The status characteristic, gender,
will be emphasized, but other status characteristics will be given
attention as well. PSYCHOLOGY 541: Personality & Psychopathology II Maximum Enrollment: 15 Content: The focus is on the nature and classification of psychopathology, with a focus on the relation between personality and psychopathology. The course begins with a discussion of theoretical perspectives on psychopathology, followed by a review of the latest research on the major forms of psychiatric disturbance described in the DSM-IV. Texts: Reading materials will be original sources, consisting of classic and recent articles form the psychopathology literature. Particulars: One final paper. Permission of the instructor is required. PSYCHOLOGY 542: Research Methods in Psychology Maximum Enrollment: 10 Content: This graduate course introduces a variety of research methods and designs used in the field of psychology. Students will interact with faculty from the clinical psychology program and have an opportunity to hear about their current research projects. Critical thinking, conceptualization, and writing skills will be emphasized. Particulars:This course is open to first year clinical graduate students and others by permission of the instructor only. All students must register s/u only. PSYCHOLOGY 548 : Assessment I Maximum Enrollment: 8 Content: The goal of this course, along with its associated practicum, is to provide a foundation in psychometric theory, a foundation in theories and research relating to intelligence and its measurement, an understanding of the legitimate and ethical purposes of assessment, training and supervision in key assessment instruments, and training in assessment as an integrative process. Assessment of learning problems, from preschool to adult, will be covered. PSYCHOLOGY 552: Neuroscience and Animal Behavior Proseminar III: Animal Behavior and Evolution Maximum Enrollment: 20 Content: This is a lecture course on the study of animal behavior from both topical and historical perspectives and emphasizes naturalistic behavior and approaches. We will approach all of the material from an evolutionary, functional perspective, beginning with early ethology and moving through behavioral genetics, endocrinology, and neuroethology. The majority of the course focuses on the evolution of behavioral strategies, such as courtship and mating systems, cooperation, aggression, parenting, and communication, with some discussion of social cognition and culture. The relevance of sociobiological research to humans will be discussed. PSYCHOLOGY 560: ANOVA – Advanced Statistics Maximum Enrollment: 15 Content: Provides students with appropriate statistical tools to analyze the data obtained in traditional psychological research involving the manipulations of one or more independent variables. The emphasis is on the Analysis of Variance, which forms the backbone of much of psychological research. Topics include when and how to perform the analysis of variance for one-way designs, for factorial design, and for a variety of repeated measure designs. A second major objective of the course is to learn how to analyze data using SPSS, one of the frequently used computer-based data analysis packages. PSYCHOLOGY 597R: Directed Study PSYCHOLOGY 599R: Master Thesis Research PSYCHOLOGY 730R: Language and Space Maximum Enrollment: 15 (By permission of the Instructor only). Content: TBA PSYCHOLOGY 730R: Topical Seminar: fMRI Research Group Maximum Enrollment: 20 (Permission of the Instructors required) Content: Discussion of research projects being performed by graduate students, post docs, and faculty in participating laboratories. Discussion topics include experimental design, data analysis, and theoretical issues. Participants will present regularly. Occasional readings on methodological issues will be assigned. Particulars: By permission of instructors. Pass/fail only. PSYCHOLOGY 730R: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Group Content: This seminar will focus on discussion of primary literature and student presentations in the field of behavioral neuroendocrinology. Texts: Selected readings from scientific journals may be assigned for individual sessions. Particulars: NAB graduate students interested in behavioral endocrinology and neuroendocrinology are especially encouraged to enroll. Graduate students from other programs are welcome as well. Content will vary from semester to semester and the course can be repeated for credit. PSYCHOLOGY 730R: Culture and Cognition Maximum Enrollment: 15 (By permission of the Instructor only). Content: Research, reading, and discussion group on cognition and social cognition from a cross-cultural and comparative perspective. PSYCHOLOGY 750: Clinical Supervision Particulars: Must be a graduate student in clinical psychology. PSYCHOLOGY 750L: Clinical Supervision: Assessment I, Part I Lab Particulars: Must be a graduate student in clinical psychology. PSYCHOLOGY 750: Community Practicum Particulars: Must be a graduate student in clinical psychology. PSYCHOLOGY 760: Teaching Practicum Maximum Enrollment: 20 Content: This course continues training begun in the summer TATTO program on teaching, but focuses on strategies for teaching undergraduate courses in psychology. Topics include setting teaching goals and objectives, preparing a syllabus, choosing required reading, preparing lectures, exams and grading, leading class discussions, active learning strategies, the use of new teaching technologies on the internet and in the classroom, and legal and ethical issues. Current literature on teaching effectiveness will be reviewed. Several in-class exercises and outside projects provide students opportunities to develop their teaching abilities. Particulars:This course is required for graduate students assigned as teaching assistants for PSYC 200WR and PSYC 230 during the academic year. PSYCHOLOGY 770: Autobiographical Memory: Cognition, Affect and Identity (Same as PSP 789R) Maximum Enrollment: 16 (Psyc 770R=10; PSP 789R=6) Content: In this seminar we will examine theory and research on autobiographical memory from developmental and cultural perspectives. Topics will include the emergence of autobiographical memory, the problem of “childhood amnesia”, autobiographical memory across the lifespan, relations between autobiographical memory and self, narrative identity, and gender and cultural differences in autobiographical memory. Particulars: TBA PSYCHOLOGY 770: Seminar in Behavior Therapy Maximum Enrollment: 10 Content: Description: An exploration of some of the procedures and techniques of computational modeling as they are applied to instrumental behavior. The course will include some instruction in computer programming using Visual Studio NET. PSYCHOLOGY 774R: Clinical Research & Teaching Seminar Content: This is the ongoing research and training seminar of the clinical psychology graduate program. Topics vary from year to year, but include research presentations by students and faculty and theoretical and research-based discussions of clinical issues. Special topics such as ethics, legal questions, social issues, and problems of special populations are also addressed. Texts: There are no texts, but reading may be assigned in preparation for individual presentations. Particulars: This course is required for all clinical psychology graduate students during each of their first four years in residence. The course is not open to students outside of the department of psychology. PSYCHOLOGY 775R: Neuroscience & Animal Behavior Research Seminar Content: This seminar covers basic issues of neuroscience and animal behavior research. Content varies from semester to semester. This course includes presentations by NAB students and faculty, and visitors from other departments and universities. Particulars: All graduate students registered for the seminar will be expected to take responsibility for facilitating discussion of some reading at least once during the semester. Graduate students taking the seminar for a grade will also write a final paper. PSYCHOLOGY 776R: Cognition and Developmental Issues Seminar Content: This course focuses on current findings and theoretical issues in the study of cognition and development. PSYCHOLOGY 797R: Directed Study PSYCHOLOGY 799R:Doctoral Dissertation Research
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