printer friendly pagePSYCH 25N: Psychology, Inequality, and the American Dream
Despite legal prohibitions against discrimination and the fact that many people endorse egalitarian values, inequality persists in America. What role do psychological factors play in perpetuating inequality? How can psychologically "wise" reforms promote equal opportunity? Topics include prejudice and discrimination, school achievement, social class, and race/ethnicity.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
PSYCH 26N: Language Acquisition: Exploring the Minds of Children
Language is an extraordinary competence distinguishing humans from other species, yet there is debate about the role of biology in guiding language acquisition. Does language development follow an innate ¿bioprogram¿ or does it build on more general cognitive abilities, influenced by early experience? Topics include biological and experiential influences on the emergence of linguistic ability as children learn a first language. Discussions of theory and research, visits to Stanford laboratories and observations of very young language learners.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Fernald, A. (PI)
PSYCH 28N: The Cultural Shaping of Mental Health and Illness (CSRE 28N)
This seminar examines how our cultural ideas and practices shape our conceptions,nperceptions, experiences, and treatment of emotional wellness and distress. We will read and discuss empirical research and case studies from psychology, anthropology, sociology, and medicine. Course requirements include weekly reading and thought papers, weekly discussion, and a final research project and presentation.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: WAY-ED, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
PSYCH 29N: Growing Up in America (ENGLISH 64N)
Preference to freshmen. To what extent is it possible to describe an "American" experience? How are different people included in or excluded from the imagined community that is America? How do a person's race, class, gender and sexuality affect his or her experience of belonging to this country? These are just some of the questions we will consider as we familiarize ourselves with the great diversity of childhood and young adult experiences of people who have grown up in America. We will read and discuss narratives written by men and women, by urban, suburban, and rural Americans, and by Asian Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Latina/os, and European Americans.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Markus, H. (PI)
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Moya, P. (PI)
Markus, H. (PI)
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Moya, P. (PI)
PSYCH 30: Introduction to Perception
Behavioral and neural aspects of perception focusing on visual and auditory perception. Topics include: scientific methods for studying perception, anatomy and physiology of the visual and auditiory systems, color vision, depth perception, motion perception, stereopsis, visual recognition, pitch and loudness perception, speech perception, and reorganization of the visual system in the blind.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
PSYCH 45: Introduction to Learning and Memory
The literature on learning and memory including cognitive and neural organization of memory, mechanisms of remembering and forgetting, and why people sometimes falsely remember events that never happened. Cognitive theory and behavioral evidence integrated with data from patient studies and functional brain imaging. Recommended: 1.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
PSYCH 50: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
Survey of topics relating brain activity to cognitive processes and behavior. The course begins with an overview of neurophysiology and techniques to measure brain activity. We then discuss perceptual and motor processes before investigating neural responses related to attention, memory, and cognitive control. The course concludes with a discussion of brain processes related to reward, decision making, and social cognition.
Terms: Win
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
McClure, S. (PI)
PSYCH 55: Introduction to Cognition and the Brain
Major topics in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, including empirical approaches to perception, language, learning, memory, knowledge representation, problem solving, and reasoning.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
PSYCH 60: Introduction to Developmental Psychology
Psychological development from birth to adulthood, emphasizing infancy and the early and middle childhood years. The nature of change during childhood and theories of development. Recommended: 1.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Frank, M. (PI)
PSYCH 70: Introduction to Social Psychology
Topics related to the influence of other people on individuals' thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Factors that affect the way that we perceive ourselves and others; how people influence others; how persuasion happens; what causes us to like, love, help, or hurt others; and how social psychology helps to understand quesions about law, business, and health. Fulfills WIM requirement
Terms: Win
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-ED, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Ambady, N. (PI)
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Eberhardt, J. (PI)
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Hetey, R. (PI)
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Maitreyi, A. (PI)
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Ambady, N. (PI)
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Eberhardt, J. (PI)
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Hetey, R. (PI)
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Maitreyi, A. (PI)
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Slepian, M. (PI)
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