printer friendly pagePSYCH 278: Social Cognitive Development: New Methods for Answering Old Questions
Novel technology can fuel new discoveries and generate new questions for future research, for instance, the use of video cameras has transformed the field of developmental psychology. More recently, the use of neuroimaging techniques (such as fMRI) to study the developing brain has been gaining lots of interest among developmental psychologists. What are the promises and challenges of using these neuroimaging methods to study cognitive development? This course will be a discussion-based seminar class (with some lectures from the instructor and from students) aimed for graduate students who are interested in learning more about how these methods can help address questions about cognitive development, with a particular focus on children's developing understanding of their social world.
Last offered: Spring 2015
PSYCH 279: Topics in Cognitive Control
The processes that enable flexible behavior by biasing contextually relevant perceptual, mnemonic, and response representations or processing pathways. Cognitive control is central to volitional action, allowing work with memory, task/goal states, and overriding inappropriate responses. Current models of cognitive control, functional neuroimaging, and neuropsychological evidence. Recommended: 45. May be repeated for credit.
Last offered: Autumn 2012
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for credit
PSYCH 280: Foundations and Contemporary Topics in Social-Educational Psychology (EDUC 307)
At its core, social psychology is concerned with educational problems because it addresses the problem of how to change hearts and minds in lasting ways. This course explores the major ideas, theories, and findings of social psychology, their educational implications, and the insights they shed into how and when people change. There will be a focus on educational issues. Intersections with other disciplines, in particular social development and biology, will be addressed. Historical tensions and traditions, as well as classic studies and theories, will be covered. Graduate students from other disciplines, and advanced undergraduates, are welcome (class size permitting).
Last offered: Spring 2015
PSYCH 281: Practicum in Teaching
Enrollment limited to teaching assistants in selected Psychology courses. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-5
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for credit
Instructors:
Carstensen, L. (PI)
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Dweck, C. (PI)
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Eberhardt, J. (PI)
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Carstensen, L. (PI)
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Dweck, C. (PI)
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Eberhardt, J. (PI)
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Fernald, A. (PI)
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Gotlib, I. (PI)
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Grill-Spector, K. (PI)
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Gross, J. (PI)
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Haas, A. (PI)
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Hard, B. (PI)
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Heaney, C. (PI)
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Knutson, B. (PI)
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Krumboltz, J. (PI)
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Markman, E. (PI)
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Markus, H. (PI)
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McClelland, J. (PI)
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Miller, D. (PI)
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Monin, B. (PI)
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Ross, L. (PI)
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Thomas, E. (PI)
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Tsai, J. (PI)
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Wagner, A. (PI)
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Walton, G. (PI)
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Wandell, B. (PI)
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Wine, J. (PI)
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Winters, J. (PI)
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Zaki, J. (PI)
PSYCH 282: Practicum in Teaching PSYCH 1
Logistical TA training including: preparing for sections; creating, correcting exams; grading an iterative writing assignment; office hours; review sessions; developing audiovisual expertise; communicating via coursework. Review of student evaluations with instructor to set goals and strategies. Second quarter focuses on pedagogical improvement. Limited to current
PSYCH 1 TAs. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
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for credit
PSYCH 283: International Conflict Resolution Colloquium (IPS 250A)
(Same as
LAW 611.) Sponsored by the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN). Conflict, negotiation, and dispute resolution with emphasis on conflicts and disputes with an international dimension, including conflicts involving states, peoples, and political factions such as the Middle East and Northern Ireland. Guest speakers. Issues including international law, psychology, and political science, economics, anthropology, and criminology.
Last offered: Winter 2012
PSYCH 283A: SPARQshop: Social Psychological Answers to Real-world Questions (PSYCH 180A)
Undergraduate and graduate students will work in teams to design, build, test, and distribute online toolkits that help practitioners solve real-world problems by applying social science. Graduate students can build toolkits for their own research. Students will learn how to assess the needs of practitioner audiences; write text, design graphics, and program activities for these audiences; prepare, deliver, and produce a TED-style online video; design surveys in Qualtrics; and build and user-test the toolkit. Readings and class discussions will include modules on design thinking, storytelling, science writing, information design, and impact evaluation. For an example of a toolkit in progress, please visit spacereface.org. Permission of instructor required.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
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for credit
PSYCH 284: Computational Modeling of a Range of Neural Circuits
Lectures, student presentations, and extensive software exercises. Focus on quantifiable models of neural signaling, starting with physical specification of input signals, sensory transductions, spiking, and mean electrical field potentials, and the inter-relation to BOLD signals (fMRI). Applications will be drawn from many examples, but a there will be a particular focus on the visual pathways and how measurements and models relate to visual perception.
Last offered: Spring 2012
PSYCH 285: Graduate Seminar on Theory of Mind
Theory of Mind ¿ the ability to reason and think about other minds ¿ has been a topic of extensive research and heated debates in the past few decades. The course will provide an in-depth overview of the major theories that have motivated empirical research. Students will read and discuss theoretical papers as well as empirical work that have supported or refuted these theories, and the latest research on Theory of Mind, from various disciplines including (but not limited to), cognitive development, comparative psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Gweon, H. (PI)
PSYCH 287: Brain Machine Interfaces: Science, Technology, and Application
This course explores the current state of brain-machine interfaces: technologies that directly stimulate and/or record neural activity. Such interfaces are being used to treat nervous system disorders, including hearing, seeing, and motor dysfunction. We expect that the range of applications will expand over the next decade to other neurological conditions and to augmentation of function. The material we cover aims to explain some of the existing technology and to clarify its limitations and promise. The course organization is designed to develop new ideas and promote new collaborations for extending the reach of these technologies. The class will feature lecturers with expertise in brain-machine interfaces of various sorts or related technologies and methods, as well as directed readings and discussion about new work in the field. In the previous year lectures were given by: Brian Wandell, Daniel Palanker, Nikos Logothetis, John Oghalai, Stephen Baccus, Paul Nuyujukian, Dan Yoshor and Nick Melosh.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Chichilnisky, E. (PI)
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Gardner, J. (PI)
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