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This course covers research and theory on the origins and function of social norms. Topics include the estimation of public opinion, the function of norms as ideals and standards of judgment, and the impact of norms on collective and individual behavior. In addition to acquainting students with the various forms and functions of social norms the course will provide students with experience in identifying and formulating tractable research questions.
PSYCH 224: Research Topics in Emotion Regulation
Current research findings and methods, ongoing student research, and presentations by visiting students and faculty. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instuctor.
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for credit
PSYCH 226: Models and Mechanisms of Memory
Current topics in memory as explored through computational models addressing experimental findings and physiological and behavioral investigations. Topics include: explicit and inplict learning; role of MTL structures in learning and memory; and single versus dual processes approaches to recognition. May be repeated for credit.
PSYCH 236: The Social Self
The psychological bases of complex social organization such as work teams and national and cultural identities. Topics include: the effect of social influence on perception, beliefs, attitudes, emotions, and behaviors; shared intentionality; and the relational bases of learning, motivation, and performance. Works of classic scholars (Asch, Lewin) and contemporary researchers in social, developmental, and comparative psychology. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.
PSYCH 239A: Birds to Words: Cognition, Communication, and Language (HUMBIO 145, PSYCH 137)
Although the communicative abilities of animals are determined by their genetic endowment, and human communicative skills dwarf those of other species, the relation between language and genetics remains the subject of debate. Is human language genetically specified? Or are human communicative powers just one facet of human cognitive advantage? Focus is on the nature and origins of language, using evidence from studies of animals, children, and adults.
PSYCH 247: Fundamentals of Neuroscience for Non-Life-Scientists
Human behavior and the human brain and how it enables perception, learning, decision making, planning, and action with a focus on how neuroscience may be presented or used in law, business, or education contexts. Neurotechnology and experimental methods used to conduct research.
PSYCH 259: Emotions: History, Theories, and Research (PSYCH 158)
Graduate students register for 259. Theoretical and empirical issues in the domain of emotions. The history of emotion theories, current approaches, and the interaction between emotion and cognition.
PSYCH 260: Reinforcement Learning in the Brain
Recent advances in neural and behavioral models of reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning models. Key findings in applying models to brain activity and behavior.
PSYCH 261A: Learning and Cognition in Activity (EDUC 295)
Methods and results of research on learning, understanding, reasoning, problem solving, and remembering, as aspects of participation in social organized activity. Principles of coordination that support cognitive achievements and learning in activity settings in work and school environments.
PSYCH 267: Human Memory: Facts, Fallacies, and Fragile Powers
Seminar. Applications of memory concepts in everyday life and in social and clinical settings. Topics include personal identity, childhood amnesia, autobiographic memory, emotions and memory, memory distortions, illusions, self-serving biases, recovery of repressed memories, false memories, implicit memories, and unconscious influences on social behavior, with applications to psychopathology.
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