printer friendly pagePSYCH 134: Seminar on Language and Deception
Deceptive, exploitative, and other noncooperative uses of language. How is language used to deceive or exploit? Where are these techniques practiced and why? What are the personal, ethical, and social consequences of these practices? Prerequisite: 131,
LINGUIST 1, or
PHIL 181.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Clark, H. (PI)
PSYCH 134S: The Art and Science of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence has been promoted as essential in finding meaning and fulfillment in our work and relationships. This course is designed to provide an introduction to research and theory on emotional intelligence as a relatively new concept in psychology that has profound influence in education, health, and business. We will critically review it as a scientific concept, looking at the research and the biological bases for emotional intelligence. We will then explore its four basic areas of self understanding, self management, social understanding, and social management. For each area we will engage in self reflection and learn and practice ways of enhancing our emotional intelligence.
Last offered: Summer 2014
PSYCH 136S: Learning and Memory: Theory and Applications
Introduction to learning and memory, including the ways that our past influences our present through multiple memory systems, the ways in which memory not only can succeed but also can fail, and how memory integrity changes across the lifespan and across clinical populations. Special emphasis on applications of theoretical content to the real world technologies, policies, and diseases that touch our everyday lives.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
LaRocque, K. (PI)
;
Sorenson, S. (PI)
PSYCH 138: Wise Interventions (PSYCH 238, PUBLPOL 238)
Classic and contemporary psychological interventions; the role of psychological factors in social reforms for social problems involving healthcare, the workplace, education, intergroup, relations, and the law. Topics include theories of intervention, the role of laboratory research, evaluation, and social policy.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Brady, S. (PI)
;
Cortes Barragan, R. (PI)
;
Haimovitz, K. (PI)
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Instructors:
Brady, S. (PI)
;
Cortes Barragan, R. (PI)
;
Haimovitz, K. (PI)
;
Lee, F. (PI)
;
Sparkman, G. (PI)
;
Walton, G. (PI)
PSYCH 138S: Motivation to Learn
Why do some students delight at the thought of challenging tasks while others only care about getting the grade? Why do some seek out opportunities to learn in and out of school while others feel anxious just showing up to class? Why do our failures sometimes debilitate and other times invigorate? How do we turn our desires to achieve into concrete action? Where do these motivational processes come from and how might we use our understanding of motivation to improve educational systems? This course will address these and other fascinating questions as we consider theory and research on motivation, primarily as it applies to educational contexts. The course will be based largely around interactive discussions of primary source articles, with some lecture in order to provide you with important background information and a framework for discussing the readings.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Haimovitz, K. (PI)
;
Schwalbe, M. (PI)
PSYCH 140S: Sport Psychology
Focus is on research methods and findings and how to apply these findings to students' own performance. Topics include methods of performance enhancement, psychological characteristics of top performers, group dynamics and processes, effective leadership practices, the effects of stereotyping on sport participation and performance, and debates in the field. Emphasis will be on sports, although most topics can be applied to performance in general.
Last offered: Summer 2010
PSYCH 141: Cognitive Development
How children's thinking and mental abilities change from infancy on. The major theories and explanations of intellectual growth. Sources include classic findings and state-of-the-art research on cognitive development. Prerequisite: 1.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Holubar, T. (PI)
PSYCH 141S: Health Psychology
Why is it so difficult for people to stick to an exercise plan? Why don¿t people take their doctor¿s advice? Why aren¿t public health announcements more effective? This course addresses these questions by providing an overview of health psychology: the scientific study of behaviors and cognitive processes related to health states. In this course, we will discuss the mind/body connection, the influence of social/cultural and physical environments on our health, cognitive processing of health information, health belief models, and the link between emotion and health. Understanding the interactions between these biological, psychological, and social influences on individuals' health states is crucial for developing effective health communication and intervention programs. We will approach all course topics from both theory-driven and applied perspectives.
Last offered: Summer 2014
PSYCH 142S: The Psychology of Social Media
People interact with the world around them largely through mediated means ¿ internet, television, radio, etc. This course will survey current social media ¿ e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc ¿ and popular culture in order to highlight the psychological processes at play. Topics will include: social belonging, interpersonal attraction, identity, bias, and cyberbullying. Students will be expected to learn how to study social media and popular culture using psychological methods.
Last offered: Summer 2011
PSYCH 143: Developmental Anomalies
For advanced students. Developmental disorders and impairments. What the sparing of mental abilities in otherwise devastating disorders (or vice versa) tells about the mind and its development in the normal case. Examples of disorders and impairments: autism, congenital blindness, deafness, mental retardation, attachment disorder, and Williams syndrome. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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