printer friendly pagePSYCH 1: Introduction to Psychology
An introduction to the science of how people think, feel, and behave. We will explore such topics as intelligence, perception, memory, happiness, personality, culture, social influence, development, emotion, and mental illness. Students will learn about classic and cutting edge research, a range of methods, and discover how psychology informs our understanding of what it means to be human, addresses other fields, and offers solutions to important social problems.nnAn alternative version of the course,
PSYCH 1L, is also offered for reduced (3) units, but does not count for major/minor requirements for Psychology or other disciplines. For more information on
PSYCH 1 and
PSYCH 1L, visit
http://psychone.stanford.edu
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
PSYCH 10: Introduction to Statistical Methods: Precalculus (STATS 60, STATS 160)
Techniques for organizing data, computing, and interpreting measures of central tendency, variability, and association. Estimation, confidence intervals, tests of hypotheses, t-tests, correlation, and regression. Possible topics: analysis of variance and chi-square tests, computer statistical packages.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math, WAY-AQR, WAY-FR
Instructors:
Baiocchi, M. (PI)
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DiCiccio, C. (PI)
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Janson, L. (PI)
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Instructors:
Baiocchi, M. (PI)
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DiCiccio, C. (PI)
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Janson, L. (PI)
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Katsevich, G. (PI)
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LaRocque, K. (PI)
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Ren, Z. (PI)
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Sankaran, K. (PI)
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Tsao, A. (PI)
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Xia, L. (PI)
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Bi, N. (TA)
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Celentano, M. (TA)
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DiCiccio, C. (TA)
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Janson, L. (TA)
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Katsevich, G. (TA)
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Khazenzon, A. (TA)
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King, L. (TA)
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Lampinen, A. (TA)
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MacDonald, K. (TA)
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Sankaran, K. (TA)
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Shavit, Y. (TA)
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Tong, L. (TA)
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Wang, S. (TA)
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Weisman, K. (TA)
PSYCH 12N: Self Theories
Preference to freshmen. The impact of people's belief in a growing versus fixed self on their motivation and performance in school, business, sports, and relationships. How such theories develop and can be changed.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Dweck, C. (PI)
PSYCH 20N: How Beliefs Create Reality
This seminar will take an interdisciplinary approach to exploring how subjective aspects of the mind (e.g., thoughts, beliefs, and expectations) can fundamentally change objective reality. Over the course of the semester, students will be challenged to think critically about research from psychology, sociology, and medicine, which suggests that what we think, believe and expect plays a significant role in determining our physical health, performance and well-being. Students will explore research on how mindsets about nutrition, exercise, and stress can alter the body¿s response to those phenomena. Students will also uncover how social interactions with friends, family, colleagues and the media influence the perceived quality and impact of cultural products such as art, music, and fashion. And students will learn about the neurological and physiological underpinnings of the placebo effect, a powerful demonstration of expectation that produces real, healing changes in the body. Finally, students will have the opportunity to consider real world applications in disciplines including policy, business, medicine, academics, athletics and public health and consider the ethical implications of those applications. Throughout the class active participation and an open mind will be critical to success. The final weeks of class will be dedicated to student designed studies or interventions aimed to further explore the power of self-fulfilling prophecies, placebo effects, and the social-psychological creation of reality.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Crum, A. (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
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Grill-Spector, K. (PI)
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Leong, Y. (PI)
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McIntosh, L. (PI)
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Grill-Spector, K. (PI)
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Leong, Y. (PI)
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McIntosh, L. (PI)
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Rosenke, M. (PI)
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Tong, L. (PI)
PSYCH 35: Minds and Machines (LINGUIST 35, PHIL 99, SYMSYS 1)
(Formerly
SYMSYS 100). An overview of the interdisciplinary study of cognition, information, communication, and language, with an emphasis on foundational issues: What are minds? What is computation? What are rationality and intelligence? Can we predict human behavior? Can computers be truly intelligent? How do people and technology interact, and how might they do so in the future? Lectures focus on how the methods of philosophy, mathematics, empirical research, and computational modeling are used to study minds and machines. Undergraduates considering a major in symbolic systems should take this course as early as possible in their program of study.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
Instructors:
Fleig-Goldstein, B. (PI)
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Lassiter, D. (PI)
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Glowka, A. (TA)
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Instructors:
Fleig-Goldstein, B. (PI)
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Lassiter, D. (PI)
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Glowka, A. (TA)
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Hawke, P. (TA)
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Qing, C. (TA)
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:
PSYCH 1.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
PSYCH 60A: Introduction to Developmental Psychology Section
Guided observation of children age 2-5 at Bing Nursery School. Corequisite: 60.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
PSYCH 103F: Intergroup Communication Facilitation (CSRE 103F)
This is a TA training course for
Psych 103 - Intergroup Communication
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Markus, H. (PI)
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Nagle-Alverio, G. (PI)
PSYCH 120: Cellular Neuroscience: Cell Signaling and Behavior (BIO 153)
Neural interactions underlying behavior. Prerequisites:
PSYCH 1 or basic biology.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Wine, J. (PI)
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Lee, M. (TA)
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