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.
Psych 1 fulfills the SI Way, and, effective Autumn 2018, the SMA Way. For more information on
PSYCH 1, visit
http://psychone.stanford.edu. Please note that section assignments will be done through Canvas in the first week of class.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
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:
Chi, K. (PI)
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Fan, J. (PI)
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Kim, G. (PI)
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Lim (Chun Hui), C. (PI)
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Martinez, J. (PI)
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Schwartz, S. (PI)
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Walther, G. (PI)
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Xiang, V. (PI)
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Abdelrahim, S. (TA)
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Gunawardana, D. (TA)
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Jeong, Y. (TA)
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Ji, W. (TA)
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Kanekar, R. (TA)
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Kazdan, J. (TA)
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Smith, H. (TA)
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Song, Z. (TA)
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Tanoh, I. (TA)
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Yan, R. (TA)
PSYCH 15N: Becoming Kinder
Kindness - the ability to understand each other, the instinct to care for each other, and the desire to help each other - is among our most powerful natural resources. It supports cooperation, fosters relationships, improves health, and overwrites hatred. Kindness is also challenging, especially in the modern world. More than ever, individuals are isolated, anonymous, and independent: qualities that make it harder to truly see each other and easier to succumb to indifference and even cruelty. As technology mediates more of our interactions and tribal signifiers occupy more of our identity, kindness erodes. And yet we have options. A growing number of social scientists are now experimenting in re-building kindness, using everything from virtual reality to meditation to literature to old-fashioned friendship. Their efforts demonstrate that through directed effort, people can become kinder. This class will explore the nature of kindness, the challenges modernity has placed in front of it,
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Kindness - the ability to understand each other, the instinct to care for each other, and the desire to help each other - is among our most powerful natural resources. It supports cooperation, fosters relationships, improves health, and overwrites hatred. Kindness is also challenging, especially in the modern world. More than ever, individuals are isolated, anonymous, and independent: qualities that make it harder to truly see each other and easier to succumb to indifference and even cruelty. As technology mediates more of our interactions and tribal signifiers occupy more of our identity, kindness erodes. And yet we have options. A growing number of social scientists are now experimenting in re-building kindness, using everything from virtual reality to meditation to literature to old-fashioned friendship. Their efforts demonstrate that through directed effort, people can become kinder. This class will explore the nature of kindness, the challenges modernity has placed in front of it, and the many ways scientists and practitioners are stimulating kindness. Though drawing mainly from psychology, we will tour sociology, conflict resolution, technology, the humanities, and neuroscience as well. The class will also grapple with central questions about human nature -most importantly, to what extent can we change ourselves into the people we¿d like to become? Finally, we will meld science with personal narrative and exercises meant to not only explore kindness-building as a research concept, but as a part of our own lives.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Zaki, J. (PI)
PSYCH 21N: How to Make a Racist (AFRICAAM 121N, CSRE 21N)
How does a child, born without beliefs or expectations about race, grow up to be racist? To address this complicated question, this seminar will introduce you to some of the psychological theories on the development of racial stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Together, these theories highlight how cognitive, social, and motivational factors contribute to racist thinking. We will engage thoughtfully and critically with each topic through reflection and discussion. Occasionally, I will supplement the discussion and class activities with a brief lecture, in order to highlight the central issues, concepts, and relevant findings. We will share our own experiences, perspectives, and insights, and together, we will explore how racist thinking takes root. Come to class with an open mind, a willingness to be vulnerable, and a desire to learn from and with your peers. Students with diverse opinions and perspectives are encouraged to enroll.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Roberts, S. (PI)
PSYCH 35: Minds and Machines (CS 24, LINGUIST 35, PHIL 99, SYMSYS 1, SYMSYS 200)
(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. Students must take this course before being approved to declare Symbolic Systems as a major. All students interested in studying Symbolic Systems are urged to take this course early in their student careers. The course material and presentation will be at an introductory level, without prerequisites. If you have any questions about the course, please email symsys1staff@gmail.com.
Terms: Aut, Win, Sum
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-FR
Instructors:
Goodman, N. (PI)
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Krejci, B. (PI)
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Rose, D. (PI)
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Wu, J. (PI)
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Eigbe, N. (TA)
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Fergesen, C. (TA)
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Forster, M. (TA)
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Graham, C. (TA)
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Mon, K. (TA)
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Ota, K. (TA)
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Qing, C. (TA)
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Ragupathi, A. (TA)
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Schechtman, K. (TA)
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Tong, N. (TA)
PSYCH 50: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
How does our brain give rise to our abilities to perceive, act and think? Survey of the basic facts, empirical evidence, theories and methods of study in cognitive neuroscience exploring how cognition is instantiated in neural activity. Representative topics include perceptual and motor processes, decision making, learning and memory, attention, reward processing, reinforcement learning, sensory inference and cognitive control.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Gardner, J. (PI)
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Gu, H. (PI)
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Kim, I. (PI)
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Nam, A. (PI)
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Wilson, J. (PI)
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Xue, A. (PI)
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Ducre, K. (TA)
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Duhameau, S. (TA)
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Tran, K. (TA)
PSYCH 50A: Practicum in Teaching: Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience
TA training for Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience: preparing for sections, grading assignments, reviewing and answering questions in Canvas online forums and supporting office hours and review sections. Enrollment limited to teaching assistants for
Psych 50: Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience. May be repeat for credit
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Gardner, J. (PI)
PSYCH 60: Introduction to Developmental Psychology
How does the human mind develop in the first few years of life? What do babies know, how do they learn, and what methods do scientists use to address these questions? This course will introduce theories of development and key empirical findings in developmental psychology, with a focus on intellectual development in infancy and early childhood. Recommended:
PSYCH 1
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Ellis, C. (PI)
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Abdelrahim, S. (TA)
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Chi, K. (TA)
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Instructors:
Ellis, C. (PI)
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Abdelrahim, S. (TA)
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Chi, K. (TA)
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Srirangarajan, T. (TA)
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Zhu, P. (TA)
PSYCH 60A: Introduction to Developmental Psychology Section
Guided observation of children age 2-5 at Bing Nursery School. Corequisite: 60.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
PSYCH 80: Introduction to Personality and Affective Science
How do we measure personality and emotion? What parts of your personality and emotions are set at birth? What parts of your personality and emotions are shaped by your sociocultural context? Can your personality and emotions make you sick? Can you change your personality and emotions? These are questions we begin to address in this introductory course on personality and emotion. Prerequisite:
Psych 1.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Tsai, J. (PI)
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Lim (Chun Hui), C. (TA)
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Mehta, A. (TA)
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Instructors:
Tsai, J. (PI)
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Lim (Chun Hui), C. (TA)
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Mehta, A. (TA)
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Parks, K. (TA)
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Petrova, K. (TA)
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Tordecillas, A. (TA)
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