Seminar: Theories of Social Psychology

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 592A

This course provides broad exposure to the theory and methods of modern social psychology. The focus of the course will be on current theoretical issues in major areas of the field, including social perception, social cognition, attitude change, self and identity, aggression, prosocial behavior, interpersonal relations, and group processes. PREREQ: Graduate standing in Psychological & Brain Sciences.
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Research in Psychology

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 592

PREREQ: Permission of the instructor; graduate standing only.
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Psychology of Aging

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 5881

Study of both theory and empirical findings about the processes of aging in terms of brain structure and function, sensation, perception, cognition including learning and memory, intelligence, language, and related topics. PREREQ: Graduate students only.
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The Science of Behavior

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 5665

The primary function of nervous systems is to control behavior. Understanding the links between brain and behavior requires an understanding of cognition-the computations performed by the brain, as well as the algorithms underlying those computations and the physical substrates that implement those algorithms. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the tools, concepts, and techniques for the experimental study of cognition and behavior in humans and nonhuman animals. We will focus on cognitive capacities that are well-developed in humans and can be compared with those of other species, to develop an understanding of how evolution shapes cognition and behavior. Students who complete this course will be able to ask questions and form hypotheses about the computations and algorithms underlying cognition and behavior, and to design experiments that test these hypotheses. PREREQ: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor
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Practicum in Psychotherapy

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 564

Ten hours per week supervised training in psychotherapy and behavior change in an applied clinical setting. PREREQ: Open to clinical graduate students in Psychological & Brain Sciences only.
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Readings in Psychology

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 562

The course involves the satisfactory completion of prescribed reading in a special area of psychology. PREREQ: Permission of the instructor; graduate standing only.
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Introduction to Affective Science

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 5453

The complexity and significance of emotions make their study particularly exciting and challenging. Emotions both shape and are shaped by our subjective experiences, physiology, behaviors, cognitions, social interactions, and health. This course offers an overview of theory and research on emotion with content stretching across psychological disciplines, including personality, social, clinical, developmental, and neuropsychology. Course content will include definitions of emotion, physiological changes associated with emotion, and individual differences in emotional experience. The course will also examine how culture, cognitions, and relationships affect and are affected by emotion and how emotion is related to physical and mental health. PREREQ: Graduate standing.
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Clinical Science: Introduction to Intervention

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 545

Introduction to basic concepts and theoretical views of psychotherapy, with attention to aspects of the psychotherapeutic process such as initiating psychotherapy, interviewing techniques, assessment of client variables, and typical problems encountered. Will be focused on evidenced-based treatment interventions and a range of empirically-supported techniques. Prereq: Open to advanced clinical doctoral students or permission of instructor.
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Seminar in Research Ethics

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 5405

In-depth review and discussion of common ethical concerns encountered in research, including the use of human and animal participants, informed consent, the Belmont report, the role of the IRB, protection of special populations, deception in research, duty to refer, various forms of conflict of interest, issues of data ownership and sharing, bias and fraud in data collection, analysis, and reporting, conflicts surrounding authorship, concerns about duplicate or fragmented publication, understanding and preventing plagiarism, and the reporting of misconduct of others. PREREQ: Open only to Psychology graduate students.
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Graduate Research Seminar

PSYCHOLOGICAL & BRAIN SCIENCES 5245

This seminar consists of weekly seminars on different topics of research in psychological science. Students are expected to participate through attendance, questions, and occasional presentation of their own research. Credit for this course is restricted to graduate students in the department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. PREREQ: Admission to the graduate program in P&BS
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