PSY - Psychology

Psychology: PSY

Lower-Division Courses

PSY X01. Introduction to Psychology.

Basic problems and principles of human experience and behavior.

PSY X04. Introduction to Child Psychology.

General introduction to physical, social, and cognitive development from conception onward.

PSY X05. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.

Introduction to the study of how people perceive, act, communicate, and reason.

PSY X06. Introduction to Human Sexuality.

Introduction to the science of sex and mating. Provides an overview of the psychological, biological, and social factors that contribute to sexual well-being and human sexual attraction.

PSY X08. Biopsychology.

Introduction to the biological bases of psychological processes and behavior. Overview of the physiology and anatomy of the nervous system, followed by a survey of brain mechanisms of perception, cognition, learning, and emotion; biological perspectives on drug action and mental disease.

PSY X09. Personality.

Research and theory concerning personality structure, dynamics, development, and assessment.

PSY X17. Statistical Methods in Psychology.

Measures of central tendency and variability; statistical inference; correlation and regression.

PSY X17L. Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.

Explore the R programming language, data visualization, data wrangling, descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency and variation), measures of association (correlation, regression). Examine inferential statistics including parametric tests (such as t-tests and ANOVA) and non-parametric tests (such as Kruskal-Wallis and chi-squared tests).

PSY X19K. Social Psychology.

Theory and research on the analysis of human conduct in social settings.

PSY X19R. Introductory Research Experience.

Learn broad knowledge about laboratory goals and observe how scientific studies are conducted. Develop entry-level firsthand supervised research experience in psychology in collaboration with projects' principal investigators or graduate/medical students.

PSY X19S. Topics in Psychology.

This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Psychology. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.

PSY X29S. Topics in Psychology.

PSY X82K. Internship in Clinical Psychology.

Supervised practical experience in clinical assessment and treatment.

Upper-Division Courses

PSY X19S. Topics in Psychology.

PSY X20M. Psychological Methods and Statistics.

Explore the basic and intermediate scientific methods and statistical techniques commonly employed in psychological research.

PSY X20R. R Programming for Behavioral Sciences.

Introduction to the R programming language.

PSY X23. Perception.

Theory and research in the ways we extract information from the environment.

PSY X23P. Perceptual Systems: Neurons, Behavior, and Evolution.

An introduction to perceptual systems, with an emphasis on perception in human and nonhuman primates. Subjects include the physics of perceptual stimuli, the neural processing of perceptual information, the performance of human and other primates in perceptual tasks, and the evolution of perceptual systems.

PSY X23S. Sex Differences in Cognition and Perception.

Examination of facts, theories, and implications of sex differences in human cognition and perception. Subjects include genetic and hormonal origins of sex differences, structural differences in the body and brain, verbal abilities, spatial abilities, learning, memory, sensory-motor abilities, and the auditory, olfactory, visual, and other sensory systems.

PSY X23V. Seeing and Acting in a Virtual World.

Methods of experimentation and discovery for examining one's own perceptions and actions in ordinary life.

PSY X25K. Advanced Statistics.

Advanced statistical theory and methods for analysis of behavioral sciences data; subjects include analysis of variance and covariance, regression, and nonparametric techniques.

PSY X26K. Principles of Conditioning and Learning.

Explore how people learn emotional and motor responses without conscious intent.

PSY X29S. Topics in Psychology.

PSY X32. Behavioral Neuroscience.

Neuroscientific study of behavioral functions: fundamental structure and function of the human nervous system, sensory systems and perception, motor systems and behavior, motivation and learning, brain disorders and maladaptive behavior.

PSY X32C. Hormones and Behavior.

Neuroscientific study of hormones and behavior in animals and humans. Includes sexual behavior, sexual differentiation, parental behavior, aggressive behavior, feeding and drinking, stress, learning, and memory.

PSY X32D. Human Brain Imaging in Psychology.

Study of human brain imaging technologies such as fMRI and electrophysiology.

PSY X32E. Ethics, Genetics, and the Brain.

Discuss the ethical, legal, and societal implications of advances in the understanding of neuroscience and genetics.

PSY X32J. The Developing Brain.

Explore the process of brain development from prior to fertilization through to old age with focus on the molecular, cellular, neurobiological, and behavioral changes that occur.

PSY X32M. The Neuroscience of Motivation and Reward.

Examination of mechanisms of the brain that control behaviors such as incentive motivation, reward, aversion, and addiction.

PSY X32P. Neural Plasticity And Behavior.

Examine basic concepts and current research directions in brain plasticity. Includes theory and research on how animals learn and remember, how brain areas and neurons adapt to life experiences, trauma, injury, and aging and new treatment directions based on neural plasticity principles.

PSY X32S. Psychology and Neuroscience of Sleep.

Discuss the scientific literature on neuroscience underlying sleep, psychological influences on sleep, and sleep habits and interventions.

PSY X32T. Biological Clocks and Behavior.

Explore the role of biological clocks in health and disease.

PSY X32U. Diversity in Cognitive Aging.

Discuss biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors underlying cognitive aging. Explore how each of these factors dynamically shapes cognitive functioning, brain health, and late-life dementia risk from a life course perspective.

PSY X32W. Vision and Action.

PSY X33C. Controversial Issues in Development.

An exploration of questions in developmental psychology that are currently in dispute. Subjects may include stem cell research, treatment of juveniles in the legal system, physician-assisted suicide, and methods of sex education.

PSY X33D. Introduction to Developmental Psychology.

Physical, social, and cognitive development in humans.

PSY X33E. Identity Formation.

An introduction to historical theories of and current research on identity, with particular focus on identity development in the domains of occupation, religion, politics and morality, gender, ethnicity, and adoption.

PSY X33F. Fantasy and Reality.

Examination of how children and adults decide what is real and what is not. Subjects include the fantasy-reality distinction, magical thinking, and religious cognition.

PSY X33G. The Development of Attachment Relationship.

Study of the attachment relationship.

PSY X33M. Infant Development.

Examine the development of motor, perceptual, cognitive, language and socio-emotional capacities during the infancy and toddler years (0-2years). Discuss theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and methodological advances related to these areas.

PSY X33N. Cognitive Development.

Overview of the development of thinking from infancy through childhood.

PSY X33P. Child Language.

Examination of theory and research concerning the development of language in the child.

PSY X33R. Social Development in Children.

Development of social behavior (for example, sex typing and aggression) and social relationships.

PSY X33S. Developmental Science of Adolescence.

An in-depth exploration of what it means to be an adolescent - how the brain, hormones and cognitive development change motivation and behavior, and how institutions (schools, governments, police) help or hinder young people's development.

PSY X33T. Adolescent Development.

Physical, cognitive, social, and personality development during adolescence.

PSY X33W. Moral Development.

An introduction to theory and research on morality. Subjects include culture and morality, Freudian and social learning perspectives on moral development, Kohlberg's theory of morality, challenge to Kohlberg's theory, and cognitive, familial, and emotional influence on morality.

PSY X34D. Psychology of Human Mating.

Mate selection, sources of conflict, and mating over the life span, studied in the context of evolutionary psychology and sexual selection theory.

PSY X34E. Evolutionary Psychology.

Fundamentals of evolutionary psychology, including issues of natural and sexual selection, adaptation, and domain-specific psychological mechanisms.

PSY X37. Psychology of Language.

Consideration of approaches to the study of language, its development in children, and its functioning; important research from psychology and linguistics.

PSY X37P. Language Processing.

Introduction to psycholinguistics, which uses methods and theories from cognitive psychology and cognitive science to understand how people speak, comprehend, and learn language(s).

PSY X38K. Psychology of Reading.

Theory and research on the reading process and its acquisition.

PSY X39. Behavior Problems of Children.

Adjustment difficulties during childhood and adolescence; causation and treatment.

PSY X40M. Industrial Psychology.

A general introduction to organizational behavior and issues in industrial/organizational psychology. Subjects include organizational structure, selection and placement, leadership, job satisfaction, training, and change.

PSY X41K. Selected Topics in Psychology.

Topics of contemporary interest that may vary from semester to semester.

PSY X41K.12. Personality Assessment.

Theoretical and methodological issues involved in trying to understand and measure personality.

PSY X41K.14. Robot Cognition.

PSY X41K.15. History of Modern Psychology.

A survey of the diverse roots of modern psychology, the competing schools that influenced psychology's development, and the perspectives that guide scholarship in present-day psychology.

PSY X41K.16. Psychology of Fundamentalism.

Psychological research and theory on religious fundamentalism. Considers the nature of different forms of religious fundamentalism, and possible psychological mechanisms that motivate fundamentalism. Includes topics such as the development of fundamentalism, the movement from fundamentalism to terrorism, and fundamentalism and the family.

PSY X41K.17. Psychology and Religion.

An exploration of the psychological processes involved in religion. Discusses seminal psychological theories of religion, such as the work of James, Freud, Jung, and Maslow. Discussion of empirical work includes topics such as the development of religion across the life span, religious experience, conversion, and the effects of religion on mental and physical health.

PSY X41K.18. Language and Thought.

PSY X41K.19. Psychology of Literature.

Delves into the relation between literature and psychological research. Addresses this relation in terms of character development, plot devices, and historical influences. Broadly explore why people are interested in reading literature that might be subjective or wholly fictional in nature. Explore the extent to which authors create characters that 'ring true' to what psychological science has learned about human nature and how this affects the reader's enjoyment of the literature.

PSY X41K.4. Health Psychology.

PSY X41K.7. Epidemiology.

PSY X41K.8. Learning and the Brain.

PSY X43K. Substance Abuse.

Causes of substance abuse: the evolutionary perspective, sex differences, predisposition, biological and cognitive theories; emphasis on food and alcohol.

PSY X44C. Growing up Latine.

Examine the multiple dimensions of Latine development across the lifespan. Discuss theoretical foundations, empirical findings, and methodological advances in the field.

PSY X45. Individual Differences.

Study of person-to-person variation in intelligence, personality, and interests, with an emphasis on genetic and environmental determinants, developmental processes, and their relation to real-world outcomes.

PSY X46K. Psychology of Sex.

Development of sex from genes to human behavior.

PSY X50. Motivation.

Theory and research on motivation; biological and social determinants.

PSY X52P. Psychopathology.

Explore biological and social factors in the development and treatment of psychopathology.

PSY X53K. Psychopharmacology.

The pharmacology and the neurochemical, neurophysiological, and psychological effects of psychoactive drugs, with regard to their use as therapeutic and behavioral research tools.

PSY X55. Cognition.

Theoretical and critical analysis of the development, nature, and function of the thought process.

PSY X55C. Development of Categories and Concepts.

Study of the historical and contemporary knowledge about the ways that people learn about concepts.

PSY X55D. Animal Cognition.

An introduction to animal intelligence and the evolution of mind. Examines what is known about intelligence in other animals, how intelligence is revealed in social and problem-solving behavior, and the ways in which human intelligence is structured by its evolutionary past.

PSY X55E. Psychology of Consciousness.

Introduction to the scientific study of consciousness from the perspective of psychology and neuroscience.

PSY X55M. The Cognitive Psychology of Music.

Cognitive foundations of music in terms of physics of sound, the psychophysics of musical experience, perceptual organization of musical scenes, the perception of time through rhythm, and the ways in which music reflects natural form.

PSY X55N. Cognitive Neuroscience.

Exploration of the link between the brain, mind, and behavior and cognitive neuroscience techniques.

PSY X55Q. Cognitive Science of Religion.

Explore cognitive and evolutionary approaches to understanding religion. Examine cutting-edge research on the cognitive science of religion from disciplines including anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and religious studies.

PSY X55R. Reasoning and Decision Making.

Survey of psychological research on how people reason and make decisions. Subjects include mental models, causality, analogy, heuristics, emotion, motivation, culture, and decision making.

PSY X55S. Social Cognition.

Examine major theories and research findings in social cognition.

PSY X57. Undergraduate Research.

Supervised research experience.

PSY X57R. Advanced Undergraduate Research.

Deepen supervised research experience in psychology. Implement advanced laboratory experience and skills within a leadership role in collaboration with principal investigators and a team to assist with research projects.

PSY X58. Experimental Psychology.

Techniques of psychological research illustrated in a series of laboratory experiments.

PSY X58H. Honors Research Tutorial.

PSY X59. Selected Topics: Readings: Tutorial.

Supervised reading in selected topics of significance; area of intensive study is chosen by the student in consultation with the instructor.

PSY X59H. Honors Research I.

PSY X64. Introduction to Clinical Psychology.

Introduction to techniques of assessment and treatment of psychopathology.

PSY X64C. Childhood Trauma and Adversity.

Focus on how childhood trauma impacts behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and biological functioning across the lifespan.

PSY X64F. Forensic Psychology.

Examine the study and practice of psychology as it applies to issues relating to the law and legal system, such as: determination of competency and insanity, expert testimony, jury selection and the social psychology of the courtroom, eyewitness testimony, and false confessions.

PSY X64M. Mental Illness and the Brain.

Introduction to the brain dysfunction and cognitive impairment often associated with mental illness and how its recognition and assessment can be used to help with differential diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment planning.

PSY X64P. Positive Psychology and the Good Life.

Analyze how to live a more satisfying life based on modern psychological science. Survey the emerging field of positive psychology, including assessment and determinants of well-being; human strengths and virtues; the good life considered from evolutionary, economic, sociological, and cross-cultural perspectives; and applications to issues such as social change.

PSY X64S. Human Sexuality.

Human sexuality from a clinical and evolutionary perspective with a focus on the assessment, diagnoses, and treatment of sexual dysfunctions.

PSY X64T. Multicultural Psychotherapy.

Introduction to multicultural approaches to personality assessment and counseling psychotherapy.

PSY X65D. Behavioral Science, Equity, and Inclusion.

Apply the principles of experimental behavioral science to problems of creating an equitable and inclusive society in the twenty-first century.

PSY X65E. Emotion.

Examination of the scientific literature on the psychology of human and animal emotion.

PSY X65G. Gender and Racial Attitudes.

Advanced introduction to the psychological study of gender and racial attitudes in children and adults, with emphasis on the causes, consequences, and revision of an individual's gender and racial stereotypes.

PSY X65L. Advanced Social Psychology.

Experimental research in social psychology, social influence, decision making, affiliation, risk taking, stress, and other subjects.

PSY X71. Learning and Memory.

Analysis of theory and research in learning.

PSY X71E. Psychological Data Science Foundations I.

Introduction to foundational concepts and techniques in data science.

PSY X71F. Psychological Data Science Foundations II.

Explore foundational concepts and techniques in data science, including in-depth Python programming, advanced plotting techniques, curve/model fitting, computer simulations, and machine learning.

PSY X71M. Introduction to Machine Learning.

Introduction to the fundamental concepts and algorithms that enable computers to uncover the underlying patterns from different types of behavioral data.

PSY X71N. Natural Human Behavior in the Real World.

Design experiments that will be conducted in the real world, use mobile sensing technology to collect behavioral data, and discover behavioral patterns by analyzing fine-grained data. Conduct a behavioral study with the aim to provide research evidence to overcome the challenges that the real world poses.

PSY X71P. Applied Data Science.

Explore the fundamentals of data science. Discuss the current trends and subjects in data science.

PSY X71Q. Ethics in Behavioral Data Science.

Examine and discuss important ethical issues in the context of behavioral data science in real-world case-studies such as emotion recognition, surveillance, targeted marketing, and more.

PSY X71R. Brain Mechanisms and Learning Theory Applied to Real World Scenarios.

PSY X71S. Bayesian Data Analysis.

Introduction to Bayesian data analysis and inference.

PSY X71T. Text Analysis for Behavioral Data Science.

Introduction to various methods of text analysis, with a focus on extracting psychological insights. Discuss the underlying scientific basis that supports various use-cases.

PSY X73N. The Neurobiology of Attention.

Examination of behavioral and brain mechanisms of attention in humans and other animals.

PSY X79H. Honors Research II.

PSY X82K. Internship in Clinical Psychology.

Supervised practical experience in clinical assessment and treatment.

Graduate Courses

PSY X19S. Topics in Psychology.

PSY X29S. Topics in Psychology.

PSY X80C. Human Neuropsychology.

Basic issues in normal and abnormal human brain function reviewed with emphasis on disorders of higher cerebral functioning.

PSY X80F. Fundamentals of Evolutionary Psychology.

Survey of important theories and research in evolutionary psychology, with emphasis on current problems.

PSY X80G. Grant Writing.

Examine grant writing for fellowships and research funds from a variety of different funding sources. Create and workshop drafts for applications for pre-doctoral fellowships (for example, NSF, NRSA), postdoctoral fellowships, dissertation grants, or general research funds. Generate discussion, contribute peer feedback, draft and revise grant components, and participate in a mock study section.

PSY X80W. Writing Workshop.

Explore tools to create and maintain a consistent writing practice and meet research goals. Track writing, discuss challenges and progress in a supportive community, and receive feedback on written work.

PSY X81C. Methods of fMRI: From Design to Data Analysis.

Methods behind all common fMRI data preprocessing steps and data analysis models, including how to properly implement and evaluate their performance.

PSY X81D. Advanced Topics in Neuroimaging.

Addresses the latest developments in the design, analysis, and interpretation of neuroimaging data.

PSY X81E. Introduction to Psychophysiology.

An overview of the principles, theory, and applications of using physiological measures to study mental processes. Covers the philosophical and theoretical foundations of brain/behavior relations and introduces basic electrical principles and human neurophysiology. A core course option.

PSY X81F. Grant Writing for the National Science Foundation.

Explore the application and review procedures when requesting funding from the National Science Foundation.

PSY X81G. Grant Writing in the Behavioral and Biological Sciences.

Introduction to grant writing in the behavioral and biological sciences and development of grant writing skills. Subjects include: finding grant opportunities, planning proposal activities, successful grant writing strategies, and how to talk to grant program officers. Write grant proposals (e.g., proposals to federal agencies such as NSF or NIH) and revise proposals based on peer and instructor feedback. Explore how grant proposals are reviewed by participating in a mock review session.

PSY X81H. Professional Development for Careers in Psychological Science.

Explore professional development issues that arise in academic and non-academic careers for psychological scientists.

PSY X82E. Area Seminar in Cognitive Science.

Current issues in cognitive science.

PSY X82F. R Programming in Behavioral Sciences.

Design reproducible behavioral data analysis using R and RStudio. Emphasis on coding skills to organize, analyze, and visualize data.

PSY X82H. Promoting Wellbeing and Thriving.

Examine empirically-supported strategies for promoting well-being and thriving through graduate study and beyond. Explore emotions, stress response, coping, gratitude, health behaviors, sleep, resilience, and mindfulness.

PSY X82K. Internship in Clinical Psychology.

Supervised practical experience in clinical assessment and treatment.

PSY X82V. Neural and Computational Basis of Vision.

Introduction to the physiology, psychophysics and computational aspects of the visual system. Review linear systems analysis, information theory, Bayesian statistical decision theory, and other relevant mathematical areas.

PSY X83C. Functional Neuroanatomy.

An examination of the anatomy of the brain and spinal cord, emphasizing connections and functions of neural systems.

PSY X83E. Area Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience.

Current issues in cognitive neuroscience.

PSY X83M. Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology.

Survey of important theories and research in physiological psychology, with emphasis on current problems.

PSY X83P. Proseminar: Professional Development.

Explore the hidden curriculum of graduate training and future career prospects. Examine work/life balance, writing skills, grants, and issues to consider while in the job market.

PSY X83T. Principles of Sensory and Behavioral Neuroscience.

A proseminar covering the core material on essential topics in sensory and behavioral neuroscience.

PSY X84C. Bootstrap Statistics.

An introduction to modern methods of statistical analysis based on numerical computer simulation. Covers a range of common data analysis situations drawn mainly from the fields of neuroscience and experimental psychology. Techniques include point estimation, two-group and multiple group experiments, regression and curve fitting, and Bayesian analysis.

PSY X84E. Area Seminar in Clinical Psychology.

PSY X84K. Advanced Statistics: Experimental Design.

Consideration of problems of analysis and design commonly encountered in psychological research.

PSY X84M. Advanced Statistics: Inferential.

Covers t-test, chi-square, analysis of variance, and nonparametric tests.

PSY X84P. Regression Analysis.

Offers thorough coverage of all major aspects of regression. Coverage includes linear model theory and application, polynomial and interaction models, multivariate linear and logistic regression, and all related diagnostics.

PSY X84Q. Advanced Applied Statistics I.

Coverage of advanced statistical techniques useful in the social sciences and beyond. Specific areas of focus include non-linear regression, robust analysis, mixed-model regression (hierarchical linear models), and principal components/factor analysis.

PSY X84R. Data analysis with R.

Using R for a variety of data analyses following the topics covered in Psychology 384M including: reading data into R, generating graphs, ANOVA, ANCOVA, and regression.

PSY X84S. Advanced Applied Statistics II.

Coverage of advanced statistical techniques useful in the social sciences and beyond. Specific areas of focus include semi-parametric regression, categorical data modeling, resampling and permutation techniques, monte carlo simulation, time-to-event analysis, and structural equations modeling.

PSY X84T. Structural Equation Modeling.

Introduction to structural equation modeling.

PSY X85E. Area Seminar in Developmental Psychology.

Current issues in developmental psychology.

PSY X85J. Linear Models: Regression and ANOVA Methods.

Explores linear modeling from both conceptual and applied perspectives. Focuses on ANOVA, including multi-factor designs, post-hoc testing, and analysis of covariance, as well as on regression, including univariate and multivariate regression, polynomial and interaction models, logistic regression, and related diagnostics.

PSY X85N. Fundamentals of Personality Psychology.

Survey of important theories and research in personality psychology, with emphasis on current problems.

PSY X85P. Fundamentals of Social Psychology.

Survey of important theories and research in social psychology, with emphasis on current problems.

PSY X86D. Multivariate Pattern Analysis.

Explores cutting-edge techniques for finding meaningful patterns in large, noisy brain data sets, and how to use these techniques to address a variety of questions in cognitive neuroscience.

PSY X86E. Area Seminar in Individual Differences and Evolutionary Psychology.

Current issues in individual differences and evolutionary psychology.

PSY X86N. Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics.

Survey of important theories and research in psycholinguistics, with emphasis on current problems.

PSY X87C. Human Language Processing.

An overview of current psycholinguistic research, primarily in the production and comprehension of spoken language by adults. A core course option.

PSY X87E. Area Seminar in Perception, Brain, and Behavior Psychology.

Current issues in perception, brain, and behavior psychology.

PSY X87N. Perceptual Systems.

Overview of theory and research in visual perception and perceptual information processing.

PSY X87S. Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience.

Introduction of graduate students to the methods, theories, and research of cognitive neuroscience across a broad range of mental domains such as attention, memory, language, and decision making. A core course option.

PSY X88D. Individual Differences Psychology.

Person-to-person differences in cognitive abilities and personality, with emphases on genetic and environmental influences, developmental processes, and relations to real world outcomes. A core course option.

PSY X88E. Area Seminar in Social and Personality Psychology.

Current issues in social and personality psychology.

PSY X88K. Conference on Special Topics.

Readings, conferences, and other work on individually selected topics.

PSY X89E. Area Seminar in Cognition, Brain and Behavior.

Explore current issues in cognition, brain, and behavior.

PSY X89K. Theory and Techniques of Assessment I.

Introduction to intelligence and personality testing procedures, test interpretation, and ethical issues pertaining to clinical interviewing and testing. Includes instruction and feedback on clinical report writing.

PSY X89L. Theory and Techniques of Assessment II.

Clinical interviewing with adults and children. Observation and feedback for test administration and clinical skills.

PSY X90. Research.

PSY X91E. Area Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Explore current issues in behavioral neuroscience.

PSY X91N. Learning and Memory.

Presentation of contemporary approaches to the study of conditioning and learning at the behavioral level. Focuses on empirical data and theoretical analysis of acquisition and performance in Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning. Includes discussion of habituation, sensitization, stimulus control, and other paradigms for studying cognitive processes in nonverbal organisms.

PSY X91P. Issues and Controversies in Statistical and Scientific Inquiry.

Selected topics on the design and analysis of psychological research.

PSY X92N. Fundamentals of Comparative Psychology.

History and current status of comparative psychology, emphasizing several biological disciplines, including behavior genetics, ethology, evolutionary biology, and sociobiology.

PSY X93. Clinical Practicum I.

Supervised practical experience in the use of clinical techniques.

PSY X93K. Clinical Practicum II.

Continuation of supervised practical experience in the use of clinical techniques.

PSY X94I. Neuroinflammation in Health and Pathology.

Assess cutting-edge pre-clinical and clinical neuroimmune research, and interact with professors from across campus in special seminars.

PSY X94K. Fundamentals of Social and Personality Development.

Survey of important theories, issues, and research in social and personality development.

PSY X94N. Fundamentals of Cognitive Development.

Survey of important theories, issues, and research in the development of perception, language, and cognition.

PSY X94P. Topics in Seminars in Behavioral Neuroscience and Biopsychology.

PSY X94P.1. Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Brain-behavior relationships, particularly recent research in behavioral neuroscience, including the anatomical and neurochemical mechanisms of behavioral events, and behavioral influences on the brain.

PSY X94P.13. Foundations of Human Neuroimaging.

A survey of the foundations for neuroimaging research with a focus on cognitive neuroscience. Describes the physical methods of image acquisition and physiological mechanisms used for functional imaging. Emphasis on magnetic resonance methods for structural and functional imaging. Surveys other imaging modalities, including positron emission tomography (PET), optical, and EEG/MEG electrical source localization.

PSY X94P.16. Quantifying Brain Structure.

Concepts and hands-on applications for quantifying aspects of brain and cellular structure, with a focus on stereological approaches.

PSY X94P.17. Behavioral Neuroendocrinology.

Current research in neuroendocrinology, including action of neuroendocrine systems on behavior, assays of substances in the blood to identify gene products, and examination of stress from neuroendocrine, behavioral, health, and immunity perspectives.

PSY X94P.2. Clinical Psychopharmacology.

Recent findings concerning the mechanisms of action and the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs, particularly those used in psychiatry. Various drug types (such as sedative-hypnotics, hallucinogens, and drugs used to treat depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and anxiety) and pathways in the brain are discussed to examine the neurochemical basis of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse.

PSY X94P.3. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.

Neuroanatomical systems that are functionally related to basic forms of learning and memory in mammals.

PSY X94P.4. Animal Communication.

PSY X94P.7. Advanced Topics in Neuroanatomy.

Neuroanatomical systems and functions across species; advanced forms of neuroanatomy in mammals.

PSY X94Q. Topics in Seminars in Clinical Psychology.

PSY X94Q.17. Seminar in Positive Psychology.

A survey of the emerging field of positive psychology and well-being. Topics include character strengths and virtues, positive emotion, personality influences, motivation and goals, the happiness set point, and the issue of whether happiness can or should be changed.

PSY X94Q.18. Research Methods in Clinical Psychology.

Advanced training in research methodology as it pertains to the field of clinical psychology.

PSY X94Q.19. History and Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology.

History and development of clinical psychology as a profession. Includes clinical psychology before World War II, the recognition of stress, the rise of evidence-based practice, professional psychology, and multicultural diversity.

PSY X94Q.2. Empirically Supported Interventions with Adults.

PSY X94Q.20. Diversity Issues in Research and Practice.

Methodological considerations involved in designing research projects, and clinical assessment and treatment concerns that arise when working with diverse populations.

PSY X94Q.21. Neuropsychological Assessment.

Examine the administration and scoring of a wide variety of neuropsychological measures, as well as test interpretation, case conceptualization and report writing skills. Includes a variety of neurological syndromes and grand rounds case presentations.

PSY X94Q.4. Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology.

PSY X94Q.5. Advanced Practicum in Clinical Neuropsychology.

PSY X94Q.6. Empirically Supported Interventions with Children.

PSY X94S. Topics in Seminars in Developmental Psychology.

PSY X94S.2. Children's Racial/Gender Schemata.

PSY X94S.3. Literacy Acquisition.

PSY X94S.4. Psychological Processes in Family Violence.

PSY X94S.5. Language and Conceptual Development.

PSY X94S.6. Infant Perception and Cognition.

PSY X94S.7. Professional Issues in Academia.

PSY X94T. Topics in Seminars in Evolutionary Psychology.

PSY X94U. Topics in Seminars in Cognitive or Perception Psychology.

PSY X94U.12. Knowledge Representation.

Psychological approaches to the ways in which information is stored and processed, focusing on how particular assumptions and mental representation make tasks either easy or difficult to perform.

PSY X94U.13. Reasoning and Decision Making.

High-level cognitive processes of reasoning and decision making. Explores human rationality, analogical reasoning, causal reasoning, heuristics, and decision making in naturalistic settings.

PSY X94U.14. Topics in Systems Neuroscience.

Focuses on one or two topics and examines them in depth through group discussions of key scientific manuscripts. Discusses both classical studies and contemporary research.

PSY X94U.15. Cognitive Neuroscience.

Readings, results, and discussion regarding cutting-edge work in the field. Emphasis on how computational models can be used to bridge brain and behavior.

PSY X94U.16. Perception and Action.

Current topics in visually guided behavior, including eye movements, attention, and motor control, from behavioral, computational, and neurophysiological approaches.

PSY X94U.17. Models of Cognition.

Formal models of cognition and related analysis, such as model selection statistics and Bayesian hierarchical parameter fitting.

PSY X94U.18. Advanced Topics in Perceptual Systems.

Readings, talks, and discussions on perceptual systems.

PSY X94U.19. Statistical Methods in Computational Neuroscience.

Introduction to statistical and computational methods for understanding information processing in the nervous system, with emphasis on neural coding and statistical modeling of neural responses.

PSY X94U.20. Methods for fMRI.

Covers preprocessing and statistical analysis methods of fMRI data with tutorials and laboratory exercises.

PSY X94U.3. Introduction to Cognitive Science.

PSY X94U.4. Cognition.

PSY X94U.6. Memory.

PSY X94U.7. Speech Perception.

PSY X94U.8. Topics in Vision and Hearing.

Current research in human vision and/or hearing.

PSY X94U.9. Visual Perception.

PSY X94V. Topics in Seminars in Social and Personality Psychology.

PSY X94V.10. Close Relationships.

Social psychological theory and research on the topic of close relationships.

PSY X94V.11. Social Neuroscience.

Introduction to psychological and neural foundational concepts in social neuroscience. Surveys current work in the field to examine how it may or may not contribute to the study of social psychology.

PSY X94V.12. Self and Identity.

Broad overview of self-related theory and research, with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Includes the nature and structure of the self and forms of self-knowledge. Also explores the relationship between the self and group processes, close relationships, and gender.

PSY X94V.13. Theory and Explanation in Social Psychology.

Examine different theoretical approaches in social psychology and the ability to critically evaluate the range and the limits of social psychological explanations from a meta-theoretical perspective. Address meta-theoretical principles in the construction and evaluation of social psychological theories, classic and contemporary approaches to understanding social psychological phenomena, and current directions in social psychological theorizing.

PSY X94V.6. The Self.

PSY X94V.7. Social Stereotypes.

PSY X94V.8. Psychosomatic Processes.

Survey of theories and findings concerning the links between psychological states and health. Includes emotion, stress, coping, psychoneuroimmunology, disclosure, and the social correlates of health and illness.

PSY X94V.9. Language and Personality.

An exploration into computer-based methods used to study the links between word use and basic social and personality processes.

PSY X94W. Foundations of Social Psychology.

Examine key theories and research in social psychology, from classic to current approaches.

PSY X95S. Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology.

Emphasizes understanding the major theoretical approaches to the field, with an introduction to empirical work inspired by these theoretical perspectives.

PSY X96. Advanced Behavior Pathology.

Evaluation of the experimental and theoretical literature concerning major behavioral disorders.

PSY X96C. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.

The epidemiology, etiology, associated features, developmental course, and prognosis of childhood and adolescent behavior disorders.

PSY X96D. Clinical Psychopharmacology.

Recent findings concerning the mechanisms of action and the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs, particularly those used in psychiatry.

PSY X98. Thesis.

PSY X98T. Supervised Teaching in Psychology.

Introduction to the teaching of psychology, including basic principles of adequate preparation, clear organization, student-teacher rapport, effective use of class time, clear and engaging communication of course content, fair and effective evaluation of students' understanding of subject matter, and ethical behavior. Also addresses issues concerning the relations of individual courses to other college courses, specific types of instruction (e.g., writing instruction), and the broad goals of colleges and universities.