Psychology of Consciousness
Durham
Liberal Arts::Psychology
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 20
Term:
Fall 2024
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Full Term (08/26/2024
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12/09/2024)
CRN:
16418
Grade Mode:
Letter Grading
Explores questions of consciousness What is it? How does it develop? Are infants and animals conscious? Why did consciousness evolve? Includes a review of historical background, including the ideas of Jaynes, Paiget, James, Freud, and others. Contemporary topics may include the role of language and other representational systems, blindsight, subliminal perception, priming and other implicit cognitive phenomena, hypnosis, confabulation and attribution, dreaming, multiple personality and conceptions of self and free will, from simultaneous perspectives of phenomenology, behavior, and neuroscience. Specific topics governed by class interests.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 513
Equivalent(s):
PSYC 713H,
PSYC 713
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Instructors:
Kelly Peracchi
Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2024 | 12/9/2024 | MW | 10:10am - 11:00am | MCC 245 |
Additional Course Details:
THIS CLASS MEETS IN-PERSON ON MW 10:10-11AM IN McCONNELL 245
Additional description:
Introduction to theory and research on both normal and altered states of consciousness, primarily from a cognitive psychology viewpoint. Topics may include brain systems and consciousness, cognitive psychology and consciousness, introspection, sleep and dreaming, hypnosis, and consciousness altering drugs. Prereq: Psyc 402; 502; 513; or permission. WI.
Booklist
| Book | Details |
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CONSCIOUSNESS:VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION
2ND 17
by BLACKMORE
Required
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