Psychology of Consciousness
Durham
Liberal Arts::Psychology
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 20
Term:
Spring 2025
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Full Term (01/21/2025
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05/05/2025)
CRN:
53610
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.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 513
Equivalent(s):
PSYC 713H,
PSYC 713
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Classes not allowed in section: Freshman
Only listed majors in section:
PSYCHOLOGY:: Psychology
Instructors:
Kelly Peracchi
Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/21/2025 | 5/5/2025 | MW | 1:10pm - 2:00pm | MCC 230 |
Booklist
| Book | Details |
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CONSCIOUSNESS:VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION
2ND 17
by BLACKMORE
Required
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