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PSYC 713W (02) - Psychology of Consciousness

Psychology of Consciousness

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 16418
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 713, PSYC 713H
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed majors in section: PSYCHOLOGY
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Kelly Peracchi
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 10:10am - 11:00am MCC 245
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THIS CLASS MEETS IN-PERSON ON MW 10:10-11AM IN McCONNELL 245

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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.

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PSYC 720 (01) - Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Synchronous
Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 16201
Do animals use language or have a culture? Can birds count? Do animals use tools and understand how they function? How do ants navigate their environment to find food and then return to their nest? How animals perceive, attend to, process, store, and represent information from their environment. Research on animal learning and behavior as a framework for investigating cognitive processes in animal learning. Quantitative versus qualitative nature of differences between people and non-human animals. Multidisciplinary approach including the fields of anthropology, physiology, philosophy and biology.
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 401 and PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and (PSYC 513 or PSYC 521) ) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Jan Tornick
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm ONLINE
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PSYC 720 (02) - Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Synchronous
Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 12792
Do animals use language or have a culture? Can birds count? Do animals use tools and understand how they function? How do ants navigate their environment to find food and then return to their nest? How animals perceive, attend to, process, store, and represent information from their environment. Research on animal learning and behavior as a framework for investigating cognitive processes in animal learning. Quantitative versus qualitative nature of differences between people and non-human animals. Multidisciplinary approach including the fields of anthropology, physiology, philosophy and biology.
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 401 and PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and (PSYC 513 or PSYC 521) ) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Jan Tornick
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 3:40pm - 5:00pm ONLINE
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PSYC 722 (01) - Behaviorism, Culture, and Contemporary Society

Behavior, Cult & Contemp Socty

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 11078
Introduces behaviorism as a philosophy of science. Concentration on modern behaviorism as exemplified in the works of B.F. Skinner. Implications of behaviorism for the development and evolution of cultures. Consideration of societal issues (for example pollution, overpopulation, conflict, drug abuse) from a behavioral framework. No credit for students who have completed PSYC 522.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 521
Equivalent(s): PSYC 522
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed majors in section: PSYCHOLOGY
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Mark Henn
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 12:40pm - 2:00pm MCC 245
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Psychology
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PSYC 722 (02) - Behaviorism, Culture, and Contemporary Society

Behavior, Cult & Contemp Socty

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 16202
Introduces behaviorism as a philosophy of science. Concentration on modern behaviorism as exemplified in the works of B.F. Skinner. Implications of behaviorism for the development and evolution of cultures. Consideration of societal issues (for example pollution, overpopulation, conflict, drug abuse) from a behavioral framework. No credit for students who have completed PSYC 522.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 521
Equivalent(s): PSYC 522
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Mark Henn
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 3:10pm - 4:30pm MCC 110
Manchester   Liberal Arts :: Psychology
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PSYC 731 (M1) - Brain and Behavior

Brain and Behavior

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 12863
Neuropsychology, the study of brain/behavior relationships including clinical topics related to the analysis of neurological diseases in humans and more basic experimental topics related to integrative functions of the brain. The main focus is on cerebral cortex and functions related to perception, movement, attention, memory, and language.
Section Comments: Capstone option with PSYC 798/ NPSY 798. Manchester Campus only
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 531) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Only listed campus in section: Manchester
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Daniel Seichepine
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 F 9:10am - 12:00pm PANDRA P368
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Psychology
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PSYC 733 (01) - Drugs and Behavior

Drugs and Behavior

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 11358
Introduces the principles of psychopharmacology and the effects of psychoactive substances on behavior. Focuses on the therapeutic and recreational use of drugs and the mechanisms of drug action, that is how the drugs affect the brain. Neuropsychiatric function and dysfunction are discussed as they relate to the use or abuse of particular drugs.
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 531) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Mutual Exclusion : PSY 710
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Elizabeth Caldwell
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 8:10am - 9:30am MCC 110
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PSYC 733 (M1) - Drugs and Behavior

Drugs and Behavior

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 15888
Introduces the principles of psychopharmacology and the effects of psychoactive substances on behavior. Focuses on the therapeutic and recreational use of drugs and the mechanisms of drug action, that is how the drugs affect the brain. Neuropsychiatric function and dysfunction are discussed as they relate to the use or abuse of particular drugs.
Section Comments: Capstone option with PSYC 798/ NPSY 798. Manchester Campus Only
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 531) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Mutual Exclusion : PSY 710
Only listed campus in section: Manchester
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Daniel Seichepine
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 T 9:10am - 12:00pm PANDRA P502
Durham   Liberal Arts :: Psychology
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PSYC 735 (01) - Neurobiology of Mood Disorders

Neurobiology of Mood Disorders

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 13328
Neurobiological and neurochemical substrates underlying various psychopathologies, using both animal models and human data. Study of disorders from the field of biological psychiatry including aggression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unipolar depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The effectiveness of current behavioral and pharmacological therapy.
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 531) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Elizabeth Caldwell
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 2:10pm - 3:30pm MCC 245
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PSYC 736 (01) - Attention Disorders

Attention Disorders

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 13607
Attention encompasses several cognitive functions including, but not limited to, the ability to select relevant from irrelevant stimuli, to maintain goal-directed behavior over time, and to process multiple streams of information at once. This course explores how the normal brain "attends", and the consequences of dysfunction in neurochemical systems hypothesized to mediate these abilities including dementia, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and schizophrenia.
Prerequisite(s): (PSYC 402 and PSYC 502 and PSYC 531) or (NSB 500 and NSB 501 and NSB 502 and NSB 503)
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA, PSYCHOLOGY
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Jill McGaughy
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 2:10pm - 3:30pm MCC 350