Courses

Course ID	Title	Offered
PSYCH1101	Introduction to Psychology Why are people superstitious? Why do people blush when they are embarrassed? What is intelligence (and are IQ tests a good way to measure it)? Why don't psychopaths feel guilty when they harm others? How reliable are childhood memories? Why do we laugh? Do violent video games make people act violently? Why do some people seem instantly trustworthy and others seem "creepy"? How do we choose whom to sleep with, date, or marry? How does stress affect our body? While questions like these have been asked for centuries, psychology has begun to provide answers to these - and other questions about the human mind - by applying the tools of scientific investigation. In this course you will receive a broad introduction to the science of psychology: from the history of the field and its major advances, to the latest research on topics such as perception, memory, intelligence, morality, sexuality, mental illness, religion, language, and creativity. You will also learn about the tools and methods psychologists use to investigate the mind, such as observing how the mind of a child changes and develops over time, looking at people across cultures, measuring brain activity, and experimentally manipulating everything from the shape of a figure presented on a computer screen, to the smell of a room, or the attractiveness of the experimenter. Full details for PSYCH 1101 - Introduction to Psychology	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PSYCH1102	Introduction to Cognitive Science This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind. Everyone knows what it's like to think and perceive, but this subjective experience provides little insight into how minds emerge from physical entities like brains. To address this issue, cognitive science integrates work from at least five disciplines: Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy. This course introduces students to the insights these disciplines offer into the workings of the mind by exploring visual perception, attention, memory, learning, problem solving, language, and consciousness. Full details for PSYCH 1102 - Introduction to Cognitive Science	Fall, Summer.
PSYCH1104	WIM: Introduction to Cognitive Science This section is highly recommended for students who are interested in learning about the topics covered in the main course through writing and discussion. Full details for PSYCH 1104 - WIM: Introduction to Cognitive Science	Fall.
PSYCH1130	FWS:Behavioral Evolution Psych Full details for PSYCH 1130 - FWS:Behavioral Evolution Psych
PSYCH1131	Introduction to Human Development Introduction to Human Development provides a broad and foundational overview of field of human development, starting from conception and ending through process of death and dying. The course will start with an outline and explanation of the lifespan perspective in human development. The biological beginnings of life and prenatal development will serve as the start of the discussion of human development, followed by an exploration of physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development at each subsequent stage within the lifespan (e.g., infancy, early childhood, middle & late childhood, etc.). Discussion of each developmental stage will highlight major research findings and their real-world application. Full details for PSYCH 1131 - Introduction to Human Development	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PSYCH1140	FWS: Perception, Cognition, and Development How do we perceive, learn about, and store information about the environments around us? How does what we have learned affect how we perceive and understand? PCD researchers in the graduate field of psychology at Cornell study human perception, language, and memory, as well as the development of various cognitive functions in infants. The methods they use are diverse, and range from human behavioral experiments in development, perception, and psycholinguistics, through computational modeling and simulation of auditory, visual, and language processes, to human electrophysiology by means of event-related potential (ERP) analysis. Full details for PSYCH 1140 - FWS: Perception, Cognition, and Development	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH1500	Introduction to Environmental Psychology Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams. Full details for PSYCH 1500 - Introduction to Environmental Psychology	Fall, Summer.
PSYCH1501	Introduction to Environmental Psychology - Writing in the Major Human-Environment Relations is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams. Lecture and discussion sections. WIM section attend a regular lecture but also meets weekly with a graduate writing tutor. The two principal objectives of WIM section: Full details for PSYCH 1501 - Introduction to Environmental Psychology - Writing in the Major	Fall.
PSYCH2230	Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience Introduction to psychology from a biological perspective, which focuses on brain mechanisms of behavior. Topics include the structure and function of the nervous system, physiological approaches to understanding behavior, hormones and behavior, biological bases of sensation and perception, learning and memory, cognition, emotion, and communication. Full details for PSYCH 2230 - Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience	Fall, Summer.
PSYCH2400	Introduction to Community Psychology What counts as a community? How do communities shape who we are? How can we engage in action to transform the communities we are a part of? These questions guide our inquiry in this introductory community psychology course. Community psychology is a field examining the interrelationship between individual wellbeing and the multiple social structures and contexts with which individuals interact. Community psychologists are united by a shared commitment to understanding individuals using a multidisciplinary perspective, including developmental psychology, education, and sociology. Beyond seeking to understand, community psychologists also emphasize values, applied and participatory research, and action to promote the wellbeing of entire communities from a strengths-based perspective. This lecture-based course will provide an overview of theory, research, and action in community psychology. We will focus on: (a) essential theories pertaining to community psychology, (b) methodological strategies for studying alongside communities, and (c) practical applications related to understanding social and environmental contexts as essential components of the human experience. Throughout the course, we will discuss the role of communities in shaping our understandings of diversity, equity, and social justice. Full details for PSYCH 2400 - Introduction to Community Psychology	Fall.
PSYCH2450	Pursuing Happiness The Pursuit of Happiness is even mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, but what does this mean? This course will explore the kinds of happiness found in human experience, including financial success, public service, romantic and family life, political and cultural identity, as well as the power of music, literature, art and film to affect mood and self-awareness. Full details for PSYCH 2450 - Pursuing Happiness	Fall.
PSYCH2500	Statistics and Research Design In a complex environment with many sources of variability, how can one tell with confidence whether a particular observed effect is real? And how much confidence is appropriate? This course introduces the principles of statistical description and inference as strategies to answer these questions, with emphasis on methods of principal relevance to psychology, neuroscience, and the behavioral sciences. Full details for PSYCH 2500 - Statistics and Research Design	Fall.
PSYCH2580	Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written by highly prominent contemporary social scientists. The course title refers to the fact that the books are new, hence their potential greatness has yet to be confirmed by the test of time. We choose living authors to give students a unique opportunity: to interact with each of the six authors in Q&A sessions in person or via video conferencing. This fall some of the authors will appear in person for Q&A and the others will Skype with the class. Full details for PSYCH 2580 - Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science	Fall.
PSYCH2750	Introduction to Personality What is "personality"? How is it scientifically studied and measured? To what extent, do biological, social, and cultural factors shape personality? Is personality an expression of our genetic make up and biology, the culmination of social influences, the interplay of both, or the result of random events? In this course, we will review the major theoretical paradigms of personality psychology, discuss contemporary research, theory, and methodology, and learn about key historical debates in the study of "personality". Full details for PSYCH 2750 - Introduction to Personality	Fall, Winter, Summer.
PSYCH2830	Research Methods in Human Development This course will introduce students to the basics of research design and will review several methodologies in the study of human development. The focus of the course will be on descriptive and experimental methods. Students will learn the advantages and challenges to different methodological approaches. The course also places an emphasis on developing students' scientific writing and strengthening their understanding of statistics. Full details for PSYCH 2830 - Research Methods in Human Development	Fall.
PSYCH2930	Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists Intro to Data Science for Social Scientists using R. Full details for PSYCH 2930 - Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists	Fall.
PSYCH3020	Methods in Neuroscience This course will expose students to a wide range of commonly used methods in neuroscience research (theory behind the method, common applications of the method, how data are collected and analyzed using the method, strengths and weaknesses of the method, etc.). The goal for students is that by the end of the course, they will be able to read and critically evaluate primary literature from many areas of neuroscience and to understand how the methods used in the study helped the researchers come to their conclusions. This course will explore methods including (but not necessarily limited to): microscopy, methods to visualize neuronal structure and function, electrophysiology, methods to measure neural activity, methods to measure and manipulate expression of genes/mRNA/protein, machine learning methods for behavioral analysis, and whole brain imaging methods in humans and non-human animals. Full details for PSYCH 3020 - Methods in Neuroscience	Fall.
PSYCH3130	Language and Power In this course, we will explore how language interacts with power: how does language reflect, shape, threaten and reinforce power relations in human society? From childhood through old age, language is an ever-present source of symbolic power. We use it to develop and express our identities, to position ourselves in hierarchies, and to establish group membership and exclusion throughout life. Language shapes ourselves, our families, our social lives, and our institutions. Understanding how people use language can provide a window into hidden aspects of both individuals and the social world. Full details for PSYCH 3130 - Language and Power	Spring.
PSYCH3135	The Psychology of Good and Evil Morality seems to be a universal feature of humananity. People across time, place and culture have a strong sense that certain things are right or wrong, that some people are good and some are evil. Where does this moral sense come from? Why do some people disagree so strongly about what is right and wrong? How did evolution shape this moral sense? How does it develop? Are there any universal aspects of moral psycholoogy? The goals of this course are to offer an introduction to the psycholological science behind what humans know as morality. Full details for PSYCH 3135 - The Psychology of Good and Evil	Fall.
PSYCH3190	Memory and the Law Focuses on how the scientific study of human memory interfaces with the theory and practice of law. Full details for PSYCH 3190 - Memory and the Law	Fall.
PSYCH3240	Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory This course is designed to provide an introduction to experimental research on the neural basis of behavior and cognition in animals. Topics will include basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, neural and hormonal control of behavior, and learning and memory. Students will gain extensive hands on experience with a variety of laboratory techniques, and animal species, and behaviors. Full details for PSYCH 3240 - Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory	Fall.
PSYCH3300	Introduction to Computational Neuroscience Covers the basic ideas and techniques involved in computational neuroscience. Surveys diverse topics, including neural dynamics of small networks of cells, neural coding, learning in neural networks and in brain structures, memory models of the hippocampus, sensory coding, and others. Full details for PSYCH 3300 - Introduction to Computational Neuroscience	Fall.
PSYCH3820	Prejudice and Stereotyping Social grooup memebership - based on race and ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, sex, gender and gender identity, etc. and their intersection- can profoundly influence one's experience of the world and each other. Through this course we will cover the basic experimental social psychology research on thoughts and beliefs (stereotypes), evaluative attitudes (prejudice), and behaviors (discrimination) that are based on group membership. We will explore how empirical research developed from primarily examining explicit (blatant) prejudice in the 20th century to recent examinations of implicit forms of stereotyping and prejudice. We will explore how stereotyping and prejudice can arise from basic perceptual and categorical processes, discuss strategies for minimizing expressed bias in interpersonal situations, and examine the experience of high status - and the consequences of losing it. The ultimate aim is to enhance your ability to evaluate and analyze the scientific merit of this research and apply it to real world social issues. Full details for PSYCH 3820 - Prejudice and Stereotyping	Spring.
PSYCH4270	Evolution of Language Seminar surveying a cross-section of modern theories, methods, and research pertaining to the origin and evolution of language. Considers evidence from psychology, the cognitive neurosciences, comparative psychology, and computational modeling of evolutionary processes. Topics for discussion may include: What does the fossil record tell us about language evolution? What can we learn from comparative perspectives on neurobiology and behavior? Can apes really learn language? Did language come about through natural selection? What were the potential preadaptations for language? What is the relationship between phylogeny and ontogeny? Full details for PSYCH 4270 - Evolution of Language	Fall.
PSYCH4331	Event Cognition: How Minds, Brains and Bodies Experience Events People experience and remember complex and dynamic environments as events. This seminar draws on work from cognitive neuroscience to characterize how people shape experience into events, and how these processes support adaptive behavior. The course will start with discussions of historical and modern perspectives about the relationships between minds, bodies, and experience. We will then cover topics ranging from the perception of motion and causality to social learning and interaction. The primary goals are for you to be able to (1) read and evaluate research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, and (2) describe and understand the implications of this research for how minds and bodies are adapted to everyday situations. Full details for PSYCH 4331 - Event Cognition: How Minds, Brains and Bodies Experience Events	Fall.
PSYCH4420	The Psychology and Ethics of 21st Century Technology New technologies are changing our world at a rapid pace. In many cases, the society does not fully understand the impact of technology and is not prepared for the speed of the change that is occurring. This course will explore a few of these new technologies and investigate their effects on the users and on the society at large. The topics that will be explored include face recognition, virtual reality, violence in media, general AI, and the technological singularity. We will look at the ways in which these technologies affect our lives, with a focus on education, entertainment, employment, politics, and the future of humanity. Full details for PSYCH 4420 - The Psychology and Ethics of 21st Century Technology	Fall.
PSYCH4430	Confronting Climate Change Full details for PSYCH 4430 - Confronting Climate Change
PSYCH4550	The Psychology of Wisdom Full details for PSYCH 4550 - The Psychology of Wisdom	Fall.
PSYCH4580	The Science of Social Behavior This is a capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate or professional study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The intent is to provide seniors with an opportunity to summon, integrate, and apply insights that they have acquired over the course of their undergraduate education, and give prospective graduate students the opportunity to lead discussions in a large introductory lecture course, "Six Pretty Good Books". Each seminar member is part of a two or three-person team that leads the discussion together, under the supervision of a graduate teaching assistant. Seminar meetings are devoted to building lesson plans for leading an effective discussion of each of the six books. The authors vary from year to year but include Malcolm Gladwell, Michelle Alexander, Nate Silver, and Nicholas Christakis. All authors have agreed to participate in a "Q&A" session with the students which seminar members are required to attend. Full details for PSYCH 4580 - The Science of Social Behavior	Spring.
PSYCH4700	Undergraduate Research in Psychology Practice in planning, conducting, and reporting independent laboratory, field, and/or library research. Full details for PSYCH 4700 - Undergraduate Research in Psychology	Fall or Spring.
PSYCH4710	Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology Advanced experience in planning, conducting, and reporting independent laboratory, field, and/or library research. One, and preferably two, semesters of PSYCH 4700 is required. The research should be more independent and/or involve more demanding technical skills than that carried out in PSYCH 4700. Full details for PSYCH 4710 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology	Fall or Spring.
PSYCH4810	Advanced Social Psychology The focus of this course is on discussion and critical analysis of selected articles from very recent issues of the most selective social psychological journals. Readings are chosen for their importance and, their coverage of contemporary topics in social psychology. Students write brief "thought papers" before each class in which they offer suggestions for class discussion based on their close reading of the day's assigned articles. They also write a term paper (details at first class meeting). Full details for PSYCH 4810 - Advanced Social Psychology	Fall.
PSYCH5750	Quantitative Methods I This course is developed as an introduction to graduate statistics for social sciences. It will review descriptive statistics and probability theory. It will cover exploratory data analysis, basic inferential statistics with a focus on analyses for experimental designs, e.g. ANOVA models. No costs other than textbooks are incurred. Full details for PSYCH 5750 - Quantitative Methods I	Fall.
PSYCH6000	General Research Seminar This course is designed to introduce first-year graduates to the Psychology Department faculty through a weekly series of presentations of current research. Full details for PSYCH 6000 - General Research Seminar	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH6001	Graduate Professionalism Seminar This course enhances the graduate experience and prepares first-year psychology graduate students for success. The student receives a formal introduction to conceptualizing and articulating a research project, science writing, the grant proposal and review processes, and numerous other aspects of professional development. The course serves as an opportunity for preparation for graduate studies and a career in academics or a related profession. Full details for PSYCH 6001 - Graduate Professionalism Seminar	Fall.
PSYCH6020	Methods in Neuroscience This course will expose students to a wide range of commonly used methods in neuroscience research (theory behind the method, common applications of the method, how data are collected and anylyzed using the method, strengths and weaknesses of the method, etc.). The goal for stuents is that by the end of the course, they will be able to read and critically evaluate primary literature from many areas of neuroscience and to understand how the methods used in the study helped the researches come to their conclusions. This course will explore methods including (but not necessarily limited to): microscopy, methods to visualize neuronal structure and function, electrophysiology, methods to neural activity, methods to measure and manipulate expression of genes/mRNA/protein, machine learning methods for behavioral analysis, and whole brain imaging methods in humans and non-human animals. Full details for PSYCH 6020 - Methods in Neuroscience	Fall.
PSYCH6270	Evolution of Language Seminar surveying a cross-section of modern theories, methods, and research pertaining to the origin and evolution of language. Considers evidence from psychology, the cognitive neurosciences, comparative psychology, and computational modeling of evolutionary processes. Topics for discussion may include: what does the fossil record tell us about language evolution? What can we learn from comparative perspectives on neurobiology and behavior? Can apes really learn language? Did language come about through natural selection? What were the potential preadaptations for language? What is the relationship between phylogeny and ontogeny? Full details for PSYCH 6270 - Evolution of Language	Fall.
PSYCH6271	Topics in Biopsychology Course explores current issues in Psychology. Topics vary by section. Full details for PSYCH 6271 - Topics in Biopsychology	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH6810	Advanced Social Psychology The focus is on discussion and critical analysis of selected articles from very recent issues of the best social psychological journals. Readings are chosen for their importance, their readability, and the likelihood that they will generate stimulating discussion. Students write brief "thought papers" before each class in which they offer suggestions for class discussion based on their close reading of the day's assigned articles. They also write a term paper on a social psychological topic of their own choosing. No exams. Full details for PSYCH 6810 - Advanced Social Psychology	Fall.
PSYCH7000	Research in Biopsychology A graduate research seminar in biopsychology. Full details for PSYCH 7000 - Research in Biopsychology	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH7100	Research in Human Experimental Psychology A graduate research seminar in human experimental psychology. Full details for PSYCH 7100 - Research in Human Experimental Psychology	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH7200	Research in Social Psychology and Personality A graduate research seminar in social psychology and personality. Full details for PSYCH 7200 - Research in Social Psychology and Personality	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH7750	Proseminar in Social Psychology I First semester of a year-long discussion-seminar course intended to give graduate students an in-depth understanding of current research and theory in social psychology. Emphasizes social cognition, but other topics, such as group dynamics, social influence, moral psychology, and emotional experience, are covered. Full details for PSYCH 7750 - Proseminar in Social Psychology I	Fall.
PSYCH9000	Doctoral Thesis Research in Biopsychology A graduate seminar on doctoral thesis research in biopsychology. Full details for PSYCH 9000 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Biopsychology	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH9100	Doctoral Thesis Research in Human Experimental Psychology A graduate seminar on doctoral thesis research in human experimental psychology. Full details for PSYCH 9100 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Human Experimental Psychology	Fall, Spring.
PSYCH9200	Doctoral Thesis Research in Social Psychology and Personality A graduate seminar on doctoral thesis research in social psychology and personality. Full details for PSYCH 9200 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Social Psychology and Personality	Fall, Spring.
HD1102	Introduction to Cognitive Science This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind. Everyone knows what it's like to think and perceive, but this subjective experience provides little insight into how minds emerge from physical entities like brains. To address this issue, cognitive science integrates work from at least five disciplines: Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy. This course introduces students to the insights these disciplines offer into the workings of the mind by exploring visual perception, attention, memory, learning, problem solving, language, and consciousness. Full details for HD 1102 - Introduction to Cognitive Science	Fall, Summer.
HD1130	Introduction to Human Development Introduction to Human Development provides a broad and foundational overview of field of human development, starting from conception and ending through process of death and dying. The course will start with an outline and explanation of the lifespan perspective in human development. The biological beginnings of life and prenatal development will serve as the start of the discussion of human development, followed by an exploration of physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development at each subsequent stage within the lifespan (e.g., infancy, early childhood, middle & late childhood, etc.). Discussion of each developmental stage will highlight major research findings and their real-world application. Full details for HD 1130 - Introduction to Human Development	Fall, Spring, Summer.
HD2150	Introduction to Human Development: Infancy and Childhood Full details for HD 2150 - Introduction to Human Development: Infancy and Childhood
HD2180	Human Development: Adulthood and Aging Introduces students to theories and research in adult development and aging. Describes biological, psychological and social changes from early through late adulthood. Identifies strategies to promote healthy aging at the individual and societal level. Full details for HD 2180 - Human Development: Adulthood and Aging	Fall.
HD2200	The Human Brain and Mind: An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience At the turn of the 21st century the age of Embodied Cognition dawned: a reconsideration of relationships between body, brain, and mind. Researchers in philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience challenged the 20th-century dogma that the mind is like a digital computer, and can be studied independently of the body, brain, and world. Researchers turned their attention to the role that bodily experience plays in thinking and learning, and the roles neural systems for perception and action play in cognition. This course views the field of Cognitive Neuroscience through the lens of Embodied Cognition research, and evaluates the extent to which "embodiment" may be passing fad, a useful shift in perspective, or a revolutionary new way of building theories about brain and mind. Full details for HD 2200 - The Human Brain and Mind: An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience	Fall.
HD2230	Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience Introduction to psychology from a biological perspective, which focuses on brain mechanisms of behavior. Topics include the structure and function of the nervous system, physiological approaches to understanding behavior, hormones and behavior, biological bases of sensation and perception, learning and memory, cognition, emotion, and communication. Full details for HD 2230 - Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience	Fall.
HD2300	Cognitive Development This course will provide you with an overview of how children's cognition develops. We will investigate how cognition develops from many different perspectives. The main perspectives will be biological, genetic-epistemological, socio-cultural, and information-processing ones. This course also will help you to understand how cognition influences other areas of development, including intelligence, development of the self, language, and social development. Finally, different populations will be considered to better understand the roles not only of nature and nurture, but also of how the two interact to influence development. Full details for HD 2300 - Cognitive Development	Fall.
HD2400	Introduction to Community Psychology What counts as a community? How do communities shape who we are? How can we engage in action to transform the communities we are a part of? These questions guide our inquiry in this introductory community psychology course. Community psychology is a field examining the interrelationship between individual wellbeing and the multiple social structures and contexts with which individuals interact. Community psychologists are united by a shared commitment to understanding individuals using a multidisciplinary perspective, including developmental psychology, education, and sociology. Beyond seeking to understand, community psychologists also emphasize values, applied and participatory research, and action to promote the wellbeing of entire communities from a strengths-based perspective. This lecture-based course will provide an overview of theory, research, and action in community psychology. We will focus on: (a) essential theories pertaining to community psychology, (b) methodological strategies for studying alongside communities, and (c) practical applications related to understanding social and environmental contexts as essential components of the human experience. Throughout the course, we will discuss the role of communities in shaping our understandings of diversity, equity, and social justice. Full details for HD 2400 - Introduction to Community Psychology	Fall.
HD2510	Social Gerontology: Aging and the Life Course Full details for HD 2510 - Social Gerontology: Aging and the Life Course
HD2580	Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written by highly prominent contemporary social scientists. The course title refers to the fact that the books are new, hence their potential greatness has yet to be confirmed by the test of time. We choose living authors to give students a unique opportunity: to interact with each of the six authors in Q&A sessions in person or via video conferencing. This fall some of the authors will appear in person for Q&A and the others will Skype with the class. Full details for HD 2580 - Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science	Fall.
HD2600	Introduction to Personality What is "personality"? How is it scientifically studied and measured? To what extent, do biological, social, and cultural factors shape personality? Is personality an expression of our genetic make up and biology, the culmination of social influences, the interplay of both, or the result of random events? In this course, we will review the major theoretical paradigms of personality psychology, discuss contemporary research, theory, and methodology, and learn about key historical debates in the study of "personality". Full details for HD 2600 - Introduction to Personality	Fall, Winter, Summer.
HD2830	Research Methods in Human Development This course will introduce students to the basics of research design and will review several methodologies in the study of human development. The focus of the course will be on descriptive and experimental methods. Students will learn the advantages and challenges to different methodological approaches. The course also places an emphasis on developing students' scientific writing and strengthening their understanding of statistics. Full details for HD 2830 - Research Methods in Human Development	Fall.
HD2930	Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists Intro to Data Science for Social Scientists using R. Full details for HD 2930 - Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists	Fall.
HD3110	Educational Psychology Educational psychology is the application of psychological principles and concepts to cases of teaching and learning. We study behavioral, cognitive, embodied, and social-cultural perspectives on learning and thinking, and we use them in planning and reflecting on weekly fieldwork outside the classroom. In the process, we become more mindful and skilled learners ourselves and better facilitators of others' learning. Full details for HD 3110 - Educational Psychology	Fall, Spring.
HD3150	Language and Power In this course, we will explore how language interacts with power: how does language reflect, shape, threaten and reinforce power relations in human society? From childhood through old age, language is an ever-present source of symbolic power. We use it to develop and express our identities, to position ourselves in hierarchies, and to establish group membership and exclusion throughout life. Language shapes ourselves, our families, our social lives, and our institutions. Understanding how people use language can provide a window into hidden aspects of both individuals and the social world. Full details for HD 3150 - Language and Power	Spring.
HD3190	Memory and the Law Focuses on how the scientific study of human memory interfaces with the theory and practice of law. Full details for HD 3190 - Memory and the Law	Fall.
HD3210	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience As it is with much of scientific discovery, a poet, William Wordsworth, best explained development with a simple phrase: The Child is father of the Man (person). In this course, we explore how our adult selves come to be through the lens of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. You will learn about current perspectives and controversies, the latest understanding of the development of multiple physiological systems (e.g., vision, perception, language, etc.) as interactions between molecular mechanisms, experience, and neural plasticity. Weekly short reaction papers, class exercises, and midterm and final projects, will all be geared towards developing a personal appreciation for the subject as well as an understanding of the issues in developmental cognitive neuroscience as a field. Full details for HD 3210 - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience	Fall.
HD3310	Psychology of Gender This course explores psychological research on gender, examining the interactions between biology and social learning, gender identity, stereotypes, gender non-conformity, and discrimination. We will critically evaluate sex-related comparisons in cognition, attitudes, leadership, close relationships, psychological development, achievement, communication, and health. We will engage with course material using an intersectional approach that acknowledges that gender development and expression are deeply impacted by race, social class, sexuality, and culture. Full details for HD 3310 - Psychology of Gender	Fall.
HD4000	Directed Readings For study that predominantly involves library research and independent study. Full details for HD 4000 - Directed Readings	Fall, Spring.
HD4010	Empirical Research For study that predominantly involves data collection and analysis or laboratory or studio projects. Full details for HD 4010 - Empirical Research	Fall, Spring.
HD4020	Supervised Fieldwork For study that involves both responsible participation in a community setting and reflection on that experience through discussion, reading, and writing. Academic credit is awarded for this integration of theory and practice. Full details for HD 4020 - Supervised Fieldwork	Fall, Spring.
HD4030	Teaching Assistantship For study that includes assisting faculty with instruction. Full details for HD 4030 - Teaching Assistantship	Fall, Spring.
HD4110	Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology Full details for HD 4110 - Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology
HD4250	Translational Research on Decision Making Introductory laboratory-based course focusing on basic foundations in translational research on decision making across the lifespan. The course introduces students to hands-on applications of research skills in the context of research on decision making, spanning basic and applied research in law, medicine, behavioral economics, and policy. It focuses on such topics as human subjects protection, working with populations across the lifespan (e.g., children, seniors), database development, working with external partners and stakeholders (e.g., schools, hospitals), and basic concepts and techniques in decision research. Students participate in weekly laboratory meetings in small teams focused on specific projects as well as monthly meetings in which all teams participate. During laboratory meetings, students discuss ongoing research, plans for new studies, and interpretations of empirical findings from studies that are in progress or have been recently completed. New students work closely with experienced students and eventually work more independently. In order to fully grasp how the research projects fit into the broader field, students read relevant papers weekly and write reaction responses. Because several projects are ongoing at all times, students have the opportunity to be involved in more than one study and are assigned multiple tasks such as piloting research paradigms, subject recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and data entry. Students attend a weekly lab meeting for 1.5 hours per week, read pertinent papers, write reaction responses, and work 10.5 hours per week in the laboratory completing tasks that contribute to ongoing research studies. Full details for HD 4250 - Translational Research on Decision Making	Fall.
HD4260	Translational Research on Memory and Neuroscience Laboratory-based course focusing on basic foundations in translational research on the neuroscience of human memory and memory development. Students attend a weekly lab meeting for 1.5 hours per week, read pertinent papers, write reaction responses, and work 10.5 hours per week in the laboratory completing tasks that contribute to ongoing research studies. Full details for HD 4260 - Translational Research on Memory and Neuroscience	Fall.
HD4331	Event Cognition: How Minds, Brains and Bodies Experience Events People experience and remember complex and dynamic environments as events. This seminar draws on work from cognitive neuroscience to characterize how people shape experience into events, and how these processes support adaptive behavior. The course will start with discussions of historical and modern perspectives about the relationships between minds, bodies, and experience. We will then cover topics ranging from the perception of motion and causality to social learning and interaction. The primary goals are for you to be able to (1) read and evaluate research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, and (2) describe and understand the implications of this research for how minds and bodies are adapted to everyday situations. Full details for HD 4331 - Event Cognition: How Minds, Brains and Bodies Experience Events
HD4540	Creativity and Its Development Full details for HD 4540 - Creativity and Its Development
HD4550	The Psychology of Wisdom Full details for HD 4550 - The Psychology of Wisdom
HD4580	The Science of Social Behavior This is a capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate or professional study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The intent is to provide seniors with an opportunity to summon, integrate, and apply insights that they have acquired over the course of their undergraduate education, and give prospective graduate students the opportunity to lead discussions in a large introductory lecture course, "Six Pretty Good Books". Each seminar member is part of a two or three-person team that leads the discussion together, under the supervision of a graduate teaching assistant. Seminar meetings are devoted to building lesson plans for leading an effective discussion of each of the six books. The authors vary from year to year but include Malcolm Gladwell, Michelle Alexander, Nate Silver, and Nicholas Christakis. All authors have agreed to participate in a "Q&A" session with the students which seminar members are required to attend. Full details for HD 4580 - The Science of Social Behavior	Fall.
HD4610	Community and Residential Services in Geriatric and Palliative Care Full details for HD 4610 - Community and Residential Services in Geriatric and Palliative Care
HD4850	Professional Development in Translational Research As a supplement to their immersive learning experience working on faculty research projects, students in this course will engage with actors and ideas from across the youth development research and practice communities, learn about research methods and dissemination to various audiences, and begin to see the world from a translational research perspective. Full details for HD 4850 - Professional Development in Translational Research	Fall, Spring.
HD4860	Nearest Neighbor As a supplement to their immersive learning experience working on translational research projects led by CHE faculty, and building on their experience in HD4850 (Professional Development in Translational Research), this course will provide opportunities for students to put their learning into practice by proposing and implementing a translational research project in collaboration with community partners. Full details for HD 4860 - Nearest Neighbor	Fall, Spring.
HD4990	Senior Honors Thesis This course is for students doing research as part of the Honors Program in Human Development. Full details for HD 4990 - Senior Honors Thesis	Fall, Spring.
HD5750	Quantitative Methods I This course is developed as an introduction to graduate statistics for social sciences. It will review descriptive statistics and probability theory. It will cover exploratory data analysis, basic inferential statistics with a focus on analyses for experimental designs, e.g. ANOVA models. No costs other than textbooks are incurred. Full details for HD 5750 - Quantitative Methods I	Fall.
HD6020	Research in Risk and Rational Decision Making This hands-on laboratory course will develop research skills in the context of risk and rational decision making in human development from multiple disciplinary perspectives and with respect to different kinds of decision-making under risk and uncertainty. Topics will depend on student interests but may include decisions about war, terrorism, cancer control and prevention (e.g., screening tests), personal behaviors that involve risk (e.g., HIV prevention), and other public health risks (e.g., vaccinations), law enforcement (e.g., use of a weapon), and legal decision making (e.g., jury deliberations). Students will read the research literature, discuss the latest empirical findings and scientific theories of risk and rationality, and engage in group work and peer review to hone their skills. Students will then design research projects and engage in research activities as well as read additional references tailored to their interests. Full details for HD 6020 - Research in Risk and Rational Decision Making	Fall.
HD6190	Memory and the Law Focuses on how the scientific study of human memory interfaces with the theory and practice of law. Students study relevant areas of memory research and memory theory. Full details for HD 6190 - Memory and the Law	Fall.
HD6200	First-Year Proseminar in Human Development Designed as an orientation to the department and the university. Activities include attendance at research presentations, visits to departmental research laboratories, relevant informational sessions (e.g., Institutional Review Board for Human Participants, proposal writing), and guidance in preparing a public research presentation to be made at the end of spring semester. Full details for HD 6200 - First-Year Proseminar in Human Development	Fall, Spring.
HD6610	Text and Networks in Social Science Research This is a course on networks and text in quantitative social science. The course will cover published research using text and social network data, focusing on health, politics, and everyday life, and it will introduce methods and approaches for incorporating high-dimensional data into familiar research designs. Students will evaluate past studies and propose original research. Full details for HD 6610 - Text and Networks in Social Science Research	Spring.
HD6810	Proseminar in Affective and Clinical Science I Full details for HD 6810 - Proseminar in Affective and Clinical Science I
HD7000	Directed Readings For study that predominantly involves library research and independent study. Full details for HD 7000 - Directed Readings	Fall, Spring.
HD7010	Empirical Research For study that predominantly involves collection and analysis of research data. Full details for HD 7010 - Empirical Research	Fall, Spring.
HD7020	Practicum For study that predominantly involves field experience in community settings. Full details for HD 7020 - Practicum	Fall, Spring.
HD8060	Teaching Practicum For advanced graduate students who independently develop and teach an undergraduate topics course under the supervision of a faculty member. Full details for HD 8060 - Teaching Practicum	Fall, Spring.
HD8990	Master's Thesis and Research This course is for Master's students doing research for their Master's thesis. Full details for HD 8990 - Master's Thesis and Research	Fall, Spring.
HD9990	Doctoral Thesis and Research This course is for Ph.D. students doing research for their doctoral thesis. Full details for HD 9990 - Doctoral Thesis and Research	Fall, Spring.

PSYCH1101

Introduction to Psychology

Why are people superstitious? Why do people blush when they are embarrassed? What is intelligence (and are IQ tests a good way to measure it)? Why don't psychopaths feel guilty when they harm others? How reliable are childhood memories? Why do we laugh? Do violent video games make people act violently? Why do some people seem instantly trustworthy and others seem "creepy"? How do we choose whom to sleep with, date, or marry? How does stress affect our body? While questions like these have been asked for centuries, psychology has begun to provide answers to these - and other questions about the human mind - by applying the tools of scientific investigation. In this course you will receive a broad introduction to the science of psychology: from the history of the field and its major advances, to the latest research on topics such as perception, memory, intelligence, morality, sexuality, mental illness, religion, language, and creativity. You will also learn about the tools and methods psychologists use to investigate the mind, such as observing how the mind of a child changes and develops over time, looking at people across cultures, measuring brain activity, and experimentally manipulating everything from the shape of a figure presented on a computer screen, to the smell of a room, or the attractiveness of the experimenter.

Full details for PSYCH 1101 - Introduction to Psychology

Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYCH1102

Introduction to Cognitive Science

This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind. Everyone knows what it's like to think and perceive, but this subjective experience provides little insight into how minds emerge from physical entities like brains. To address this issue, cognitive science integrates work from at least five disciplines: Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy. This course introduces students to the insights these disciplines offer into the workings of the mind by exploring visual perception, attention, memory, learning, problem solving, language, and consciousness.

Full details for PSYCH 1102 - Introduction to Cognitive Science

Fall, Summer.

PSYCH1104

WIM: Introduction to Cognitive Science

This section is highly recommended for students who are interested in learning about the topics covered in the main course through writing and discussion.

Full details for PSYCH 1104 - WIM: Introduction to Cognitive Science

Fall.

PSYCH1130

FWS:Behavioral Evolution Psych

Full details for PSYCH 1130 - FWS:Behavioral Evolution Psych

PSYCH1131

Introduction to Human Development

Introduction to Human Development provides a broad and foundational overview of field of human development, starting from conception and ending through process of death and dying. The course will start with an outline and explanation of the lifespan perspective in human development. The biological beginnings of life and prenatal development will serve as the start of the discussion of human development, followed by an exploration of physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development at each subsequent stage within the lifespan (e.g., infancy, early childhood, middle & late childhood, etc.). Discussion of each developmental stage will highlight major research findings and their real-world application.

Full details for PSYCH 1131 - Introduction to Human Development

Fall, Spring, Summer.

PSYCH1140

FWS: Perception, Cognition, and Development

How do we perceive, learn about, and store information about the environments around us? How does what we have learned affect how we perceive and understand? PCD researchers in the graduate field of psychology at Cornell study human perception, language, and memory, as well as the development of various cognitive functions in infants. The methods they use are diverse, and range from human behavioral experiments in development, perception, and psycholinguistics, through computational modeling and simulation of auditory, visual, and language processes, to human electrophysiology by means of event-related potential (ERP) analysis.

Full details for PSYCH 1140 - FWS: Perception, Cognition, and Development

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH1500

Introduction to Environmental Psychology

Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams.

Full details for PSYCH 1500 - Introduction to Environmental Psychology

Fall, Summer.

PSYCH1501

Introduction to Environmental Psychology - Writing in the Major

Human-Environment Relations is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams. Lecture and discussion sections. WIM section attend a regular lecture but also meets weekly with a graduate writing tutor. The two principal objectives of WIM section:

Full details for PSYCH 1501 - Introduction to Environmental Psychology - Writing in the Major

Fall.

PSYCH2230

Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience

Introduction to psychology from a biological perspective, which focuses on brain mechanisms of behavior. Topics include the structure and function of the nervous system, physiological approaches to understanding behavior, hormones and behavior, biological bases of sensation and perception, learning and memory, cognition, emotion, and communication.

Full details for PSYCH 2230 - Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience

Fall, Summer.

PSYCH2400

Introduction to Community Psychology

What counts as a community? How do communities shape who we are? How can we engage in action to transform the communities we are a part of? These questions guide our inquiry in this introductory community psychology course. Community psychology is a field examining the interrelationship between individual wellbeing and the multiple social structures and contexts with which individuals interact. Community psychologists are united by a shared commitment to understanding individuals using a multidisciplinary perspective, including developmental psychology, education, and sociology. Beyond seeking to understand, community psychologists also emphasize values, applied and participatory research, and action to promote the wellbeing of entire communities from a strengths-based perspective. This lecture-based course will provide an overview of theory, research, and action in community psychology. We will focus on: (a) essential theories pertaining to community psychology, (b) methodological strategies for studying alongside communities, and (c) practical applications related to understanding social and environmental contexts as essential components of the human experience. Throughout the course, we will discuss the role of communities in shaping our understandings of diversity, equity, and social justice.

Full details for PSYCH 2400 - Introduction to Community Psychology

Fall.

PSYCH2450

Pursuing Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness is even mentioned in the Declaration of Independence, but what does this mean? This course will explore the kinds of happiness found in human experience, including financial success, public service, romantic and family life, political and cultural identity, as well as the power of music, literature, art and film to affect mood and self-awareness.

Full details for PSYCH 2450 - Pursuing Happiness

Fall.

PSYCH2500

Statistics and Research Design

In a complex environment with many sources of variability, how can one tell with confidence whether a particular observed effect is real? And how much confidence is appropriate? This course introduces the principles of statistical description and inference as strategies to answer these questions, with emphasis on methods of principal relevance to psychology, neuroscience, and the behavioral sciences.

Full details for PSYCH 2500 - Statistics and Research Design

Fall.

PSYCH2580

Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science

This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written by highly prominent contemporary social scientists. The course title refers to the fact that the books are new, hence their potential greatness has yet to be confirmed by the test of time. We choose living authors to give students a unique opportunity: to interact with each of the six authors in Q&A sessions in person or via video conferencing. This fall some of the authors will appear in person for Q&A and the others will Skype with the class.

Full details for PSYCH 2580 - Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science

Fall.

PSYCH2750

Introduction to Personality

What is "personality"? How is it scientifically studied and measured? To what extent, do biological, social, and cultural factors shape personality? Is personality an expression of our genetic make up and biology, the culmination of social influences, the interplay of both, or the result of random events? In this course, we will review the major theoretical paradigms of personality psychology, discuss contemporary research, theory, and methodology, and learn about key historical debates in the study of "personality".

Full details for PSYCH 2750 - Introduction to Personality

Fall, Winter, Summer.

PSYCH2830

Research Methods in Human Development

This course will introduce students to the basics of research design and will review several methodologies in the study of human development. The focus of the course will be on descriptive and experimental methods. Students will learn the advantages and challenges to different methodological approaches. The course also places an emphasis on developing students' scientific writing and strengthening their understanding of statistics.

Full details for PSYCH 2830 - Research Methods in Human Development

Fall.

PSYCH2930

Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists

Intro to Data Science for Social Scientists using R.

Full details for PSYCH 2930 - Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists

Fall.

PSYCH3020

Methods in Neuroscience

This course will expose students to a wide range of commonly used methods in neuroscience research (theory behind the method, common applications of the method, how data are collected and analyzed using the method, strengths and weaknesses of the method, etc.). The goal for students is that by the end of the course, they will be able to read and critically evaluate primary literature from many areas of neuroscience and to understand how the methods used in the study helped the researchers come to their conclusions. This course will explore methods including (but not necessarily limited to): microscopy, methods to visualize neuronal structure and function, electrophysiology, methods to measure neural activity, methods to measure and manipulate expression of genes/mRNA/protein, machine learning methods for behavioral analysis, and whole brain imaging methods in humans and non-human animals.

Full details for PSYCH 3020 - Methods in Neuroscience

Fall.

PSYCH3130

Language and Power

In this course, we will explore how language interacts with power: how does language reflect, shape, threaten and reinforce power relations in human society? From childhood through old age, language is an ever-present source of symbolic power. We use it to develop and express our identities, to position ourselves in hierarchies, and to establish group membership and exclusion throughout life. Language shapes ourselves, our families, our social lives, and our institutions. Understanding how people use language can provide a window into hidden aspects of both individuals and the social world.

Full details for PSYCH 3130 - Language and Power

Spring.

PSYCH3135

The Psychology of Good and Evil

Morality seems to be a universal feature of humananity. People across time, place and culture have a strong sense that certain things are right or wrong, that some people are good and some are evil. Where does this moral sense come from? Why do some people disagree so strongly about what is right and wrong? How did evolution shape this moral sense? How does it develop? Are there any universal aspects of moral psycholoogy? The goals of this course are to offer an introduction to the psycholological science behind what humans know as morality.

Full details for PSYCH 3135 - The Psychology of Good and Evil

Fall.

PSYCH3190

Memory and the Law

Focuses on how the scientific study of human memory interfaces with the theory and practice of law.

Full details for PSYCH 3190 - Memory and the Law

Fall.

PSYCH3240

Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory

This course is designed to provide an introduction to experimental research on the neural basis of behavior and cognition in animals. Topics will include basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, neural and hormonal control of behavior, and learning and memory. Students will gain extensive hands on experience with a variety of laboratory techniques, and animal species, and behaviors.

Full details for PSYCH 3240 - Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory

Fall.

PSYCH3300

Introduction to Computational Neuroscience

Covers the basic ideas and techniques involved in computational neuroscience. Surveys diverse topics, including neural dynamics of small networks of cells, neural coding, learning in neural networks and in brain structures, memory models of the hippocampus, sensory coding, and others.

Full details for PSYCH 3300 - Introduction to Computational Neuroscience

Fall.

PSYCH3820

Prejudice and Stereotyping

Social grooup memebership - based on race and ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, sex, gender and gender identity, etc. and their intersection- can profoundly influence one's experience of the world and each other. Through this course we will cover the basic experimental social psychology research on thoughts and beliefs (stereotypes), evaluative attitudes (prejudice), and behaviors (discrimination) that are based on group membership. We will explore how empirical research developed from primarily examining explicit (blatant) prejudice in the 20th century to recent examinations of implicit forms of stereotyping and prejudice. We will explore how stereotyping and prejudice can arise from basic perceptual and categorical processes, discuss strategies for minimizing expressed bias in interpersonal situations, and examine the experience of high status - and the consequences of losing it. The ultimate aim is to enhance your ability to evaluate and analyze the scientific merit of this research and apply it to real world social issues.

Full details for PSYCH 3820 - Prejudice and Stereotyping

Spring.

PSYCH4270

Evolution of Language

Seminar surveying a cross-section of modern theories, methods, and research pertaining to the origin and evolution of language. Considers evidence from psychology, the cognitive neurosciences, comparative psychology, and computational modeling of evolutionary processes. Topics for discussion may include: What does the fossil record tell us about language evolution? What can we learn from comparative perspectives on neurobiology and behavior? Can apes really learn language? Did language come about through natural selection? What were the potential preadaptations for language? What is the relationship between phylogeny and ontogeny?

Full details for PSYCH 4270 - Evolution of Language

Fall.

PSYCH4331

Event Cognition: How Minds, Brains and Bodies Experience Events

People experience and remember complex and dynamic environments as events. This seminar draws on work from cognitive neuroscience to characterize how people shape experience into events, and how these processes support adaptive behavior. The course will start with discussions of historical and modern perspectives about the relationships between minds, bodies, and experience. We will then cover topics ranging from the perception of motion and causality to social learning and interaction. The primary goals are for you to be able to (1) read and evaluate research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, and (2) describe and understand the implications of this research for how minds and bodies are adapted to everyday situations.

Full details for PSYCH 4331 - Event Cognition: How Minds, Brains and Bodies Experience Events

Fall.

PSYCH4420

The Psychology and Ethics of 21st Century Technology

New technologies are changing our world at a rapid pace. In many cases, the society does not fully understand the impact of technology and is not prepared for the speed of the change that is occurring. This course will explore a few of these new technologies and investigate their effects on the users and on the society at large. The topics that will be explored include face recognition, virtual reality, violence in media, general AI, and the technological singularity. We will look at the ways in which these technologies affect our lives, with a focus on education, entertainment, employment, politics, and the future of humanity.

Full details for PSYCH 4420 - The Psychology and Ethics of 21st Century Technology

Fall.

PSYCH4430

Confronting Climate Change

Full details for PSYCH 4430 - Confronting Climate Change

PSYCH4550

The Psychology of Wisdom

Full details for PSYCH 4550 - The Psychology of Wisdom

Fall.

PSYCH4580

The Science of Social Behavior

This is a capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate or professional study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The intent is to provide seniors with an opportunity to summon, integrate, and apply insights that they have acquired over the course of their undergraduate education, and give prospective graduate students the opportunity to lead discussions in a large introductory lecture course, "Six Pretty Good Books". Each seminar member is part of a two or three-person team that leads the discussion together, under the supervision of a graduate teaching assistant. Seminar meetings are devoted to building lesson plans for leading an effective discussion of each of the six books. The authors vary from year to year but include Malcolm Gladwell, Michelle Alexander, Nate Silver, and Nicholas Christakis. All authors have agreed to participate in a "Q&A" session with the students which seminar members are required to attend.

Full details for PSYCH 4580 - The Science of Social Behavior

Spring.

PSYCH4700

Undergraduate Research in Psychology

Practice in planning, conducting, and reporting independent laboratory, field, and/or library research.

Full details for PSYCH 4700 - Undergraduate Research in Psychology

Fall or Spring.

PSYCH4710

Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology

Advanced experience in planning, conducting, and reporting independent laboratory, field, and/or library research. One, and preferably two, semesters of PSYCH 4700 is required. The research should be more independent and/or involve more demanding technical skills than that carried out in PSYCH 4700.

Full details for PSYCH 4710 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology

Fall or Spring.

PSYCH4810

Advanced Social Psychology

The focus of this course is on discussion and critical analysis of selected articles from very recent issues of the most selective social psychological journals. Readings are chosen for their importance and, their coverage of contemporary topics in social psychology. Students write brief "thought papers" before each class in which they offer suggestions for class discussion based on their close reading of the day's assigned articles. They also write a term paper (details at first class meeting).

Full details for PSYCH 4810 - Advanced Social Psychology

Fall.

PSYCH5750

Quantitative Methods I

This course is developed as an introduction to graduate statistics for social sciences. It will review descriptive statistics and probability theory. It will cover exploratory data analysis, basic inferential statistics with a focus on analyses for experimental designs, e.g. ANOVA models. No costs other than textbooks are incurred.

Full details for PSYCH 5750 - Quantitative Methods I

Fall.

PSYCH6000

General Research Seminar

This course is designed to introduce first-year graduates to the Psychology Department faculty through a weekly series of presentations of current research.

Full details for PSYCH 6000 - General Research Seminar

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH6001

Graduate Professionalism Seminar

This course enhances the graduate experience and prepares first-year psychology graduate students for success. The student receives a formal introduction to conceptualizing and articulating a research project, science writing, the grant proposal and review processes, and numerous other aspects of professional development. The course serves as an opportunity for preparation for graduate studies and a career in academics or a related profession.

Full details for PSYCH 6001 - Graduate Professionalism Seminar

Fall.

PSYCH6020

Methods in Neuroscience

This course will expose students to a wide range of commonly used methods in neuroscience research (theory behind the method, common applications of the method, how data are collected and anylyzed using the method, strengths and weaknesses of the method, etc.). The goal for stuents is that by the end of the course, they will be able to read and critically evaluate primary literature from many areas of neuroscience and to understand how the methods used in the study helped the researches come to their conclusions. This course will explore methods including (but not necessarily limited to): microscopy, methods to visualize neuronal structure and function, electrophysiology, methods to neural activity, methods to measure and manipulate expression of genes/mRNA/protein, machine learning methods for behavioral analysis, and whole brain imaging methods in humans and non-human animals.

Full details for PSYCH 6020 - Methods in Neuroscience

Fall.

PSYCH6270

Evolution of Language

Seminar surveying a cross-section of modern theories, methods, and research pertaining to the origin and evolution of language. Considers evidence from psychology, the cognitive neurosciences, comparative psychology, and computational modeling of evolutionary processes. Topics for discussion may include: what does the fossil record tell us about language evolution? What can we learn from comparative perspectives on neurobiology and behavior? Can apes really learn language? Did language come about through natural selection? What were the potential preadaptations for language? What is the relationship between phylogeny and ontogeny?

Full details for PSYCH 6270 - Evolution of Language

Fall.

PSYCH6271

Topics in Biopsychology

Course explores current issues in Psychology. Topics vary by section.

Full details for PSYCH 6271 - Topics in Biopsychology

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH6810

Advanced Social Psychology

The focus is on discussion and critical analysis of selected articles from very recent issues of the best social psychological journals. Readings are chosen for their importance, their readability, and the likelihood that they will generate stimulating discussion. Students write brief "thought papers" before each class in which they offer suggestions for class discussion based on their close reading of the day's assigned articles. They also write a term paper on a social psychological topic of their own choosing. No exams.

Full details for PSYCH 6810 - Advanced Social Psychology

Fall.

PSYCH7000

Research in Biopsychology

A graduate research seminar in biopsychology.

Full details for PSYCH 7000 - Research in Biopsychology

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH7100

Research in Human Experimental Psychology

A graduate research seminar in human experimental psychology.

Full details for PSYCH 7100 - Research in Human Experimental Psychology

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH7200

Research in Social Psychology and Personality

A graduate research seminar in social psychology and personality.

Full details for PSYCH 7200 - Research in Social Psychology and Personality

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH7750

Proseminar in Social Psychology I

First semester of a year-long discussion-seminar course intended to give graduate students an in-depth understanding of current research and theory in social psychology. Emphasizes social cognition, but other topics, such as group dynamics, social influence, moral psychology, and emotional experience, are covered.

Full details for PSYCH 7750 - Proseminar in Social Psychology I

Fall.

PSYCH9000

Doctoral Thesis Research in Biopsychology

A graduate seminar on doctoral thesis research in biopsychology.

Full details for PSYCH 9000 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Biopsychology

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH9100

Doctoral Thesis Research in Human Experimental Psychology

A graduate seminar on doctoral thesis research in human experimental psychology.

Full details for PSYCH 9100 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Human Experimental Psychology

Fall, Spring.

PSYCH9200

Doctoral Thesis Research in Social Psychology and Personality

A graduate seminar on doctoral thesis research in social psychology and personality.

Full details for PSYCH 9200 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Social Psychology and Personality

Fall, Spring.

HD1102

Introduction to Cognitive Science

This course provides an introduction to the science of the mind. Everyone knows what it's like to think and perceive, but this subjective experience provides little insight into how minds emerge from physical entities like brains. To address this issue, cognitive science integrates work from at least five disciplines: Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy. This course introduces students to the insights these disciplines offer into the workings of the mind by exploring visual perception, attention, memory, learning, problem solving, language, and consciousness.

Full details for HD 1102 - Introduction to Cognitive Science

Fall, Summer.

HD1130

Introduction to Human Development

Introduction to Human Development provides a broad and foundational overview of field of human development, starting from conception and ending through process of death and dying. The course will start with an outline and explanation of the lifespan perspective in human development. The biological beginnings of life and prenatal development will serve as the start of the discussion of human development, followed by an exploration of physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development at each subsequent stage within the lifespan (e.g., infancy, early childhood, middle & late childhood, etc.). Discussion of each developmental stage will highlight major research findings and their real-world application.

Full details for HD 1130 - Introduction to Human Development

Fall, Spring, Summer.

HD2150

Introduction to Human Development: Infancy and Childhood

Full details for HD 2150 - Introduction to Human Development: Infancy and Childhood

HD2180

Human Development: Adulthood and Aging

Introduces students to theories and research in adult development and aging. Describes biological, psychological and social changes from early through late adulthood. Identifies strategies to promote healthy aging at the individual and societal level.

Full details for HD 2180 - Human Development: Adulthood and Aging

Fall.

HD2200

The Human Brain and Mind: An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

At the turn of the 21st century the age of Embodied Cognition dawned: a reconsideration of relationships between body, brain, and mind. Researchers in philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience challenged the 20th-century dogma that the mind is like a digital computer, and can be studied independently of the body, brain, and world. Researchers turned their attention to the role that bodily experience plays in thinking and learning, and the roles neural systems for perception and action play in cognition. This course views the field of Cognitive Neuroscience through the lens of Embodied Cognition research, and evaluates the extent to which "embodiment" may be passing fad, a useful shift in perspective, or a revolutionary new way of building theories about brain and mind.

Full details for HD 2200 - The Human Brain and Mind: An Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

Fall.

HD2230

Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience

Introduction to psychology from a biological perspective, which focuses on brain mechanisms of behavior. Topics include the structure and function of the nervous system, physiological approaches to understanding behavior, hormones and behavior, biological bases of sensation and perception, learning and memory, cognition, emotion, and communication.

Full details for HD 2230 - Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience

Fall.

HD2300

Cognitive Development

This course will provide you with an overview of how children's cognition develops. We will investigate how cognition develops from many different perspectives. The main perspectives will be biological, genetic-epistemological, socio-cultural, and information-processing ones. This course also will help you to understand how cognition influences other areas of development, including intelligence, development of the self, language, and social development. Finally, different populations will be considered to better understand the roles not only of nature and nurture, but also of how the two interact to influence development.

Full details for HD 2300 - Cognitive Development

Fall.

HD2400

Introduction to Community Psychology

What counts as a community? How do communities shape who we are? How can we engage in action to transform the communities we are a part of? These questions guide our inquiry in this introductory community psychology course. Community psychology is a field examining the interrelationship between individual wellbeing and the multiple social structures and contexts with which individuals interact. Community psychologists are united by a shared commitment to understanding individuals using a multidisciplinary perspective, including developmental psychology, education, and sociology. Beyond seeking to understand, community psychologists also emphasize values, applied and participatory research, and action to promote the wellbeing of entire communities from a strengths-based perspective. This lecture-based course will provide an overview of theory, research, and action in community psychology. We will focus on: (a) essential theories pertaining to community psychology, (b) methodological strategies for studying alongside communities, and (c) practical applications related to understanding social and environmental contexts as essential components of the human experience. Throughout the course, we will discuss the role of communities in shaping our understandings of diversity, equity, and social justice.

Full details for HD 2400 - Introduction to Community Psychology

Fall.

HD2510

Social Gerontology: Aging and the Life Course

Full details for HD 2510 - Social Gerontology: Aging and the Life Course

HD2580

Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science

This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written by highly prominent contemporary social scientists. The course title refers to the fact that the books are new, hence their potential greatness has yet to be confirmed by the test of time. We choose living authors to give students a unique opportunity: to interact with each of the six authors in Q&A sessions in person or via video conferencing. This fall some of the authors will appear in person for Q&A and the others will Skype with the class.

Full details for HD 2580 - Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science

Fall.

HD2600

Introduction to Personality

What is "personality"? How is it scientifically studied and measured? To what extent, do biological, social, and cultural factors shape personality? Is personality an expression of our genetic make up and biology, the culmination of social influences, the interplay of both, or the result of random events? In this course, we will review the major theoretical paradigms of personality psychology, discuss contemporary research, theory, and methodology, and learn about key historical debates in the study of "personality".

Full details for HD 2600 - Introduction to Personality

Fall, Winter, Summer.

HD2830

Research Methods in Human Development

This course will introduce students to the basics of research design and will review several methodologies in the study of human development. The focus of the course will be on descriptive and experimental methods. Students will learn the advantages and challenges to different methodological approaches. The course also places an emphasis on developing students' scientific writing and strengthening their understanding of statistics.

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Fall.

HD2930

Introduction to Data Science for Social Scientists

Intro to Data Science for Social Scientists using R.

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Fall.

HD3110

Educational Psychology

Educational psychology is the application of psychological principles and concepts to cases of teaching and learning. We study behavioral, cognitive, embodied, and social-cultural perspectives on learning and thinking, and we use them in planning and reflecting on weekly fieldwork outside the classroom. In the process, we become more mindful and skilled learners ourselves and better facilitators of others' learning.

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Fall, Spring.

HD3150

Language and Power

In this course, we will explore how language interacts with power: how does language reflect, shape, threaten and reinforce power relations in human society? From childhood through old age, language is an ever-present source of symbolic power. We use it to develop and express our identities, to position ourselves in hierarchies, and to establish group membership and exclusion throughout life. Language shapes ourselves, our families, our social lives, and our institutions. Understanding how people use language can provide a window into hidden aspects of both individuals and the social world.

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Spring.

HD3190

Memory and the Law

Focuses on how the scientific study of human memory interfaces with the theory and practice of law.

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Fall.

HD3210

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

As it is with much of scientific discovery, a poet, William Wordsworth, best explained development with a simple phrase: The Child is father of the Man (person). In this course, we explore how our adult selves come to be through the lens of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. You will learn about current perspectives and controversies, the latest understanding of the development of multiple physiological systems (e.g., vision, perception, language, etc.) as interactions between molecular mechanisms, experience, and neural plasticity. Weekly short reaction papers, class exercises, and midterm and final projects, will all be geared towards developing a personal appreciation for the subject as well as an understanding of the issues in developmental cognitive neuroscience as a field.

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Fall.

HD3310

Psychology of Gender

This course explores psychological research on gender, examining the interactions between biology and social learning, gender identity, stereotypes, gender non-conformity, and discrimination. We will critically evaluate sex-related comparisons in cognition, attitudes, leadership, close relationships, psychological development, achievement, communication, and health. We will engage with course material using an intersectional approach that acknowledges that gender development and expression are deeply impacted by race, social class, sexuality, and culture.

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Fall.

HD4000

Directed Readings

For study that predominantly involves library research and independent study.

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Fall, Spring.

HD4010

Empirical Research

For study that predominantly involves data collection and analysis or laboratory or studio projects.

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Fall, Spring.

HD4020

Supervised Fieldwork

For study that involves both responsible participation in a community setting and reflection on that experience through discussion, reading, and writing. Academic credit is awarded for this integration of theory and practice.

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Fall, Spring.

HD4030

Teaching Assistantship

For study that includes assisting faculty with instruction.

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Fall, Spring.

HD4110

Advanced Seminar in Psychopathology

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HD4250

Translational Research on Decision Making

Introductory laboratory-based course focusing on basic foundations in translational research on decision making across the lifespan. The course introduces students to hands-on applications of research skills in the context of research on decision making, spanning basic and applied research in law, medicine, behavioral economics, and policy. It focuses on such topics as human subjects protection, working with populations across the lifespan (e.g., children, seniors), database development, working with external partners and stakeholders (e.g., schools, hospitals), and basic concepts and techniques in decision research. Students participate in weekly laboratory meetings in small teams focused on specific projects as well as monthly meetings in which all teams participate. During laboratory meetings, students discuss ongoing research, plans for new studies, and interpretations of empirical findings from studies that are in progress or have been recently completed. New students work closely with experienced students and eventually work more independently. In order to fully grasp how the research projects fit into the broader field, students read relevant papers weekly and write reaction responses. Because several projects are ongoing at all times, students have the opportunity to be involved in more than one study and are assigned multiple tasks such as piloting research paradigms, subject recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and data entry. Students attend a weekly lab meeting for 1.5 hours per week, read pertinent papers, write reaction responses, and work 10.5 hours per week in the laboratory completing tasks that contribute to ongoing research studies.

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Fall.

HD4260

Translational Research on Memory and Neuroscience

Laboratory-based course focusing on basic foundations in translational research on the neuroscience of human memory and memory development. Students attend a weekly lab meeting for 1.5 hours per week, read pertinent papers, write reaction responses, and work 10.5 hours per week in the laboratory completing tasks that contribute to ongoing research studies.

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Fall.

HD4331

Event Cognition: How Minds, Brains and Bodies Experience Events

People experience and remember complex and dynamic environments as events. This seminar draws on work from cognitive neuroscience to characterize how people shape experience into events, and how these processes support adaptive behavior. The course will start with discussions of historical and modern perspectives about the relationships between minds, bodies, and experience. We will then cover topics ranging from the perception of motion and causality to social learning and interaction. The primary goals are for you to be able to (1) read and evaluate research in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, and (2) describe and understand the implications of this research for how minds and bodies are adapted to everyday situations.

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HD4540

Creativity and Its Development

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HD4550

The Psychology of Wisdom

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HD4580

The Science of Social Behavior

This is a capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate or professional study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The intent is to provide seniors with an opportunity to summon, integrate, and apply insights that they have acquired over the course of their undergraduate education, and give prospective graduate students the opportunity to lead discussions in a large introductory lecture course, "Six Pretty Good Books". Each seminar member is part of a two or three-person team that leads the discussion together, under the supervision of a graduate teaching assistant. Seminar meetings are devoted to building lesson plans for leading an effective discussion of each of the six books. The authors vary from year to year but include Malcolm Gladwell, Michelle Alexander, Nate Silver, and Nicholas Christakis. All authors have agreed to participate in a "Q&A" session with the students which seminar members are required to attend.

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Fall.

HD4610

Community and Residential Services in Geriatric and Palliative Care

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HD4850

Professional Development in Translational Research

As a supplement to their immersive learning experience working on faculty research projects, students in this course will engage with actors and ideas from across the youth development research and practice communities, learn about research methods and dissemination to various audiences, and begin to see the world from a translational research perspective.

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Fall, Spring.

HD4860

Nearest Neighbor

As a supplement to their immersive learning experience working on translational research projects led by CHE faculty, and building on their experience in HD4850 (Professional Development in Translational Research), this course will provide opportunities for students to put their learning into practice by proposing and implementing a translational research project in collaboration with community partners.

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Fall, Spring.

HD4990

Senior Honors Thesis

This course is for students doing research as part of the Honors Program in Human Development.

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Fall, Spring.

HD5750

Quantitative Methods I

This course is developed as an introduction to graduate statistics for social sciences. It will review descriptive statistics and probability theory. It will cover exploratory data analysis, basic inferential statistics with a focus on analyses for experimental designs, e.g. ANOVA models. No costs other than textbooks are incurred.

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Fall.

HD6020

Research in Risk and Rational Decision Making

This hands-on laboratory course will develop research skills in the context of risk and rational decision making in human development from multiple disciplinary perspectives and with respect to different kinds of decision-making under risk and uncertainty. Topics will depend on student interests but may include decisions about war, terrorism, cancer control and prevention (e.g., screening tests), personal behaviors that involve risk (e.g., HIV prevention), and other public health risks (e.g., vaccinations), law enforcement (e.g., use of a weapon), and legal decision making (e.g., jury deliberations). Students will read the research literature, discuss the latest empirical findings and scientific theories of risk and rationality, and engage in group work and peer review to hone their skills. Students will then design research projects and engage in research activities as well as read additional references tailored to their interests.

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Fall.

HD6190

Memory and the Law

Focuses on how the scientific study of human memory interfaces with the theory and practice of law. Students study relevant areas of memory research and memory theory.

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Fall.

HD6200

First-Year Proseminar in Human Development

Designed as an orientation to the department and the university. Activities include attendance at research presentations, visits to departmental research laboratories, relevant informational sessions (e.g., Institutional Review Board for Human Participants, proposal writing), and guidance in preparing a public research presentation to be made at the end of spring semester.

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Fall, Spring.

HD6610

Text and Networks in Social Science Research

This is a course on networks and text in quantitative social science. The course will cover published research using text and social network data, focusing on health, politics, and everyday life, and it will introduce methods and approaches for incorporating high-dimensional data into familiar research designs. Students will evaluate past studies and propose original research.

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Spring.

HD6810

Proseminar in Affective and Clinical Science I

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HD7000

Directed Readings

For study that predominantly involves library research and independent study.

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Fall, Spring.

HD7010

Empirical Research