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First-Year Courses in PsychologyThis page was created at 6:57 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. Winter Academic Term, 2002 (January 7 - April 26)Open courses in Psychology Wolverine Access Subject listing for PSYCH Winter Academic Term '02 Time Schedule for Psychology. PSYCH 111. Introduction to Psychology.Section 001.Instructor(s): Ann M Merriwether (annmerri@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Psych. 111 serves, as do Psych. 112, 114, or 115, as a prerequisite for advanced courses in the department and as a prerequisite to concentration. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 112, 113, 114, or 115. (4). (SS). Psych. 111 may not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. Students in Psychology 111 are required to spend five hours outside of class participating as subjects in research projects. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: http://www.umich.edu/~psycours/111-001/ This course is a broad introduction to the field of psychology. We will cover many topics, including perception, the nervous system, learning and memory, psychological development, intelligence, personality, and psychopathology. This particular section of 111 is a lecture only format. This means class will meet twice a week for a two hour lecture each time. This is a very large class without sections and students are encouraged to have an independent learning style since there are no small GSI led sections. The textbook for the course is Psychology by David G. Myers. There is also a Reader that comes with the textbook called Scientific American Psychology Reader.
PSYCH 111. Introduction to Psychology.Section 030.Instructor(s): Daniel B. Horn (danhorn@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Psych. 111 serves, as do Psych. 112, 114, or 115, as a prerequisite for advanced courses in the department and as a prerequisite to concentration. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 112, 113, 114, or 115. (4). (SS). Psych. 111 may not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. Students in Psychology 111 are required to spend five hours outside of class participating as subjects in research projects. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the field of psychology. As such, there are three major goals of the course: (1) Introduce you to the ways that different kinds of psychologists think about and approach questions of mind and behavior. One of the main themes of the course is that different kinds of psychologists (e.g., biological, cognitive, social, clinical, etc.) approach psychology from different, but complementary, perspectives. (2) Introduce you to the body of knowledge, research findings, and underlying principles that currently exist in the field. (3) Stimulate you to think about how the material we cover in class applies to your daily lives. As a discipline, Psychology is concerned with questions that make up the very fabric of our existence from the mundane e.g.,
General Grading Policy: Your final grade will be determined by four factors: your grade on the first exam, your grade on the second exam, your discussion section grade, and your grade on the final exam. MAKE-UP, EARLY OR LATE EXAMS WILL NOT BE GIVEN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!! All exams will be multiple-choice format and will only cover material presented since the previous exam. The exams will be designed to cover the material presented in the lecture, textbook, and in sections. You are responsible for knowing about any announcements (including policy changes) that are made in class. Required text:
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PSYCH 111. Introduction to Psychology.Section 060.Instructor(s): Shelly Schreier (schreier@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Psych. 111 serves, as do Psych. 112, 114, or 115, as a prerequisite for advanced courses in the department and as a prerequisite to concentration. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 112, 113, 114, or 115. (4). (SS). Psych. 111 may not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. Students in Psychology 111 are required to spend five hours outside of class participating as subjects in research projects. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is a broad survey class exploring the various theoretical bases for the understanding of human behavior. The multiple disciplines comprising the psychological literature will be presented throughout the class and students will be expected to identify the strengths and limitations associated with these theories. Students will explore the biological processes of behavior, sensation and perception, learning and memory as well as the theories of personality, cognitive and social development. The impact of cultural influences on development will also be presented throughout the class.
PSYCH 114. Honors Introduction to Psychology.Section 001.Instructor(s): Daniel B Horn (danhorn@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Open to Honors students; others by permission of instructor. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 111, 112, 113, or 115. (4). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. Students in Psychology 114 are required to spend three hours outside of class participating as subjects in research projects. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is designed to introduce Honors students to the field of psychology. Throughout the term we will be exploring psychological phenomena such as memory, intelligence, emotion, development, and psychopathology from through the lens of evolutionary, physiological, cognitive, cultural, and social perspectives. The goal of this course is to have students realize the nature and complexities of the mind and brain. Grading will be based on performance on exams, writing assignments, presentations, and class participation.
PSYCH 114. Honors Introduction to Psychology.Section 010.Instructor(s): Wilbert J McKeachie (billmck@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Open to Honors students; others by permission of instructor. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 111, 112, 113, or 115. (4). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. Students in Psychology 114 are required to spend three hours outside of class participating as subjects in research projects. Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Psychology 114 surveys the field of psychology – including such topics as biopsychology, cognition, motivation, personality, social psychology, developmental psychology, psychopathology, and research methods used by psychologists to gain a better understanding of human behavior and experience. The course requirements include (in addition to understanding a textbook) participation in class discussion, keeping a weekly journal of reading and observations, and carrying out a research project with other students. There will be occasional quizzes, a midterm, and final examination. After the first class students will be asked to choose a textbook. The four possibilities are: Gleitman. Basic Psychology; Halonan & Santrock. Psychology; Morris. Psychology; or Weiten. Psychology.
PSYCH 120. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science.Section 001 – I, Too, Sing America: A Psychology of Race and Racism.Instructor(s): Charles F Behling (cbehling@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology.
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Psychology 120 may NOT be repeated for credit. Taking its title from the Langston Hughes poem, this seminar will explore psychological aspects of race, ethnicity, and other cultural differences in the United States. What are some of the opportunities and obstacles to our joining with Hughes in affirming, "They'll see how beautiful I am . . I, too, sing America?" Topics will include stereotyping, communication, cooperation, conflict, justice, and discrimination. For example: What are psychological theories about how individuals and groups might most benefit from life in pluralistic societies? What are some psychological dynamics of stereotyping? What are possible connections between various forms of discrimination (for example, racism, sexism, homophobia, and anti-Semitism)?
PSYCH 120. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science.Section 002 – Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Self.Instructor(s): Veronica Benet-Martinez (veronica@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Psychology 120 may NOT be repeated for credit. This seminar will examine a wide range of basic social-personality processes relevant to the self ( e.g., gender, emotion, self-concept, personality traits) from a cultural perspective by drawing on a wide range of cultural and cross-cultural studies. The seminar will also deal with other more general topics of relevance to the study of individuals in their cultural contexts ( e.g., cross-cultural research methods, acculturation, biculturalism, ethnic identity). An important goal of this course is to help you gain a better appreciation for the ways in which culture and the self mutually constitute each other, and to enhance your ability to deal with and understand variations in human behavior across cultures and ethnic groups. Students will be evaluated on presentations, weekly reaction papers, and a final paper. The course format will include discussion, short lectures, and some movies. Required text: Culture and Psychology: People Around the World (2nd Edition) by David Matsumoto.
PSYCH 120. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science.Section 003 – The Impact of Self-Concept: Do I and We Think, Feel and Understand the World Differently?Instructor(s): Daphna Oyserman (daphna@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Psychology 120 may NOT be repeated for credit. This seminar provides an introduction to how social psychologists think about self-concept with particular attention to the consequences of self-concept for motivation, cognition, well-being and behavior and the ways that context and culture influences self-concept. What is "self-concept?" How have social psychologists studied its impact? Its content? The key goal of this seminar is to enable students to use and critically evaluate the results of research on self-concept. The seminar includes exercises like trying self-concept scales and measures, conducting an interview or experiment, and using data sources available on the web as well as applying concepts to everyday situations.
PSYCH 120. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science.Section 004 – Psychological Perspectives on the College Experience.Instructor(s): Priti Shah (priti@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Psychology 120 may NOT be repeated for credit. This course examines the college experience, with a focus on research on how people think and learn and how they are changed by the college experience. The course begins with a brief introduction to nuts and bolts of college ( e.g. what's a provost), the economics of universities, etc. In the second component of the course, we consider how college influences your later life. How well will you remember what you learn? Do college students learn to think logically, reason better, and so on? What are the economic effects? In the third part of the course, we focus on the notion of ability and individual differences. What leads to success in college? Is ability a static construct? How do culture, environment, and experiences influence how well your own self-conceptions of ability? In the fourth part of the course, we consider specific influences on thinking and learning. How do sleep, caffeine, breakfast, hormones, and so forth, influence learning and thinking? The course is designed as a discussion-oriented seminar with hands-on experiences and a major class project. Required text: (1) Bright College Years : Inside the American College Today by Anne Matthews; (2) Making the Most of College : Students Speak Their Minds by Richard J. Light; and (3) a coursepack.
PSYCH 120. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Social Science.Section 005 – Stress and Coping in College.Instructor(s): Marita Inglehart (mri@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (SS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Psychology 120 may NOT be repeated for credit. The transition from high school to college is an interesting and challenging phase in a student's life. This course reflects on the way that this transition causes stress, and requires adaptation and coping. The main questions explored are: What determines whether a student experiences stress and how much stress is experienced? How does stress affect our health, our quality of life, our academic achievement, and our social life? How do we differ in the ways we respond to stress? and which factors will moderate our responses? How can we learn how to cope well with stress? At the end of the term, the student will have a clearer understanding of the dynamics underlying stress and coping. Students' grades will be based on their grades for an individual research paper, a mid term and a final exam. A coursepack will be used in this class.
PSYCH 121. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Natural Science.Section 001 – Intelligence.Instructor(s): James H Hoeffner (jhoeff @umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (NS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Psychology 121 may NOT be repeated for credit. The study of intelligence has a long history which has been filled with excitement, debate, and controversy. In this seminar, we will closely examine some of the major issues and controversies in the study of intelligence. We will discuss questions such as:
Grades in this seminar will be based on writing assignments, in-class discussions, quizzes, and a final project.
PSYCH 121. First-Year Seminar in Psychology as a Natural Science.Section 002 – The Human Mind and Brain.Instructor(s): Thad Polk (tpolk@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (NS). May not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. First-Year Seminar Credits: (3). Course Homepage: https://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2002/winter/psych/121/002.nsf How are mental processes like vision, memory, and attention implemented in the brain? What is the neural basis of insanity? Of fear? Of sleep? Of depression? What, if anything, can the brain tell us about consciousness? Within the last few decades, science has made significant progress on these and related questions by studying the effects of brain damage and by recording brain activity in intact individuals. In this seminar, we will survey this exciting field. We will first familiarize ourselves with the structure of the human brain and then learn what is being discovered about how the brain implements a variety of mental processes. Class meetings will be largely devoted to discussion of assigned readings with occasional films and other activities thrown in. Performance will be evaluated by short quizzes based on the readings, brain coloring-book assignments (seriously!), and two short papers. No special background is required.
PSYCH 122 / SOC 122. Intergroup Dialogues.Section 001.Instructor(s): Charles F Behling (cbehling@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Intended primarily for first- and second-year students. May not be used as a prerequisite for a concentration in psychology. (2). (Excl). May not be included in a concentration in psychology or sociology. May be repeated for a total of four credits. Credits: (2). Course Homepage: http://www.umich.edu/~igrc/index3.html In a multicultural society, discussion about issues of conflict and community are needed to facilitate understanding between social groups. In this intergroup dialogue, students will participate in semi-structured face-to-face meetings with students from other social identity groups. They will discuss relevant reading material and they will explore their own and the other group's experiences in various social and institutional contexts. Participants will examine narratives and historical, psychological and sociological materials that address each group's experience within a U.S. context. Students will participate in exercises that will be debriefed in class. They will learn about pertinent issues facing the participating groups on campus and in society. The goal is to create a setting in which students engage in open and constructive dialogue, learning, and exploration concerning issues of intergroup relations, conflict and community.
PSYCH 211. Project Outreach.
(2 credits). Students may only elect Project Outreach for 1 credit if they have completed the same section of the course in a previous term.Instructor(s): Jerome Miller (jmmiller@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Prior or concurrent enrollment in introductory psychology. (1-2). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Credits may not be included in a concentration plan in psychology. Two separate sections of Outreach count as an experiential lab for the Psychology concentration; they do not count as a lab for the Biopsychology and Cognitive Science concentration. Laboratory fee required. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated for a total of six credits. Credits: (1-2). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee required. Course Homepage: http://www.umich.edu/~psycours/211/ Project Outreach enables students to do field work in local community settings. The purpose is to gain an understanding of yourself, the agency in which you will work, the people whom you will serve, the psychological concepts observed in action, and to provide a genuine community service. Outreach includes approximately 45 agencies in which you can provide direct service to children in community settings, international families, physically ill adults and children, and persons legally confined to institutions. The "Careers" section of Project Outreach allows active exploration of yourself and career decision making. All sections are two credits, requiring six hours of work per week including four hours of fieldwork; journal writing, or other short assignments; one hour lecture and one hour discussion. Students need to check the Time Schedule for lecture/discussion times and meeting places per section. Students are invited to stop by the Undergraduate Office at 1343 East Hall to pick up an Outreach Booklet and receive information regarding registration, field work, and general course information for the Winter Term 2002. Two separate sections of Outreach count as an experiential lab for the Psychology concentration; they do not count as a lab for the Biopsychology and Cognitive Sciences concentration. Section 001 – Working with Preschool Children. Section 002 – Big Sibs: Community and Opportunity. Section 003 – Juvenille Delinquency & Criminal Justice. Section 004 – International Friends. Section 005 – Health, Illness, and Society. Section 006 – Exploring Careers.
PSYCH 232 / UC 262 / BIOLOGY 262. Evolutionary Biology and Human Disease.Section 001.Instructor(s): Randolph M Nesse (nesse@umich.edu) , David Mindell (mindell@umich.edu) , Alan Weder (aweder@umich.edu) , Cooper Vaughn (vcooper@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (NS).
Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. See University Courses 262.001.
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