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PSY 5960 is also offered in Fall 2024
PSY 5960 is also offered in Fall 2023
PSY 5960 is also offered in Spring 2023
PSY 5960 is also offered in Fall 2022
Fall 2024 | PSY 5960 Section 001: Topics in Psychology -- Socio-Cultural Psychology (33619)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 8 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- jr or sr or grad student
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N391
- Enrollment Status:
Open (3 of 20 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
- Class Notes:
- This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to general theories and methods in socio-cultural psychology. The course examines how social environment and culture shape psychological and physiological functioning, along with the cyclical nature of these relationships. Together, we will focus on specific topics that bridge socio-cultural psychology and identity, including group and identity formation, stereotyping, prejudice, stigma, intergroup contact, and multiculturalism. We will also focus on how diverse aspects of humans' day-to-day lives - including social relationships, cognitive processes, basic visual perception, judgments of morality, and mental illness - both differ and are constant across cultures. Last, we will place special emphasis on critiquing research methods and analyzing real-world treatments of culture based on topics covered in the course. This course has a significant and sustained emphasis on diversity, power, and justice issues.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33619/1249
Fall 2024 | PSY 5960 Section 002: Topics in Psychology -- Brain, Reward, and Motivation (34023)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1-4 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 8 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- jr or sr or grad student
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall N668
- Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 17 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Special course or seminar. Topics listed in Class Schedule. prereq: PSY 1001, [jr or sr or grad student]
- Class Notes:
- Can activities like video games or gambling be addictive? What do designers of apps and rewards programs do to make you decide to use their product more than you would otherwise? Does something have to be rewarding for you to do it? This course is aimed at providing an overview of the concepts of reward, motivation, learning, and decision-making, and understanding the brain circuits and molecules that support these processes. We will have a combination of lectures, readings, and discussions on our current scientific understanding of reward and motivation across species, and compare the science to pop culture claims about the brain, memes about dopamine, and ways in which modern apps and video-game design take advantage of these insights.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34023/1249
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