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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are male and female brains different? What makes one monkey more dominant or more aggressive than his companions? What signals the metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a butterfly? How does an animal prepare for the change of seasons? We will read about humans and animals in research literature with topics such as sexual behavior, parenting behavior, seasonal behaviors, development, aggression and affiliation. Students will be expected to participate in and lead discussions in this seminar. Experimental research is expected to be a significant component of the course and students will write a substantial paper on a subtopic of their choice.
Prerequisites: PSY-260
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Instructor: Janine Wotton
Office: Social Science Center 17
Office Phone: ext 7305 email: jwotton2@gustavus.edu
Office Hours:
Mon 8 Tues 11:30
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Feb 10 & 12
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Nervous System (ch 1)Cognitive Principles (ch 2)
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Feb17 & 19
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Methods (ch 3)
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Quiz
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Feb 24 & 26
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Sensory Systems (ch 4)
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Vision (ch 5) |
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March 3 & 5
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Hearing (ch 6)
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Touch (ch 7)
Lor
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March 10 & 12
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Motor Control (ch 9) |
Attention & perception
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March17 & 19
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Attention (ch 10)
Mollie
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Attention control(Ch 12)
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March 31 /April 2
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Chemosensory (ch 7)
Jorge
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Memory (ch 13)
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April 7 & 9
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place
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Declarative memory (ch 14)
Erin
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April 14 & 16
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Emotions (ch 17)
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April 21 & 23
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Emotion & cognition (ch18)
Nick
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Social cognition (ch 19)
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April 28 & 30
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Speech (ch 20)
Lindsey
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Brain & language (ch 21)
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May 5 & 7
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Time & Number (ch 22)
parrot
tamarin
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Decision making (ch 24)
review
value
prisoners
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May 12 & 14
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testing
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testing
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May 19
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Consciousness (ch 28)
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Policy on Academic Dishonesty: Any form of academic dishonesty such as cheating on tests, plagiarism, deliberate misrepresentation of fact, or interfering with the work of other students will result in dismissal from the course and a failing grade. In addition, a complaint will be lodged with the Academic Dean’s office. If you have any question concerning whether or not your behavior may be viewed as dishonest, you are responsible to ask your instructor.
Grades: Student grades for the course will reflect completion of assignments as well as participation and performance in class.
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