Topics include association, psychophysics and perception, motivation, personality, and cognition. The Science of Psychology 3 pts. N. Graham . Attendance at the first two class periods is mandatory. Relations between the brain, behavior, and experience are discussed.
Emphasis is on science as a process of discovering both new ideas and new empirical results.
R. Canbeyli . Introduction to the science of human behavior. Topics include history of psychology, brain function and development, sleep and dreams, sensation and perception, learning and memory, theories of development, language and cognition, research methods, emotion, mental illness, and therapy. J. Mangels . Room 501 Schermerhorn Hall.