2019-2020 University Catalog archived
Cognitive and Behavioral Science (CBSC)
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The department offers a cognitive and behavior science major leading to either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. The choice of degree program should be determined after consultation with a member of the department. Both degree programs emphasize research methodology and would be appropriate for students interested in pursuing graduate study in cognitive and behavioral science or allied fields. The B.S. program places greater emphasis on STEM curriculum and research training than does the B.A. program.
HONORS: An Honors Program in cognitive and behavioral science is offered for qualified students; see department head for details no later than the winter term of the sophomore year.
Department Head: Wythe Whiting
Faculty
First date is the year in which the faculty member began service as regular faculty at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.
Ryan C. Brindle, Ph.D.—(2018)-2018
Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science and Neuroscience
Ph.D., University of Birmingham
Megan Fulcher, Ph.D.—(2004)-2018
Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Dan R. Johnson, Ph.D.—(2009)-2015
Associate Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
Tyler S. Lorig, Ph.D.—(1988)-1997
Ruth Parmly Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Karla K. Murdock, Ph.D.—(2005)-2013
David G. Elmes Term Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Robert E. Stewart, Ph.D.—(1997)-2015
Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Wythe L Whiting IV, Ph.D.—(2003)-2014
Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Julie A. Woodzicka, Ph.D.—(2000)-2012
Abigail Grigsby Urquhart ‘11 Term Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Ph.D., Boston College
Major
Cognitive and Behavioral Science
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CBSC 110 - Brain and Behavior with Laboratory
FDR: SL
Credits: 4
An introduction to behavioral neuroscience, including the physiological bases of sensation, learning and memory, motivation, cognition, and abnormal behavior. The laboratory component extends classroom materials to include experiential learning with comparative neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and research techniques in behavioral neuroscience.
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CBSC 111 - Brain and Behavior
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
An introduction to behavioral neuroscience, including the physiological bases of sensation, learning and memory, motivation, cognition, and abnormal behavior.
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CBSC 112 - Cognition
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
An introduction to human information processing, including an examination of perception, attention, memory, problem solving, and language. Johnson, Whiting.
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CBSC 113 - Principles of Development
FDR: SS3
Credits: 3
An introduction to the development of individual capacities from conception through the life span. Analysis of thought and behavior at different stages of growth with special emphasis on the period from infancy through adolescence. Fulcher.
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CBSC 114 - Introduction to Social Psychology
FDR: SS3
Credits: 3
The scientific study of how individuals’ feelings, thoughts, and behavior are affected by others. Topics include prejudice, the self, interpersonal attraction, helping, aggression, attitudes, and persuasion. Woodzicka.
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CBSC 118 - Psychology Mythbusters
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: First-year standing. In this course, students learn how to test psychological myths and to determine a status: confirmed, plausible, or busted. We explore a variety of myths, including the existence of the unconscious mind, relationship myths, brain myths, psychology and law myths, social myths, personality myths, and mental-illness myths. Students critically evaluate psychology myths by 1) gathering and writing about empirical evidence; 2) designing, running, and analyzing an experiment on a particular psychology myth; and 3) making class presentations. Johnson.
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CBSC 150 - Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
An introduction to broad psychological perspectives of drug use, misuse, and abuse. The pharmacological and physiological actions of psychoactive drugs, as well as personality and social variables that influence their use, are considered. Emphasis is given to historically significant and currently popular drugs of abuse. Stewart.
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CBSC 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year class standing. Topical description when offered. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.
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CBSC 210 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC/PSYC 110, 111, or 150. This course is an empirically informed exploration of the characteristics, course, and treatment of psychological disorders as they are currently defined. A biopsychosocial framework is utilized to examine the continuum of psychological functioning, from psychopathology to flourishing. Murdock.
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CBSC 213 - Development of Human Sexuality
FDR: SS3
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CBSC 113 or PSYC 113. This course examines the fundamentals of the development and practice of sexuality in the human being and the historical, psychological, and psychosocial aspects of human sexuality from childhood to old age. The course covers major theories of the development of sexuality in heterosexual, gay, and lesbian people. Students also explore how sexuality itself may be “constructed” as a result of culture, media, and gender. Primary source material as well as popular media depictions of sexuality are examined. Students engage in the creation of a comprehensive sexual education program which involves contact with parents, teachers, and experts in the field. Fulcher.
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CBSC 214 - The Psychology of Humor
FDR: SS3
Credits: 3
This course focuses on theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding humor, covering traditional and contemporary theories of humor, along with social psychological, developmental, biological, and cognitive perspectives on humor. In addition, humor as a moderator of life stress is examined. Disparagement humor is a central topic, along with nonverbal markers of humor elicitation. Woodzicka.
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CBSC 215 - Seminar in Evolutionary Psychology
FDR: SS3
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: CBSC or PSYC 110, 111, 112, 113, or 114. The purpose of this course is to examine evolutionary theory as a means of explaining human behavior. The main premise is that behaviors such as cooperation, aggression, mate selection, and intelligence exist because individuals exhibiting these behaviors were more likely to produce healthy offspring that perpetuated those behaviors (i.e., natural selection). We evaluate the validity of this argument in a number of areas of human behavior and also discuss how culture has shaped our genes. Evolutionary psychology is not an area of psychology, like social psychology or cognitive psychology, but is instead a lens through which all human behavior can be explained. Though it is tempting to engage in “arm chair” application of evolutionary theory to behavior, this is a science course; all arguments must be backed up with data. Whiting.
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CBSC 216 - Health Neuroscience
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: one course chosen from CBSC/PSYC 110, 111, 150, BIOL 111, or CHEM
110. This seminar provides an introduction to the scientific study of physical and mental health using research methods in neuroscience. We examine the effects of exercise on the brain (from the cellular/molecular to systems-level perspective), how neuroplasticity contributes to both the etiology and treatment of neurological and psychological conditions. and extensively discuss the effects of stress on the brain. The course features comprehensive readings of popular psychology/neuroscience books, as well as empirical reports and reviews published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. A background in neuroscience is recommended. as well as additional experience with psychology and/or biology prior to enrollment.
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CBSC 223 - Toys and Playful Learning
FDR: SS3
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC or PSYC 113. This course examines the fundamentals of the development and practice of play, with emphasis on toy play. The course covers major developmental theories of the development of skills through playful learning. Students explore how gender and gendered toys impact children’s play, skills, visions of the future, and body image, and how toy play can be used to intervene with childhood developmental issues. Primary source material is examined along with popular media depictions of toy play. Students engage in the creation of skill building which involves contact with parents, teachers, and experts in the field. Staff.
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CBSC 235 - Effects of Poverty on Families and Children
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC or PSYC 113 or POV 101. This course explores the problem of child and family poverty, the issues it raises for psychologists and social policy makers, and the implications that poverty and social policy have for children’s development. This class explores how children’s perceptions of the world, or their place in it, are affected by economically stressed families. Staff.
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CBSC 240 - Data Science: Mind Analytics
Credits: 3
Psychological tests promise to match you with your soul mate, reveal the hidden depths of your personality and attitudes, and predict your success in college. How would you determine if these promises are being kept? Students build data-science skills while teaming on how to assess a test’s reliability and validity, including tests of abilities, personality, attitudes, and more. No programming experience is required while we use R, a popular open-source programming language, to learn data management, data visualization, model-comparison metrics, and statistical inference in a reproducible and ethically responsible manner. Johnson.
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CBSC 250 - Statistics and Research Design
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: One course in CBSC/PSYC and at least sophomore standing. Corequisite: PSYC 250L. Students learn about the design and analysis of psychological research, with particular emphasis on experimentation. Students learn statistical inference appropriate for hypothesis testing, and they use standard statistical packages to analyze data. Laboratory course. Brindle, Johnson, Murdock, Whiting, Woodzicka.
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CBSC 252 - Sensation Measurement and Perception
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111, and CBSC/PSYC 250 (as corequisite with instructor consent). Problems associated with sensory encoding, scaling, contextual and social determinants of perception are considered. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the senses in daily life. Lorig.
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CBSC 253 - Neural Mechanisms of Motivated Behaviors
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111, and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. The anatomical, physiological, and neurochemical bases for behaviors are considered. Some examples of behaviors to be discussed include thirst and drinking, ingestion, reproduction, and learning. Stewart.
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CBSC 254 - Attention
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 110, 111, or 112, and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. An examination of the theories and mechanisms associated with attentional processes. Topics include: selective attention, divided attention, inhibition, working memory, and the application of these processes in human/machine interfaces. The functioning of the above processes in abnormal patient populations is also examined. Whiting.
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CBSC 255 - Cognitive Neuroscience
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: NEUR 120 or CBSC/PSYC 110 or CBSC/PSYC 111; and CBSC/PSYC 250 (as prerequisite or corequisite). Corequisite: PSYC 255L. An examination of the role of the central nervous system in the production of human behavior. Special emphasis is placed on the contribution of the cerebral cortex to cognitive activity and to the effects of brain injury on psychological processes. Laboratories focus on neuropsychological testing and basic concepts in the brain’s distribution of complex function. Laboratory course. Lorig.
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CBSC 256 - Neuropharmacology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111, and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. This course combines lecture and seminar elements to explore the physiological bases for drug action in the nervous system with emphasis on molecular mechanisms. The course begins with an overview of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and then proceeds to examinations of major neurotransmitter classes, functional neural circuits, and a survey of recreational drugs, drug abuse, and drug dependence. The course concludes with a consideration of pharmacotherapies for selected disorders of cognition and affect. The role of neuropharmacology in the growth of our understanding of normal neurochemical function is stressed throughout. Stewart.
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CBSC 257 - Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Health and Disease
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Either CBSC/PSYC 110 or 111 and either CBSC/PSYC 250 or BIOL 201. This course includes elements of lecture and seminar to explore, first, the neurophysiological mechanisms that govern sleep and circadian rhythms and the methods used to measure these phenomena, and, second, the role of dysregulated sleep and circadian rhythms in physical and mental health. The course ends with a discussion of how poor sleep impacts society and how society might confront population-level deficiencies in sleep. Brindle.
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CBSC 259 - Cognition and Emotion
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC or PSYC 250. This course challenges the notion that cognition and emotion are fundamentally opposing psychological systems and explores how they function together to influence attention, memory, thinking, and behavior in our social world. Coverage includes contemporary theory, research, experimental design, and application on topics regarding both healthy individuals and those with psychological disorders. Johnson.
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CBSC 261 - Socioemotional Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 113; pre-or corequisite: CBSC/PSYC 250. Exploration of children’s understanding of emotions and how socialization and cognitive development contribute to the creation of different emotional styles and experiences. Examination of the theoretical and developmental aspects of emotions. Topics include understanding emotional states and the role of socialization practices on emotional expression. Fulcher.
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CBSC 262 - Gender-Role Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 113, CBSC/PSYC 250 or WGSS 120. This course provides the student with an overview of gender-role development: How do children learn to be boys and girls? What role do biological factors play in different behaviors of boys and girls? Does society push boys and girls in different directions? We discuss children’s evolving ideas about gender, and what can be done to change these ideas (or whether they need to be changed at all). Through the examination of these questions and issues, the course introduces students to the major theories of gender-role development, the research methods used to measure children’s gender-role behaviors and attitudes, and the current research in the field. Fulcher.
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CBSC 265 - Developmental Psychopathology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC or PSYC 113, 210 and 250. This course utilizes a biopsychosocial perspective to explore atypical developmental processes. The course examines risk and protective factors that contribute to the development of social, emotional, behavioral difficulties and competencies in childhood and adolescence. Conceptualization, assessment, and treatment of children’s and adolescents’ psychological disorders is also discussed. Murdock.
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CBSC 269 - Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 114 and CBSC/PSYC 250 (as co-req or pre-req) or instructor consent. This course examines cognitive and affective processes involved in stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Causes and social implications of prejudice involving various stigmatized groups (e.g., African-Americans, women, homosexuals, people of low socioeconomic status, overweight individuals) are examined. Participants focus on attitudes and behaviors of both perpetrators and targets of prejudice that likely contribute to and result from social inequality. Woodzicka.
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CBSC 280 - Science and Policy
Credits: 4
Students in this course adopt the role of consultants for a hypothetical legislator who must make a decision on a matter of public policy. A clear understanding of the scientific background and consequences of the policy must inform the legislator’s decision. Each student works as a part of the consulting team and creates a document on a narrow aspect of the science related to the public policy. The policy being evaluated changes each term. Examples include: funding for mental health care, enactment or suspension of motorcycle helmet laws, establishing or abolishing court awards for mental suffering, and similar topics.
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CBSC 295 - Current Advances in Psychological Science
FDR: SC
Credits: 3 credits in fall or winter, 4 credits in spring.
Prerequisites vary; determined at time of offering.
Seminar topics and specific prerequisites vary with instructor and term. These seminars are designed to introduce students to an area of current interest in the field of psychology. Students receive an overview of the experimental research and/or applied practices that have advanced an area of psychological science. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Spring 2020, CBSC 295-01: Addiction: A Brain Disease of Chronic Relapse and Implications for Science, Society and Government (3). No prerequisites. This course provides students with insight into the dynamic and ongoing relationship between laboratory research, clinical practice, and societal policy as it relates to substance use disorder (SUD). Classroom lectures, invited speakers, and field trips provide students with an up-to-date understanding of the physiological mechanisms mediating SUD based on preclinical and clinical data. To provide students with societal and government perspectives on SUD, we discuss policies in place to control illicit drug use and view first-hand the impact on society of untreated substance abuse. The goal of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of addiction at the research, clinical, societal, and governmental levels with the purpose of training students to critically observe clinical and societal needs and address them through experimental design. (SC) Jenney.
Spring 2020, CBSC 295-02: Current Advances in Psychological Science: Sleep, Health and Society (3). An Underappreciated Health Emergency (3). No prerequisite. Sleep (or the lack thereof) is increasingly becoming recognized as a major health concern at the societal level leading to poor physical and mental health. This course examines the basic functions of sleep and how deficiencies in sleep lead to poor health at the population level. Students participate in discussion groups, perform a self-study of sleep, and design a sleep improvement campaign. (SC) Brindle.
Fall 2019, CBSC 295A-01: Current Advances: Self-Regulated Learning (3). A study of self-regulated learning, focusing on the cyclical process of self-regulation and how this can be tailored for individual students and for specific learning tasks. Class topics center on how the student plans for a task, monitors performance, and reflects on the outcome. Mischel.
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CBSC 296 - Spring-Term Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
FDR: SS3
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: Varies with topic. Topics and prerequisites vary with instructor and term. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Spring 2020, PSYC 296-01: Navigating Cyberbullying: Discovering Ways to Create a Healthy School Climate (3). No prerequisite. College students have increasingly relied on cyber interactions to communicate. Access to these forums can be efficient and beneficial yet can also be a source of angst with the potential to cause long-lasting detrimental outcomes. We explore deeper understanding of what cyberbullying is, why it might occur, compelling websites and apps that address the behavior, and access to potentially effective coping strategies for college-aged students. Students participate in discussion groups, create and conduct a study to better understand the perspectives of other W&L students, analyze and synthesize data, and then use that information to design a website and support-group program for W&L. (SS3) Mischel.
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CBSC 298 - Topical Seminar in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 3 credits in fall and winter, 4 in spring.
Prerequisites vary, determined at time of offering. Seminar topics vary with instructor and term. These topical seminars are designed to introduce students to an area of current interest in the field of psychology. Students receive an overview of the research and/or applied practices that have advanced an area of psychological science. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Winter 2020, CBSC 298A-01: Special Topic: Nutritional Neuroscience (3). Prerequisite: CBSC/PSYC 111. Prerequisite or co-requisite: BIOL 201 or CBSC 250. An advanced study of the neuroscience concerning nutrition and functional foods. Focus is on the role of nutrition in brain health, development, disease, and treatment. Class topics center on clinical trials, epidemiological data, and molecular mechanisms of action concerning the ability of nutrients to prevent or treat disease. Jenney.
Fall 2019, CBSC 298A-01: Special Topic: Nutritional Neuroscience (3). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An advanced study of the neuroscience concerning nutrition and functional foods. Focus is on the role of nutrition in brain health, development, disease, and treatment. Class topics center on clinical trials, epidemiological data, and molecular mechanisms of action concerning the ability of nutrients to prevent or treat disease. Jenney.
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CBSC 299 - Applications of Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Junior standing and CBSC/PSYC 120. This course is designed for junior CBSC/PSYC majors to learn about modern systems and subfields of cognitive and behavior science. Pathways to professional applications of cognitive and behavior science are addressed along with experiences and tools necessary for professional development. The course has a topical structure in which primary source material is utilized to deepen students’ exposure to the methodologies and findings of one subfield of cognitive and behavior science. The culmination of the course is a proposal for CBSC/PSYC majors’ capstone experience. Staff.
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CBSC 300 - The Pursuit of Happiness
FDR: SS3
Credits: 4
Students examine and discuss the meaning and significance of happiness, explore pathways and barriers to happiness from scientific, theoretical, and philosophical perspectives, and engage in a thoughtful and proactive process of self-examination with regard to personal ideals, goals, and mechanisms of happiness. Students become immersed in experiential learning opportunities to sample potential pathways to well-being and contribute to the greater good through community service. Murdock.
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CBSC 353 - Advanced Methods in Systems Neuroscience Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in systems neuroscience. May be repeated for credit if the topics are different. Stewart.
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CBSC 354 - Advanced Methods in Attention Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in attention and memory. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Whiting.
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CBSC 355 - Advanced Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in human neuropsychology. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Lorig.
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CBSC 359 - Advanced Methods in Cognition and Emotion Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in cognition and emotion. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Johnson.
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CBSC 362 - Advanced Methods in Developmental Psychology Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychology. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Fulcher.
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CBSC 365 - Advanced Methods in Developmental Psychopathology Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on a variety of topics in developmental psychopathology. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Murdock.
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CBSC 369 - Advanced Methods in Social Psychology Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 269. Directed research on a variety of topics in social psychology. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Woodzicka.
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CBSC 395 - Special Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 1, 2, or 3
Prerequisite: May vary with topic. These seminars are designed to help the advanced student integrate his or her knowledge of specific fields into a comprehensive view of cognitive and behavior science, both as a science and as a profession. Specific topics vary and are determined, in part, by student demand. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CBSC 398 - Advanced Research Methods in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on an area of current interest in the fields of cognitive and behavioral science. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Fall 2019, CBSC 398A-01: Advanced Research Methods in Human Health Psychophysiology Research (3). Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research on various topics in human health psychophysiology research. Students develop skills related to the measurement of human physiology across multiple biological systems (cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory systems, etc.) and learn how changes in physiology relate to, and predict, physical and mental health. (EXP)
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CBSC 413 - Cognitive and Behavioral Science Capstone
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: CBSC/PSYC 250. This course is designed for cognitive and behavior science majors to take near the end of their course of study. Students synthesize skills and information learned in the psychology curriculum and engage in deep study of an aspect of the field. Students choose one of four structures for their capstone work: topical specialization; senior thesis; community-based research; or applied science. Each structure involves participation in a capstone seminar and the production of a written report. Community-based research and applied-science structures involve interaction with local community agencies, and thus require planning at least one term in advance. May be repeated for credit.
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CBSC 421 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Directed research experience in a psychology member’s laboratory. Students assume responsibility in one or more major components of the research program, such as: data collection, management, and analysis; coordination of research team activities and processes; and dissemination of research findings. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CBSC 422 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Directed research experience in a psychology member’s laboratory. Students assume responsibility in one or more major components of the research program, such as: data collection, management, and analysis; coordination of research team activities and processes; and dissemination of research findings. May be repeated for up to eight credits toward degree requirements. Staff.
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CBSC 423 - Directed Individual Research
Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Directed research experience in a psychology member’s laboratory. Students assume responsibility in one or more major components of the research program, such as: data collection, management, and analysis; coordination of research team activities and processes; and dissemination of research findings. May be repeated for up to six credits toward major and degree requirements. Staff.
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CBSC 431 - Tutorials in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Six credits in CBSC/PSYC and instructor consent. Grade Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Advanced reading, study, or internships directed by a member of the staff to meet the needs of the individual student. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CBSC 432 - Tutorials in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Six credits in CBSC/PSYC and instructor consent. Grade Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Advanced reading, study, or internships directed by a member of the staff to meet the needs of the individual student. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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CBSC 433 - Tutorials in Cognitive and Behavioral Science
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Six credits in CBSC/PSYC and permission of the head of the department. Grade Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Advanced reading, study, or internships directed by a member of the staff to meet the needs of the individual student. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
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CBSC 443 - Honors Thesis Proposal
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Honors candidacy. Conferences, directed reading, and exploratory research culminating in the preparation of a proposal for honors thesis research, which will minimally include a clear statement of the problem being studied, a comprehensive literature review, and a feasible, detailed plan for the research. Must be taken no later than spring term of the junior year. Staff.
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CBSC 453 - Internship
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the department. Supervised off-campus experience in a local agency, research organization, or other venues approved by the department. Requires a research paper in addition to off-campus activities. May be carried out during the summer. Murdock.
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CBSC 473 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CBSC/PSYC 403, senior standing, and consent of the department head. Taken in the winter term of the senior year by all psychology majors seeking a Bachelor of Science degree. Students conduct a research project and prepare a thesis based on that research. Staff.
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CBSC 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Prerequisites: Senior standing and CBSC/PSYC 443. Laboratory research culminating in an honors thesis. Honors candidates also present a public summary of their work. Staff.
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