PSYC 593
Seminar
Credit: 0 to 4 hours.
Discussion of current topics in their historical setting, with special emphasis on research problems. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
| CRN | Type | Section | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37657 | lecture- discussion | AK | 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM | F | room 2169 Beckman Institute | Kramer, A |
| Current Topics in Visual Attention This seminar will focus on current topics in visual attention and will include theories and empirical research on the following issues: Cognitive neuroscience of attention, goal-directed and stimulus-driven influences on attentional guidance, multimodal selection and attention, the relationship between eye movements and covert attention, and attention and memory. Students will be responsible for reading one to two manuscripts per week and discussing and critiquing the research and theories. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 52234 | lecture- discussion | AK0 | ARRANGED | Kramer, A | ||
| 37744 | lecture- discussion | BC | 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM | M | Beckman Institute | Gonsalves, B |
| Brain & Cognition Brownbag Seminar for all B&C graduate students. Weekly presentation of research by faculty and graduate students. Research topics from brain and cognition, and related fields. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 43894 | lecture- discussion | BG | ARRANGED | Gonsalves, B | ||
| 4 hours Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory This course will provide a survey of recent topics in the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Readings will include single-unit and lesion studies in animals, human neuropsychological studies, as well as human cognitive neuroscience studies using a variety of techniques (fMRI, EEG, MEG, TMS). Topics will include a wide variety of memory research, including recognition memory, priming, procedural memory, false memory, etc. Each week will be devoted to a particular theme, and to the discussion of (at least) two papers. Students will be responsible for presenting the relevant findings and leading the discussion of the assigned readings, on a rotating basis. The presentation will give us an opportunity to discuss and assess in detail the theory, methods, results, and interpretation associated with that week?s readings. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37741 | lecture- discussion | CC | 09:30 AM - 10:50 AM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Hunter, C |
| Clinical Division Brownbag Wide variety of presentations and discussions of current clinical, professional, and research issues in clinical/community psychology. Enrollment required of all clinical/community graduate students. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37659 | lecture- discussion | COG | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Garnsey, S |
| Cognitive Division Brownbag Required of all students in the Cognitive Psychology Division. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 43474 | lecture- discussion | DB | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | room 708 Psychology Building | Beck, D |
| Consciousness - Examination of the scientific study of consciousness, with topics including (but not limited to): the role of attention in visual awareness, neural correlates of consciousness, and perception without awareness. NOTE: Students should only sign up for 2.0 OR 4.0 credit hours. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 52235 | lecture- discussion | DB0 | ARRANGED | Beck, D | ||
| 46675 | lecture- discussion | DB2 | 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM | TR | room 32 Psychology Building | Beck, D |
| 4 hours Images of Mind - Introduction to brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on critically evaluating neuroscience in the media. This section is for graduate students only. This section meets with PSYC 220. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37742 | lecture- discussion | DEV | 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Baillargeon, R |
| Developmental Brownbag Developmental division weekly research seminar. Graduate students and faculty in the division present proposed or current research. Graduate students in the division are required to enroll in the seminar each semester and give a presentation at least once a year. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37740 | lecture- discussion | DIV | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | room 815 Psychology Building | Ramirez, J |
| Diversity Seminar This seminar focuses on issues of diversity and multiculturalism and their impact on theory, research, and practice in clinical and community psychology. Seminar topics are wide ranging and presentations vary in format from lectures to workshops. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 43476 | lecture- discussion | GD | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | W | room 708 Psychology Building | Dell, G |
| Topic: Connectionism & Language This seminar will first provide a tutorial on connectionist models and how they have been applied to issues in cognitive psychology. Then we will read papers presenting particular models, with a focus on models of language production, comprehension, and acquisition. | ||||||
| 37757 | lecture- discussion | HC | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | MW | room 170 Wohlers Hall | Chang, H |
| Theories of Measurement II: This course meets with EPSY 590 Section HC. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37759 | lecture- discussion | IO | 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM | T | room 508 Psychology Building | Newman, D |
| Current Topics in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Seminar for all graduate students in I/O Psychology. Weekly presentations of research by faculty and graduate students; Research topics from Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and related fields. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 47201 | lecture- discussion | JM | 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM | W | room 815 Psychology Building | McCarley, J |
| Topic: Attention and Eye Movements Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37763 | lecture- discussion | LT | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | F | room 608 Psychology Building | Travis, L |
| Teaching Child Psychology This seminar is intended for graduate students who are teaching sections of Psychology 216. Weekly meetings will be devoted to course-oriented issues such as the preparation of syllabi and exams, the organization of lectures, and so on. In addition, students will be observed teaching and will be given feedback on the quality and impact of their teaching strategies. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 46600 | lecture- discussion | MK2 | 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | T | room 708 Psychology Building | Kral, M |
| Topic: Culture and Mental Health/Illness In this seminar we will explore research and ideas about the cultural contexts of both mental illness and health, at the interface of psychology, medical anthropology, and cultural psychiatry. The course will examine psychiatric approaches, anthropological studies of psychopathology, epidemiology, clinical work, and recent theorizing, and then how all this may contribute to our understanding of the categories and idioms of mental illness. We will look more closely at depression, PTSD, and suicide. We will also review current work on culture and well-being in order to better understand meanings of mental health. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37745 | lecture- discussion | ML | 04:00 PM - 05:50 PM | W | room 708 Psychology Building | Lyubansky, M |
| Teaching Abnormal Psychology This seminar focuses on the curricular, instructional, and practical aspects of teaching abnormal psychology to undergraduates. All graduate students currently teaching Psych 238 are required to enroll. Students planning to teach 238 next year are also eligible to attend. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 45894 | lecture | PJC | ARRANGED | Fraley, R | ||
| Instructor Approval Required Current Topics in Personality Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37669 | lecture- discussion | QUA | 01:30 PM - 02:50 PM | M | room 815 Psychology Building | Spencer-Smith, J |
| Quantitative Division Brownbag Seminar for the exchange of ideas and for current research by students, post-docs, and faculty of this and other departments engaged in quantitative research. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 48584 | lecture- discussion | RF | 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM | T | room 608 Psychology Building | Fraley, R |
| Topic: Adult Attachment Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 52236 | lecture- discussion | RF0 | ARRANGED | Fraley, R | ||
| 43477 | lecture- discussion | SC | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM | F | room 458 Psychology Building | Albarracin, D |
| 1 hours Topic: Social Cognition Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37743 | lecture- discussion | SPO | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | M | room 815 Psychology Building | Preston, J |
| SPO Brownbag This weekly seminar is the joint research meeting for all social, personality, and industrial-organizational graduate students. Each week includes one research lecture by a visiting scholar, a UI faculty member, or a UI graduate student. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 48904 | lecture- discussion | TVT | 02:00 PM - 04:50 PM | W | Von Thaden, T | |
| 4 hours Topic: Safety Informatics - An interdisciplinary course for graduate students in Human Factors, LIS, IESE, Psych, Sociology, and Speech Communication. This course will explore the nature of safety and information in normal and safety critical, high risk environments. We will explore the nature of distributed cooperative practice including the organization of and access to information, systems management, language and communication, distributed cognition, computer supported cooperative work, safety culture and activity in a variety of domains. Students are responsible for reading, discussing, and critiquing the works. Students will also prepare research papers. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||
| 37661 | lecture- discussion | VCH | 12:00 PM - 01:20 PM | W | room 815 Psychology Building | Wang, R |
| VCHP Brownbag This course is required for students in the Visual Cognition & Human Performance division and recommended for students in the Cognitive division. Students, faculty, postdocs and visitors discuss their research in the brown bag. Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. | ||||||