PSYC 496

Fall 2009 All Classes

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Adv Current Topics in Psych

Credit: 2 TO 4 hours.

Advanced treatment of current topics in the field of psychology.

May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and junior standing, or consent of instructor; particular sections may have additional 200-level and/or 300-level prerequisites.

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PSYC 496 class schedule data for fall 2009
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
37971	Discussion/ Recitation	GK	9:00AM -10:50AM	F	35 Psychology Building	Gold, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Neurochemical Modulation of Memory. This weekly seminar will examine current research on the neurobiological bases of memory, including elements of neurophysiology, neurochemistry, cell and molecular biology, coupled to behavior and to other forms of neural plasticity. Each week includes a presentation by different members of the class. The weekly topics are assigned during the first week. One senior member of the seminar class (postdoc or grad student) is joined by 1-2 undergrads to present the topic of the week. During the week before each meeting, the entire class reads 1-2 review articles and 1-3 primary research articles that will be presented. Discussions are lively and wide-reaching, and include significant attention to neuroscience history and methods to provide the context for the research covered that week. In addition to sharing a presentation, students each prepare a paper that is due at the end of the semester.
37966	Lecture	IDP	11:00AM -1:50PM	T	Location Pending	Landrum-Brown, J Wantland, R Brewster, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Introduction to Facilitating Intergroup Dialogue Processes. This course is designed to give students a general overview of the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate culturally diverse group interactions. The course is open to sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students. Students will explore the impact of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, disability and physical appearance on group dynamics. Successful completion of this class is a prerequisite for students who are interested in applying to become PIR facilitators for Intergroup Dialogue classes. This class meets in the Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana, Room 2024 (2nd floor).
53248	Lecture-Discussion	JP3	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	29 Psychology Building	Preston, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Mind Perception How do we know when something has a mind? We're fairly certain that rocks and beer cans don't, of course, and most of us are also convinced that we ourselves have minds--but what about the gray areas? Do robots or frogs or kittens have minds? What about babies, or people in a coma? Questions like these can be puzzling to philosophers, but they are answered in a practical sense every day as we each perceive minds in some things, and not in others. The study of mind perception asks how we make this important determination, how we empathize with each other, how we distinquish mental events from physical events, and much more. Undergraduate should register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
54268	Lecture-Discussion	JP4	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	29 Psychology Building	Preston, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Mind Perception How do we know when something has a mind? We're fairly certain that rocks and beer cans don't, of course, and most of us are also convinced that we ourselves have minds--but what about the gray areas? Do robots or frogs or kittens have minds? What about babies, or people in a coma? Questions like these can be puzzling to philosophers, but they are answered in a practical sense every day as we each perceive minds in some things, and not in others. The study of mind perception asks how we make this important determination, how we empathize with each other, how we distinquish mental events from physical events, and much more. Graduate should register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.