PSYC 496

Spring 2011 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 spring 2011
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
37462	Lecture	CCP	3:00PM -4:50PM	TR	27 Psychology Building	Hunter, C Walsh, D Benson, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: IntroCounselingParaprofessProg Section Info: The Counseling Center Paraprofessional program combines specialized training in communication and individual helping skills with practical experience in providing services to students. The program is a three-semester course sequence. Training begins in the spring semester with PSYC 496 CCP. During this time students learn the fundamentals of interpersonal communication. Through demonstrations, readings, discussions, role playing, and video-taped sessions, students learn communication skills necessary for helping others. Students currently sophomores or juniors from any program or department at UIUC may apply.
45974	Lecture	CE	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	31 Psychology Building	Elieff, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Adolescent Development Section Info: Adolescent Development is designed to provide students with an introduction to development during adolescence. This course will review what is known about the biological, cognitive, and social development of adolescents in our society. Most of our focus will be on normative development in the U.S., but we will also cover cross-cultural development, atypical development, current topics in adolescent research and public policy as well as psychopathologies that emerge in adolescence.
43459	Lecture-Discussion	DM3	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	815 Psychology Building	Morrow, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Human Factors Issues in Health Care. This section is for undergraduate students only. The health care system is becoming increasingly complex, posing a variety of challenges to health care providers and patients. In this course we will review research that applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology and human factors to develop design, instruction, and training interventions that help providers deliver care more safely and effectively. Topics include provider and patient errors related to the design of medical devices and the use of medication, interventions to improve patients' comprehension of health information, and issues related to providers' and patients' use of techology in health care settings. We will begin with a brief introduction to problems and accidents in the health care system related to human factors, followed by an overview of basic concepts and methods from the fields of human factors and cognitice psychology. This overview provides a foundation for analysis of specific topics in health care and human factors. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
43875	Lecture-Discussion	DM4	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	815 Psychology Building	Morrow, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Human Factors Issues in Health Care. This section is for graduate students only. The health care system is becoming increasingly complex, posing a variety of challenges to health care providers and patients. In this course we will review research that applies the methods and theories of cognitive psychology and human factors to develop design, instruction, and training interventions that help providers deliver care more safely and effectively. Topics include provider and patient errors related to the design of medical devices and the use of medication, interventions to improve patients' comprehension of health information, and issues related to providers' and patients' use of techology in health care settings. We will begin with a brief introduction to problems and accidents in the health care system related to human factors, followed by an overview of basic concepts and methods from the fields of human factors and cognitice psychology. This overview provides a foundation for analysis of specific topics in health care and human factors. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
40988	Lecture	FA	ARRANGED	n.a.	ARR Psychology Building	Allen, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Family Advocacy Project Section Info: This course is for students who have successfully completed a 340/341 course sequence and are going to assist with course instruction, training, supervision and implementation in future semesters. The course is offered only as a special arrangement and is not offered in conjunction with all 340/341 opportunities.
37537	Lecture	FD3	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	29 Psychology Building	Dolcos, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Cog Neuroscience of Emotion Section Info: Emotions can influence pretty much any aspect of our cognition, from early stages of processing during initial perception and experiencing of an emotional situation (such as a romantic dinner or a stressful exam) to later stages of processing that will eventually influence our memories of the events (pleasant or unpleasant), along with the decisions to pursue or avoid similar situations. Emotion processing, however, is also susceptible to cognitive influences, as we may also be able to control our emotional responses, decide whether to embrace or avoid engaging in or experiencing emotional situations, and/or decide whether to let our decisions be driven by emotions or not. Importantly, these emotion-cognition interactions are critical for adjusting our behavior in social contexts in normal circumstances (for instance, by controlling our emotional reactions if emotional display is not appropriate), and their dysfunction are associated with clinical conditions such as depression and anxiety (which are characterized by altered emotion-cognition interactions). This class will discuss key concepts in the emotion literature, as well as current topics in the literature on emotion-cognition interactions, with a focus on the associated neural correlates. Emphasis will also be put on understanding these issues from a practical perspective, based on examples from/with applicability to real-life situations. Undergraduate students register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
37532	Lecture	FD4	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	29 Psychology Building	Dolcos, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Cog Neuroscience of Emotion Section Info: Emotions can influence pretty much any aspect of our cognition, from early stages of processing during initial perception and experiencing of an emotional situation (such as a romantic dinner or a stressful exam) to later stages of processing that will eventually influence our memories of the events (pleasant or unpleasant), along with the decisions to pursue or avoid similar situations. Emotion processing, however, is also susceptible to cognitive influences, as we may also be able to control our emotional responses, decide whether to embrace or avoid engaging in or experiencing emotional situations, and/or decide whether to let our decisions be driven by emotions or not. Importantly, these emotion-cognition interactions are critical for adjusting our behavior in social contexts in normal circumstances (for instance, by controlling our emotional reactions if emotional display is not appropriate), and their dysfunction are associated with clinical conditions such as depression and anxiety (which are characterized by altered emotion-cognition interactions). This class will discuss key concepts in the emotion literature, as well as current topics in the literature on emotion-cognition interactions, with a focus on the associated neural correlates. Emphasis will also be put on understanding these issues from a practical perspective, based on examples from/with applicability to real-life situations. Graduate students register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
41436	Lecture	GK3	9:00AM -10:50AM	F	35 Psychology Building	Korol, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Metabolism and Brain Function Section Info: Pre-requisites: MCB 150 or PSYC 210 plus 413, 414, or 451, or approval by instructor. In this seminar course we will issues in neurometabolism, highlighting research focused on glycolytic and oxidative metabolism in brain and how metabolic changes influence learning and memory. Special attention will be given to metabolic regulation of synaptic plasticity, neural protection against disease, and aging. Current and historic findings will be discussed through formal presentations, research talks, and journal-club like discussions.
53615	Lecture	IDP	11:00AM -1:50PM	R	222 David Kinley Hall	Allen, N Wantland, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: FacilitatingIntergroupDialogue Section Info: This course is designed to give students a foundation in the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate culturally diverse group interactions. The primary group facilitation method will be structured Intergroup Dialogue. Course topics covered include: basic group facilitation skills, group dynamics; social identity group development; impacts of prejudice & stereotyping on groups; the dynamics and impact of power, privilege and social oppression on group interactions; facilitation of intergroup dialogue; and overviews of some contemporary intergroup issues and areas of concerns (e.g. affirmative action, separatism/self-segregation, nationalism, social identity). In addition, students who successfully complete this course will be eligible to apply for a position as a peer facilitator (PIR Educator) for the EPSY 203: Social Issues Group Dialogue courses and/or as a Social Justice Educator. PIR and Social Justice Educators receive credit hours for co-facilitating Intergroup Dialogue courses by enrolling in the second and third course of the training series (Psych 340 & Psych 341) The course uses activities, videos, discussions and readings to promote personal and cultural awareness, facilitation skills and understanding of social justice issues. Practice facilitation role-plays and activities may be videotaped periodically and used as educational strategies. Will meet in the Asian American Cultural Center Lounge.
54885	Lecture	LH3	10:00AM -11:50AM	WF	29 Psychology Building	Hubert, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: StatsGuideEthicallyPerplexed Section Info: A Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed Pre-requisite: PSYC 235 This course is designed to increase your ability to be critical and ethical consumers and producers of the statistical reasoning and analysis you will face over the course of your career. This course is not intended to teach the principles of statistics, but to provide a context where the principles learned can be used to reason ethically. Undergraduates register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
54886	Lecture	LH4	10:00AM -11:50AM	WF	29 Psychology Building	Hubert, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: StatsGuideEthicallyPerplexed Section Info: A Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed This course is designed to increase your ability to be critical and ethical consumers and producers of the statistical reasoning and analysis you will face over the course of your career. This course is not intended to teach the principles of statistics, but to provide a context where the principles learned can be used to reason ethically. Graduate students register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
49276	Lecture	RB3	1:30PM -3:20PM	W	815 Psychology Building	Baillargeon, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: TheoryOfMindInInfants&Children Section Info: How do young children make sense of the actions and interactions of others? This seminar will present a broad introduction to research on this topic. We will cover research on psychological reasoning (e.g., reasoning about mental states such as goals, dispositions, ignorance, and false beliefs ), as well as research on moral reasoning (e.g., reasoning about social norms such as fairness, ingroup loyalty, and reciprocity). Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
54613	Lecture	RB4	1:30PM -3:20PM	W	815 Psychology Building	Baillargeon, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: TheoryOfMindInInfants&Children Section Info: How do young children make sense of the actions and interactions of others? This seminar will present a broad introduction to research on this topic. We will cover research on psychological reasoning (e.g., reasoning about mental states such as goals, dispositions, ignorance, and false beliefs ), as well as research on moral reasoning (e.g., reasoning about social norms such as fairness, ingroup loyalty, and reciprocity). Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37527	Lecture	RG3	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	17 Psychology Building	Galvez, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Neurobio of Learning & Memory Section Info: Through the years our understanding of how the brain processes and retrieves information has been greatly shaped by various prominent scientists, current technology and scientific discoveries. This course will utilize an historical approach to examine how these theories have developed into our current ideas for memory consolidation and retrieval. Undergraduates register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
37525	Lecture	RG4	1:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	17 Psychology Building	Galvez, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Neurobio of Learning & Memory Section Info: Through the years our understanding of how the brain processes and retrieves information has been greatly shaped by various prominent scientists, current technology and scientific discoveries. This course will utilize an historical approach to examine how these theories have developed into our current ideas for memory consolidation and retrieval. Graduate students register for this section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.