THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisites: BLOCKED CLASS. EVERYONE MUST JOIN WAITLIST TO BE ADMITTED Broad survey of psychological science including: sensation and perception; learning, memory, intelligence, language, and cognition; emotions and motivation; development, personality, health and illness, and social behavior. Discusses relations between the brain, behavior, and experience. Emphasizes science as a process of discovering both new ideas and new empirical results. PSYC UN1001 serves as a prerequisite for further psychology courses and should be completed by the sophomore year.
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Patricia G Lindemann
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Tina Kao
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Svetlana Rosis
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RESEARCH METHODS - COGNITION/DECISION MA
EXP PSYCH:COGNITION/DECIS
Corequisites: PSYC UN1491 Prerequisites: Science of Psychology (PSYC 1001) or Mind, Brain, - Behavior (PSYC 1010) or equivalent intro psych course, plus an introductory statistics course. Introduces research methods employed in the study of the cognitive and social determinants of thinking and decision making. Students gain experience in the conduct of research, including: design of simple experiments; observation and preference elicitation techniques; the analysis of behavioral data, considerations of validity, reliability, and research ethics; and preparation of written and oral reports. Note: Fee: $70. Attendance at the first class is essential.
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Instructor:
Katherine T Fox-Glassman
CULPA: 6
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RESEARCH METHODS - COGNITION/DECISION LA
EXP PSYCH:COGNITION/DCSN
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 and (PSYC UN1610 or STAT UN1001 or STAT UN1101 or STAT UN1201) Or equivalent introductory psychology and statistics courses. Corequisites: PSYC UN1490 Required lab for PSYC UN1490
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Katherine T Fox-Glassman
CULPA: 6
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RESEARCH METHODS - COGNITION/DECISION LA
EXP PSYCH:COGNITION/DCSN
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 and (PSYC UN1610 or STAT UN1001 or STAT UN1101 or STAT UN1201) Or equivalent introductory psychology and statistics courses. Corequisites: PSYC UN1490 Required lab for PSYC UN1490
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Instructor:
Katherine T Fox-Glassman
CULPA: 6
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STATISTCS-BEHAVIORL SCIENTISTS
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 or PSYC UN1010 Recommended preparation: one course in behavioral science and knowledge of high school algebra. Corequisites: PSYC UN1611 Introduction to statistics that concentrates on problems from the behavioral sciences.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Katherine T Fox-Glassman
CULPA: 6
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STATISTCS-BEHAV SCIENTISTS-LAB
Corequisites: PSYC UN1610 Required lab section for PSYC UN1610.
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- F 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Katherine T Fox-Glassman
CULPA: 6
h-index: 4
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Behavioral Data Science
This course covers the basic skills and knowledge needed to address psychological research questions using data science methods. Topics cover the full scope of a behavioral data science research project including data acquisition, data processing, and data analysis.
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Instructor:
Matthew R Sisco
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INTRO-DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 or PSYC UN1010 or the equivalent. Introduction to the scientific study of human development, with an emphasis on psychobiological processes underlying perceptual, cognitive, and emotional development.
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nim L Tottenham
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Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
Fundamentals Human Neurop
Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology is an intermediate-level lecture course, which explores how the
analysis of lesion patterns extended across brain networks has offered invaluable insights on the relationship
between brain and behavior and deepened our understanding of the causal relationships between brain lesions
and their clinical consequences.
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Instructor:
Alfredo Spagna
CULPA: 3
h-index: 15
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ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course. Examines definitions, theories, and treatments of abnormal behavior.
- TR 6:10 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
E'Mett McCaskill
CULPA: 38
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Surveys important methods, findings, and theories in the study of social influences on behavior. Emphasizes different perspectives on the relation between individuals and society.
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Instructor:
Tory Higgins
CULPA: 23
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EVOL-INTELLIGENC/CONSCIOUSNESS
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001, and the instructors permission. A systematic review of the evolution language covering the theory of evolution, conditioning theory, animal communication, ape language experiments, infant cognition, preverbal antecedents of language and contemporary theories of language.
- T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Herbert S Terrace
CULPA: 29 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
NEUROSCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Prerequisites: Science of Psychology (PSYC 1001) or Mind, Brain, & Behavior (PSYC 1010), or equivalent introductory psychology course. Students who have not taken one of these courses may also be admitted with instructor permission. This course investigates the ways in which research in human neuroscience both reflects and informs societal issues. Topics include how neuroscience research is interpreted and applied in areas such as healthcare, education, law, consumer behavior, and public policy.
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Jenna M Reinen
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PSYCH OF STEROTYPING/PREJUDICE
Prerequisites: two psychology courses and the instructors permission. A review of current research on intergroup perceptions, attitudes, and behavior. Emphasis on cognitive processes underlying stereotyping and prejudice.
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Instructor:
Nadav Antebi-Gruszka
h-index: 8 Info - 3 points
SEM-DEVELOPMNTL PSYCHOPATHOLGY
Prerequisites: at least two of the following courses: (UN1001, UN1010, UN2280, UN2620, UN2680, UN3280) and the instructor's permission. Developmental psychopathology posits that it is development itself that has gone awry when there is psychopathology. As such, it seeks to understand the early and multiple factors contributing to psychopathology emerging in childhood and later in life. We will use several models (e.g. ones dominated by biological, genetic, and psychological foci) to understand the roots of mental illness.
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Instructor:
Hannah E Hoch
CULPA: 27 Info - 4 points
HONORS SEMINAR
Prerequisites: open to students in the honors program only. Discussion of a variety of topics in psychology, with particular emphasis on recent developments and methodological problems. Students propose and discuss special research topics.
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Instructor:
Lila Davachi
CULPA: 1 h-index: 59 Info - 1 points
HONORS RESEARCH
Prerequisites: open to students in the honors program only. Except by special permission of the director of undergraduate studies, no more than 4 points of individual research may be taken in any one term. This includes both PSYC UN3950 and PSYC UN3920. No more than 12 points of PSYC UN3920 may be applied toward the honors program in psychology. Special research topics arranged with the instructors of the department leading toward a senior honors paper.
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Instructor:
Lila Davachi
CULPA: 1 h-index: 59 Info - 1-4 points
SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
1-4 points. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: the instructors permission. Except by special permission of the director of undergraduate studies, no more than 4 points of individual research may be taken in any one term. This includes both PSYC UN3950 and PSYC UN3920. No more than 8 points ofPSYC UN3950 may be applied toward the psychology major, and no more than 4 points toward the concentration. Readings, special laboratory projects, reports, and special seminars on contemporary issues in psychological research and theory.
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Mariam Aly
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Christopher Baldassano
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Niall Bolger
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Geraldine Downey
CULPA: 9
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Katherine T Fox-Glassman
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Norma V Graham
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Carl Hart
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Larisa A Heiphetz
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Tory Higgins
CULPA: 23
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Donald C Hood
CULPA: 9
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Sheena Iyengar
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Patricia G Lindemann
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Caroline B Marvin
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Janet Metcalfe
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Michael W Morris
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Shigehiro Oishi
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Valerie J Purdie-Greenaway
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Daphna Shohamy
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Rae Silver
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Instructor:
Alfredo Spagna
CULPA: 3
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Ursula Staudinger
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Yaakov Stern
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Herbert S Terrace
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Nim L Tottenham
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Elke Weber
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Sarah Woolley
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Lila Davachi
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Kevin Ochsner
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Dima Amso
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Nikolaus Kriegeskorte
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Theories of Change in Human Development
Theories of Change-Human
What are the agents of developmental change in human childhood? How has the scientific community graduated from nature versus nurture, to nature
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nurture? This course offers students an in-depth analysis of the fundamental theories in the study of cognitive and social development.
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Instructor:
Dima Amso
CULPA: 1 h-index: 31 Info - 4 points
ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION
Prerequisites: (PSYC UN1010) or Equivalent introductory course in neuroscience or cognitive psychology This seminar aims to provide an in-depth overview of neuroscientific knowledge regarding two critical cognitive functions: attention and perception. For each topic, results from behavioral studies are combined with those from recent neurocognitive approaches – primarily neuropsychological and functional brain imaging studies – that reveal the underlying neural networks and brain mechanisms.
- T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Alfredo Spagna
CULPA: 3
h-index: 15
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Machine Intelligence
This course will survey historical and modern developments in machine intelligence from fields such as psychology, neuroscience, and computer science, and from intellectual movements such as cybernetics, artificial intelligence, neural networks, connectionism, machine learning, and deep learning. The emphasis is on the conceptual understanding of topics. The course does not include, nor require background in, computer programming and statistics. A crucial aspect of the seminar is for students to become informed consumers of applications of artificial intelligence.
- W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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Instructor:
Trenton Jerde
h-index: 11 Info - 4 points
COG NEURO NARRATIVE FILM
Prerequisites: (PSYC UN1010 or Equivalent introductory course in neuroscience or cognitive psychology This seminar will provide a broad survey of how narrative stories, films, and performances have been used as tools to study cognition in psychology and neuroscience.
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Instructor:
Christopher Baldassano
h-index: 13 Info - 3 points
LANGUAGE AND MIND
Prerequisites: PSYC UN1001 and Preferably, an additional course in psychology, focusing on cognition, development, or research methods. Instructor permission required. This seminar explores the relationship between language and thought by investigating how language is mentally represented and processed; how various aspects of language interact with each other; and how language interacts with other aspects of cognition including perception, concepts, world knowledge, and memory. Students will examine how empirical data at the linguistic, psychological, and neuroscientific levels can bear on some of the biggest questions in the philosophy of mind and language and in psychology.
- W 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Nora Isacoff
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
CORE KNOWLEDGE
Prerequisites: For undergraduates: courses in introductory psychology, cognitive or developmental psychology, and the instructors permission. Core Knowledge explores the origins and development of knowledge in infants and children, with an additional emphasis on evolutionary cognition. In this course, we will examine evidence from cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, comparative psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics to look at the childs conception of objects, number, space, language, agency, morality and the social world. We will look at which aspects of knowledge are uniquely human, which are shared with other animals, and how this knowledge changes as children develop.
- W 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Koleen McCrink
CULPA: 6
h-index: 17
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The Neurobiology and Psychology of Play
Neurobio & Psych of Play
Play is a highly rewarding activity that is considered critical to cognitive, social, and emotional development. How do we define play and how do we study it? How does play help humans and other animals learn about their world and prepare them for adulthood? This course will examine the latest developments in the field of play from various methodological approaches to understand the relationship between play, learning, and normative development.
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Instructor:
Melanie Pincus
Info - 4 points
BEHAVIORAL EPIGENETICS
Prerequisites: basic background in neurobiology (for instance PSYC UN1010, UN2450, UN2460, UN2480, and GU4499) and the instructors permission. This course will provide an overview of the field of epigenetics, with an emphasis on epigenetic phenomena related to neurodevelopment, behavior and mental disorders. We will explore how epigenetic mechanisms can be mediators of environmental exposures and, as such, contribute to psychopathology throughout the life course. We will also discuss the implications of behavioral epigenetic research for the development of substantially novel pharmacotherapeutic approaches and preventive measures in psychiatry.
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Instructor:
Jennifer Blaze
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Frontiers of Justice
Frontiers of Justice is designed to encourage students and equip them with the skills to become active and effective “Change Agents” within their academic institutions and larger communities.. Oriented by the question,
What does justice look like?
, this course aims to raise political and social awareness and engagement with the challenges facing New York City and strengthen ties between Columbia University, disadvantaged communities, and city government agencies and community organizations. Through sharing ideas about how to make structural and systemic change in ways that integrate science, law, politics, history, narrative and community engagement, the course is intended to support students in working to break down racial and ethnic barriers and toward a more fair and just society.
- M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
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PSYCH OF CULTURE & DIVERSITY
Prerequisites: the instructors permission; some basic knowledge of social psychology is desirable. A comprehensive examination of how culture and diversity shape psychological processes. The class will explore psychological and political underpinnings of culture and diversity, emphasizing social psychological approaches. Topics include culture and self, cuture and social cognition, group and identity formation, science of diversity, stereotyping, prejudice, and gender. Applications to real-world phenomena discussed.
- W 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Valerie J Purdie-Greenaway
Wikipedia h-index: 29 Info - 4 points
CULTR,MOTIVATN,PROSOCIAL BEHAV
Prerequisites: Some knowledge of Research Methods, Statistics, and Social Psychology, plus Instructors Permission. Reviews and integrates current research on three important topics of social psychology: culture, motivation, and prosocial behavior. Discussions and readings will cover theoretical principles, methodological approaches, and the intersection of these three topics. Students will write a personal research proposal based on the theories presented during the seminar.
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Instructor:
Svetlana Komissarouk
CULPA: 3
h-index: 3
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MORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Prerequisites: Two courses in psychology, including at least one course with a focus on social and/or developmental psychology, and permission of the instructor. Review of theories and current research on moral cognition and behavior. Topics include definitions of morality, the development of moral cognition, the role that other aspects of human experience (e.g. emotion, intentions) play in moral judgments, and the relationship between moral psychology and other areas of study (e.g. religious cognition, prejudice and stereotyping, the criminal justice system).
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Instructor:
Larisa A Heiphetz
CULPA: 2 Info - 4 points
FAQS ABOUT LIFE:APPL OF PSYC RSCH TO EVE
Prerequisites: Two courses in psychology, with at least one focusing on statistics and/or research methods in psychology, and permission of the instructor. Review of basic psychological research that is relevant to questions people frequently encounter during the course of everyday life. Potential topics for this seminar include research on decision-making, emotion, and/or interpersonal relationships.
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Instructor:
Larisa A Heiphetz
CULPA: 2 Info - 4 points
ANALYSIS OF CHANGE
Prerequisites: graduate course in ANOVA, General Linear Model or the instructors permission. A survey course in statistical methods for the analysis of repeated measures data, including data from experimental and nonexperimental studies. Surveys classical (e.g. MANOVA) and modern methods (e.g. Multilevel Models) for both continuous and categorical outcomes.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
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Instructor:
Niall Bolger
CULPA: 4 h-index: 55 Info - 4 points
PRACTICUM IN TEACHING OF PSYCH
Practical and theoretical issues relating to the teaching of psychology and the psychology of teaching.
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Instructor:
Caroline B Marvin
CULPA: 1 Info - 2-3 points
SUPERVISED TEACHING ASSISTANCE
Prerequisites: permission of the faculty member who will direct the teaching. Participation in ongoing teaching.
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SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
Prerequisites: permission of the departmental adviser to Graduate Studies.
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Instructor:
Janet Metcalfe
CULPA: 31 h-index: 70 Info - 1-4 points
RES SEM-SOC/PERSONALITY PSYCH
Prerequisites: one of the instructors permission.
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Instructor:
Janet Metcalfe
CULPA: 31 h-index: 70 Info - 1 points
DEPARTMENTAL COLLOQUIUM
Members of the staff, graduate students, and outside speakers present current research.
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Janet Metcalfe
CULPA: 31 h-index: 70 Info - 0 points