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Class number:
3244
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Title: Boundaries of the Mind |
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Department: Psychology |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 16 |
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Current enrollment: 17 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: WF: 10:00AM-11:15AM, LSC - 131 |
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Instructor(s): Casserly, Elizabeth |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Psychology 255 or Psychology 293, or permission of instructor |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Writing Emphasis Part2 Requirements |
Course Description:
This seminar will explore current “hot topics” in cognitive research. For example, we’ll investigate how our minds interface with our bodies (How do we learn new skills like swinging a bat or doing gymnastics? How do people control the movement of artificial limbs or wheelchairs?) and how the different “pieces” of cognition interact (Can how well we hear impact memory? How does lack of sleep change the way we pay attention?). In class and in writing, we will analyze behavioral, neurological, and philosophical research in cognition and evaluate the impact of these issues for psychologists and for people’s lives in the “real world.” |