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Course Info for PSYC - 401 - 02, Fall 2023
Class number: 3108 Title: Sr Sem: The Social Self Department: Psychology
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: Yes Grading Basis: Graded Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 13 Available seats: 2
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: R: 1:30PM-4:10PM, LSC - 131 Instructor(s): Helt, Molly
Prerequisite(s): This course is open only to senior Psychology majors.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Course Description:
This course will examine how we construct a sense of self as a social being. We will integrate research from various areas of psychology to address the following questions (among others): How did you, as a baby, learn that you were separate from your mother? Who is in charge of your actions and how do we figure that out? To what extent are you shaped by your circumstances and the way others view you? What happens when there is a breakdown of boundaries between the self and others, and what does this tell us about conditions such as autism and psychopathy?