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Affect: Biological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Feelings, Spring 2005
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Abstract: Affect is to cognition and behavior as feeling is to thinking and acting or as values are to beliefs and practices. Subject considers these relations, both at the psychological level of organization and in terms of their neurobiological and sociocultural counterparts.
Animal Behavior, Fall 2001
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Abstract: This course will sample the broad diversity of animal behavior and the behavioral adaptation of animals to the environments in which they live. This will include discussion of both field observations and controlled laboratory experiments. Particular emphasis will be placed on the comparison of behavior ... More »
BeeVisit
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Abstract: BeeVisit enables students to evaluate the relative contributions of different pollinator species to a plant's reproductive success through an interactive model of pollen transfer. The model tracks a plant's presentation of pollen through time; pollen may be presented gradually or all at once, and the ... More »
Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior 1 Fall 2007
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Abstract: Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior 1. From Psych 1: General Psychology - Fall 2007. Introduction to the principal areas, problems, and concepts of psychology; for psychology majors. Closed Captioned webcast available.
Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior 2 Fall 2007
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Abstract: Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior 2. From Psych 1: General Psychology - Fall 2007. Introduction to the principal areas, problems, and concepts of psychology; for psychology majors. Closed Captioned webcast available.
Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior 3 Fall 2007
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Abstract: Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior 3. From Psych 1: General Psychology - Fall 2007. Introduction to the principal areas, problems, and concepts of psychology; for psychology majors. Closed Captioned webcast available.
Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior I from the course General Psychology
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Abstract: Psych 1: General Psychology - Fall 2006. This course will survey the scientific study of mental life and the mental functions that underlie human experience thought, and action. The emphasis is on cognitive processes and social interactions characteristic of adults. However, research on nonhuman animals, ... More »
Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior II from the course General Psychology
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Abstract: Psych 1: General Psychology - Fall 2006. This course will survey the scientific study of mental life and the mental functions that underlie human experience thought, and action. The emphasis is on cognitive processes and social interactions characteristic of adults. However, research on nonhuman animals, ... More »
Biological Bases of Mind and Behavior III from the course General Psychology
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Abstract: Psych 1: General Psychology - Fall 2006. This course will survey the scientific study of mental life and the mental functions that underlie human experience thought, and action. The emphasis is on cognitive processes and social interactions characteristic of adults. However, research on nonhuman animals, ... More »
Chinese Foreign Policy, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This lecture course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the international relations of the People's Republic of China. China's foreign relations during the Cold War as well as contemporary diplomatic, security and economic issues will be examined to identify and explain China's foreign ... More »
Cognitive and Behavioral Genetics, Spring 2001
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Abstract: How genetics can add to our understanding of cognition, language, emotion, personality, and behavior. Use of gene mapping to estimate risk factors for psychological disorders and variation in behavioral and personality traits. Mendelian genetics, genetic mapping techniques, and statistical analysis of ... More »
Computational Mechanics of Materials, Fall 2003
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Abstract: 16.225 is a graduate level course on Computational Mechanics of Materials. The primary focus of this course is on the teaching of state-of-the-art numerical methods for the analysis of the nonlinear continuum response of materials. The range of material behavior considered in this course will include: ... More »
Constitutive Behavior
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Abstract: Bioeng/ME C117: Structural Aspects of Biomaterials - Spring 2007. This course covers the mechanical and structural aspects of biological tissues and their replacements. Tissue structure and mechanical function are addressed. Natural and synthetic load-bearing biomaterials for clinical and medical applications ... More »
Dinosaur Tracks and Trackways
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Abstract: Tracks are useful indicators of dinosaur behavior. This site is devoted to understanding dinosaur footprints through examining their shape, method of formation, preservation, and distribution. Ways of analyzing dinosaur tracks are also discussed with conclusions regarding dinosaur movement, ecology, ... More »
Economics and Psychology, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Integrates psychological insights into economic models of behavior. Discusses the limitations of standard economic models and surveys the ways in which psychological experiments have been used to learn about preferences, cognition, and behavior. Topics include trust, vengence, fairness, impatience, impulsivity, ... More »
Foundations of Human Memory and Learning, Spring 2002
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Abstract: Surveys literature on human memory and learning. Focuses on the organization of memory at cognitive and neural levels, the basis of remembering and forgetting, and false memories. Cognitive theory and behavioral evidence are integrated with data from neuro-psychology and neuroimaging.
Games and Strategic Behavior, I
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Abstract: Economics 100A Micro - Spring 2007. Resource allocation and price determination.
Genetic Neurobiology, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Deals with the specific functions of neurons, the interactions of neurons in development, and the organization of neuronal ensembles to produce behavior, by functional analysis of mutations and molecular analysis of their genes. Concentrates on work with nematodes, fruit flies, mice, and humans.
Introduction to Media Studies, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Offers an overview of the social, cultural, political, and economic impact of mediated communication on modern culture. Combines critical discussions with hands-on "experiments" working with different media. Media covered include radio, television, film, the printed word, and digital technologies. Topics ... More »
Modularity, Domain-specificity, and the Organization of Knowledge, Fall 2001
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Abstract: This course will consider the degree and nature of the modular organization of the mind and brain. We will focus in detail on the domains of objects, number, places, and people, drawing on evidence from behavioral studies in human infants, children, normal adults, neurological patients, and animals, ... More »