DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

2/04

GRADUATE COURSES
Spring, 2004

Department Permit REQUIRED for ALL Graduate Courses

PROSEMINARS

Proseminars are all 1 c.u. unless otherwise specified

COURSE

TITLE

INSTRUCTOR

TIME

ROOM

Psyc 600-301

Methods

Backus/Chambless

TR 1-3

PsyL C21

Psyc 600-302*

Cognitive Development

Swingley

TR 10-12

PsyL A30

Psyc 600-303*

Social Development

Jaffee

TR 10-12

PsyL A30
Psyc 609-401
 Systems & Integrative Neuroscience
 Palmer
 MWF 9-11
 Mrgn 140

Psyc 630-401

Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

Epstein/Jha/Thompson-Schill

TR 3-5

Eisx 20

*.50 c.u.

Psyc 600-302 meets January 12 through February 27
Psyc 600-303 meets March 1 through April 23

SEMINARS

COURSE

TITLE

INSTRUCTOR

TIME

ROOM

Psyc 612-401

Statistics

Rosenbaum

TR 12-1:30

JMHH 260

Psyc 703-301

S/T Psychology

Murray

TBA

IRCS***

Psyc 709-301

S/T Clinical Psychology

Cruess/Flanagan-Cato

W 12-3

PsyL C21
Psyc 709-302
 S/T Clinical Psychology
 Chambless
 TBA
 TBA

Psyc 727-401

Electronics for Scientists

Andrews-Labenski

TR 4-5:30

PsyL A16

Psyc 739-301*

S/T Perception

Backus

Arranged

Arranged

Psyc 750-401**

S/T Neuropsychopharmacology

Lucki

MW 3-4:15

Mrgn M100

Psyc 751-301

S/T Cognitive Psychology

H.Gleitman/L.Gleitman/Trueswell

Arranged

Arranged
Psyc 751-302
 S/T Cognitive Psychology
 Jha/Botvinik
 Arranged
 Arranged

Psyc 811-301

Psychodiagnostic Interviewing

Hunt

Arranged

Arranged

Psyc 815-301

Introductory Practicum

Hunt

Arranged

Arranged

Psyc 820-301

Advanced Practicum

DeRubeis

Arranged

Arranged

Psyc 820-302

Advanced Practicum

Goldstein

Arranged

Arranged

Psyc 820-303

Advanced Practicum

Hunt

Arranged

Arranged

*.50 c.u.
**Psyc 750-401 - will count as a Psyc 709
***3401 Walnut St., Room 326C

ROOMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Spring, 2004

PROSEMINARS

Proseminars are 1 c.u. unless otherwise indicated

Psyc 600-301

Methods

Backus/Dianne Chambless

The goals of this course are to increase the student's competence in designing, conducting, and evaluating psychological research. The course will provide a broad overview of different methodological approaches used across the highly diverse discipline of psychology. We will also consider ethical issues in research with animal and human subjects and in publishing research.  

Psyc 600-302*

Cognitive Development

Daniel Swingley

*.50 c.u.  (Meets January 12 through February 27)    This course will review major theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding human cognition in infancy and childhood.  Topics include perception, language, conception of the physical world, theory of mind, and others.  Readings will include classics, reviews, and current empirical papers.  (Fulfills the "Mind" requirement)  

Psyc 600-303*

Social Development

Sara Jaffee

*.50 c.u.  (Meets March 1 through April 23)  This course will cover theory and research on social and emotional development throughout the life course.  Topics will include social interactions in infancy, attachment theory, temperament and personality development, emotion regulation, peer relationships, the development of prosocial and antisocial behavior, and adult development.  (Fulfills the "Individual and Group" requirement) 

Psyc 609-401
Systems and Integrative Neuroscience
Larry Palmer

Cross-listed with INSC 573

This course provides an introduction to what is known about how neuronal circuits solve problems for the organism and to current resarch approaches to this question.  Topics include: vision, audition, olfaction, motor systems, plasticity, and oscillations.  In addition, the course aims to provide an overview of the structure of the central nervous system.  A number of fundamental concepts are also discussed across topics, such as: lateral inhibition, integration, filterting, frames of reference, error signals, adaptation.  The course format consists of lectures, discussions, readings of primary literature, supplemented by textbook chapters and review articles. (Fulfills the "Brain" requirement)

Psyc 630-401

Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

Russell Epstein/Amishi Jha/
Sharon Thompson-Schill

 

 

Cross-listed with INSC 630

This course will review the neural mechanisms of learning and memory. Readings will include both seminal and cutting-edge papers on topics ranging from perceptual memory to higher order functions, including working memory, declarative memory, skill learning, and semantic memory. Within each topic we will attempt to integrate the results of different neuroscience approaches, including the study of human neurological patients, lesion studies and single unit recordings in animals, neural network modeling, event-related potentials, and functional imaging techniques.  (Fulfills the "Brain" requirement)

SEMINARS

 

Psyc 612-401

Statistics

Paul Rosenbaum

 

 

Cross-listed with STAT 501

Covers two unrelated topics: loglinear and logit models for discrete data and nonparametric methods for nonnormal data. Emphasis is on practical methods of data analysis and their interpretation. Primarily for doctoral students in the managerial, behavioral, social and health sciences. May be taken before Stat 500 with permission of instructor.  

Psyc 703-301

S/T in Psychology

Richard Murray

Laboratory Methods in Experimental Psychology.  This graduate-level course will teach students to design and carry out experiments that require careful control of visual and auditory stimuli.  It covers practical laboratory methods, as well as theoretical background material that is needed in order to design experiments intelligently.  Topics include:  programming in MATLAB, apparatus calibration, stimulus design, psychometric functions and thresholds, data analysis, signal detection theory, ideal observer theory, and low-level sensory encoding.  

Psyc 709-301

S/T Clinical Psychology

Dean Cruess/Lori Flanagan-Cato

Neurobiology of Stress and Stress Management.  In this seminar course, we will read and discuss relevant literature on the neurobiological processes that underlie the human stress response and related syndromes as well as empirical literature on psychosocial phenomenon and interventions that might alter these physiological processes and impact both physical and mental health.  In the first half of the course, Dr. Flanagan-Cato will focus on the underlying physiological mechanisms associated with stress and other stress-related conditions.  In the second half of the course, Dr. Cruess will discuss the effects of stress and the utility of stress management interventions on health and disease states. 

Psyc 709-302

S/T Clinical Psychology

Dianne Chambless

Ethics Seminar in Clinical Psychology.

Psyc 727-401

Electronics for Scientists

John Andrews-Labenski

 

 

Cross-listed INSC 727-401

An introductory theory and practicum course covering the essential principles and applications of electronics.  Emphasis is on understanding basic electricity, measurements, instrumentation, circuit simulation, data acquisition, and computer control systems used in research environments. 
http://www.psych.upenn.edu/shop/psyc727)  

Psyc 739-301*

S/T Perception:  Vision Seminar

Benjamin Backus

*.50 c.u.  Vision Seminar. The vision seminar addresses diverse current topics in vision, from retinal  neurobiology to high level perception, including both experimental and  theoretical approaches to understanding vision.  This weekly seminar alternates between journal club format and talks by invited off-campus speakers.  Students will also meet several times a semester outside of seminar (hours to be arranged) to develop strategies for optimizing the use of meetings as media for scientific of exchange.  Meets Mondays 12-1:15, plus hours to be arranged.  

**Psyc 750-401

S/T Neuropsychopharmacology

Irwin Lucki

 

 

Cross-listed with INSC 576 and PHRM 550

 
 
(**This course may be used as a Psyc 709) Neuropsychopharmacology provides an overview of the neurobiology of major neuropsychiatric illnesses. The course is divided into four modules related to behavioral disorders or disciplines: The specific modules covered are: affective disorders, substance abuse, schizophrenia and behavioral genetics. The modules present material that integrates clinical and basic neurobiology approaches to research of complex behavioral disorders. Each module covers a specific area using the following format: clinical features basic and clinical neuroscience studies relevant to understanding the pathobiology and mechanisms of treatment of each set of disorders case presentation or outside speakers. Course Director: Irwin Lucki (lucki@pharm.med, 573-3305) 
 

Psyc 751-301

S/T Cognitive Psychology

Henry Gleitman/Lila Gleitman/John Trueswell

This is a research seminar in cognitive psychology offered by Henry and Lila Gleitman.  The seminar meets every Wednesday evening at the Gleitmans.  To assure intellectual continuity, participation has to be on a one-year basis.  Participation (whether by registration or auditing) is by permission of the instructors.  If interested, get in touch with either Henry or Lila Gleitman via e-mail. 

Psyc 751-302

S/T Cognitive Psychology

Amishi Jha/Matt Botvinik

Working Memory. An introduction to theoretical perspectives on the topic of working memory. We will discuss varieties of working memory (e.g., object-based, spatial, feature-based), levels of attentional involvement in working memory (selective vs. executive), and the role of working memory in multiple cognitive systems (e.g., perception,  rsponse selection). The seminar will be in a journal club format requiring participants to present papers to the group. All participants are expected to read the papers in advance and participate in discussions.

Psyc 811-301

Psychodiagnostic Interviewing

Melissa Hunt

 

Psyc 815-301

Introductory Practicum

Melissa Hunt

 

Psyc 820-301

Advanced Practicum

Rob DeRubeis

 

Psyc 820-302

Advanced Practicum

Alan Goldstein

 

Psyc 820-303

Advanced Practicum

Melissa Hunt