PSYC 339
Imagination
Spring 2015
Division II
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Class Details
Imagination refers to the capacity to mentally transcend time, place, and/or circumstance to think about what might have been, plan and anticipate the future, create fictional worlds, and consider remote and close alternatives to actual experiences. This multi-faceted capacity emerges in early childhood and is fundamental to human thought throughout life. The study of imagination crosscuts traditional areas in psychology and extends into other fields as well (e.g., philosophy, literature). In this course we will examine how psychologists think about and study human imagination, covering topics such as pretend play in children, counterfactual reasoning, imagery, mental time travel, creativity, consciousness, fiction, dreaming, mental illness, and the impact of technology on concepts of self and identity. All students will design and conduct an empirical research project.
The Class:
Format: empirical lab course
Limit: 16
Expected: 12
Class#: 3660
Grading: OPG
Limit: 16
Expected: 12
Class#: 3660
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation:
active class participation, regular thought papers and class presentations, written report and presentation of an original empirical research project
Prerequisites:
PSYC 201 and PSYC 232
Enrollment Preferences:
preference will be given to Psychology majors
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
PSYC Area 3 - Developmental Psychology
PSYC Empirical Lab Course
PSYC Empirical Lab Course
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PSYC 339 - 01 (S) SEM Imagination
PSYC 339 - 01 (S) SEM ImaginationDivision IIAlison B. SachetMR 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
Bronfman 3173660
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