PSYC 127
The Psychology of Success
Last Offered Fall 2017
Division II Writing Skills
This course is not offered in the current catalog

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This course will examine the psychology of success from a scientific perspective. After considering what success means, we will examine two broad influences on success: personality (e.g., intelligence, grit, and mental illness) and environment (e.g., schooling, parenting, and practice). Other topics will include how discrimination affects success, cross-cultural differences in how children are cared for, and the self-help industry.
The Class: Format: tutorial
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 1925
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: written work and discussion of that work; a five page paper will be due every other week
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: highest priority will be given to incoming first-years followed by rising sophomores
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills

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