PSYC 406
Are there any universal psychological phenomena?
Last Offered Fall 2023
Division III
Difference, Power, and Equity
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
In this course, we will critically examine the ways culture, identities, power, systems, and privilege have shaped our understanding of human behavior as well as the consequences for policy, education, intervention, and prevention. Students will: a) evaluate the ways in which unmeasured cultural variables may have influenced the findings of seminal research articles and psychological theories; b) identify new methodological approaches, concepts, and processes that are revealed when we centralize people and topics that have been excluded from the research literature; c) examine ways the field has contributed to structural oppression and inequities; and d) design studies that provide robust tests of universality, elucidate the limits of universality, and have implications for addressing inequities. This student-led course will allow students to identify topics of interest in multiple sub-disciplines of psychology, select empirical readings, and lead class discussion.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 14
Expected: 14
Class#: 1345
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 14
Expected: 14
Class#: 1345
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
Course requirements include reading empirical articles, participating in class discussions, selecting relevant topics and readings for class discussions, leading 2 class discussions, and writing three empirically-based papers (approximately 5 pages double-spaced).
Prerequisites:
None
Enrollment Preferences:
Senior psychology majors
Distributions:
Division III
Difference, Power, and Equity
DPE Notes:
Students will address the question of whether there any universal psychological phenomena. To do so, students will use scientific reasoning and quantitative skills to critically examine the ways culture, identities, power, systems, and privilege have shaped our understanding of human behavior as well as the consequences for policy, education, intervention, and prevention. Students will use an intersectional approach to understand the ways identity and systems shape psychological phenomena.
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PSYC 406 - SEM Psychological Phenomena?
PSYC 406 SEM Psychological Phenomena?Division III Difference, Power, and EquityNot offered