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CLASSES
The following is the list of classes I teach.
Spring 2010
Introductory Psychology: This
course is designed to be both a project-based (i.e., conceptual and
creative
activities, discussions, and applications) and
lecture-based (traditional formal presentations) so that
students would have both kinds of learning experiences.
The goal of the class is for students to
understand scientific psychology as an alternative of
their everyday way of thinking about human
nature.
Research
Methods in Psychology
(Psy 3610): This course concerns how psychologists go about
the business of collecting data and testing hypotheses
about behavior. Lectures will focus on
designs for collecting, procedures for analyzing, and
standard practices for reporting research
data. But at its heart, this is a "hands on" course,
meaning that you will learn about research by
working on a research proposal, conducting a research
project, analyzing data, and writing up
results. This semester we will be testing a dual
process accounts of rational thinking on the
ratio-bias task.
Practicum (Psy 4390): In this course, students learn to apply
psychological knowledge by
volunteering at one of two educational
institutions. The Treehouse is a children's museum
based on
principles of family literacy. The institution is designed for
children to learn the
world of symbolic forms (including stories, math,
arts, theatrical forms, and cultural
symbols) through interactions
with parents, guardians and staff. The DaVinci Academy of
Science
and the Arts is a charter high school. DASA is based on principles
of project-based
learning meaning that students learn by completing
projects on topics of interest.
Fall, 2009
Research
Methods in Psychology
(Psy 3610)
Practicum (Psy 4390)
Spring, 2009
The Science and Practice of Psychology (Psy 2010): The central
goal of this class is to consider
psychology as a science which informs
how it is practiced. We will consider the problems and
limits of pop
psychology represented by rows of unhelpful self-help books in
bookstores and
therapy-as-entertainment on TV. The course will also help
students understand the nature of
and prepare for a career in scientific
psychology.
History and Systems of Psychology (Psy
4090): The central goal of the class is to help students
answer the
question: What are the modern ideas about human nature and where did
they come
from? The first part of the course we will survey contemporary
ideas about the nature of
human nature. We will then travel backwards in
time to find the intellectual, social, and
technological innovations
that lead to the emergence of these ideas. Over the course of the
semester, students will explore the historical antecedents of modern
ideas that they consider
interesting and critical
Practicum (Psy 4390):
Seminar (Psy
4990): Students enrolled in seminar will hear 6 presentations over
the course of the
semester by WSU professors and faculty from other
schools. May of the presentations will be
research based, but some
will be presentations based on applied issues. For each
presentation,
students will be expected to read relevant papers (which
will be made available) and write a
review and critique of the
presentation.
Fall, 2008
Introductory Psychology
(DaVinci Academy) (Concurrent Enrollment): This is a
college-level
Introductory Psychology class reconfigured to support
project-based learning for students at
the DaVinci Academy of the
Science and Arts. Students learn psychology not only
listening
to lectures and reading a textbook, but also by extensive class discussions in which
they try
to resolve issues in the discipline. Also, students apply their
knowledge with a
placement at the Treehouse, work on demos, and complete
individually tailored assignments.
Spring, 2008
Research
Methods in Psychology
(Psy 3610)
Adolescence Psychology
(Psy 3140)
Fall, 2007
Research
Methods in Psychology
(Psy 3610)
Adolescent
Risk Taking
(Psy 4900)
Other Courses
Introductory Psychology
(Psy 1010)
Child Psychology
(Psy 3000)
Applying Psychology to Schools
(Psy 4830)
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