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Academic Year 2001/2002

Continuity and Change in Human Behavior
PSYC 315 FA

How and why do people change? How effective are our current technologies for changing behavior? How do we construct environments that will enable individuals to fulfill their potential? This seminar will try to develop answers to the above questions. We will consider evidence suggesting that genetic and constitutional influences contribute to stability and change in behavior. Environmental interventions to promote change will be considered in terms of the interpenetrated and imbricated nature of genetic and environmental influences. We will consider these issues as a basis for the development of a theory of intervention that will provide a foundation for clinical practice.

MAJOR READINGS

A variety of primary source readings in journals and chapters in books. The articles selected will deal with genetic and environmental influences; longitudinal studies relating childhood characteristics to adult behavior; studies of stability and change in adult characteristics; outcome studies of various psychological interventions including psychotherapy outcome research and the effects of educational interventions.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Papers and seminar presentations.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM PSYC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: PSYC105 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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