This course explores the social relevance of neuroscience, considering how emerging areas …
This course explores the social relevance of neuroscience, considering how emerging areas of brain research at once reflect and reshape social attitudes and agendas. Topics include brain imaging and popular media; neuroscience of empathy, trust, and moral reasoning; new fields of neuroeconomics and neuromarketing; ethical implications of neurotechnologies such as cognitive enhancement pharmaceuticals; neuroscience in the courtroom; and neuroscientific recasting of social problems such as addiction and violence. Guest lectures by neuroscientists, class discussion, and weekly readings in neuroscience, popular media, and science studies.
Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester …
Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Explain the basic principles of the theory of evolution by natural selection Describe the differences between genotype and phenotype Discuss how gene-environment interactions are critical for expression of physical and psychological characteristics
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Appreciate …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Appreciate the diversity of interests and foci within psychology Understand basic interests and applications in each of the described areas of psychology Demonstrate familiarity with some of the major concepts or important figures in each of the described areas of psychology
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe …
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Describe areas of the brain involved in sleep Understand hormone secretions associated with sleep Describe several theories aimed at explaining the function of sleep
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