46 courses with the subject PSYC H, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PSYC H100FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY1.0
An introduction to the study of mind and behavior. Topics include biological, cognitive, personality, abnormal, and social psychology, as well as a general consideration of the empirical approach to the study of behavior. This course is a prerequisite for most other 200 and 300 level psychology courses. However, in most cases, this prerequisite may be met with an AP Psychology score of 4 or 5 or IB Psychology credit. Prerequisite(s): Students with AP Psychology credit from high school (and a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam) have the option to waive the Foundations course and enroll in upper-level courses; this should be done only after consultation with a faculty member in the Psychology Department. Students are welcome to take PSYCH 100 even if they have AP Psychology credit from high school (and a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam).
A general overview of the research methods used in psychological science along with training in the statistical methods used in the field. Activities focus on designing research studies, collecting data, data analysis, and presenting results through written assignments. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score of 4 or instructor consent
A review of major clinical and theoretical literature pertaining to the definition, etiology, and treatment of important forms of psychopathology. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score of 4 or instructor consent.
An examination of human development, surveying the physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes individuals undergo from conception onward. Theoretical and empirical approaches to the growing person will be explored through lectures, readings in the primary research literature, and class discussions. This course is mutually exclusive with PSYCB211 and PSYCB206, meaning students who are interested in this course can take this one, or one of the two alternatives at Bryn Mawr, but not both. Prerequisite(s): PSYC H100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score 4+ or consent.
An interdisciplinary study of ways in which memory and other cognitive processes manifest themselves in everyday life. Topics addressed include memory for faces and geographical locations; advertising; eyewitness testimony; autobiographical memory; metacognition; mood and memory; biological bases of cognition; human factors; decision-making; and cognitive diversity. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score 4 or instructor consent
An examination of the fundamental issues and questions addressed by personality psychology, including: What is personality? What are its underlying processes and mechanisms? How does personality develop and change over time? What constitutes a healthy personality? This course will explore these questions by considering evidence from several major approaches to personality (trait, psychodynamic, humanistic, and social-cognitive), and it will encourage students to develop a dynamic understanding of human personality that is situated within biological, social, and cultural contexts. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score 4 or instructor consent
Interrelations between brain, behavior, and subjective experience. The course introduces students to physiological psychology through consideration of current knowledge about the mechanisms of mind and behavior. Crosslisted: Psychology, Biology Prerequisite(s): Any one of the following: PSYC H100, PSYC B105, NEUR H100, NEUR B100, BIOL H100, BIOL H200, BIOL B110, Psychology AP Score 4/5
An examination of the various ways in which time is experienced and influences psychological behavior. Topics include: the perception of rhythm, tempo, and duration; temporal perspective; societal concepts of time; neural substrates of temporal behavior. Prerequisite(s): PSYC H100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score 4 or instructor consent
This course is deigned as an in-depth exploration into the field of Social Psychology. Topics include impression formation, perceiving groups, social identity, attitudes/persuasion, social influence, group processes, aggression/altruism, and interpersonal attraction will be discussed. in addition to these specific topic areas, overarching themes and theoretical issues, within the field of social psychology will be emphasized throughout the course. Students will become familiar with the research that has contributed to the current social psychology knowledge base. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score of 4 or instructor consent
This course will examine the principles of applied psychology—how psychological concepts are applied in real-world contexts. Topics focus on domains not covered in traditional introductory psychology courses, including education (e.g., how should classrooms be structured?); human factors engineering (e.g., why is TikTok designed as it is?); and misinformation; among others. By the end of this course, students will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply psychological concepts to their everyday life. Pre-requisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score 4 or instructor consent Lottery Preference: Majors and minors by class (seniors then juniors)
A seminar course on how humans acquire native language(s). The class surveys acquisition theories and the experimental methodologies that test them. Topics include a range of linguistic areas (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics), and contexts (monolingual, multilingual, and atypical development). Crosslisted: Linguistics, Psychology Prerequisite(s): Any one of the following: LING 101, 113, 114, 115, or Swarthmore equivalent.
This course explores how observations of human psychology has influenced our understanding of economic thinking and decision-making. Students will reinforce and expand their understanding of classical economic models, and learn to work with new models incorporating insights from the field of psychology. Course assignments include problem sets, as well as work with real world data sets and academic writing. Crosslisted: PSYC. Pre-requisite(s): ECON 104 or 105, or equivalent. Anti-requisite(s): ECON H314, ECON B209
An examination of cultural variation in psychological processes, covering development, personality, social behavior, neuroscience and genetics, and acculturation and multiculturalism. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or Psychology AP Score of 4 or instructor consent
An examination of the neural basis of higher mental functions such as object recognition, attention, memory, spatial functions, language, and decision-making. Major themes include mind/brain relationships, localization of function, and the plasticity of the brain. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105 or NEUR 100 or Psychology AP Score of 4 or instructor consent
What functions does music serve and how does it influence behavior? This course examines the evolutionary and biological bases of music as well as its effects upon cognition, social behavior, and our sense of self and identity. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100, PSYC 200, and at least one additional 200-level course in psychology.
The forms of communication in psychological science, including writing funding requests, research proposals, empirical research reports, research reviews, and peer review, are covered. Oral presentation of research will be emphasized, and science journalism and academic blogging will be explored. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 200 and at least one additional 200-level Psychology course.
This course will focus on the development of skills necessary for evaluating, implementing, and presenting empirical research in Developmental Psychology. Students will learn how research with young children is done and help to collect and analyze data to address these questions. Please note that there will be weekend work as part of this course. Additionally, students should be advised that data analysis will be done using the R statistical software package. Pre-requisite(s): prior enrollment in Psychology 210 (or Bryn Mawr's equivalent) and Psychology 200
This half-credit laboratory will focus on the methods used to investigate the nature of perception, memory, and other cognitive behaviors. These various methodologies will be employed within a set of empirical studies designed to investigate particular topic areas within the field of cognition. Prerequisite(s): Past or concurrent enrollment in either PSYC 213, PSYC 238, PSYC 220, or PSYC B212, and completion of PSYC 200; or instructor consent
An overview of methods used to conduct research on personality. Through lab activities and class projects, students will learn about important methodological topics within the study of personality, including measurement, reliability and validity, different modes of data collection (self-report questionnaires, interviews and narratives, observational and experimental approaches), and how to analyze and interpret personality data. Prerequisite(s): Past or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 215 is required. Prior completion of PSYC 200 or PSYC B205 is recommended; however, concurrent enrollment in PSYC 200 or PSYC B205 may be permissible with instructor consent
Prerequisite(s): Past or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 217 (Behavioral Neuro) is required. Completion of Stats/Methods (PSYC H200 or PSYC B205) is strongly recommended; however, concurrent enrollment with Stats/Methods may be permissible with consent
An overview of the different methodologies used in the psychological study of time. During laboratory sessions, students will explore some different temporal phenomena through the use of the empirical method and both the collection and analysis of statistical data. Prerequisite(s): PSYC H200 or PSYC B205 and past or concurrent enrollment in PSYC H213, B212, or H220, or instructor consent
An examination of the neurobiology underlying sexual behavior. This seminar will focus on systems-level understanding of the neural regulation of both pre-copulatory and copulatory behavior, drawing from primary literature in invertebrate, rodent, and human model systems. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 and PSYC 217, or instructor consent
Examines the intersection between neuroscience research and broad domains of society, including education, law, politics, and the marketplace. The course will emphasize critically evaluating appropriate versus inappropriate application of neuroscientific findings to these various societal domains. Prerequisite(s): 200-level coursework in neuroscience, e.g. Psych 217 or Psych 260
An examination of language behavior from multiple perspectives within psychology. After considering the evolutionary and neural substrates of language, the cognitive processes underlying speech perception and production will be discussed as well as the conversational context in which these occur. This, in turn, highlights the importance of a sociocultural perspective and ways in which language can vary with race, class, gender, and other aspects of one’s self-identity. Lastly, several applications of language behavior will be considered relative to various contemporary issues. Pre-requisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC B105, and PSYC 200 or PSYC B205, or permission of the instructor. Lottery Preference: Priority will be given to psychology majors at both Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, followed by all psychology minors.
This seminar course addresses major theories and findings in Asian American Psychology, with a focus on immigration and acculturation, ethnic identity, stereotyping and discrimination, families and development, and mental health. Prerequisite(s): One 200 level PSYC course or permission from instructor
PSYC H343THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STEREOTYPING AND PREJUDICE1.0
This course focuses on the scientific research of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination to begin examining and explaining the underlying processes of why group-based divides persist. Prerequisite(s): PSYC H210, H213, or H242; or PSYC B208, B224, or B211
An in-depth examination of personality in cultural context. Topics will include cross-cultural variations in personality structure and processes, personality’s relation to acculturation and multiculturalism, identity development in immigrant families, and how personality and identity in the U.S. are shaped by historically powerful cultural master narratives regarding race, class, gender and sexuality. Personality will be understood as a complex system that involves 1) basic traits, 2) contextualized characteristics, and 3) life stories. Pre-requisite(s): Any 200-level course in Psychology Lottery Preference: Psychology majors and minors (seniors then juniors) then by class (seniors, juniors, sophomores).
PSYC H354LABORATORY IN BEHAVIORAL & NEURAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES0.5
Behavioral Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary branch of psychology that broadly seeks to understand how the structure and function of the nervous system give rise to animal behavior. Researchers use an array of techniques to collect, code, and analyze behavioral and neural output measures. Developing skills in both traditional and modern (e.g. AI-assisted) coding methods to analyze and correlate brain-behavior associations is critical for understanding the characteristics of this relationship. Crosslisted: PSYC. Pre-requisite(s): Past or concurrent enrollment in PSYC H217/PSYC B218 (Behavioral Neuroscience) is required. Completion of Stats/Methods (PSYC H200 or PSYC B205) is required; however, concurrent enrollment with Stats/Methods may be permissible with consent. Lottery Preference: Priority to senior neuroscience or psychology majors, followed by junior neuroscience or psychology majors, followed by neuroscience or psychology minors.
The goal of this course is to understand the analysis of data using correlation and regression. The approach is conceptual—students will understand when and why using regression-based approaches is appropriate, and how it fits within a methodological toolbox. Core topics will involve statistical concepts (e.g., samples versus populations, normal curves and the central limit theorem, sampling distributions, standard errors) as well as conceptually understanding how inferential tests (e.g., simple regression, multiple regression, interactions and quadratic effects in multiple regression) work. Pre-requisite(s): PSYC200 Lottery Preference: PSYC majors; PSYC minors, Data Science minors, Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores
This course will provide comprehensive coverage of the principles of human neuropsychology—how the neurological organization of the brain influences the way people think, feel, and act. Topics include foundations (e.g., history, methods, approaches), major functional systems (e.g., vision, memory, executive functions, spatial processing), and applications (e.g., experimental, clinical). Pre-requisite(s): One of the following: NEURO 100, PSYC H217/B218, PSYC 260 Lottery Preference: Senior psychology majors, Junior psychology majors, Senior and Junior neuroscience majors, Psychology minors by class year, Neuroscience minors by class year, all else by class year.
An examination of methodologies used to study the neural basis of higher mental functions. Students will utilize both cognitive and electrophysiological (EEG, ERP) recording methods, and will examine methodological issues in hemodynamic neuroimaging and the study of patient populations. Prerequisite(s): Stats/Methods (PSYC H200 or B205), or instructor consent. The PSYC H260 lecture is not required for this lab
What are communication disorders? What are the characteristics of these disorders? What can different communication disorders tell us about normal speech and language processing? In this course, students will learn about common disorders that affect communication throughout the lifespan, including developmental, acquired, and neurogenic communication disorders in the speech, language, and hearing domains. We will draw on empirical studies and theoretical reviews to examine potential causes and underlying mechanisms of different disorders. Pre-requisite(s): PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC200 Research Methods and Statistics, and one additional 200-level Psychology or any 100-level Linguistics course Lottery Preference: Senior psychology majors, Junior psychology majors, Senior psychology minors, Junior psychology minors, Linguistics majors and minors, all others by class year.
Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience is a broadly defined branch of psychology that seeks to understand how individuals develop behaviorally, both from a biological and comparative perspective. Topics include development of sensory, motivational, and cognitive processes and social-emotional development. Prerequisite(s): HC Psych 217 or BMC Psych 218 or HC Psych 260
This half-credit laboratory course will give students hands-on experience with eye-tracking, a non-invasive method of quantifying gaze direction that is used to study issues in visual attention, memory, social cognition, and language (reading), with extensions to applied fields such as user experience, human factors design, and advertising. After learning background about human oculomotor control and common eye-tracking metrics, students will work in small groups to design and conduct small-scale data collection projects. Pre-requisite(s): PSYC H200 or PSYC B205 Lottery Preference: Priority to psychology majors by class year (seniors then juniors)
An exploration of gender through the lens of psychological science. We will examine foundational understandings of gender and gender diversity and how gender relates to other aspects of identity, like race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. We will then discuss the impact of gender in areas of daily life, like the workplace, friendships, relationships, families, and experiences of violence. Students will practice thinking critically and applying psychological knowledge to representations of gender that exist within society. Pre-requisite(s): PSYCH 100 or PSYC B105, and PSYC 200 or PSYC B205 Lottery Preference: Priority will be given to psychology majors at both Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, followed by all psychology minors.
Before you continue reading, take some time to try the following: pat your head while rubbing your stomach. Although silly, this is a clear example of multitasking. This seminar course focuses on our (in)ability to multitask. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to major issues, theories, methods, empirical data, and real-world implications for multitasking research. Students will communicate knowledge in spoken and written form, and formulate ideas for future research. Pre-requisite(s): PSYC 200 Lottery Preference: Senior psychology majors, Senior neuroscience majors, Junior psychology majors, Junior neuroscience majors , Psychology minors by class year, Neuroscience minors by class year, all else by class year.
PSYC H371JUNIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR: PSYCHOLOGICAL BIASES AND ECONOMIC DECISIONS1.0
A seminar-based course covering current research on the role of psychological biases in economic decision-making. The focus is on critical reading of recent work and developing students’ own research. Crosslisted: Economics, Psychology Prerequisite(s): ECON 300 or ECON B200 at Bryn Mawr; ECON 304 (can be taken concurrently). MATH 118 (or equivalent of 2 semesters of college calculus)
Seminar to accompany 7-8 hour weekly practicum in psychology at a fieldwork site. Students learn about core issues in the “helping” fields and develop basic therapy skills. Application process takes place during Fall pre-registration period; instructor consent required. Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 and one additional 200-level course in Psychology. Some sites may require additional Psychology coursework.
This senior research tutorial involves small group collaborative research on topics in memory and cognition, and especially those involving music cognition, the psychology of time, audiovisual interactions, and language behavior. Open to senior psychology majors.
PSYC H392SENIOR RESEARCH TUTORIAL IN PERSONALITY1.0
This senior research tutorial examines personality processes and identity development in emerging and middle adulthood, with an emphasis on the role of narrative meaning-making for understanding life trajectories and outcomes. Open to senior psychology majors.
PSYC H394SENIOR RESEARCH TUTORIAL IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE1.0
This senior thesis tutorial examines the bidirectional relationship between the brain and behavior, emphasizing how hormones influence this relationship. Using a rodent model and cutting-edge neuroscience methodologies, students will design and conduct independent empirical projects in behavioral neuroendocrinology. Open to senior psychology majors.
PSYC H395SENIOR RESEARCH TUTORIAL IN COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE1.0
This senior thesis tutorial involves designing and implementing projects using EEG methods to study aspects of human cognition. Specific topics vary, but often involve executive functions, attention, or emotion regulation. Open to senior psychology majors.
PSYC H398SENIOR RESEARCH TUTORIAL IN CLINICAL-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY1.0
This senior thesis tutorial examines the influence of culture, ethnicity, and race on psychological processes. Topics on social behavior and support, emotion processes, and health and well-being are emphasized. Open to senior psychology majors.
