Introduction to Psychology  This course will provide a general introduction to the field of psychology. The most central and important theories, concepts, findings, controversies, and applications in the following areas will be considered: biological bases of behavior, learning, perception, thinking, development, personality, psychological disorders, and social behavior. (Open to Juniors and Seniors by waiver only) 3 hrs lect./1 hr. disc.

Research Methods in Psychology This course will provide students with an understanding of the research methodology used by psychologists. Students will learn to read psychological studies and other related research as informed consumers. Students will collect, analyze, and interpret data during lab assignments. They will also design an empirical study, review the related literature, and write a formal APA-style research proposal. (PSYC 0105 and PSYC 0201 or MATH 0116 or ECON 0111 (formerly ECON 0210); not open to first-year students; open to psychology and neuroscience majors)

Memory: A User's Guide How can I remember names better? How can I best study for an exam? How accurate are our memories? A deep understanding of how people remember will allow us to answer these and many other questions. Topics covered in this course include working memory, the nature of encoding and retrieval, applied aspects of remembering, and neuroscientific approaches to understanding memory. Readings will be a mixture of textbook and journal articles. The class will have a seminar format, with emphasis on student-led discussions and contributions. Additionally, student research groups will design and execute a research study examining human memory. Evaluations will be based on the research project, student-led discussions, and reaction papers.

Cognitive Psychology Questions about the nature of the mind, thinking, and knowledge have a long and rich history in the field of psychology. This course will examine the theoretical perspectives and empirically documented phenomena that inform our current understanding of cognition. Lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and experiments will form the basis for our explorations of cognition in this class. Topics to be considered include attention, perception, memory, knowledge, problem solving, and decision making.

Jason Arndt

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Arndt was a great lecturer. He was clear and enthusiastic. However, it seemed like took pride in having a class that it was extremely hard to get an A in. He showed this in the way he graded his exams and tests, did not make expectations clear, and weighted the grading heavily towards the exams and papers and away from things like participation. He was also extremely unacomodating when it came to late work. If you are purely interested in psychology and just want to learn as much as possible, Arndt is the best professor to take. If you want your grades to reflect your understanding of the material and be consistent with the standards in other classes, I would  advise against it.

Took the course with Professor Parshina. She's okay, the lectures are boring and the readings are long. The exams are open note, open book but they're multiple choice and often convoluted. She does not really teach everything but tests on everything. Assignments are not effort based despite being told they were in the syllabus

I enjoyed this course, but the readings were super long and we were required to fill out a reading guide for each one (around 10 pages per week). However, lectures were interesting and he's a nice guy