PSYCH 112A
Basic Processes of Motivated Behavior
Description: Lecture, 90 minutes; discussion, 90 minutes. Requisites: courses 10, 100A, 110. Designed for juniors/seniors. Examination of some basic processes underlying motivated behavior, stressing environmental determinants of behaviors such as feeding, drinking, and reproduction-related behavior. Discussion of physiological mechanisms that contribute to such behaviors. Consideration of topics such as reinforcement, acquired motivation, and drug addiction. Evaluation of evidence obtained in laboratory studies conducted with animals. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2021 - OVERVIEW - 9/10 would recommend - Personally didn't experience any negative interactions with Professor Wassum in discussions/office hours like other reviews have mentioned - Very clear powerpoint slides, but requires viewing lecture to get full content - No textbook— all sources are provided (bless up) GRADING - Midterm and final are essays. You are given the prompt ahead of time. Do not be lazy. Do not skimp on details. Better safe than sorry! These exams are not graded loosely— if you do not thoroughly cover everything mentioned in class and provide your own thoughts on the necessary questions, you will NOT get an A (learned this personally on midterm yikes) - 3 research summaries/twitter threads. Given ~20 paper options. Some of the papers are definitely harder/longer to read, so choose carefully. These are graded less strictly than the exams - Participation in discussion is mandatory. One free absence. You can do a short write-up to opt-out of discussion if you can't make it. COMMENTS - Professor Wassum was very clear in lectures/office hours - Content itself is rather interesting - Discussions require you to do reading/lectures ahead of time . Otherwise you will be lost and not be able to contribute. - Workload is on the lighter side - Only downside to the class is pacing— there's quite a bit of downtime during discussions while breaking off into groups
Winter 2021 - OVERVIEW - 9/10 would recommend - Personally didn't experience any negative interactions with Professor Wassum in discussions/office hours like other reviews have mentioned - Very clear powerpoint slides, but requires viewing lecture to get full content - No textbook— all sources are provided (bless up) GRADING - Midterm and final are essays. You are given the prompt ahead of time. Do not be lazy. Do not skimp on details. Better safe than sorry! These exams are not graded loosely— if you do not thoroughly cover everything mentioned in class and provide your own thoughts on the necessary questions, you will NOT get an A (learned this personally on midterm yikes) - 3 research summaries/twitter threads. Given ~20 paper options. Some of the papers are definitely harder/longer to read, so choose carefully. These are graded less strictly than the exams - Participation in discussion is mandatory. One free absence. You can do a short write-up to opt-out of discussion if you can't make it. COMMENTS - Professor Wassum was very clear in lectures/office hours - Content itself is rather interesting - Discussions require you to do reading/lectures ahead of time . Otherwise you will be lost and not be able to contribute. - Workload is on the lighter side - Only downside to the class is pacing— there's quite a bit of downtime during discussions while breaking off into groups
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