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2014 - 2015 Graduate Catalog 
    
2014 - 2015 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PSYC 626 - Advanced Comparative Learning and Motivation

Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in psychology or permission of the instructor.
Focused coverage of the scientific literature relating to associative learning, comparative cognition and motivation. Original research involving both nonhuman and human subjects will be covered and critically evaluated. Topics covered will vary as a function of the needs and interests of the students, but will usually include one or more of the following: classical conditioning, instrumental conditioning, observational learning, evolution of behavior, motivational processes, aversive motivation, comparative cognition, memory and concept formation.



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