SPRING 2010

PSYC 412 - SENIOR SEMINAR IN PSYCHOLOGY (4)

Neelon

Behavioral- and neuroeconomics are interdisciplinary fields combining the insights and techniques of economics, cognitive psychology and neuroscience to characterize decision-making and its neural substrates.  Students in the course will read original source material in the field to understand how normal and clinical individuals assess the value and consequences of possible actions and choose between them.  The course will be taught in a seminar format in which students will take turns leading class discussion on assigned reading topics.  Students will also be required to develop and complete behavioral economic research projects for presentation to the class.

Note:  This course will be available only to Psychology majors of senior standing with at least 24 hrs in Psychology.

FALL 2009

PSYC 373 - BEHAVIORAL & NEUROECONOMICS (3)  *** NOTE:  CANCELLED FOR F09 ***

Neelon

Behavioral- and neuroeconomics are interdisciplinary fields combining the insights and techniques of economics, cognitive psychology and neuroscience to characterize decision-making and its neural substrates.  Students in the course will read original source material in the field to understand how normal and clinical individuals assess the value and consequences of possible actions and choose between them.  The course will be taught in a seminar format in which students will take turns leading class discussion on assigned reading topics.  Students will also be required to develop and complete behavioral economic research projects for presentation to the class.