PSY 3011 : PSY3011_SYL.pdf
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Office hours: m 1:00 - 2:00, tu 3:00 - 4:00, or by appointment. Course objectives: this course introduces students to the fundamental phenomena and principles of learning and behavior analysis by surveying the major theoretical and empirical approaches of the 20th century. Thus, students acquire an appreciation of the current state of the field by studying the theories and methods that have led to the current state of affairs. Although the content focus is the psychology of learning, the course addresses numerous basic issues in the philosophy of science and critical reasoning that pertain to the entire field of psychology. Text: theories of learning: a historical approach, by john malone, wadsworth group. Professor gail peterson, s223 elliott hall, 612-625-2863; peter004@umn. edu. Webpage: students who have registered for the course should go to www. myu. umn. edu and log on with their x. 500 and password. Then go to your myu space page, and scroll down to psy.
