PNP 2010
Inquiry in the Cognitive Sciences
Understanding the mind-brain involves orchestrating a variety of conceptual tools and modes of inquiry from the cognitive sciences. This course offers a hands-on introduction to a variety of research tactics used in the behavioral and biological sciences and emphasizes the advantages of combining them. For example, neuroimaging can enhance the interpretation of experiments by cognitive psychologists, and modeling can be used to simulate and understand the effects of brain lesions. Prerequisite: completion of at least one of the following courses: Psych 100B, Phil 120F, Phil 125C, Biol 296A, MBB 120 or Ling 170D.
Instructors
David Kinney, Gulledge, James Gulledge, James Quilty-Dunn, Kinney, Megan Entwistle
Reviews
4-6 hrs/week
i just took this class cuz i had to. kinney is awesome and so enthusiastic. very nice guy. just a lot of the content was... idk, it just went over my head. couldn't really follow the progression of the course though and not really sure what I learned lol.
12/29/2024
2 or less hrs/week
Uhhhh don't really know what to say about this class. The readings and write-ups are tedious and some aren't that interesting at all. LOTS of stats and clinical info that would only be interesting if you have some basic knowledge of psych studies and the field. Nevertheless, there were some cool topics we covered.
5/28/2024
2-4 hrs/week
did i understand every complex concept? no! was the prof a quirky little dude YES
5/21/2024
2 or less hrs/week
fair amount of readings, but the responses to them were not graded harshly. some of the content was really difficult and abstract for an intro class, but most was interesting. had a lot more neuroscience than pnp 200, but was still definitely focused in cognitive science
5/18/2024
This is an easy class to get a good grade on with minimum effort. However, I recommend doing the readings (or just skim them as some can be pretty long) to be engaged during the lecture. He makes really good points and answers questions creatively. The "essays" all follow the same structure so with practice it will be easy to get good grades.
4/19/2024
Dr. Gulledge is very knowledgeable, and the course material was great! Class was centered around readings. No exams - just an essay every week-ish, sometimes graded P/F. Lectures could be slow-paced/hard to pay attention to, at times.
1/8/2024