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CS92PROD
How our Bodies and Minds Shape our Social and Physical Lives
PSYC 116F
Fall 2022
Section: 01  

Over the past few decades, psychology has embarked on a serious journey to understand how our minds influence our bodies in ways that are important for our health. However, alongside this journey runs another, equally fascinating one, exploring how our bodies can influence our minds in ways that are important for our social lives. Throughout this course we will examine key insights from both these perspectives. First, we will investigate how the ways in which we think and feel can influence physiological processes that shape our health. Then, we will take a look at how our physiological states can shape our minds by influencing how we think and feel, and the judgments that we form about ourselves and others. We will explore these topics by taking a critical look at some of the most provocative and, at times, controversial methods, ideas, and findings that have emerged from this field of scientific inquiry. This course will involve lecture, readings, visual media, and in-class discussion.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM PSYC
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Student Option
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (PSYC)
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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