PSY 422: Seminar in Motivation

Psychology · 5 credits

In-depth coverage of determinants of behavior in humans and other animals. Students will examine primary research and will conduct research. Activities will also include class discussion, presentations, and a major integration paper.

Not offered in the listed terms.

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Prerequisites

(PSY 307 or BNS 302) and (PSY 320 or PSY 322)

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

PSY 307 Experimental Approaches to Research and Statistics
requires PSY 210 and (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and PSY 230 and PSY 240 and PSY 250 and PSY 306
- PSY 210 Cognition
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
- PSY 230 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
- PSY 240 Social Psychology
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
- PSY 250 Introduction to Behavioral and Mental Health
  requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
  - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
  - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
- PSY 306 Correlational Approaches to Research and Statistics
  requires PSY 305
  - PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing
    requires PSY 203
    - PSY 203 Research Methods
      requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
      - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
      - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
BNS 302 Experimental Methods and Neuroscience Communication
requires BNS 301
- BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience
  requires (CHEM 161 or CHEM 175) and (PSY 220 or HNRS 207)
  - CHEM 161 General Chemistry I
    requires MATH 114 or MATH 156 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 115 or MATH 157 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
        MATH 099 Introductory Algebra
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 1
        MATH 197C Support Topics for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
        MATH 109 Support for Functions and Algebraic Methods
        requires ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 30
    - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 152 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or MATH 112
      - MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
      requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II
        requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
        MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
      requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4
      - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
      - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
        requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
        MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
        MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
      requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5
      - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
      requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II
      requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics
      requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 148 or MATH 156 or MATH 114 or MATH 118 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 2.3 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 2.3 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2
      - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
      - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
      - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
  - CHEM 175 General Chemistry I, Honors
    requires MATH 114 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or MATH 124 or MATH 125 or MATH 134 or MATH 135 or MATH 138 or MATH 156 or MATH 157 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus (PC), score 1.70 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65
    - MATH 114 Precalculus I (shown above)
    - MATH 115 Precalculus II (shown above)
    - MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus (shown above)
    - MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
    - MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (shown above)
    - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 135 Calculus II Honors (shown above)
    - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
    - MATH 156 Algebra With Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
    - MATH 157 Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics (shown above)
  - PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
  - HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
PSY 320 Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience
requires (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and PSY 305
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing
  requires PSY 203
  - PSY 203 Research Methods
    requires PSY 101 or HNRS 204
    - PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (shown above)
    - HNRS 204 Colloquium in Psychology (shown above)
PSY 322 Motivation
requires (PSY 220 or HNRS 207) and (PSY 305 or BNS 301)
- PSY 220 Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- HNRS 207 Colloquium in Behavioral Neuroscience (shown above)
- PSY 305 Scientific Thinking and Writing (shown above)
- BNS 301 Statistics for Neuroscience (shown above)

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