Research Seminar in Human Memory

The goal of this course is for students to form a deep understanding of human memory via student-driven inquiry. Students will research the existing literature about a topic of their choice related to human memory, and will design and execute a novel research study. We will review basic principles of memory at the start of the semester to provide students a strong understanding of basic memory phenomena. Evaluation will be based on interim assignments that contribute to the final research project (project proposal, project design), as well as dissemination of the final research project’s results (poster presentation, in-class talk, and manuscript write-up). (PSYC 0201 or ECON 0210 or MATH 0116 or BIOL 0211; open to junior and senior psychology and neuroscience majors only) 3 hrs. sem.