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Title: Embracing Controversy
Course Section Number: PSY-210-01
Department: Psychology
Description: Many of the most controversial ideas in society concern human behavior. What kind of care should we provide to transgender minors? Is our intelligence dictated by our genetics? Do biological differences explain gender differences in men and women? Even controversial topics concerning the natural world-such as climate change-require us to think about the role of human behavior and cognition. In this class, we will embrace controversial topics and explore what psychological research has to say about them. Importantly, this class will not attempt to give equal weight to both sides of an issue for the sake of balance. Rather, we will focus on how an educated citizen can sift through information and misinformation to base conclusions on the best available psychological evidence and to then communicate those conclusions through dialogue and writing.
Credits: 1.00
Start Date: January 20, 2025
End Date: May 10, 2025
Meeting Information:
01/20/2025-05/09/2025 Lecture Monday, 皇冠足球比分_澳门皇冠体育-在线|平台@dnesday, Friday 03:10PM - 04:00PM, Baxter Hall, Room 201
Faculty: Olofson, Eric
Requisite Courses: PSY-101

Course Status & Cross-Listings

Cross-list Group Capacity: 15
Cross-list Group Student Count: 8
Calculated Course Status: OPEN
Section Name/Title Status Dept. Capacity Enrolled/
Available/
Waitlist
PSY-210-01 (primary)
Embracing Controversy
OPEN Psychology 15 8 / 7 / 0
GEN-209-01 (cross-listing)
Embracing Controversy
OPEN Gender Studies 15 0 / 7 / 0