Psychology 312 - Calderwood Seminar on Psychology in the Public Square
CALDERWOOD SEM: PUBLIC SQUARE
Fall
2020
01
4.00
Maryjane Wraga
Th 01:40-04:30
Smith College
10711-F20
REMOTE
mwraga@smith.edu
One cannot turn on the radio or browse the internet today without encountering the latest fMRI findings
or other technologically advanced results of contemporary psychological research. The primary goal of
this course is to learn how to communicate such complex information to a non-specialist audience. Through a set of prescribed writing assignments, students will develop skills in translating psychological theories and empirical evidence to the public. Assignments may include evaluation of journal articles, blog entries, and interviews of research psychologists. Classes will be conducted as a workshop devoted to peer review, analysis, and critique of public-oriented writing in psychology.
or other technologically advanced results of contemporary psychological research. The primary goal of
this course is to learn how to communicate such complex information to a non-specialist audience. Through a set of prescribed writing assignments, students will develop skills in translating psychological theories and empirical evidence to the public. Assignments may include evaluation of journal articles, blog entries, and interviews of research psychologists. Classes will be conducted as a workshop devoted to peer review, analysis, and critique of public-oriented writing in psychology.
Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores