Meghan C MacFadden

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Primary Title:  
Departmental Assistant
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
Music & Dance
Email Address:  
mmacfadden@umass.edu

Practicum

Individual field study and practice for a semester or a summer in news organizations, public agencies, or elsewhere. Part-time arrangements possible. Internship credit divided between Pass/Fail in JOURNAL 298 and 1-6 graded credits in JOURNAL 398. Prerequisites: JOURNAL 300, 45 completed credit hours, and a grade point average of 2.5, or consent of director of internships.

Experimental Psychology

The goal of experimental psychology is to try to understand why people think and act as they do. How do we interpret and use the information gathered by our senses? Why do we pay attention to some things and not others? How do we learn things? How do we remember things, and why are some things forgotten? What is the source of our beliefs? What is the process by which we make decisions? This course will focus on the ways in which psychologists have attempted to answer these questions over the past century and a half using scientific methods.

Replication in Psychology

Is all of psychology fake? A prestigious journal publishes evidence that people have psychic powers. A team of researchers show that listening to a Beatles song can make you almost a year and a half ounger. Many labs try to replicate 100 psychology studies, and only 40 work. Something is very, very wrong. These events are part of a massive upheaval in the field that has come to be known as the replication crisis. In this advanced course, we will look at the replication crisis and the role of replication in psychological science.

Luis Roncal Tapia

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Primary Title:  
Culinary Worker
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
UMass Dining - Retail
Email Address:  
lrtapia@umass.edu
Telephone:  
413-577-8114
Office Building:  
Franklin Dining Commons

Susan E Foley

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Primary Title:  
Culinary Worker
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
UMass Dining - Retail
Email Address:  
susanfoley@umass.edu
Telephone:  
413-577-8114

Kerri L Bolow

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AstContrl Fin-Cost-Grant
Institution:  
UMASS Amherst
Department:  
Controller's Office
Email Address:  
kerri.fox@umass.edu
Telephone:  
413-545-0806

Controversies in Public Policy

Introduction to contemporary public policy issues and debates. Various perspectives on public policy, including equality, justice, and efficiency. Emphasis on in-class discussion and debates. Applications may include environmental policy, affirmative action, immigration, welfare policy, education, health, and other public policies. (Gen. Ed. SB, DU)
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