Psychology (PSYC) - Science of Mind Reading

PSYC 3007  Science of Mind Reading

Prerequisites:

Minimum three credits from: PSYC 2006, PSYC 2616, PSYC 2716, PSYC 2807

Antirequisites:

PSYC 3906 taken in FW2017

Hours:

Three hours of seminar per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

In this course students evaluate psychological factors that support accurate mental state inferences (mind reading). Specifically, you discuss, present, and write about verbal, non-verbal, and physiological signals that people rely upon to infer people’s emotional states, personality traits, and interpersonal communications. Students read research articles on topics such as children’s theory of mind, how too much information undermines mind reading accuracy, and which regions of the brain support lie detection.