| Course Title: Laboratory in Social Psychology: 'Medical Decision Making' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course brings together several elements of Psychology through a special topic: medical decision making. In this course, students will study how patients make decisions about their own healthcare and how doctors make diagnostic and treatment decisions for their patients. Students will read two books written by prominent physicians who study decision making along with a set of primary research articles that will be available online. In addition, students will develop a deeper understanding about conducting research in psychology and writing in APA style. This course will include study design and data collection, and data analysis. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Glenn Baker | sgbaker@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | REES - Reese | 317 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: PSYCH-200 or PSYCH-204. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 12 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Better Author: Gawande, Atul Copyright: 2007 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780312427658 Publisher: Picador |
Required | 17.00 |
| Title: Critical Decisions Author: Ubel, Peter A. Copyright: 2012 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780062103826 Publisher: Harper Collins |
Required | 26.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Note: This book must either be purchased used or as a digital copy. |