PSYC 367

Language is intrinsically interesting, but also particularly relevant to psychologists. Experiments rely upon language to convey instructions and collect data, while therapeutic interventions rely on communication between psychologist and client. Topics covered in this course will be drawn from many areas of psychology as well as other disciplines in an attempt to understand the complex nature of human language. Specific topics may include linguistics theories, animal language, sign language, neural mechanisms of language, evolution of language, language production and comprehension, multilingualism, and social context of language. -- Prerequisite -- (PSYC 101) and (PSYC 102) and (one of the following: PSYC 202 [formerly PSYC 210], CRIM 220, KPE 301, KPE 400, or SOC 255/ANTH 255/MACS 255 [formerly SCMS 255]). -- Corequisite -- None. -- Pre or Corequisite -- None.