Thought Paper for Seminar 3

The topic for your thought papers for Seminar 3 on Tuesday 28 July is as follows:

What is Damasio's somatic marker hypothesis?

Thought Paper for Seminar 2

The topic of the thought paper for Seminar 2 is as follows:

Is there a tension between ideas of soft assembly and decentralised control (Clark) and evidence for neonate imitation by way of a mirror-neuron system (as discussed by Gallagher and Johnson)?

Readings for Seminar 2 (21 July)

As discussed yesterday, the readings for Seminar 2 are as follows:

Clark - 'The Situated Infant'*
Johnson - 'Big Babies'
Gallagher - 'The Earliest Sense of Self and Others'

The reading 'The Embodied Mind'* by Lakoff & Johnson is assumed to have also been done as background reading.

(* indicates readings that can be found in the PSYC3014 Reading Pack from 2008)

Michael P's Consultation Times - 3rd Quarter

Michael Pitman's consultation times for the 3rd quarter are as follows:

Wednesday 11h00 to 13h00
Thursday 14h00 to 15h00

All other times by appointment, to be arranged (preferably) via email.

Please also note that these times are subject to change, especially when meetings have been called at late notice.

Readings for Seminar 1 (14 July)

Two readings for our first seminar are now available in the Main Office. Please ask (nicely!) for the Mind, Brain and Behaviour readings – they are in a box under the counter, clearly labelled. One is a reading by Leahey, the other a reading from Hergenhahn. Each set should be paper-clipped together.

In addition to these two history of Psychology readings, you also need to access and read the following article via the University’s e-journal portal:

Goertzen, Jason R. (2008). On the possibility of unification: the reality and nature of the crisis in Psychology. Theory & Psychology, 18 (6), 829-852

Your 1-2 page thought paper for Seminar 1 should succinctly address the following (double-barrelled) question: Is there a crisis in Psychology, and is it worth worrying about?