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Provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental operations by which every human being acquires knowledge about the external world. This course provides a scientific understanding of how and why the human senses affect the way people perceive the world around them, including how perceptions can be distorted by both physical and experiential factors.

This course inquires into the nature and dynamics of how groups (families, institutions, countries, etc.) reconstruct and represent the past together. The problem of social memory is approached from multiple disciplinary perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to explore various places of memory in Paris and examine how these historical events are constructed in the present.

The purpose of this class is to challenge advanced psychology students to: practice and improve their skills in reading, critiquing and conducting research; strengthen their ability to effectively communicate their scholarship; clearly define their scholarly interests; and consider their future goals. Students will be given the opportunity to craft a well researched and argued literature review. Involves class discussions, presentations, and a major research proposal or literature review.