PHYSCI M140
Hormones and Behavior in Humans and Other Animals
Description: (Same as Society and Genetics M140.) Lecture, three hours. Examination of hormones, and physiology and genetics involved in hormonal processes and function. Interactions among hormonal levels, environmental stimuli, and behavior. Sexual behavior, pregnancy, and lactation, parental behavior, development and emigration, stress, social behavior, dominance relationships, aggression, chemical communication, and reproductive suppression. Critique of primary literature on behavioral endocrinology about humans and other species. Consideration of spectrum of noninvasive to highly invasive endocrine sampling methods, and which types of questions can be answered in laboratory and field, as well as ethics of hormonal studies and their implications for humans and other animals. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2016 - I just couldn't help to leave a review. I liked the class, it was pretty easy and fun. Dr. Lynch Alfaro was a very very nice professor. The only thing that bothers me is that her lecture was not well organized. It was compiled with abundant facts here and there. At least to me, she did not present a full picture of her topic. Everything else was good.
Fall 2016 - I just couldn't help to leave a review. I liked the class, it was pretty easy and fun. Dr. Lynch Alfaro was a very very nice professor. The only thing that bothers me is that her lecture was not well organized. It was compiled with abundant facts here and there. At least to me, she did not present a full picture of her topic. Everything else was good.
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Fall 2022 - I had high expectations going into this class, and although I was not disappointed, it was just okay. There is two non-cumulative tests, a midterm and final in class. There is also an essay on a behavior and hormone of your choice, although the instructions are not the clearest. The tests were often harder than they had to be, even though the material was not too in depth.
Fall 2022 - I had high expectations going into this class, and although I was not disappointed, it was just okay. There is two non-cumulative tests, a midterm and final in class. There is also an essay on a behavior and hormone of your choice, although the instructions are not the clearest. The tests were often harder than they had to be, even though the material was not too in depth.
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