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Joan
Schilling Chair,
Psychology Department
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| Office: Room 110D, DeRicci Hall Phone: (608) 663-2302 E-mail: schillin@edgewood.edu |
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Professor Joan Schilling regularly teaches courses in human learning, human development, and social psychology. Her major research interest is college students’ learning and comparisons of students’ and instructors’ perceptions of the learning process. In recent years she's conducted and presented her research collaboratively with undergraduate psychology students. She has been a faculty member in Edgewood’s Psychology Department since 1980. She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), and the Council for the Teaching of Undergraduate Psychology (CUTUP). She is institutional representative to MPA. She earned a B.A. from Marian College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from UW-Madison. |
Psychology of Human Learning -- PSY 230
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A study of the nature, processes, outcomes and conditions of learning including the cognitive and affective processes in conceptualization, problem-solving, reasoning, and creativity. Special attention is given to educational implications with an applied practicum. |
Life-Span Development -- PSY 345
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An integrated study of the processes and major influences throughout the human experience from the beginnings of life through aging. Learning, cognitive, self-actualization theories as well as the psychoanalytic tradition are examined. |
Social Psychology -- PSY 349
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This course is an overview of theories and research pertaining to the interaction and reciprocal influences between individuals and their societal context. Broad areas of study are reviewed including such topics as helping behavior, attribution, group processes, attitude change, racism, sexism, obedience/compliance, and aggression/ violence. |
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