PSYC 4433 Addiction, Choice, and Motivation
This is a writing intensive course. Students write weekly prompts on course readings. The readings are drawn from the research literature on addiction and choice. The drug research includes biographical accounts, epidemiological studies, and experiments on drug effects and drug choice. The choice research includes studies with animals and humans that test simple quantitative models of rational choice and impulsiveness.
Course overview
- Department
- Psychology and Neuroscience
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Annually
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- Neuroscience B.S.: Cognitive Neuroscience (3 Credits) — Any one of the following courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOCY) course (no more than two electives from outside LSEHD) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.60 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.34 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Gene M Heyman | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 6 of 9 |
| Spring 2024 | Gene M Heyman | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Gene M Heyman | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | — | 10 of 14 |
| Spring 2022 | Gene M Heyman | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 12 |