COGS 179: The Cognitive Science of Religion
Units: 4
Analyzes the ultimate functional purposes and proximate psychobiological mechanisms characterizing the emergence of supernatural beliefs. Understand the scientific methods used in studying religious cognition. Develop a vocabulary for thinking about supernatural beliefs as biological adaptations or by-products. Review and evaluate basic research on the psychological and/or brain mechanisms underlying the representation of supernatural agents as well as supernatural abilities.
Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0
Normal Letter Grade only
GE Requirements - Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
- Intellectual Experience: Diversity and Identity
- Upper Division: Crossroads
Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite Courses: COGS 001
Instructor Permission Required: No
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