PSYC4433 · Psychology

Addiction, Choice, and Motivation

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Gene Heyman

Senior Lecturer, Psychology and Neuroscience

6 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.3
Course: 4.3

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Gene Heyman

Senior Lecturer, Psychology and Neuroscience

6 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.3
Course: 4.3

About this course

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.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.26 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.53 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.60 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.77 / 5

Weekly effort: ~5 hours

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Evaluation history 6 terms

All available terms for PSYC4433. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2025	1	4.5	4.2
Spring 2024	1	4.9	4.8
Spring 2023	1	4.9	4.6
Spring 2022	1	4.0	3.7
Spring 2021	1	4.0	4.2
Spring 2020	1	3.6	4.2