Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Mr. Robert W. Feyerharm, Dr. Ada M. Harrison, Dr. Renzo Bianchi. Economics Those students who expect to learn nothing except a few of the basic principles of supply and demand are quite surprised at the comprehensive program of the Eco- nomics Department. The courses are laid out to demonstrate the ways in which a society copes with the problems of scarce resources and many needs. Students approach the problem both from the historical and the practical sides. Majors in economics find a wide field open to their talents and most of them go directly into business or, in certain cases, do graduate work. Independent study is en- couraged and usually consists of further instruction in aspects of fields too technical to be dealt with in classes. During the second semester Mr. Phillip Klein of the Univer- sity of California in Berkley joined the staff. This year marked the reorganization of the Economics Club which is open to anyone who is interested in eco- nomics and the problems which arise within it. Don Welty, Norma Smith, and Jack Neucomb demonstrate the efficiency of the business world. 28

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PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT Dr. Sumner Hayward, Dr. Lyie Estenson, Dr. Robert Adamson. PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION Tom Williams pot s the white rots through their paces in the Laird Stadium lab. 30 Webster states that psychology is the systematic knowledge and investigation of the phenomena of con- sciousness and behavior. This is an oversimplification of the aims of the department, but the studies in research and the type of instruction found in all the classes have this idea as their basis. Recently, expansion of the laboratory facilities has further promoted research in mammalian be- havior to include species from simple to complex. Experimentation in the department is generally carried on by the graduating majors. These experiments may be done either for actual credit or in order to give experience to the student. Particularly emphasized during the post year is a principle concerned with secondary reinforcement. To the uninformed layman this term has very little mean- ing but the studies themselves apply to the behavior of animals under certain conditions. The basic problem is to discover If an animal trained to respond to a certain sig- nal can be taught to respond without the signal.