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Dr. Stephen Kitzis

PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993
Associate Professor

Martin Allen, Room 224
(785) 628-4404
skitzis@fhsu.edu


Courses Regularly Taught

  • Conceptions of the Mind (IDS 440)
  • Cognitive Science Seminar (PSY 475)
  • Psychology of Human Motives (PSY 230)
  • Elements of Learning (PSY 330)
  • Introduction to Cognitive Psychology (PSY 234)
  • Experimental Psychology Laboratory (PSY 259)
  • Advanced Learning and Motivation (PSY 820)
  • Workshop in Psychology: The Creative Process (PSY 470/770)
  • Models of Memory (PSY 534/734)
  • Neuropsychology (PSY 568/768)

Research Interests

  • Learning
  • Memory
  • Motivation
  • Cognitive Modeling
  • Neural Networks
  • Cognitive Science
  • Program Evaluation
  • Science and Math Education

Selected Publications

Kitzis, S. N. (2002). Mind and Meaning: A Flight of Imagination, A Voyage of Discovery. Mason, OH: Thomson Learning.


During a recent sabbatical, I wrote a cognitive science novel that has become the major reading in my classes on Motivation, Learning, Conceptions of the Mind, Intro to Cognitive Psychology, and Creativity. In its own way, it is a reply to Skinner, Dennett, Churchland, and others that deny the reality of our mental side. It can be assessed below.

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