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Note: All courses below the level of 300 require students to participate
in psychological research.
PSY 101 General Psychology 3 credits
An introduction to the study of behavior. The areas of sensation and perception,
motivation and learning, physiological psychology, developmental and comparative
psychology, and measurement are investigated using the methods and data
of scientific psychology.
PSY 102 Introduction to the Psychology Laboratory 3 credits
Prerequisite or corequisite: PSY 101.
This course is primarily a laboratory course that parallels the General
Psychology course and introduces the student to the techniques of gathering
the empirical evidence for the science of psychology. Development of scientific
writing skills is emphasized.
PSY 111 Behavior Modification 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Some of the important concepts, principles, and techniques of behavior modification
are presented. The focus is upon behavioral methods rather than upon surgical
or pharmacological methods. Selected issues including techniques of self-control,
desensitization, and covert conditioning will be discussed.
PSY 115 Developmental Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
This course studies child development from conception to adolescence. Lectures
and readings focus on historical and cultural perspectives on childhood,
genetics, and environmental health; the evolution-based approach to development;
research on infant perception and language development; social development;
and abnormal development. Major theorists such as Freud, Kohlberg, and Piaget
are discussed with an emphasis on their theories of cognitive and personality
development.
PSY 116 Developmental Psychology II (Adolescence) 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
An extension of the study of the life cycle from middle childhood through
late adolescence. This course surveys developmental issues in areas of physiological,
cognitive, and socio-emotional behavior of adolescents as well as some societal
problems involving adolescents.
PSY 137 Psychological Statistics 4 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Introduction to the basic concepts and techniques of statistics as applied
to psychology. Fundamental principles and procedures of descriptive and
inferential statistics, including simple analysis of variance, are presented.
PSY 202 Principles of Behavior Analysis 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101. skills is emphasized.
Fall 1998, Spring 1999. Paul, Hoffman
PSY 203 Behavior Analysis Laboratory 3 credits
Prerequisites or corequisites: PSY 101, 102, and 202.
Students are exposed to principles of behavioral analysis exemplified in
a series of classroom experiments. Students work in pairs with modern conditioning
apparatus, using both animal and human subjects. Experiments include shaping,
operant behavior, extinction, schedules of reinforcement, stimulus control,
self-control, operant control of human physiological responses, rule-governed
behavior, and aversive control.
PSY 241 Experimental Methods 2 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 102 and 137.
An analysis of the experimental method as applied to problems of human behavior.
A major emphasis is on the design of experiments. Students are expected
to develop their critical thinking skills through analysis of the research
literature. This course is designed as a prerequisite or corequisite to
laboratory courses in cognition, perception, and social psychology.
PSY 245 Experimental Psychology 4 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 137.
An application of research methods in the exploration of traditional experimental
topics. A major objective is the acquisition of skills in the design, execution,
analysis, and reporting of experiments with human subjects. This course
is the summer school offering of a basic course in human experimental psychology.
It is a substitute for PSY 241 plus a lab (PSY 263, 273, 293) and combines
aspects of 241 (Experimental Methods) with aspects of the basic lab courses.
PSY 250 Neuropsychology 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Neuropsychology examines and describes what is known about how the brain
mediates different kinds of behavioral functions and dysfunctions. It surveys
the research findings upon which conclusions about brain-behavior relations
are drawn, and outlines the nature of response mechanisms and the internal
environment.
PSY 261 Environmental Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
A survey of the interrelationships between human behavior and the built
and natural environment. Topics include the ways people perceive and react
to their physical surroundings; the effects of noise, air pollution, and
other stressors on behavior and emotion; people's use of space, the psychological
consequences of crowding; methods of changing human behavior so as to preserve
the natural environment; and ways in which the environment might be molded
to "fit" behavior such as through the appropriate design of buildings, parks,
and cities.
PSY 262 Social Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Analysis of the processes of social interaction and their effects upon the
behavior and attitudes of individuals and groups. Dynamics of groups, social
roles, communication, and mass behavior are the focus of consideration.
Related experimental and field studies are discussed.
PSY 263 Social Psychology Laboratory 2 credits
Prerequisites or corequisites: PSY 137, 262, and 241.
Students conduct in-class experiments in the areas of social influence,
interpersonal attraction, person perception, attitude change, cooperation-competition,
risk-taking, social comparison, self-awareness, and the attribution of causality.
Students also design, implement, and report an original experiment in an
area of social psychology.
PSY 272 Psychology of Perception 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Major emphasis is placed on topics in visual perception including form and
color vision, depth perception, illusions and after-effects, and perceptual
development. In addition, the application of principles in perception to
advertising, design, education, and aesthetics will be covered. This course
may be useful also to majors in education, business, physical
PSY 273 Perception Laboratory 2 credits
Prerequisites or corequisites: PSY 137, 241, and 272.
A laboratory designed to allow the student to explore the experimental bases
of psychology of perception. In addition to conducting in-class experiments
extending a number of the foundation studies in this area, an original research
project is conducted by each student.
PSY 276 Motivation and Emotion 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
A survey of experimental findings and theoretical treatment of psychological
processes that energize and direct behavior. The characteristics of motives
and emotions, their origins and development, and their effect upon animal
and human performance.
PSY 283 Psychopathology 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Lectures and discussions on the psychology of the psychoneuroses, the functional
and organic psychoses, psychopathic personalities, and mental deficiency.
Methods employed in the diagnosis and therapy of mental disorders examined.
PSY 284 Theories of Personality 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
A coverage in-depth of psychoanalytic theories, both classical Freudian,
its revisions, and theories developed in reaction to it, e.g., theories
of Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, Fromm, Sullivan, and the ego analysis.
PSY 289 Psychodynamics and Treatment of the Addictive Personality 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Detailed description and analysis of the psychological factors that are
involved in the use and abuse of drugs, especially "recreational" drugs.
This includes analysis of the motivational and emotional processes that
lead to drug use, the psychological changes brought about by drugs, the
nature of physiological and psychological dependence, and the ego dynamics
of addicts.
PSY 292 Cognitive Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Study of information processing, memory, and information retrieval. Processes
related to recognition, selective attention, problem solving, and concept
attainment will be considered.
PSY 293 Cognitive Psychology Laboratory 2 credits
Prerequisites or corequisites: PSY 137, 241, and 292.
Designed to allow the student to explore the experimental bases of cognitive
psychology. In addition to the replication of a number of the foundation
studies in this area, an original research project is conducted by each
student.
PSY 318 Principles of Psychological Testing 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 137.
Systematic study of the principles underlying the construction and validation
of the major varieties of psychological tests. Widely used tests examined
and general problems of measurement discussed. Emphasis given to utilization
of test results in industry, clinics, and schools.
PSY 360 Behavior Disorders in Childhood 4 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 115.
Examination of the cognitive, motivational, and affective characteristics
and the personality of different kinds of deviant children. Each student
engages in field experience with exceptional children or adolescents: delinquents,
hyperactive children, mentally retarded, autistic, and learning disabled
children.
PSY 365 Psychology of Women 3 credits
Prerequisite: PSY 101.
Examines the status and development of gender differences. Readings are
primarily from the psychological literature, but biology, anthropology,
and sociology also contribute concepts and data.
PSY 381 Practicum in Mental Health Service 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101; and permission of instructor.
A supervised fieldwork course in a child or adult treatment center or institution.
The student is supervised by a practicing therapist or special teacher.
Depending on the setting, activities involve perceptual-motor training,
behavior modification, and the active therapies. This course trains the
student in beginning stages of counseling (e.g., empathy).
PSY 398 Practicum in Experimental Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101, 102, 137, and any one of the following: PSY 202,
241, 246, 250, 262, 272, 276, 292; and permission of instructor.
(Pass/Fail only).
Students who are interested in conducting psychological research can obtain
faculty sponsorship to participate in an ongoing research project. The purpose
of the course is to prepare students for the more intensive Directed Individual
Research course (PSY 490), in which students design and conduct their own
research project. In the practicum, students will engage in laboratory work,
such as collecting and analyzing data or working on lab computers. Students
may work in any of the laboratories of the Department of Psychology on projects
in animal behavior, physiological psychology, human perception, human learning
and memory, biofeedback, or social psychology. Before registering, interested
students must contact the department Chair and fill out the Agreement for
Practicum in Experimental Psychology.
PSY 402 Special Topics in behavior Analysis 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 102 and 202.
An in-depth look at research, theory, and application regarding a particular
topic or set of topics in behavior analysis. Topics will vary from one offering
to the next, and generally will be those of current interest, for example,
aversive control, animal cognition, behavioral health, and biofeedback.
PSY 415 Special Topics in Developmental Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 115.
Covers topics of current interest in developmental psychology, such as social
and personality development (parenting styles, abuse, and neglect), cognitive
development (language development, intelligence and testing, and the development
of perception in infancy), and developmental disorders (dyslexia, autism,
hyperactivity). The emphasis will be on reviews and discussions of the most
current research.
PSY 452 Special Topics in Neuropsychology 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 250.
An in-depth coverage of research and application of brain-behavior relationships,
what they are and how they may be affected or changed under different conditions,
such as under the influence of drugs, brain damage, or compulsive drug use.
PSY 455 History of Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisite: 12 credits of psychology; or permission of instructor.
Survey of the history of psychology from the 17th century to recent times.
Special attention given to the influence of philosophy and science upon
the formation of contemporary psychology. The course concludes with a survey
of the major systems.
PSY 462 Special Topics in Social Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 262.
An in-depth look at research, theory, and application regarding a constrained
topic or set of topics in social psychology. Topics will vary, butgenerally
will be those drawingm contemporary attention. These include social influence
processes, human aggression, social cognition, psychology and law, and organizational
behavior.
PSY 472 Special Topics in Sensation and Perception 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 272.
An advanced, in-depth treatment of theory, research, and application of
a narrow topic or set of topics in sensation and perception. Topics may
vary from offering to offering but all will focus on current work. Topics
include: Sensory processes, comparative sensory mechanisms, perception of
music and art, perceptual factors in drama analysis.
PSY 482 Special Topics in Personality/Clinical Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 283 or 284.
An in-depth look at research theory and application regarding a constrained
topic or set of topics in personality and "clinical" psychology. Topics
will vary from offering to offering
and will include an overall survey of major concepts and practices of various
therapeutic approaches, a specific approach within clinical psychology,
and a specific research topic within clinical psychology.
PSY 490, 491 Directed Individual Research 1-3 credits each
Prerequisite: permission of Chair.
Students who have advanced beyond the Practicum in Experimental Psychology
(PSY 398) and who may be considering graduate studies are encouraged to
take this course. Under the supervision of a member of the departmental
faculty, students individually design and conduct an empirical study in
a selected research area or carry out an intensive reading program. Based
on the work, the student must submit a final report.
PSY 493 Special Topics in Cognitive Psychology 3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101 and 292.
Focus on theory and research in selected topics in cognitive psychology.
Selected topics will vary over semesters. Some possible topics include human
memory, the structure of knowledge, psychology of reading, attention and
consciousness, psycholinguistics, problem solving, cognitive development,
and applications of cognitive psychology.
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