| 132. General Psychology
I
Either semester. Three credits. Two class periods and one 1-hour demonstration
discussion. Ordinarily this course should be taken in the fall semester.
Basic principles that underlie mental processes and behavior; research
methodology, biopsychology, sensation, perception, learning, memory and
language. CA 3. |
| 133. General Psychology
II
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132. Not open for
credit to students who have passed PSYC 135. May not be taken concurrently
with PSYC 135.
Psychology as a social science. Research methodology, developmental,
personality, clinical, abnormal and social psychology.
CA 2. |
| 135. General
Psychology II (Enhanced)
Either semester. Four credits. Three lecture periods and one 1-hour
discussion section. Prerequisite: PSYC 132. Not open for credit to students
who have passed PSYC 133. May not be taken concurrently with PSYC 133.
Psychology as a social science. Research methodology, developmental,
personality, clinical, abnormal and social psychology. Applications of
theory, writing, and demonstrations during discussion periods. CA 2. |
| 202Q. Principles
of Research in Psychology
Either semester. Four credits. Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour
laboratory/discussion. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135 or 133 and STAT
100 or 110 (or Statistics Q 100 level). Open to sophomores or higher.
Design,analysis, and reporting of psychological research. Experimental
and quasi-experimental designs, laboratory and correlational techniques,
research ethics. |
| 202WQ.
Principles of Research in Psychology
Either semester. Four credits. Three 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour
laboratory/discussion. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and 135 or 133 and STAT 100
or 110 (or Statistics Q 100 level). ENGL 105 or 110 or
111 or 250. Open
to sophomores or higher.
Design,analysis, and reporting of psychological research. Experimental
and quasi-experimental designs, laboratory and correlational techniques,
research ethics. |
| 205. Introduction
to Behavioral Genetics
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 or BIOL 102,
103,
107,
or 108.
Methods, concepts and findings of behavioral genetics in animals and
humans. |
| 205W. Introduction
to Behavioral Genetics
Prerequisite: PSYC 132 or BIOL 102,
103,
107, or 108;
ENGL 105 or 110
or
111 or 250. |
| 206. Psychology of
Consciousness
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132
The role of consciousness in human cognition is examined by comparing
the conscious and unconscious operation of mental faculties including perception,
memory, learning, and thought. |
| 210W. Laboratory in
Cognition
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. One 3-hour laboratory period
and additional hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ,
and PSYC 220 or 256, which may be taken concurrently; ENGL 105 or 110 or
111
or 250.
Selected experiments from the following topics: memory processes, categorization,
language comprehension and problem solving. |
| 211W. Psycholinguistics
Laboratory
Either semester. Three credits. Two 3-hour laboratory periods. Prerequisite:
PSYC
202Q or 202WQ; ENGL 105 or 110 or
111 or 250. Recommended preparation:
PSYC 221 or
PSYC 256 or LING 202. May be taken concurrently.
Introduction to the experimental study of language understanding and
use. Topics selected from among speech perception, word recognition, sentence
processing, language production, and corpus phenomena. |
| 215. Laboratory
in Sensation and Perception
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Two 3-hour laboratory periods.
Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ, and PSYC 254, which may be taken concurrently.
Techniques for the study of sensory capacities and perceptual processes. |
| 220. Learning
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Open to sophomores or higher.
Learning and memory principles found in animal research and their relationship
to human behavior. Human and other species' specific types of unique learning
abilities. |
| 221. The Psychology
of Language
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135 or
133.
Those aspects of language that make it a uniquely efficient vehicle
for communication and thought. |
| 232W.
Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
Second semester. Four credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 236 and PSYC 202Q
or 202WQ;
ENGL 105 or 110 or
111 or 250.
The techniques necessary for performing psychological research on young
children; advanced topics. |
| 236. Developmental Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Open to sophomores or higher.
Social behavior, personality, perception, cognition, language, intelligence,
learning, biobehavioral processes, and research methodology in developmental
perspective. |
| 238. Theories
in Developmental Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 236.
Historical and contemporary theories of development. Includes Piaget,
Vygotsky, Freud, Erikson, social-learning theory, ethological theory, and
information-processing theory. |
| 239.
Current Topics in Developmental Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 236 or consent of
instructor. With change of topic, may be repeated for credit.
Selected topics (e.g., infant development, peer relations, cognitive
development, and developmental psychobiology) that may vary with each offering. |
| 239W.
Current Topics in Developmental Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 236 or consent of instructor; ENGL 105 or 110 or
111 or 250. |
| 240. Social Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Open to sophomores or higher.
Attitudes, social cognition, social influence, interpersonal relations,
group dynamics. |
| 241. Current
Topics in Social Psychology
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 240 and consent
of instructor. With a change in content, this course may be repeated for
credit.
Selected topics (e.g., social influence, person perception, pro-social
behavior) vary with each offering. |
| 241W. Current
Topics in Social Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 240 and consent of instructor; ENGL 105 or 110 or
111 or 250. |
| 242. Laboratory
in Social Psychology
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Two class periods and one 2-hour
research/laboratory period. Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ or STAT 110;
PSYC 240, and consent of instructor.
Methods and techniques of research in social psychology. Supervised
research investigations. |
| 243. The Study of Personality
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Open to sophomores or higher.
Theories, methods, and research in both clinical and experimental approaches
to personality. |
| 244. Laboratory in
Personality
First semester. Three credits. One 2-hour laboratory period. Class experimentation
and some practice in research writing. Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ
or STAT 110, PSYC 243, and consent of instructor.
Experimental design and methodology in personality research, followed
by a class project written individually by each student |
| 244W. Laboratory in
Personality
Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ or STAT 110, PSYC 243, and consent
of instructor; ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. |
| 245. Abnormal Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Open to sophomores or higher.
Nature of abnormal behavior, theories and data regarding symptoms, etiology,
treatment and prevention of mental disorders. |
| 245W. Abnormal Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and
PSYC 135 or 133; ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. |
| 246. Psychology of Women
(Also offered as WS 246). Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:
Three credits of 200-level psychology.
Gender roles, socialization, women and work, women's relationships,
violence against women, and other topics. Theory and research. |
| 248. Environmental Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 240.
Reciprocal relationships between built and natural environments and
human behavior. |
| 249.
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders of Childhood
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 236.
Theory, research, treatment, and prevention in developmental psychopathology
from infancy through adolescence. |
| 249W.
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders of Childhood
Prerequisite: PSYC 236;ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. |
| 250. Current
Topics in Clinical Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 242 or 245/245W
or
instructor consent. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. |
| 251. Health Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133
The interface between psychology and health is examined using
a biopsychosocial model. Topics include stress and coping, health promotion,
adjustment to chronic illness, and the psychology of health behaviors. |
| 253. Animal Behavior
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: BIOL 102 or 107, and PSYC
132.
Principles of animal behavior derived from a review of descriptive and
analytic studies in laboratory and field. Sometimes offered in multimedia
format. |
| 254. Sensation and Perception
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133.
Sensory and perceptual processes in vision, hearing, touch, taste, and
smell. |
| 255. Motivation and Emotion
(Also offered as COMM 255.) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:
PSYC 132 and PSYC 135 or 133.
Cognition, brain mechanisms, biofeedback, aggression, sex, competence,
social influence, and conformity. |
| 256. Cognitive Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Open to sophomores or higher.
Different views of mental representation and processes involved in memory,
language comprehension, perception, attention, and problem solving. Historical
development of models in cognitive psychology. |
| 257. Physiological Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: BIOL 102 or 107 or PNB
264-265, and PSYC 132. Open to sophomores or higher.
Physiological processes related to motivation, emotion, sensory processes,
motor skills, learning, and psychiatric conditions. |
| 259. Drugs and Behavior
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 or BIOL
107. Open to sophomores or higher.
An overview of drug effects in chemical transmission in the nervous
system, with an emphasis on the behavioral/psychological effects of drugs. |
| 260.
Computer Modelling of Cognitive Processes
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 254 or 256.
Symbolic and connectionist approaches to modelling vision, problem solving,
planning, deduction, language understanding, learning, and memory. |
| 263.
Laboratory in Animal Behavior and Learning
First semester . Three credits. One 3-hour lecture and additional laboratory
period hours. Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or PSYC 202WQ and PSYC
220 or PSYC 257 or 253, and consent of instructor.
A laboratory course to supplement PSYC 253. |
| 263W.
Laboratory in Animal Behavior and Learning
Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ and PSYC 220 or 257 or 253, and
consent of instructor;
ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. |
| 267. Laboratory
in Physiological Psychology
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. One 3-hour laboratory period
and additional hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ and
PSYC 257, which may be taken concurrently.
Techniques employed in experimental investigation of the anatomical
and physiological bases of behavior. |
| 267W.
Laboratory in Physiological Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q or 202WQ and PSYC 257, which may be taken concurrently;
ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. |
| 268. Industrial/Organizational
Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Open to sophomores or higher.
Applications of psychology in the workplace: Measurement, personnel
decisions, performance appraisal, training, motivation, worker attitudes,
leadership, ergonomics and job design, workplace health and safety. |
| 269. Introduction
to Clinical Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 245 or 245W.
History of clinical psychology as a profession; graduate training and
ethical responsibilities; assessment and treatment of psychological disorders;
and clinical sub-specialities. |
| 270. Black Psychology
First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and
PSYC 135 or 133.
Empirical and theoretical literature on psychological experiences of
African Americans. Impact of race, culture, and ethnicity on psychological
development. CA 4. |
| 270W. Black Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and
PSYC 135 or 133; ENGL 105 or
110 or 111 or
250.
CA 4. |
| 272. Psychology of Aging
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133.
Psychological theories and research on adult development and aging.
Focus on self development from adolescence through young adulthood, midlife
and later life. |
| 275.
Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and 133 or 135.
Open to sophomores or higher.
General introduction to cross-cultural and multicultural issues
and the role psychology has played in understanding the experiences of
diverse groups. CA 4.
|
| 276. Social
Psychology of Multiculturalism
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite:PSYC 132 and 133 or 135.
Recommended preparation: PSYC 240. Open to sophomores or higher.
Introduction to theoretical perspectives and behavioral research that
seek to explain the nature and mechanisms of intergroup relations and the
psychology of culture, prejudice, and biased behavior. CA 4.
|
| 278. Human Factors Design
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133. Recommended preparation:
PSYC 268.
Human factors/ergonomics design applied to human-machine and sociotechnical
systems. Independent work in conjunction with class project. |
| 280.
Current Topics in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 268 or 278 or instructor
consent. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. |
| 280W.
Current Topics in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 268 or 278 or instructor consent;
ENGL 105 or
110
or 111 or
250. |
| 281. Psychological
Tests and Measurements
Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 202Q
or 202WQ or STAT 110.
Individual differences, measurement theory, issues of validity, reliability,
and sampling. Intelligence, achievement, personnel, vocational, and personality
testing. |
| 282. Social-Organizational
Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 268 or PSYC 240
Social psychological phenomena in the workplace. Social perceptions,
personality, stress, work-related attitudes, motivation, team decision-making,
and effectiveness, leadership and influence, organizational culture. |
| 282W. Social-Organizational
Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 268 or PSYC 240;
ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250. |
| 290. Foreign Study
Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. May be repeated
for credit. Consent of Department Head or advisor may be required prior
to the student's departure.
Special topics taken in a foreign study program. |
| 291. The
History and Systems of Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135
or 133.
Philosophical and scientific origins and major schools, including structuralism,
functionalism, behaviorism, gestalt, and psychoanalysis. |
| 291W.
The History and Systems of Psychology
Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and
PSYC 135 or 133; ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. |
| 292. Variable Topics
Either semester. Three credits. With a change in topic, may be repeated
for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary. |
| 294. Field Experience
Either semester. Credits, not to exceed six per semester, and hours
by arrangement. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC 135 or 133. Open only with
consent of instructor. With a change in content, this course may be repeated
for credit. Students taking this course will be assigned
a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory).
Supervised field work in clinical, community, or organizational settings. |
| 295. Seminar in Psychology
Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 132 and PSYC
135 or 133 and consent of instructor. With a change in content, may be
repeated for credit.
Recent developments in psychology. Topics vary with each offering. |
| 296W. Senior Thesis
in Psychology
Either semester. Three credits. Hours by arrangement. Prerequisite:
Three credits of PSYC 297 or
PSYC 299; ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or
250. Open
only to Honors students with consent of instructor and Department Head. |
| 297. Undergraduate Research
Either semester. Credits, not to exceed six per semester, and hours
by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. Recommended preparation:
PSYC
202Q or 202WQ. With a change in content, this course may be repeated for
credit.
Participant activities related to research. |
| 298. Special Topics
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. With a change in
content, may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites and recommended preparation
vary. |
| 299. Independent Study
Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: PSYC
202Q or 202WQ. Open only with consent of instructor. With a change in content
this course may be repeated for credit.
Students are expected to develop their own plan for a research project,
conduct the research, and write-up this research, consulting periodically
with a faculty member. |