Schedule of Classes

Impact of social forces and institutions on individual behavior; interaction between individual and social environment.

An introduction to the scientific study of the nervous system and its relation to behavior. The underlying biology of learning, memory, language, sensation, emotion, reproductive behavior, psychopathology, and other topics.

Introduction to applied statistical analysis: data reduction and representation; frequency distributions and their measures; probability; sampling theory; significance testing. Descriptive and inferential analyses are presented in the context of psychological research. Not open to non-majors with credit in QM 262 and QM 263.

Basic principles of research design and interpretation; emphasis on experimental method. Laboratory work.

Introduction to the study of special issues related to applied and/or theoretical psychology, which may vary each time course is offered. Topic stated in current Schedule of Classes. May be repeated under a different topic for a maximum of 6 hours credit.

Women and their behavior: influence of psychological, social, and biological factors.

A survey of cognitive, physical, and social development extending from infancy to advanced adulthood.

Current knowledge concerning human sexuality.

Survey of psychological disorders including psychotic, affective, anxiety, substance-related, and personality disorders. Current knowledge of symptoms, prevalence, course, etiology, treatment, and prevention.

Introduction to conceptual issues, research methods, and available data in adult development and aging. Note: This course is not open to students who have completed PSY 303 (Lifespan Developmental Psychology).

Conceptual foundations of hypothesis testing, introduction to meta-analysis and its procedures, exploration of multiple regression/correlation and applications such as factor analysis.

Supervised work in the applied setting of a preschool classroom. A maximum of 6 hours of practicum coursework (PSY 341 and PSY 342) is allowed.

Supervised work in applied settings such as mental health clinics and counseling centers. A maximum of 6 hours practicum coursework (PSY 341 and 342) is allowed.

Critical examination of research and theory on cognitive, physical, and social development from prenatal through late childhood periods. Note: This course is not open to students who have completed PSY 303.

Critical examination of modern personality science, including major personality theories and contemporary personality research. The study of personality in relation to assessment, social behavior, environmental influences, culture, gender, cognition, physiology, behavioral genetics, and other topics.

Theories, research findings, and methods of social psychology. Topics include person perception, attitude change, interpersonal attraction, aggression, competition, group processes, and leadership.

Variables and conditions that affect the learning process; theories of learning.

Physiology of the senses; processes by which sensory stimulation produces perceptual experiences.

Delves into current insights, debates, and research on social and emotional behavior and its neural basis. Course goals include providing an introduction to the theoretical, methodological, and intellectual challenges that influence these fields and their growth. Additionally, the course is designed to give a broad overview of current research and theory in the social and affective neurosciences, particularly where these two domains intersect, and explore how knowledge of neural systems, neuroendocrine function, functional neuro-anatomy, and neurochemistry can or cannot provide insights into social and emotional behavior. Cross-listed with NEU 405.

Conceptual origins, problems and controversies, and ideas that gave rise to modern psychology.

Major theories, research methods, and empirical findings in cross-cultural psychology. The role of culture in understanding and explaining mental health, interpersonal relationships, personality, cognition, sexual functioning, emotion, and other topics.

Directed reading by qualified students, with faculty guidance. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hrs. credit.

Directed research by qualified students, with faculty guidance. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.