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.

Fossil evidence for human evolution; impact of evolutionary history on the development of human behavior; how evolutionary theory can be applied to understanding human behavior in contemporary society.

An overview of both theory and method in the psychological study of religion. Emphasis will be on understanding the biological and psychological underpinnings of religious belief, behavior, and experience. Cross listed as RLS 280.

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.

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

Job analysis, psychological testing, interviewing, performance appraisal, employment law, leadership, motivation, training, job satisfaction, organizational theory, and research methods.

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.

Critical examination of research and theory in psychopathology and behavior disorders including the etiology, assessment, and treatment of major forms of psychological disorders. Note: This course is not open to students who have completed PSY 311.

Attention, memory, language use, problem solving, and artificial intelligence.

Physiological bases of behavior; emphasis on the neural structure and functional concomitants of receptor and effector processes, motivation, emotion, and learning.

Optional laboratory course for students concurrently enrolled in PSY 364. Includes sheep brain dissection.

Completion of an honors thesis proposal in psychology. Topics include preparing a literature review, design and methods in psychology, hypothesis testing using statistical analyses, ethics in research, and professional issues pertaining to psychological research.

Types of psychological tests, psychometric properties of tests, development and analysis of test items.

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.

Advanced 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.