PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC)

PSYC 1101. General Psychology. (3) A survey of the field including such topics as learning, emotions, motivation, personality, psychological testing, and abnormal behavior. Emphasis on psychology as a behavioral science. May be taken with or without the lab. All psychology majors and those who wish to apply this course as partial fulfillment of the University science and technology requirement must take PSYC 1101L during the same semester in which they take PSYC 1101. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)

PSYC 1101L. General Psychology Laboratory. (1) An introduction to laboratory equipment and procedures. Meets two hours per week. (May not be taken apart from the lecture portion of PSYC 1101 except by psychology majors and minors with permission of the Department.) (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)

PSYC 2102. Research Methodology. (4) (W) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 and 1101L, and STAT 1222. Experimental, observational, and correlational methods of psychological research. Basic concepts of philosophy of science will also be discussed. Emphasis on methodology rather than content and applicability of methods to current topics in psychology. Three lecture hours and one two hour laboratory period a week. (Fall, Spring) (Evenings)

PSYC 2112. Introduction to Behavior Modification. (4) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Methods and constructs of behavior modification, including the application of the methods to laboratory research. Three lecture hours and one two hour laboratory period a week. (On demand)

PSYC 2120. Child Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Psychological development in infancy and childhood, including such topics as biological change, learning, thought, language, social relations, intelligence, and morality. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 2121. Adolescent Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Developmental and psychological characteristics of adolescents, with emphasis on the developmental transitions, social contexts, and problems of adolescence. (Fall, Spring)

PSYC 2124. Psychology of Adult Development and Aging. (3) Crosslisted as GRNT 2124. Psychological development through adulthood and old age. Emphasis on processes underlying continuity and change in adulthood, including personality and socialization, cognitive development, and the psychophysiology of aging. (Yearly)

PSYC 2150. Psychology of Adjustment. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. The study of the process of adjustment and factors that may influence adaptation. Consideration is given to psychological reactions to critical problems encountered in modern life. Introduction to different approaches to intervention and treatment. (Fall, Spring)

PSYC 2160. Introduction to Health Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. An introduction to the contributions of the discipline of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the improvement of the health care system. Topics include the role of stress and physiological factors in illness, chronic pain disorders and pain management, lifestyle and psychosocial influences on health, and the influence of illness of interpersonal relationships. (Fall, Spring)

PSYC 2171. Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology. (3) The study of people at work; what motivates people to work and what leads to satisfaction, alienation, or performance; how to lead others; the structure of an organization and processes of communication, decision making, and conflict; socialization through selection and training; measurement of individual contributions; the design of work itself; ways to change; and develop entire organizations. (Fall, Spring)

PSYC 3001. Topics in Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Examination of special psychological topics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

PSYC 3103. History and Systems of Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Historical antecedents and origins of modern psychology. Emphasis on influential psychological systems such as behaviorism and psychoanalysis. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 3110. Comparative Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Animal and human behavior from a comparative point of view. Includes the study of methodology, and classification of behavior patterns, as well as the origin of these patterns. (Yearly)

PSYC 3111. Psychology of Learning. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. (Completion of PSYC 2102 is strongly recommended.) Major theories and empirical findings in the area of learning. (Yearly)

PSYC 3113. Physiological Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. The relationship of physiological systems to integrated behavior and an introduction to brain-behavior relationships. Emphasis on neural regulation of behavior. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 3114. Motivation. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Current theories and research in the area of motivation. Consideration is given to the role of emotion in human motives. (Yearly)

PSYC 3115. Sensation and Perception. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. An introduction to the sensory and perceptual processes that provide the means to experience and make sense of the physical world in which we live. Topics include discussions of how sensory data are acquired, processed, and interpreted. (Yearly)

PSYC 3116. Human Cognitive Processes. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Processes involved in such complex human behaviors as language (acquisition and usage), memory, and problem solving, with emphasis upon experimental findings and current theories. (Fall, Spring)

PSYC 3117. Hereditary Behavior. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Genetic and environmental contributions to behavior and psychological processes. History of the nature nurture issue in psychology; animal and human research methods; statistical analysis of behavior genetic data; and the heritability of learning ability, intelligence, personality, and psychopathology. (Yearly)

PSYC 3118. Research Methods in Physiological Psychology. (4) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 and permission of the instructor. Current laboratory techniques in physiological psychology, including basic surgeries, lesioning, stimulation, recording, and histology. Three lecture hours and one two hour laboratory period a week. (On demand)

PSYC 3122. Cognitive and Language Development. (3) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 and 2120. Theory and research on the development of thought and language in children, including such topics as theories of cognitive development, the development of perception, representation of knowledge, memory, language, and problem solving. (Alternate years)

PSYC 3123. Social and Personality Development. (3) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 and 2120. Social and personality development of children, including such topics as infant social behavior, socialization practices, independence and achievement, aggression, sex role development, and moral development. (Alternate years)

PSYC 3125. Older Worker and Retirement. (3) (W) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Physical characteristics, personal attitudes, and structural factors affecting the employment of persons over 40. Topics include biological aging, myths and stereotypes about older workers, public policies, human resources practices, economics of retirement, and theories about career and life stages. (Alternate years)

PSYC 3126. Psychology of Women. (3) Crosslisted as WMST 3226. Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Application of research in developmental, experimental, and clinical psychology to issues regarding women and gender. Includes such topics as gender-role development, gender differences in cognitive abilities and performance, psychological perspectives on women’s physical and mental health, and violence toward women. (Spring)

PSYC 3130. Social Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. The social behavior of individuals. Topics include interpersonal attraction and relationship development; attitude change; social conflict; social interaction; social perception; and social influence processes; general theories of social behavior; and research approaches. (Fall, Spring)

PSYC 3135. Psychology of Personality. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Current personality theories. Consideration given to psychoanalytic, physiological, trait and factor, the perceptual viewpoints in the light of contemporary research. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 3140. Basic Processes in Psychological Assessment. (3) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 and 1101L, and STAT 1222; PSYC 2102 recommended. Psychological testing, including scaling procedures, reliability and validity, correlational techniques used in test construction, a review of various kinds of psychological tests, and basic approaches to test interpretation. (Yearly)

PSYC 3151. Abnormal Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. A history of psychopathology. Case studies, differential diagnosis, psychological dynamics of abnormal behavior, including theoretical, clinical, and experimental contributions in the field. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 3152. Child Psychopathology. (3) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101, 2120 and 3151. Principles of classification, assessment and treatment of children and adolescents who display deviant affective, cognitive, and social behavior. (Alternate years)

PSYC 3155. Community Psychology. (3) Social forces, particularly within the context of organizations and/or communities, that affect the development of psychopathology and/or personal competency, with emphasis on preventing psychopathology and increasing competency. Topics include the concept of prevention; assessment of organizations, communities, and other environments; methods of instituting organizational and community change; evaluating the effects of community interventions; social policy analysis; and ethical issues involved in community work. (Yearly)

PSYC 3172. Psychology of Personnel: Employee Selection and Classification. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 2171 or permission of instructor. Methods, techniques, and procedures used to select and classify employees. (Fall)

PSYC 3173. Psychological Bases of Training Programs. (3) Prerequisites: PSYC 1101 and 2171, or permission of instructor. Application of alternative theories about adult learning to the development and conduct of training programs in industry. Topics include how to develop training needs, a description of methods available to trainers such as programmed instruction and sensitivity training, and how to evaluate the effects of various training techniques. (Spring)

PSYC 3174. Organizational Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 2171. Application of psychological principles to group and organizational levels of analysis, with emphasis on work teams and business organizations. Topics include group dynamics, teams and empowerment, organizational culture and diversity, and organization development and change. (Spring and Some Summers)

PSYC 3216. Introduction to Cognitive Science. (3) Crosslisted as ITCS 3216. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department. Interdisciplinary introduction to the science of the mind. Broad coverage of such topics as philosophy of mind; human memory processes; reasoning and problem solving; artificial intelligence; language processing (human and machine); neural structures and processes; and vision. (Spring, Alternate years)

PSYC 3313. Neuropsychology. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 3113 or equivalent. Brain function and behavior, especially in individuals believed to be brain damaged (e.g., by stroke, Alzheimer’s, or head injury); general principles of brain function and of human neuropsychology, including higher functions (e.g., memory and language); and neuropsychological assessment. (Yearly)

PSYC 3316. Cognitive Neuroscience. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 3113 or 3116 or equivalent. Biological basis of consciousness and the neurobiology of mental processes by which we perceive, act, learn, and remember; representation of mental processes from electrophysiological and brain imaging techniques, clinical neurology, and computational science. (Yearly)

PSYC 3405. Practicum in Applied Psychology. (1-4) Prerequisites: junior standing, permission of the instructor, and the Psychology Department. Work in practical settings related to psychology under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit with departmental permission. The student must have obtained approval in the semester preceding the semester in which the practicum is to be taken. Offered only on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Fall, Spring)

PSYC 3790. Honors Thesis I. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Initiation of independent Honors research, including the preparation and defense of a formal thesis proposal. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 3791. Honors Thesis II. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 3790. Completion of independent Honors research, including the preparation and defense of a formal Honors thesis. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 3806. Individual Studies in Psychology. (1-4) Prerequisites: permission of the instructor and the Department. Directed individual study that may take the form of initiating, designing and conducting an original research problem, or a critique and synthesis of existing research. May be repeated for credit. The student must have obtained approval in the semester preceding the semester in which the course is to be taken. (Fall, Spring, Summer)

PSYC 4006. Selected Topics in Psychology. (3) Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Examination of special psychological topics. (On demand)

PSYC 4140. Tests and Measurements. (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 1101. Psychological and educational measurements in current use with emphasis on structure, administration and application of group tests. Individual tests such as Stanford Binet, WISC and WAIS will be reviewed. (On demand)

PSYC 4152. Psychology of Exceptional Children. (3) Assessing and treating the exceptional child. Emphasis on current research in several diagnostic categories, including the emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, mentally retarded, physically handicapped and gifted. (On demand)

PSYC 4612. Seminar in Behavior Modification. (3) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102, 2112 and 3112. Current issues in behavior modification, including an integration of principles, techniques and practical experiences. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (On demand)

PSYC 4613. Seminar in Physiological Psychology. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better and permission of the department. PSYC 3113 or equivalent recommended. Intensive study of selected topics in physiological psychology, such as psychopharmacology, biofeedback and self-regulation, and sleeping and waking. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)

PSYC 4619. Seminar in Experimental Psychology. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better and permission of the department. In depth examination of an area of current concern in the psychological laboratory. Each semester will have a different focus such as discrimination, learning, memory, experimental analysis of behavior and attention. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)

PSYC 4625. Seminar in Developmental Psychology. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better permission of the department, and either 2120, 2121, or 2124. Concentrated examination of selected current issues and research in a field of developmental psychology. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)

PSYC 4630. Seminar in Social Psychology. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better, PSYC 3130, and permission of the department. Intensive study at the advanced level of topics of current research and theoretical interest in social psychology. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)

PSYC 4650. Seminar in Human Adaptation and Behavior. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better, and permission of the department. Intensive reading and discussion in selected areas of psychology, such as stress, personality, emotions and psychopathology. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)

PSYC 4655. Seminar in Community Psychology. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better, 2150, 3151, and permission of the department. Application of psychological research findings to specific problems in the community with emphasis on problems hypothesized directly to affect psychological well being. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)

PSYC 4660. Seminar in Health Psychology. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisite: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better, and permission of the department. Detailed examination of issues relevant to health and behavior. Readings and discussion of health-related concepts and controversies current in the professional literature. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)

PSYC 4670. Seminar in Industrial Psychology. (3) (W) (O) Prerequisites: PSYC 2102 with a grade of C or better, 2171, and permission of department. Topics of current concern in industrial/organizational psychology and related disciplines including issues that affect individuals at work and organizations in society. Emphasizes development of written and oral communication skills. (Yearly)