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2313 - Psychology and Human
Problems.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Personality dynamics and their application to personal, cultural, and
vocational experience.
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2583 - (S) Developmental
Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113.
The nature of pertinent studies, causes, and theories of human developmental
phenomena across the life span.
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2593 - Psychology of Human
Sexuality.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Survey of behavioral, personality, and psychophysiological components
of human sexuality, with special emphasis on the delineation of facts from
sexual myths.
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2743 - (S) Social Psychology.
Theories and applications of social cognition, the self, pro-social
and aggressive behavior, groups, attitudes, and the environment.
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All of the following courses carry an additional prerequisite
of the student needing
45 earned hours and a 3.25 grade point average or 60
earned hours.
3013 - Psychology of Motivation.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Review of research and theory in such areas of motivation as hunger,
sex, frustration, aggression, achievement, affiliation, and altruism.
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3073 - (N) Neurobiological
Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Neural bases of human experience and behavior. Topics include sensation
and perception, motivation and emotion, learning and thinking.
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3113 - (N) Comparative
Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Comparative study of behavior characteristics of selected samples of
the animal kingdom from protozoa to humans.
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3173 - Cognitive Neuroscience.
Prerequisite: 1113 and 3073.
Multidisciplinary approach to understanding how mental activities of
the mind are the result of processing by the brain.
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3214 - Quantitative Methods.
Prerequisite: 1113 and Math 1513 or concent of instructor.
Design and evaluation of research in Psychology including scales of
measurement, basic research designs, and quantitative procedures for data
analysis, with emphasis on problems encountered in psychological research.
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3223 - The Psychology of
Work and Industrial Behavior.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Experimental literature on employee motivation. Techniques useful in
measurement of employee attitudes and opinions.
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3333 - (S) Industrial and
Organizational Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Behavior in task group and organizational context with emphasis on
management, leadership, and human relations.
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3413 - (S) Psychology of
Social Behaviors.
(intended for Psychology Majors Only)
Prerequisite: 1113 and 3214.
Contemporary theoretical and methodological issues in social psychology
with special emphasis on social psychology of the experiment and experimentaion
with the social aspects of human behavior.
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3443 - (S) Abnormal Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113
Review of major approaches to conceptualizing abnormal behavior including
dynamic, social and learning-based theories. Discussion and illustration
of major forms of mental illness such as neuroses, psychoses, and character
disorders.
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3513 - Psychology of Learning.
Prerequisite: 3214.
Behavior change as a function of experience from relatively simple
learning processes such as classical and instrumental conditioning to relatively
complex processes such as verbal learning and concept identification.
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3643 - (S) Applied Community
Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Psychological principles for prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation
in the community model.
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3713 - Psychology of Memory.
Prerequisite: 1113 and three additional hours of psychology.
Body of contemporary research on human memory and the process of knowledge
acquisition with a focus on processes and strategies inside the human mind.
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3733 - Religion: Psychological
Interpretations.
Recommended: 2313 or Rel 1103.
A study of the development, theory, and research of modern psychological
perspectives on the religious experience.
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3771 - Careers and Professionalism
in Psychology.
Prerequisite: Psychology major/minor.
Current career options in psychology are reviewed and career skills
developed. Skills and information that a professional psychologist needs
in a work setting are stressed.
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3823 - (S) Cognitive Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113 and 3214 or equivalent.
Cognitive processes. Thinking, problem solving, visual imagery, attention,
and memory search. Both theory and application emphasized.
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3914 - Experimental Psychology.
Prerequisites: 1113, 3214 and 5 additional hours of psychology.
Problems, methods, and applications of experimental psychology.
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3990 - Undergraduate Seminar.
1-6
credits, 6 maximum in all 3990's.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Covers special topics in psychology.
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3990 - Undergraduate Teaching
Practicum. 1-6 credits, 6 maximum in all 3990's.
Teaching experience supervised by faculty. Duties include presenting
lectures and design of testing materials. To apply, the student must have
a psychology faculty sponsor the project. A contract outlining duties must
be written and signed by the student, faculty, and department head.
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3990 - Senior Thesis. 1-6
credits, 6 maximum in all 3990's.
A guided reading and research program ending with a thesis under the
direction of a senior faculty member.
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4023 - Human Evolutionary
Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113.
The practical and theoretical application of natrual selection to human
behaviors including sexuality, gender roles, emotion, personality, politics,
and religion.
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4123 - (S) Psychology of
Women.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Sex differences and the development of sex-role behavior. Encompasses
the psychological dynamics of developmental and social issues for women.
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4133 - (S) Psychology of
Minorities.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Review of pertinent psychological theories and research pertinent to
minority group status.
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4143 - (S) Psychology and
Law.
The new psychological literature reviewed with emphasis on the psychological
basis of voir dire, eyewitness behavior, courtroom persuasion, jury deliberation,
and mental health issues.
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4153 - Psychology and Mass
Media.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Survey of empirical evidence concerning the role of mass media in human
psychological functioning. Psychological correlates of television and movie
viewing; psychological needs met by media; the impact of various media
content on behavior and cognition; and current social issues such as psychological
effects of television violence, sexuality, social stereotypes and advertising.
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4183 - Current Issues in
Clinical Psychology.
Prerequisites: 1113, 3443 and 3 additional credit hours in psychology.
Problems of the individual in contemporary society and various clinical
approaches that have been proposed as possible solutions to these problems.
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4213 - (S) Conflict Resolution.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Interpersonal conflict studies from psychological perspectives. Types
and uses of conflict, and conditions for constructive dispute settlement.
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4333 - (S) Personality.
Prerequisites: 1113.
Basic assumptions, research, and clinical issues related to the major
personality theories.
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4483 - (S) Psychology of
Parent Behavior.
Prerequisite: 1113.
Historical and contemporary conceptions of parent-child relationships
and approaches to communication and discipline; special problems in parenting.
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4493 - (S) History of Psychology.
Prerequisite: 1113.
History of psychology as an aspect of European intellectual history.
Psychological thought from early philosophical roots to modern conceptions
of psychology as a science.
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4813 - Psychological Testing.
Prerequisite: 1113 and 3214.
Quantitative methods of measurement and testing with emphasis on scaling,
standardization, reliability, and validity. Basic principles of construction
and the ethics of use.
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4823 - Computer Applications
in Psychology.
Prerequisite: 3214 and 3914 and consent of instructor.
Organizing experimental data for computer-assisted analysis. Emphasis
on problems peculiar to within-subject experiments used in psychology.
Selection, modification and creation of data analysis programs. A thorough
knowledge of statistical techniques is assumed.
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4880 - Senior Honors Thesis.
Prerequisite: 3214, departmental invitation, senior standing, and Honors
program participation.
A guided reading and research program ending with an honors thesis
under the direction of a senior faculty member. Required for graduation
with departmental honors in psychology.
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4883 - Current Issues in
Psychology.
Prerequisites: 3214, 3914.
A capstone course examining current issues in
psychology, their relationship to current issures in other academic disciplines,
and their relevance in an educated society.
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4990 - Special Problems.
1-6 credits, 6 credits maximum.
(See "Undergraduate Research Opportunities" for information on current
4990 projects)
Prerequisite: Psych 1113, 3214, and consent of instructor.
Experimental or library research.
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What do those initials by the course
title mean?
Courses used to fulfill general education requirements are identified
by code letters which appear preceding the course titles listed in the
back of the course Catalog and in the class schedule book. The code
letters designate the general education category that each course qualifies
for:
A = Analytical and Quantitative Thought
H = Humanities
I = International Dimension
L = Scientific Investigation
N = Natural Sciences
S = Social and Behavioral Sciences
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