| 201 General Psychology |
3 hours |
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| A survey of topics and research within the major
fields of psychology to give students an understanding
of basic concepts, principles, theories and methods
used in the scientific study of behavior. |
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| 250 Lifespan Development
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3 hours |
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| A survey of topics and research within the major
fields of psychology to give students an understanding
of the basic concepts, principles, theories and
methods used in the scientific study of behavior.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201 or consent of division chairperson. |
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| 310 Abnormal Psychology |
3 hours |
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| A study of the nature of abnormality with emphasis
given to the descriptions, causes and treatments
of the major types of psychopathology. |
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| 330 Social Psychology
|
3 hours |
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| A study of the factors including social behavior
emphasizing experiments dealing with socialization,
conformity, attitude, change, aggression, social
interaction, group process and related topics. Cross-listed
as SOCL 330. |
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| 360 Psychology of Human
Sexuality |
3 hours |
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| An examination of topics relating to the biological,
psychological, behavioral, clinical, and cultural
dimensions of human sexuality. |
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| 380 Drugs and Human
Behavior |
3 hours |
|
| An in-depth exploration of psychoactive drugs
and their effects on the nervous system and on human
behavior. Emphasis will be on the physiological
and behavioral effects of drugs of abuse (such as
alcohol, cocaine, and amphetamine) but this course
will also cover psychotherapeutic drugs (such as
antidepressants and antipsychotics). Theories of
drug addiction and issues regarding prevention/treatment
of drug addiction will also be discussed. Prerequisites:
PSYC 201 and SOCS 293 or consent of division chairperson. |
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| 390 Learning and Memory
|
3 hours |
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| This course covers the behavioristic paradigms
of learning, classical and operant conditioning
and social learning theory, the Behavioral roots
of cognitive psychology and the cognitive revolution
and then goes on to the cognitive paradigm’s
concepts of prototypes, categorical and schematic
representations, the information processing paradigm,
structures and processes of human memory, encoding,
storage, retrieval, interference and forgetting.
Prerequisite: PSYC 201, SOCS 293. |
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| 420 Theories of Personality
|
3 hours |
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| A survey of the history, major concepts, research
and theories dealing with personality development,
change, differences and assessment. Prerequsite:
SOCS 293 |
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| 450 Perception and Cognition
|
3 hours |
|
| This course will cover the “back end”
of cognition of higher level functions: attention
and pattern perception, Constructivism/ Gestalt/Ecological
Optics, information processing, structures and processes
of memory, schema theory, knowledge organization
and representation, language, speech and language
perception, thinking, reasoning, concept formation,
critical thinking, decision making and problem solving.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201, PSYC 390, and SOCS
293. |
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| 460 Clinical Applications/Tests
and Measurements |
3 hours |
|
| An introduction to applied and professional psychology.
Topics will include: clinical psychology, counseling
psychology, school psychology, psychometrics (tests/measures),
and industrial/organizational psychology. An overview
of the theoretical and substantive principles/tools
in each of the areas of professional psychology.
Prerequisites: PSYC 201 and 310, SOCS 293. |
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| 493 Senior Seminar
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3 hours |
|
| The senior Seminar is the “capstone”
to the educational experiences in the fields of
Psychology and Sociology. It serves the same purpose
as a thesis for Masters students and a dissertation
for Doctoral students. It is a demonstration of
the student’s ability to carry out, present,
and critically evaluate research. Prerequisites:
SOCS 293 and second semester Junior or Senior status. |
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