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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the major research methods used in Psychology with atention ot the applications, strengths and weaknesses of each. Topics covered will include research philosophy, basic experimental design, single-subject and quasi-exprimental designs, correlational research, observational and survey research and factorial designs. Ethical issues of human subjects research will be explored. Original research projects will be designed and conducted by students. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to statistics with application in the social sciences. Topics will include graphical and numerical methods for invariate data, bivariate data organization and measures of association, contingency table analysis, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, and introduction to linear regression and correlation. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This is an overview of human psychological adjustments to the challenges faced in modern society. Topics include stress and health, gender, sexuality, relationships, change and life transitions, among others. A major course focus is turning such challenges into opportunities for personal growth and learning new coping skills. Particular emphasis is placed on applying psychological theory and research findings to the common problems of everyday living. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the major psychological issues that are salient in the later stages of human development, from emerging adulthood to the end of life. Age related patterns and changes that occur in cognitive, behavorial, social and physical domains, wil be addressed from a life span perspective. Major theories, research findings and educational applications revelant to the phases of young adulthood, middle age, and old age will be explored. Topics include mental and physical health, interpersonal and family relationships; career development and retirement; death, bereavement, and coping with the life long process of aging, among others. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the scientific study of aging. It examines the biological, psychological, and behavioral changes that occur at individual ages. Students will explore the socio-cultural context in which individuals age. Relevant psychological theory and research findings about aging will receive special emphasis. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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0.00 Credits
This course covers similarities and differences among the world regarding psychological principles, concepts and issues. Cross-cultural methodology and limitations are introduced. Socio-cultural variation in social behavior, personality, psychopathology, child development, emotion and cognition will be examined. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of human social behavior from a psychological perspective. The course will consider such topics as the nature of social psychological research, interpersonal attraction, attitude formation and change, advertising and persuasion, aggression, prosocial behavior, and group dynamics. Lecture and demonstration will be emphasized, but group interaction will be included. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the scientific study of the behavior of individuals in group settings. The course will focus on why people join groups, group structure, leadership, social facilitation, group processes, social identity, prejudice, group think, intergroup conflict, intragroup cohesion, group polarization, and social loafing. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to maladaptive behavior and psychological disorders as classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Historical perspectives on the field of mental illness, etiology, application of psychological theory, and research findings will be emphasized. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course considers the formation, dynamics, and assessment of personality. Personality will be studied from the five major theoretical perspectives – psychodynamic, trait, cognitive-social learning, humanistic, and biological. Representative theorists from each perspective will be considered in depth. Emphasis is on “normal” personality development and functioning. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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