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3.00 Credits
Familiarizes the student with the general principles of learning and memory by examining various learning theories, memory research, perception information processing and problem- solving. Cognitive and behavioral approaches to learning will be compared. Application of theories and research findings to leadership and training contexts is emphasized. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hour per week.
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Experimental methods used with human and animal subjects in psychology will be explored. Topics included ethics, the scientific method, measurement, operational definitions, validity reliability, principles of research designs (experimental, quasi-experimental observational and survey approaches), treatment and analysis of data, and computer applications. Students will perform research studies of their own. individually and in groups, present at least one major paper in APA format.
Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a survey of the nature and application of psychological tests, including the value and limitations of various types of test. Both “objective” and “projective” techniques will be covered, with emphasis on personality, ability, and intelligence testing. Discussion of testing ethics, reliability and validity, specific test uses and misuses, and analysis of test results will be included. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
The major approaches to learning in psychology are discussed, and applications for each in such areas as methods for studying, child rearing, adult learning, gender differences, and language learning are considered. The objective is to give the student a clear understanding of how learning works in humans (with some reference to animal modes) and how those principles might be used to enhance personal learning pursuits. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the mechanisms of the human mind through the lens of evolutionary psychology. It begins with a brief historical view of key theories in psychology and evolutionary biology. We then proceed to substantive topics including problems of survival, long term mating, sexuality, parenting, kinship, cooperation, aggression and warfare, conflict between the sexes, status, prestige, and dominance hierarchies. The course concludes by proposing a unified field that integrates the different branches of psychology. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Increasingly, psychological theory and research are being brought into the courtroom and other legal settings where important decisions related to the well-being of children, adolescents, and families are made. This course examines the various intersections of psychological science with the legal system. Topics covered include child eyewitness testimony, parental custody determination, the rights of children in the workplace, educational policy, family privacy issues, and whether adolescents qualify to be tried as adults, among others. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
The relationship between criminal behavior and mental illness has become increasingly important in American society. This course examines how psychologists interact with the criminal justice system. Topics include competency and “not guilty by reason of insanity” statutes, evaluation of offenders, treatment options, typologies of crime and offenders, motivating factors, sexual predator/psychopath laws, profiling, and stalking. Special emphasis will be placed on multicultural issues, female offenders, and mentally ill offenders with additional special needs. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course is meant to introduce student to a broad selection of current issues regarding the relationship between grammar, language processing and cognition. This course will examine cognitive biological and evolutionary prospectives on various dimensions of linguistic structure. The topic to be explored will include though not necessarily be limited to, the following. The course presents an introduction t the field of study which blends the disciplines of psychology and linguistics to discover the psychological processes that make it possible. for humans to comprehend, produce and acquire language, this course is designed to explore the applications of psycholinguistics to clinical work. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of the seminar is to provide the student with experience in applying psychological theory to actual case studies of psychological disorder. Relevant treatment practices will be stressed. The ethics of psychological disorders (as outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) and a variety of treatment approaches is presumed. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours per week.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to improve skills in vocabulary, comprehension, and reading rate, and to develop strategies for reading in the content areas to meet the demands of successful academic reading at the college level. Satisfactory completion of this course fulfills the Reading requirement for Learning Support. Lecture/Lab Hours: Four hours per week.
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