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Course Criteria
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Prerequisite: Psychology 101 with a grade of 2.0 or higher, or permission of instructor. An introduction to the theory and practice of research methods in psychology with an emphasis on descriptive designs. Focuses on naturalistic, archival, and survey methodology with discussion of descriptive statistics, probability, Chi-square, z- scores, correlation, and multiple regression. Lecture and laboratory. Course normally taken during second year. ($25 laboratory fee.) Christopher, Elischberger, Jechura, M. Walter, Wieth.
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Prerequisite: Psychology 204 with a grade of 2.0 or higher, or permission of instructor. Further exploration of the theory and practice of research methods in psychology with an emphasis on experimental designs. Focuses on both simple and complex designs with discussion of z- test, t- test, ANOVA (one-way, repeated measures and factorial), and MANOVA. Lecture and laboratory. Course normally taken during second year. ($25 laboratory fee.) Christopher, Elischberger, Jechura, M. Walter, Wieth.
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Prerequisite: Psychology 101. The role of behavior in the prevention of disease and in the enhancement of health. Looks at behavior in relation to stress, pain, cardiovascular disease, cancer, alcohol abuse, weight control, psychoneuroimmunology. Contrasts biomedical and biopsychosocial approaches to health and disease. Jechura.
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Prerequisite: Psychology 101. The scientific study of the ways people think, feel and behave in social situations. Topics include self-perception and self-presentation, person perception, stereo-typing and prejudice, interpersonal attraction and close relationships, altruism, aggression, attitudes and persuasion, conformity, and group processes. Also examines theory and research in several applied areas of social psychology, including law and health. Christopher, M. Walter, Staff.
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Prerequisite: Psychology 101, Biology 195, or permission of instructor. An introduction to brain structure and function. Emphasis on the way the nervous system is organized to process information, construct representations of the world and generate adaptive behavior. Lecture, discussion, dissection. Same as NEUR 241. Keyes, Schmitter, Wilson.
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Prerequisite for 243: Psychology 101. Prerequisite for 343: Psychology 206 with a grade of 2.0 or higher, or permission of instructor. Operation of sensory systems and major principles of perception. Addresses the classical question, "Why do things look as they do?'' Not offered every year. Offered occasionally as 343, Psychology of Perception with lecture and laboratory. Staff.
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Prerequisite for 245: Psychology 101. Prerequisite for 345: Psychology 206 with a grade of 2.0 or higher, or permission of instructor. A survey of major concepts and issues in conditioning, learning and memory processes. Emphasizes research dealing with the ways learning and memory interact with other variables such as development and species-typical behavior. Lecture and laboratory. Not offered every year. Offered occasionally as 345, Psychology of Learning with lecture and laboratory. Jechura, Wieth, Wilson.
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Prerequisite: Psychology 101 or permission of instructor. Focuses on personnel selection, evaluation and employee training and development. Emphasizes criterion development, motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, and conflict resolution in industrial and organizational settings. Christopher.
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Prerequisite: Psychology 101. Focuses on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development with emphasis on the periods of infancy, childhood and adolescence. Reviews methods for studying the developing person and major theoretical approaches. Elischberger, Keyes, J. Walter, Staff.
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Prerequisite: Psychology 101. Examines the relationship between the uniquely human cognitive capacity of language and other cognitive processes. Acquisition, comprehension, production, and utilization are studied with particular reference to structure and meaning. Not offered every year. Staff.
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