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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Examination of organization of cognitive functioning with particular emphasis on human memory and manner in which information is processed. Studies most prominent features of human knowledge acquisition. Topics include short-term and permanent memories, retention and interference, and memory with and without awareness. Relevance of human memory to contemporary social issues (e.g., child sexual abuse and recovered memory/false memory controversy) also discussed.
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4.00 Credits
Presents approaches to conducting research in behavioral sciences. Explores entire research process from conception and design of research projects, research ethics, and data analysis and interpretation, to the dissemination of research fi ndings. Examines quantitative and qualitative research; experimental, quasi-experimental and correlational designs. Covers basic statistical methods including descriptive and inferential procedures; parametric and nonparametric considerations; correlation, regression and analysis of variance. Emphasizes selection and interpretation of statistical procedures and computer data analysis (SPSS). Lecture and laboratory. Research project required. Prerequisites: PSY201, 202. Lab fee.
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2.00 Credits
Explores frequently abused psychoactive drugs such as alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and heroin. Special emphasis placed on drugs used in treatment of mental health. The psychological and physiological components of drug use discussed. Prerequisite: PSY201.
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4.00 Credits
Reviews diagnosis and causes of emotional, cognitive and physical diffi culties in infancy and childhood; individual and classroom behavioral interventions; play therapy. Field trips and observations. Prerequisites: PSY201 and one additional psychology course or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Surveys major theoretical perspectives in counseling; explores assumptions about human nature; clientcentered, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, Gestalt perspectives; elements of counseling relationship and ethical issues in counseling. Prerequisite: PSY201.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes major theoretical approaches to personality, sampling from psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, sociobiological and cross-cultural perpectives. Covers Freud, Jung, Horney, Erikson, Rogers, Murray, Skinner, Allport, Kelly and others. Prerequisites: PSY201 and one additional psychology course or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Explores relationship between cognition and reality focusing on questions of meaning and value. Topics include perceiving, remembering, imagining, language and ecological approaches to psychology. Prerequisites: PSY257 and junior standing for majors. Permission of instructor for nonmajors. (Alternate years. Not offered 2008-09.)
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2.00 Credits
Considers contemporary clinical psychology issues in context of theory and research. Topics vary but may include crisis intervention, therapeutic effectiveness, research on schizophrenia. Prerequisite: PSY246.
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes major theoretical approaches to animal behavior: ethology, behaviorism, psychobiology and sociobiology; implications for human development. Field trips and fi eld observations. Prerequisite: PSY257. Permission of instructor for nonmajors. (Alternate years. Offered 2008-09.)
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4.00 Credits
Explores neurological correlates of behavior such as memory, language, emotion, sleep and psychiatric disorders. Topics discussed include brain injury and rehabilitation, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, aphasia and genetics. Prerequisite: PSY257 or permission of instructor.
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