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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The main goal of this course is to provide an introduction to basic topics in clinical neuropsychology such as amnesia, aphasia, agraphia, apraxia, and visual agnosia. You will also be introduced to neurological conditions that bring about changes in cognitive functions, such as stroke, dementia, seizures, and sensory deficits. We will also explore a number of different disorders such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease. We will cover neurological assessment methods and gain a fuller understanding of the relationship between the central nervous system and abnormal psychology. Fulfills Category 2 requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Online Course Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A survey of relevant findings in psychology and allied fields that illuminate the mechanisms and strategies by which people learn, or fail to learn, in various contexts and settings. The course reviews the conceptual foundations of the field of learning and illustrates the relevance of various perspectives in gaining a full appreciation of the topics and understanding how they apply to classroom practice. Finally, a unifying theme or issue is selected and studied in terms of the various perspectives. This course is primarily intended for students who are working towards certification in Teacher Education. Fulfills requirement for a psychology elective. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department Course Attributes: GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Examination of the social aspects of thought, feeling, and actions. Topics will include: the relationship between attitudes and behavior, the formation of social beliefs such as first impressions of others, norms, roles (including sex roles), obedience and conformity, persuasion, group dynamics, aggression, altruism, prejudice, liking, and loving. Fulfills Category 1 requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department Course Attributes: GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an opportunity to be immersed in an ethnicity-centered psychological perspective with respect to the cultural and racial diversity that exists in the United States. Students will enlarge their perspective to a more global one, learn to appreciate similarities and differences, and engage in a paradigm shift in our method of understanding African-Americans, Latinos/Latinas, Asian-Americans, and Native Americans. Fulfills Category 5 requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMER STD-Social Science, GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA
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4.00 Credits
In this course, we will explore the diversity and complexity of sexual identities and orientations. Through readings, assignments, and class discussions we will examine the interactions of gender, ethnicity, physical abilities and social status in relation to sexual orientation and experience. You are encouraged to think critically of how we learn, experience, and characterize such an important aspect of the human experience: our sexual selves. Through a variety of theoretical approaches and perspectives, we will examine how our world provides the framework for our personal psychologies as sexual beings, and how our personal psychologies can help shape our world. Category 5. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is designed to examine the impact of cultural factors on human psychological processes. The thesis that human cognition, behavior, and affect are only meaningful when viewed in the socio-cultural context in which they develop will be examined. Methodological issues associated with the conduct of cross-cultural research, and a review of empirical research will be emphasized. Fulfills Category 5 requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMER STD-Social Science
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The course will attempt to define the nature of change in behavior and apply this definition to various issues such as early experience, sexual differentiation, language, cognition, personality, evolution, comparative and embryological processes, as well as the social implications of "change" as a developmental concept. Within the context of the definition offered, several theories of child development will be subsequently evaluated and compared to theorists: Freud, Watson, Piaget, Erikson, Kohlberg, Malsow, Skinner, Bowlby, etc. Fulfills Category 4 requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Online Course Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department Course Attributes: GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to statistics with examples from the behavioral sciences, especially psychology. The course will cover techniques for describing observations, including frequency distributions, stem plots, graphs, averages, measures of variability, and co-efficients of correlation; and techniques for drawing inferences from observations, including regression, hypothesis testing, and confidence intervals. Prerequisite: a college-level mathematics course or permission of instructor. Students matriculated at Ramapo must have satisfied the General Education mathematics requirement. Highly recommended for all psychology majors, especially for students planning to attend graduate programs in psychology. Fulfills requirement for a psychology elective. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
An introduction to the biological bases of behavior. Topics will include: evolution and animal behavior; the brain and central nervous system; visual and auditory perception; and brain behavior relationships (neural regulation of hunger, sleep, consciousness, aggression, sex, and drug action). Also discussed will be ethical issues in brain control. Fulfills Category 3 requirement 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Social Science & Human Srv College Psychology Department
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