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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: PIA 101. Examines the status and development of gender differences. Readings are primarily from the psychological literature, but biology, anthropology, and sociology also contribute concepts and data.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: PIA 101. The variety of contemporary theories and methods of behavior change will be presented including the psychoanalytic, humanistic/experiential, cognitive-behavioral, and family systems, and integrative approaches. These systems will be examined with regard to the underlying assumptions, theories of personality development, and of personality change.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PIA 101 and permission of instructor. A supervised fieldwork course in a child or adult treatment center or institution. The student is supervised by a practicing therapist or special teacher. Depending on the setting, activities involve perceptual-motor training, behavior modification, and the active therapies. This course trains the student in beginning stages of counseling (e.g., empathy).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PIA 101. An investigation of the causes of criminal activities, theories, and research findings concerning rehabilitation and prevention, and the effects of psychosocial and legal interventions.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PIA 101 and 137. Students who are interested in conducting psychological research can obtain faculty sponsorship to participate in an ongoing research project. The purpose of the course is to prepare students for the more intensive Directed Individual Research course (PIA 490), in which students design and conduct their own research project. In the practicum, students will engage in laboratory work, such as collecting and analyzing data or working on lab computers. Students may work in any of the laboratories of the Department of Psychology on projects in animal behavior, physiological psychology, human perception, human learning and memory, biofeedback, or social psychology. Before registering, interested students must contact the department Chair and fill out the Agreement for Practicum in Experimental Psychology.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PIA 102 and 202. An in-depth look at research, theory, and application regarding a particular topic or set of topics in behavior analysis. Topics will vary from one offering to the next, and generally will be those of current interest, for example, aversive control, animal cognition, behavioral health, and biofeedback.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PIA 101 and 115. Covers topics of current interest in developmental psychology, such as social and personality development (parenting styles, abuse, and neglect), cognitive development (language development, intelligence and testing, and the development of perception in infancy), and developmental disorders (dyslexia, autism, hyperactivity). The emphasis will be on reviews and discussions of the most current research.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to teach art and psychology majors the fundamental principles of visual perception as it applies to the creation and aesthetics of visual art, as well as the psychology of creativity and theoretical approaches to the topic. Students will create projects related to this material.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: 12 credits of psychology or permission of instructor. Survey of the history of psychology from the 17th century to recent times. Special attention given to the influence of philosophy and science upon the formation of contemporary psychology. The course concludes with a survey of the major systems.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: PIA 101 and 262. An in-depth look at research, theory, and application regarding a constrained topic or set of topics in social psychology. Topics will vary, but generally will be those drawing contemporary attention. These include social influence processes, human aggression, social cognition, psychology and law, and organizational behavior.
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