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3.00 Credits
A historical approach to traditional and contemporary theories of learning. Explores fundamental concepts and phenomena of classical & instrumental conditioning, Gestalt psychology, and cognitive problem solving. Discusses biochemical bases of learning and biological constraints on learning. Includes a computer laboratory that incorporates data collection and analyses of basic conditioning phenomena with a virtual rat. Co-requisite: PSY 2541 Principles of Learning Laboratory.
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Students conduct basic conditioning exercises through computer simulations. Computer laboratory incorporates data collection and analyses of basic conditioning phenomena with a virtual rat. Co-requisite: PSY 2533 Principles of Learning.
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3.00 Credits
This elective is designed for faculty to teach special courses in their areas of expertise, to offer courses of particular interest to students, and to address contemporary issues in the study of psychology. The topics will vary each time the course is taught, and will be announced when the course is offered. Junior-level special topics covered have included Health Care Ethics and Applied Research Problems. Course may be repeated when a different topic is taught.
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Emphasizing non-Western cultures, this course focuses on the influences of culture upon individual human behavior, examining factors leading to socio-cultural similarities and differences in action, thought, emotion, personality, and behavioral norms. Also examines how theorists from various cultures differ in their approach to the science of psychology. Meets the university requirement to take a Non-Western Cultures course. Prerequisites: None.
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This course examines Non-Western perspectives on mental health, including issues of psychological science, diagnosis, and treatment. Culture-bound syndromes rarely found in Western society are explored. Coverage includes social and cultural determinants of psychopathology and the range of problems in individuals, families, and communities; mental health of indigenous peoples, ethnocultural minorities, immigrants, and refugees; cultural views on related issues such as suicide; mental health issues among native Americans and other citizens of non-Western/non-European descent; and the influence of Eastern philosophy on areas of contemporary psychology, views toward mental health, and how the mentally ill are treated. Meets the university requirement to take a Non-Western Cultures course. Prerequisites: None.
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3.00 Credits
Scientific study of human interaction. Topics of discussion include intimate relationships, aggression, prejudice, attitudes, propaganda, conformity, obedience, group dynamics, decision making, cognitive biases, how to see through deception, how individuals win friends and influence people, and various means of intentional and unintentional manipulation. Major theories include cognitive dissonance, social learning, and attribution theory, among others.
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The major theories of personality and their integration of biological, developmental, environmental, and learning determinants. Theoretical approaches discussed include psychodynamic, behavioral, humanistic, developmental, cognitive, social learning, and other perspectives. The course examines the theorists and their theories, looking at how their lives shaped their different theoretical perspectives as well as how they influenced their fellow theorists.
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3.00 Credits
Comprehensive overview of cognitive psychology. This course puts heavy emphasis on areas like perception, memory, knowledge, language, thinking, and reasoning, and includes examination of a number of experimental studies that served as crucial milestones in developing the area of cognitive psychology.
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3.00 Credits
Theories and empirical findings on social, perceptual, physical, cognitive, moral, personality, and emotional development in the period of child growth from conception to the beginning of adolescence, with discussion of issues including child-rearing, nature versus nurture, continuity versus stages, and stability versus change. Both normal and abnormal development are considered, including examination of learning differences and early psychopathology.
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3.00 Credits
Examines specific techniques for solving problems through evaluative thinking. Students learn the steps in thinking critically and analytically, how to evaluate the accuracy and value of information in everyday life, and how to apply these skills to specific topics. Topics discussed include advertising, persuasion, doubletalk, debunking pseudoscience, and more. A section of the course focuses on preparation for portions of standardized tests such as the GRE or LSAT.
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