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3.00 Credits
Discussions of etiology, classification and treatment systems of developing children who exhibit a variety of psychopathological disorders ranging from transitory nightmares to psychosis. Theoretical frames of reference will be considered as they influence evaluation, etiological models and treatment approaches. Discussions of etiology, classification and treatment systems of developing children who exhibit a variety of psychopathological disorders ranging from transitory nightmares to psychosis. Theoretical frames of reference will be considered as they influence evaluation, etiological models and treatment approaches. Prerequisite: PSY 100.
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A survey of current knowledge about the creative person, the creative process and the creative product. Students will be urged to conduct an empirical study during the semester. A survey of current knowledge about the creative person, the creative process and the creative product. Students will be urged to conduct an empirical study during the semester. Prerequisite: PSY 100.
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A survey of theories, issues, and research concerning sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, temperature, cause and effect, movement and time perception. Spring semester. A survey of theories, issues, and research in vision, audition, olfaction, gustation, skin and pain senses, and vestibular sense. Emphasis will be placed on current research topics and theories about perception. Fall semester. General education: Social/behavioral science.
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A woman no longer recognizes faces, including her won, but does recognize other objects. A man ignores one side of his body, but appears normal in all other respects. How can these and other similar cases help us understand how the brain works One approach is to study the pattern of cognitive impairments among a unique group of people-brain damaged individuals-and to infer normal brain structure and function on the basis of these impairments. Issues will be addressed in a variety of domains, among them: memory, language, visual information processing and emotion. In addition, special topics will be discussed; for example, gender differences in brains and the relationship of brain damage to psychosis. The goal will be to construct a plausible theory of how the normal brain processes information.
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Health psychology is the application of the science of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health. A biopsychosocial model of human behavior is presented which explores the development of both healthy behaviors such as exercise and stress management and risk-compromising behaviors such as smoking, drug abuse, unhealthy eating, and dangerous sexual behavior. Topics covered include stress and coping; pain management; psychological factors in managing chronic and terminal illness; psychoneuroimmunology; and the psychology of lifestyle interventions aimed at preventing diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, stroke and diabetes. Health psychology is the application of the science of psychology to the promotion and maintenance of health. A biopsychosocial model of human behavior is presented which explores the development of both healthy behaviors such as exercise and stress management and risk-compromising behaviors such as smoking, drug abuse, unhealthy eating, and dangerous sexual behavior. Topics covered include stress and coping; pain management; psychological factors in managing chronic and terminal illness; psychoneuroimmunology; and the psychology of lifestyle interventions aimed at preventing diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, stroke and diabetes. Prerequisite: PSY 100.
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3.00 Credits
Readings will be assigned to the individual student in terms of the student's background, interests and his/her specific goals in the field of psychology. Each student must obtain a faculty member to supervise and evaluate his/her performance. Every semester. Readings will be assigned to the individual student in terms of the student's background, interests and his/her specific goals in the field of psychology. Each student must obtain a faculty member to supervise and evaluate his/her performance. Every semester. Prerequisite: PSY 100; if the instructor believes that other courses are necessary for the student to implement the semester's work, the instructor will designate such courses; students must receive the permission of the department prior to registering for this course.
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3.00 Credits
A course which allows the student to obtain practical experiences in the field of psychology. An activity such as working under supervision in a community agency is representative of the types of experiences acceptable for credit in this course. The student will work under the supervision of an instructor in the psychology department on an individual basis. Not more than three hours of this course may be used toward the psychology major. Every semester. A course which allows the student to obtain practical experiences in the field of psychology. An activity such as working under supervision in a community agency is representative of the types of experiences acceptable for credit in this course. The student will work under the supervision of an instructor in the psychology department on an individual basis. Not more than three hours of this course may be used toward the psychology major. Every semester. Prerequisite: PSY 100. If the practicum involves the content of a specific course(s), the instructor may stipulate additional prerequisite. Students must receive the permission of the department prior to registering for this course.
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3.00 Credits
This course will take an empirical approach to the psychological study of persuasion and social influence. Major topics will include attitudes and attitude change, the attitude-behavior relationship, interpersonal and group influence, resistance, strategies and techniques of persuasion and influence, and the impact of culture, personality and gender on these processes. Special attention will be given to the major theoretical approaches. This course will take an empirical approach to the psychological study of persuasion and social influence. Major topics will include attitudes and attitude change, the attitude behavior relationship, interpersonal and group influence, resistance, strategies and techniques of persuasion and influence, and the impact of culture, personality and gender on these processes. Special attention will be given to the major theoretical approaches. Prerequisite: PSY 205 or instructor approval.
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An applied course in social psychology in which various stages of the legal process will be examined from a social psychololgical perspective. Research and theories from areas such as person-perception, attribution, impression management, decision making and social influence will be applied to such issues as arrest, interrogation, eyewitness testimony, trial by jury and correction. Alternate fall semesters. An applied course in social psychology in which various stages of the legal process will be examined from a social psychololgical perspective. Research and theories from areas such as person-perception, attribution, impression management, decision making and social influence will be applied to such issues as arrest, interrogation, eyewitness testimony, trial by jury and correction. Alternate years. Prerequisite: PSY 100 and PSY 205.
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3.00 Credits
This course evaluates the cross-cultural applicability of psychological theory and research. It will examine the influence of culture, broadly construed, on psychological processes such as perception and cognition, development, social interactions and relationships, gender roles, self-understanding, persuasion, and psychopathology. This course will also investigate the methodological constraints and opportunities presented by cross-cultural differences. Every year. This course evaluates the cross-cultural applicability of psychological theory and research. It will examine the influence of culture, broadly construed, on psychological processes such as perception and cognition, development, social interactions and relationships, gender roles, self-understanding, persuasion, and psychopathology. This course will also investigate the methodological constraints and opportunities presented by cross-cultural differences. Fall semester. Prerequisite: PSY 205.
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