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  • PSYC 249: Brain and Behavior

    4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    4 hours This course explores the biological basis of behavior through the fields of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. The focus is on how the brain regulates human behavior, with emphasis on particular psychological topics such as developmental processes, perceptual processes, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, thinking, and disorders; as well as biological topics such as neural communication, neuroanatomy, and neurophysiology. Recent research is discussed in terms of its applications to understanding human behavior and brain disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 130. (NWL, HB)
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  • PSYC 349: Research Methods in Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    4 hours This course provides an introduction to the ways in which the scientific method is applied to psychology. Attention is given to the methods used by psychologists to describe, predict, and explain psychological phenomena. Students will learn the nature of observational, quasi-experimental, and experimental methods, with a specific focus on issues of reliability and validity. Required for PSYC 352, 353, 354, and PSYC 356. Prerequisite: PSYC 130. (E)
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  • PSYC 350: Behavioral Statistics

    4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    4 hours A first course in statistics which introduces descriptive and inferential statistical tools as they apply to organization and analysis of data in the behavioral sciences. Required for PSYC 352, 353, 354, and PSYC 356. Prerequisites: PSYC 130; MATH 110 or MATH 115 or MATH 130 (preferred) or above.
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  • PSYC 352: Cognitive Processes

    4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    4 hours A study of the mental processes involved in the acquisition, organization, representation, and retrieval of information by humans. Topics to be covered include attention, recognition memory, short-term and long-term memory, concept formation, problem solving, and creativity. Lecture, discussion, and weekly laboratories. Students conduct original research. Prerequisites: PSYC 130, 349, 350. (R, S, W)
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  • PSYC 353: Social Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    4 hours Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Some major topic areas include attitude formation and change, aggression, attraction, conformity, person perception and group processes. Lectures, discussions, and weekly laboratories will be held. Students will be involved in original research. Prerequisite: PSYC 130, 349, 350. (R, S, W)
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  • PSYC 354: Learning and Behavioral Theory

    4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    4 hours A study of the basic theories, methodology, and findings in the areas of conditioning and discrimination learning for both humans and animals. Applications of behavioral theories, such as behavior modification, will be made throughout the course. Lecture, discussion, and weekly laboratories. Prerequisites: PSYC 130, 349, 350. (R, W)
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  • PSYC 356: Stress,Coping,and Well-Being

    4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    4 hours This course focuses on psychological, biological, and social factors involved in stress, coping, and well-being. Correlates, causes, and consequences of stress will be examined, as will the role of appraisal and coping as mediating/moderating influences. Students will conduct and present original research on stress, coping, and well-being. Topics to be covered include models of stress, measurement, stressful events, appraisals, coping, adaptation, and treatment. Prerequisites: PSYC 130, 349, 350; (R, S, W)
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  • PSYC 380: Internship

    3.00 Credits
    Luther College

    Credit arr. Supervised learning experience in a psychological work setting. Interested students should discuss internship well in advance of placement with the psychology internship adviser. Prerequisites: at least three courses (12 hours) in psychology, overall GPA of 2.5 or higher, and consent of the department. Students may not receive credit for more than four hours while at Luther.
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  • PSYC 389: Directed Research

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    1, 2, or 4 hours Directed research involves students in research projects conducted under the supervision of departmental faculty. Encouraged for those students with expectations of graduate study. With the approval of the department, students may register for more than one semester. Prerequisites: two semesters of psychology, approval of the research director and the department head.
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  • PSYC 395: Independent Study

    1.00 - 4.00 Credits
    Luther College

    1, 2, or 4 hours
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