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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Enrollment in New England Center for Children (NECC) program. This is an introduction to behavior modification and operant techniques, including clarification of more commonly used terms, with specific reference to application in the classroom. An overview includes the procedures and practices that have been successful in schools, communities, and work settings. Field work is required. Course available only to students enrolled in the cooperative program at the New England Center for Children. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Enrollment in NECC program. This course allows students to design, test, and evaluate instructional programs for the teaching of specific subject matter for remedial application to behavior problems and to test instructional theory. Supervision is provided through a weekly programming research and data seminar in collaboration with the student's advisor. Course available only to students enrolled in the cooperative program at the New England Center for Children. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Enrollment in NECC program. This course requires each student to collect a comprehensive bibliography on a significant topic in applied behavioral research, and to complete a thorough review via written and oral presentations. It emphasizes the integration and analysis of experimental findings and theoretical foundations of the research area, the critical evaluation of current research, and the identification of potentially fruitful future work. Course available only to students enrolled in the cooperative program at the New England Center for Children. 4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 250/251 and permission of chair. In this course the students will further increase their knowledge and skill level of general laboratory techniques by performing surgical procedures, histology, and drug administration. The student will conduct research more independently; assist in the training and supervision of other students; and read, comprehend, and provide a synopsis of relevant research articles. 1-3 cr. each course
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Topics in psychology that are not offered on a regular basis are examined. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic varies. 1-3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 313 and junior standing. This is an advanced examination of the basic research and theories in learning, human memory and cognition, and their applications to human behavior. Topics include operant and respondent conditioning, memory, cognitive theory, conceptual behavior, and biological influences on learning, memory, and cognition. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 313. The basic principles of operant conditioning are demonstrated using standard operant conditioning equipment with rats covering unconditioned and conditioned reinforcement, extinction, shaping, schedules of reinforcement, discrimination training, and behavior chaining. The care and ethical treatment of laboratory animals and the extension of these principles to the behavior of organisms outside the laboratory are covered. Students will be required to prepare an APA formatted paper based on their experimental results. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Senior standing in psychology or permission of the chair. This is a survey of personality and counseling theory and the development of counseling skills. Through the extensive use of modeling, role playing, and video playback, students learn the skills of counseling. The emphasis is on the integration of theories, skills, and practice of counseling. This is a writing intensive course in which students will prepare weekly reaction papers on each of the major personality theories of counseling and psychotherapy covered. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 313; PSY 416 or permission of the chair. This is a survey of current, empirically supported methods of behavioral and cognitive-behavioral counseling. The emphasis is on helping clients change their behavior. Case materials include examples from a wide range of settings and client characteristics. Students will be required to prepare an APA formatted paper based on an extensive literature review. 3 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior psychology standing or permission of the chair. This is an examination of the history of psychology and personality theory that includes major philosophical and scientific influences such as Darwin, Wundt, Freud, Jung, Rogers, James, Skinner, and systems of psychology such as structuralism, functionalism, and behaviorism. The course traces philosophical concepts such as rationalism, empiricism, mechanism, dualism, and determinism. 3 cr.
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