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3.00 Credits
This course examines many different approaches to the study of factors which activate, direct, maintain, and terminate behavior patterns in both animals and humans. Covers a range of theoretical perspectives including biological, behavior, and cognitive interpretations. Prerequisites: PSYC 1301 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines major trait approaches to personality and their correlates, including authoritarianism, anxiety, achievement, locus of control, introversion-extraversion, dependency and approval, etc. Methods of scale construction and the relationship of traits to situations will also be examined. Students will be able to assess their own dimensions in many cases, and both clinical and workplace applications will be explored. Prerequisite; PSYC 1301 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on providing an integrated social scientific approach to relationships between the individual and the organization, and on administrative problems. Topics include performance appraisal, leadership, motivation, interpersonal relationships, decision-making, job satisfaction, and change, among others. Prerequisites: BSAD 1301 or PSYC 1301 or consent of instructor and junior standing. See BSAD 3350.
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3.00 Credits
This course is the first of a two-part sequence. The student will be introduced to data collection and analysis techniques for the behavioral sciences with an emphasis on the use of descriptive statistics to summarize collected data using tables and graphs. Major topics include probability, the normal distribution, and an introduction to hypothesis testing. Student will also be introduced to the critical steps of the scientific method including theory development, research design decisions, and validity and reliability concerns. Each student will be expected to design and run an experimental simulation and conduct an in-depth literature review in the topic area of that simulation. Required for psychology majors. Prerequisites: PSYC 1301 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course is the second of a two-part sequence. The student will learn to use parametric and nonparametric inferential statistical analyses. In addition, instruction in professional research report writing will be provided. Methodological design and data interpretation issues first presented in Research Methods I will be expanded and students will be expected to apply their accumulating research skills in the form of a completed formal report on the simulated experiment started in the first part of the course sequence. Required for psychology majors. Prerequisite: PSYC 3360 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course compares and contrasts the major historical approaches to personality, including Psychoanalytic, Humanistic, and Learning derived theories. These theories define the context for modern explanations of human personality, behavior, and abnormal psychology. Prerequisites: PSYC 1301 and Junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This is a study of transactions between individuals and their physical settings. Includes topics such as environmental perception/cognition, personality, personal space, territoriality, crowding, and privacy. Applications to better design of residences, communities, schools, workplaces and/or natural environments are encouraged in student reports and projects. Prerequisites: PSYC 1301 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys various topics in areas of perception, memory, and thinking. Such topics include pattern perception, mental imagery, short and long-term memory systems, visual and verbal thinking, and language comprehension. Prerequisites: PSYC 1301 and Junior standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the relationship of the human body's neurological and hormonal systems to behavior and experience.Amajor emphasis is placed on brain structures and functions and a broad spectrum of psychological phenomena including learning, memory, perception, communication, appetitive and survival behaviors, and psychological disorders. In addition, a survey of behavioral genetics research across content areas in psychology will be covered. Prerequisite: 15 completed hours in psychology or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the development of psychology as a science. Various systemic approaches to understanding human behavior are studied and the impact of prominent theorists evaluated. Prerequisite: PSYC 1301 and Junior standing, or consent of instructor.
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