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3.00 Credits
The structure and functions of the sensory organs. Attention to vision, hearing, taste, smell, cutaneous senses, and body senses. Discussion of brain processes involved in perceiving external and internal stimuli. The relationship between perception and cognition. Prerequisite: Psychology 101. Fall, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the systemic approaches that have been taken to study how relatively enduring changes in behavior emerge as a function of experience. Topics include classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning, and behavior modification techniques. Prerequisite: Psychology 101. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Review of the principles, date, and theories investigating the individual in relationship to other people. Topics include interpersonal attraction, person perception, conflict and aggression, attitude formation, persuasion, altruism, and group processes. Emphasis on practical application, including application to such areas as environmental psychology and psychology and law. Prerequisite: Psychology 101 or Sociology 101. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
The experimental analysis of mental activities involved in the acquisition and use of information. Topics include attention, pattern recognition, language,memory, skill acquisition, problem solving, decision making, and artificial intelligence. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
The biological bases of mind and behavior; the relationship between external and mental stimuli and physiological processes: historical background, methodology, psychophysiological recording techniques, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, sensation and perception, motivation and emotion, attention, arousal, learning, and physiological self-regulation. Special attention to psychoactive drugs. Prerequisite: Psychology 101. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Sport psychology examines the application of psychological theory, research methods, and intervention techniques in the realm of sport and physical activity. It includes the study of cognitive, emotional and social factors influencing individual and group performance.Prerequisite: Psychology 101. Fall, even years.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the ways in which women are, and have been, conceptualized in psychological theory and research. It will also investigate the ways in which gender and sex role identity affect individual experiences in a variety of areas including social relationships, achievement, intellectual accomplishment, and psychological adjustment. Considerations of race and class will be taken into account in a broad discussion of basic topics and methods in psychology. Prerequisite: Psyc 101. Spring, odd-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the role of culture in shaping human thought, emotion, and behavior. Of central interest are those theories which explore the relationship between culture and the individual construction of meaning. Attention is also devoted to cross-cultural studies in such areas as development, cognition, and personality. This course includes introduction to methods of study in cultural psychology. Prerequisite: Psyc 101, 209 recommended. Spring, even-numbered years.
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0.00 Credits
Students will meet to hone an electronic portfolio that focuses on development of skills, values, and knowledge bases in Psychology and underscores connections between all SFU undergraduate educational experiences, including applied learning, general education, study abroad, and work in associated disciplines. The Psychology Portfolio also fosters attention to career planning. Pre-requisite: Advisor approval. Fall/ spring.
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3.00 - 15.00 Credits
Experience in an approved clinical or research setting under professional supervision. Potential settings include institutions for the retarded, residences for teenagers, agencies for the elderly, child development centers, and outpatient clinics. Prerequisites: psychology major, senior standing, and advisor's permission. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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