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  • PSYC 712: Psychology of Language

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Th eories of language structure, functions of human language, meaning, relationship of language to other mental processes, language acquisition, indices of language development, speech perception, reading. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502; 512; or 513; or permission. Special fee. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 713: Psychology of Consciousness

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Explores questions of consciousness?What is it? How does it develop? Are infants and animals conscious? Why did consciousness evolve? Includes a review of historical background, including the ideas of Jaynes, Paiget, James, Freud and others. Contemporary topics may include the role of language and other representational systems, blindsight, subliminal perception, priming and other implicit cognitive phenomena, hypnosis, confabulation and attribution, dreaming, multiple personality and conceptions of self and free will, from simultaneous perspectives of phenomenology, behavior and neuroscience. Specifi c topics governed by class interests. Prereq: PSYC 402; 512; or 513; or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 720: Animal Cognition

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Do animals use language or have a culture? Can birds count? Do animals use tools and understand how they function? How do ants navigate their environment to fi nd food and then return to their nest? How animals perceive, attend to, process, store and represent information from their environment. Research on animal learning and behavior as a framework for investigating cognitive processes in animal learning. Quantitative versus qualitative nature of diff erences between people and non-human animals. Multidisciplinary approach including the fi elds of anthropology, physiology, philosophy and biology. Prereq: PSYC 401; 402; 513 or 521; or permission. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 722: Behaviorism,Culture and Contemporary Society

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Introduces behaviorism as a philosophy of science. Concentration on modern behaviorism as exemplifi ed in the works of B.F. Skinner. Implications of behaviorism for the development and evolution of cultures. Consideration of societal issues (for example pollution, overpopulation, confl ict, drug abuse) from a behavioral framework. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502; 521;/or permission. No credit for students who have completed PSYC 522. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 731: Brain and Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Neuropsychology, the study of brain/behavior relationships including clinical topics related to the analysis of neurological diseases in humans and more basic experimental topics related to integrative functions of the brain. Th e main focus is on cerebral cortex and functions related to perception, movement, attention, memory and language. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502; 531;/or permission. Special fee. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 733: Drugs and Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Introduces the principles of psychopharmacology and the eff ects of psychoactive substances on behavior. Focuses on the therapeutic and recreational use of drugs and the mechanisms of drug action, that is how the drugs aff ect the brain. Neuropsychiatric function and dysfunction are discussed as they relate to the use or abuse of particular drugs. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502; 531;/ or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 735: Neurobiology of Mood Disorders

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Neurobiological and neurochemical substrates underlying various psychopathologies, using both animal models and human data. Study of disorders from the fi eld of biological psychiatry including aggression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, unipolar depression, bipolar aff ective disorder, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder. Th e eff ectiveness of current behavioral and pharmacological therapy. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502; 531; or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 737: Behavioral Medicine

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Behavioral, physiological and neurochemical alterations, associated with health-promoting behaviors (low-fat diet, exercise) as well as health-impairing behaviors (eating disorders, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption). Topics include stress, coping, type-A behavior, hypertension and the interface of brain, behavior and immunity (psychoimmunology, cancer, AIDS). Treatment/therapy are discussed from behavioral and pharmacological perspectives. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502; 531;/or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 741: Advanced Topics

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Advanced material in which instructor has specialized knowledge through research and study. May be repeated for diff erent off erings. Topics under this listing may be used to fulfi ll a major requirement in category CI. A) Psychology as a Natural Science, B) Cognition, C) Behavior Analysis, D) Biological/Sensory. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502; plus other prerequisites when off ered; or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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  • PSYC 755: Psychology and Law

    3.00 Credits
    University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

    Applications of psychology to the study of the law, including theories of legal and moral judgment, participants in the legal system (judges, police, victims, witnesses), the trial process and plea bargaining. Special focus on the death penalty, the insanity plea and child witnesses. Prereq: PSYC 402; 502;/or permission. Writing intensive. 4 cr.
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