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Course Criteria
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Growth and development in children and adolescents, emphasizing intellectual and emotional development and the socialization processes from birth through the teen years; interpretations of developmental theories of physical and personality changes and needs in these life stages. Prerequisite: PY 101 (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the behavior and experience of individuals in group settings, examining such topics as leadership, conformity, rumor, mass media, and intergroup/intragroup relations. Prerequisite: PY 101 or SO 101. Also listed as SO 261 (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
The student will blend the previous mathematics experience with the conceptual, applicational, and interpretational requirements of statistics in behavioral research. Specifically, the student will learn to describe sample data through summarization of data distributions, to draw inferences from sample data about a related population, and will learn to interpret data based on basic parametric statistical analysis.
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3.00 Credits
A study of psychopathology, maladjustment, and abnormal behavior in human beings; their origins in personality development; their characteristic symptoms; and modern methods of treatment. Prerequisite: PY 101 (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the physical basis of behavior, including the functioning of the nervous system, drug and hormone effects, and sensory processes; principles pertaining to changes in behavior resulting from experience, including reinforcement, punishment, motivation, problem-solving, and social influences; exploring physical and learned origins of abnormal behavior. Prerequisite: PY 101 (Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide the Behavioral Science major generally, and the Psychology major specifically, with some basic understanding of the dynamics involved in all groups. Primarily a course wherein didactic (that is cognitive learning through reading, listening to lectures, discussing with others and thinking) and participative learning provide a shared experience base. Through participative assignments, written evaluations, and shared experiences, students will be able to demonstrate skills and knowledge of group dynamics. Prerequisite: PY 101 (Spring, alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a survey of the historical and current theories of cognitive psychology, including related applications. The topic has relevance in all areas of human endeavor, including education, neuroscience, medicine, law, business and research. Special attention is given to topics of neuropsychology, perception, attention, memory, and language, as well as how those processes operate in practical situations (e.g., multitasking and expertise). Prerequisite: PY 101
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3.00 Credits
An examination of theory and research dealing with the behaviors of organizations, with emphasis on individual and group behavior. Topics covered include motivation, communication, group dynamics, leadership, stress, personality, perception, attitudes, and organizational development. Also listed as BA 355. Prerequisite: BA 321 (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
Opportunities for advanced students and psychology majors to review, evaluate, and integrate key areas of study in the discipline; designed to enable students to identify strong and weak points in their knowledge of psychology and to allow a concentration of individual study in areas of need; includes an overview of the history and current systems of psychology. Prerequisite: PY 101 and 6 s.h. of upper division Psychology (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
Detailed study of the application of the scientific method to the study of human behavior; interprets the nature and function of probability statistics and lays the foundation for the research experience. All students participate within the group research format and in the development of an individual project. Prerequisites: PY 101, PY 310 (Fall)
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