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3.00 Credits
This course will emphasize psychological theory and principles as applied to police work, jury dynamics, civil commitment, forensic assessment of competency and insanity, eyewitness identification and testimony, the psychology of victims, and treatment in the correctional system. Psychological "tools" such as hypnosis, voiceprints, anatomically correct dolls,and lie detectors will also be discussed in the context of their utility and accuracy.
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Basic processes of counseling (e.g., listening skills, rapport building, and reflection) are discovered through theoretical study and role-play. These processes will be considered in light of specific behavior and adjustment problems. Students will be expected to begin and continue a life-long process of self-evaluation as a person in a helping role. Prerequisite: PSY 101 and either PSY 220, 230, 245 or permission of instructor.
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An examination of the biochemical and physiological systems that mediate the effects of psychoactive drugs on behavior and mental processes; consideration of the biological, psychological, and sociological explanations for drug use/abuse; classification systems: how and why specific drugs work; regulatory and legal issues; drug use among special populations (adolescents, women, athletes, HIV/AIDS); and issues of education, prevention, and treatment. Prerequisite: PSY 101, CHE 201, BIO 201 or BIO 221.
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Examination of the effects of social and cultural context on the behavior of individuals, including topics such as social cognition, attitude formation and change, conformity, cooperation and competition, aggression, altruism, prejudice, interpersonal relationships, and environmental psychology. Attention will be given to classic and contemporary research in social psychological phenomena. Prerequisites: PSY 101 and PSY 202. (Generally offered every other year.)
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Integrates the study of social psychology and management, and applies knowledge from these areas to understand behavior of individuals working together in groups. Topics include leadership and power, group decision-making, communication, conflict resolution, motivation, and group socialization and development. Prerequisites: PSY101, BUS 100 or BUS 331.
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The study of current and classical theories of personality and advances in personality research. Prerequisites: PSY 101 and PSY 202. (Generally offered every other year.)
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3.00 Credits
This is a course designed to develop an understanding of the elementary principles of learning and motivation, and of how experience and biology interact to organize, activate, maintain, and change behavior. Students will explore the nature of change due to learning and seek generic principles of adaptive change. Topics covered will include classical and operant conditioning, reinforcement, punishment, forgetting, vicarious learning, individual differences, attention, drives, instincts, aggression, achievement, attitudes, affiliation, attraction, and emotion. Prerequisites: PSY 101 and either junior standing or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on psychological testing and the statistical, psychometric, and ethical concepts that are incorporated in this area of psychology. The course will blend theoretical and applied material, providing students with a rationale and a basic understanding of the assessment process. Included will be a basic review of techniques and instruments used in psychological testing (e.g., intelligence tests, personality tests). Additionally, the course will prepare students to be informed consumers as test users or test takers. Prerequisites: PSY 101, MAT 205, PSY 202.
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Casework managers work to verify that clients are being appropriately served by service resources. Theory and practice in collecting social histories, developing treatment plans and monitoring those plans once enacted will be examined. Standards of ethical conduct in client-caseworker relationships will be presented, and the rationale for these standards will be discussed. The role of casework manager in a human services team, and the impact of cultural and socioeconomic forces on service delivery and effectiveness will also be considered. Prerequisite: PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the basic concepts of the research process in social science. The course will emphasize experimental and survey design and will include collecting and analyzing data, program evaluation, and writing research reports. Prerequisite: BUS 331 Quantitative Methods or equivalent statistics course.
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