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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Current theory and research in adolescence viewed in terms of biological, cognitive, and social transitions that occur during this period.The impact of families, peer groups, schools, work, and leisure on adaptation will be examined with attention to culture and social class, development of identity, autonomy, sexuality, and achievement explored focusing on normative processes. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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1 semester, 3 credits Aging is accompanied by psychological, cognitive/neuropsychological, biological/physical, social, and family changes.This course surveys age-associated changes from a psychological perspective, scientific methods for study aging, interventions to enhance healthy or normal aging, and pathological changes associated with older age, such as dementia, chronic illness and disability, and mental health issues. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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1 semester, 3 credits This course surveys neuropsychology, functional neuroanatomy, and brain-behavior relationships.The effects of brain damage on cognitive, personality, and psychosocial functioning will be discussed as well as descriptions of the most common neuropathological and neurobehavioral syndromes (e.g., traumatic brain injury, aphasia, cerebrovascular accidents [strokes], dementia, etc.). Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) A survey of contemporary views of the behavior of the individual in an interpersonal setting. Social problems of aggression, discrimination, and psychopathology are examined in the framework of classical and current research and theories of attitude formation and change, group processes, and social cognition. Offered every year. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) The course will survey contemporary psychological theory and research concerning the effects of selected physical and social environments on human behavior. Attention will be given to both adverse and beneficial environments, their relative pervasiveness, and to proposals designed to maximize conditions for human living. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits ( Social Science Core) Major applications of psychological principles to work settings, including personnel selection, training and assessment, employee morale, job satisfaction, and motivation. Explores the relationship to job design, work conditions, organizational structure, leadership, and communication to employee and management performance. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits A critical survey of the basic approaches to personality in the light of theory, assessment, research, and change. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits A survey of the major forms of abnormal behavior, including a description of the disorders, theoretical explanations of their origins, assessment, and treatment procedures. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Explores the role of psychological variables in health and illness. Research and theory relating psychological and behavioral factors to the development, progression, and treatment of diseases, such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and AIDS will be critically reviewed. Stress, obesity, pain management, compliance, coping, psychoneurimmunology, and health promotion/disease prevention will be discussed. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits An introduction to the principles of test construction, administration, and interpretation.The techniques of assessing test reliability and validity are developed in the context of a survey of the major instruments used to measure intelligence, aptitude, achievement, and personality. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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