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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits This course surveys the scientific knowledge of psychological concepts,methods, and results as they pertain to law and legal matters.Topics include the causes of criminal behavior, jury selection and decision-making, competence, civil commitment, eyewitness testimony, polygraph use, and the insanity plea. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits Involves students in psychology applications or research at off-campus sites. Students select from a list of approved sites or develop placement in conjunction with the instructor. Involves 8-10 hours/week at off-campus site, a written journal, paper, and periodic meetings during the semester. Prerequisites: PSY 100 and sophomore or junior status. Permission of the instructor required. Psychology majors only.
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4.00 Credits
1 semester, 4 credits Principles of behavior control developed within the framework of operant conditioning are the basis for investigating acquisition and maintenance of behavior. Individual laboratory participation will integrate procedures of experimental control, laboratory technique, and basic instrumentation with existing bodies of knowledge concerning animal behavior. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and 202 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
1 semester, 4 credits This course introduces students to empirical methods used in human neuropsychology. Particular emphasis will be placed on how cognitive, neurobehavioral, and psychosocial data are gathered for research purposes with both normal and neuropathological populations.The laboratory emphasizes the development and application of research skills. Prerequisites: PSY 202 and 315 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
1 semester, 4 credits Intensive study of behavioral processes investigated in children, including phenomena relevant to general psychology as well as child behavior. Experimental methods are emphasized with special attention to modifications of techniques for use with children. Laboratory stresses data collection, analysis, interpretation, and report writing. Meets departmental requirement in experimental psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 302, 303, and 312, or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
1 semester, 4 credits Examination of development and utilization of research techniques in social psychology. Discusses research design, statistical inference, artifact control, and ethical considerations in historically significant and current research. Laboratory stresses gathering, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of data related to social processes. Meets the departmental requirement in experimental psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 302 and 317 (may be taken concurrently), or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
1 semester, 4 credits This course reviews the development and utilization of research techniques in health psychology. Students will investigate interactions among psychological, behavioral, and physiological factors involved in the etiology of disease and promotion of health.The laboratory stresses the development and application of research skills. Meets the departmental requirement in experimental psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 302 and 325 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits A seminar involving the intensive development of a specific topic of particular relevance to those participating. Mutual interest among students and faculty will determine course content. Independent presentation will be expected of all participants. Course may be repeated for credit. Offered by arrangement only. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Junior/senior status.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits An intensive development, using seminar format, of the principal mechanisms that underlie person perception. Theories of self structure and processes, impression formation, and impression management are discussed and evaluated in the context of current research. Prerequisites: PSY 301 and 317 or permission of the instructor. Junior/senior status.
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3.00 Credits
1 semester, 3 credits This seminar is an historical survey of psychology from its philosophical origins to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the various trends, schools of thought, and individuals who have contributed to the nature of contemporary psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 302 and 303 or permission of the instructor. Junior/senior status.
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