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  • Psychology 280: Psychology of Human Diversity

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    A psychological investigation of human diversity, focused primarily on minority groups in the U.S. Among the psychological topics examined in a cultural context are those pertaining to gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, social class, personality, intelligence, health, intergroup relations, and intercultural interaction. Methods of cross-cultural research are also considered. Students are encouraged to develop a psychological appreciation of how diversity figures in various contexts, including research, service provision, work relationships, and personal life. May not be used as part of the natural science core requirement. Prerequisite: Psyc 100. (Credit, full course.) Bardi
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  • Psychology 353: Animal Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    A synthesis of comparative psychology, ethology, and the evolution of behavior organized historically, with emphasis on primate behavior and its relationship to human behavior. Includes a laboratory that focuses on designing and conducting studies to answer empirical questions, followed by oral or written presentations. Includes a field trip to study a captive primate collection. Prerequisite: 251 or completion of three laboratory courses in the sciences. (Credit, full course.) Keith-Lucas
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  • Psychology 357: Child Development

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    An examination of the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children and adolescents, with a primary emphasis on theoretical issues and scientific methodology. Development is presented as a process of progressive interaction between the active, growing individual and his or her constantly changing and multifaceted environment. Organized chronologically with an approximately equal emphasis on the prenatal through adolescent periods of development. Includes a laboratory that focuses on designing and conducting studies (including data analyses) to answer empirical questions on human development. Not open for credit to students who have received credit for Psyc 219. Prerequisite: Psyc 100 and 251. (Credit, full course.) Bateman
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  • Psychology 363: Advanced Research Seminar in Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    This seminar is devoted to the advanced study of a selected topic within psychology, with primary emphasis on the scientific process. Content focus varies by semester, at discretion of the instructor. Students review primary literature, design an original study, collect and analyze data, and compose a final report for public presentation. Prerequisite: Psyc 251 and permission of the instructor. May be repeated once for credit with change of topic. (Credit, full or half course.) Staff
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  • Psychology 403: Psychology and Popular Culture in the U

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    Did the World Wars "put psychology on the map" and convert Americans to the "therapeutic gospel" How is the polygraph test related to Wonder Woman Did humanistic psychology inspire Yippies and feminists in the 1960s - and can humanistic psychologists be "real men" This seminar explores such questions, using primary and secondary sources that link the history of psychology and popular culture in the U.S. Students evaluate critically the current popularization of psychology and explore relationships between popular and academic psychology. Prerequisite: four courses, in any combination, from psychology and American Studies, or permission of the instructor. This course has the attribute of American Studies. (Credit, full course.) Bare
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  • Psychology 406: Case Studies in Personality

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    A seminar on the psychological study of individual lives. Students review classical and contemporary approaches to the study of lives (e.g., Freud, Erikson, Murray, Allport, narrative theories) and alternative methods (case study, analysis of personal documents such as letters and diaries, use of autobiographies, psychobiography). Students read a number of case histories and life histories, review the application of alternate theories and methods to several individuals' lives, and prepare their own "life study." Prerequisite: four courses in psychology including 201, or permission of the instructor. (Credit, full course.) Barenbaum
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  • Psychology 408: Seminar in Abnormal Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    A study of the major conceptual approaches that are adopted as clinicians assess, define, and conduct clinical interventions. Topics addressed include the nature of the client-therapist relationship, results from empirical investigation of therapeutic outcomes, ethical dilemmas faced in clinical practice and research, and problems peculiar to subspecialties such as forensic psychology and community psychology. Prerequisite: Four courses in psychology, including Psyc 202. (Credit, full course.) Lohr
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  • Psychology 409: Seminar in Behavior Modification

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    Intensive reading and discussion of the current empirical research on learning-based techniques of behavior change, including systematic desensitization, token economy, biofeedback, assertive training, and cognitive methods; use of parents and peers as change agents; the particular problems within selected settings such as prison, sports, behavioral medicine, the classroom, and the clinic and mental hospital. Prerequisite: four courses in psychology or permission of instructor. (Credit, full course.) Peyser
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  • Psychology 410: Cognitive Illusions

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    An examination of cognitive illusions, with a particular emphasis on what such illusions reveal about human thought processes in general. Includes illusions of perception, memory, reasoning, and metacognition considered from biological, information-processing, and evolutionary perspectives. The prevalence of cognitive illusions, their patterns of occurrence, and their implications for such real-world issues such as social interactions, choice of medical treatment, risk assessment, legal proceedings, political decisions, and financial judgments are discussed. Prerequisite: four courses in psychology or permission of instructor. (Credit, full course.) Yu
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  • Psychology 412: Psychology of Gender

    3.00 Credits
    Sewanee-The University of the South

    A comparison of different theoretical perspectives on sex and gender and a critical examination of research on gender differences and similarities in human behavior. Patterns of public attitudes regarding gender are also discussed. Prerequisite: four courses in psychology and/or women's studies, or permission of instructor. (Credit, full course.) Barenbaum
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