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3.00 Credits
(Fall & Spring; Yearly; 4.00 Credits; CW,S) Examines issues in research design. A variety of topics are used to provide students experience with the design and execution of experiments as well as with the interpretation of research findings and the written presentation of research
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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; S,CW) Introduces students to the disciplines of clinical and counseling psychology. The course will emphasize the empirical evaluation of major models of psychotherapy, including cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic theories. Discussions of legal and ethical issues will be included throughout the course. Also, the course will examine the professional opportunities and challenges for clinical and counseling psychologists working in the managed-care era. Prerequisites: PY101.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; S,CW) Course will examine empirical findings from disciplines of psychology, medicine, and public health. Course topics include research methods, stress and social support, health behavior and primary prevention, management of chronic/terminal illnesses, gender and cultural issues in health, and psychoneuroimmunology. An underlying theme will be to dispel health-related myths and fads that are so prevalent in the popular media. Prerequisites: PY101.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 2.00 Credits; S) Allows students to become involved in an ongoing research program. Students will be required to read primary literature from the specific field of investigation and become involved in execution of an ongoing experiment. Students will be expected to perform the activities relevant to the experiment, assist in the analysis of the data, and write an APA style paper based on the results of the experiment. Prerequisites: PY 101 and permission. See 340 for description for 341, 440 and 441. Repeatable up to 3 times.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 2.00 Credits; S) see 340 description.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; S) This course is designed to integrate core topics in the discipline of developmental psychology with current key issues in society. Consequently, students will have the opportunity to analyze scientific literature and make connections to current, everyday life issues. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to explore developmental theory and its connection to public policy, known as " best practices " in parenting and education and consider developmental theory's influence on current trends in our broader society. Prerequisites: PY101 or ED120 or ED130.
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4.00 Credits
(Variable; Variable; 1.00-4.00 Credits; S) Occasional offerings in which a group of students and a professor explore an area of specialized interest in a seminar format. Recent offerings have been: " Applied Psychology: Issues of War and Peace " and " Psychological Theory. " Note: abbreviated ST: (title); students may take each ST: course for credit.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Odd Years; 3.00 Credits; S,N,CS) Comparative Psychology examines the continuity of behavioral and psychological mechanisms between nonhuman animals and humans suggested by evolutionary theory. Attention is paid to the comparison between human and nonhuman animals on traditionally human characteristics, including self-recognition, language, culture, tool use, and several other characteristics. Prerequisites: PY101 or BI113 and Junior or Senior standing or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Even Years; 3.00 Credits; S,N,CS) This course uses the lens of modern evolutionary theory to understand human behavior. We will look for the influence of human evolutionary history on several modern human behaviors including, among others, dating and marriage, aggression, altruism, child-rearing, and behavioral differences between the sexes. Prerequisites: PY101 or BI113 and Junior or Senior standing or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; S) This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the methodological skills and topics necessary for conducting, understanding, and applying research in judgment and decision making. Assignments include written and oral reports. You should gain a better understanding of the capabilities and limitations of human judgment through this course. Prerequisites: PY101 and PY304.
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