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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
A detailed examination of the applied analysis of behavior. Focus will be on the application of experimental method to the individual clinical case. The course will cover targeting behavior, base-rating, intervention strategies, and outcome evaluation. Learning-based modification techniques such as contingency management, counter-conditioning, extinction, discrimination training, aversive conditioning, and negative practice will be examined. Prerequisite: PSY 110 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The scientific exploration of interpersonal communication and behavior. Topics include attitudes and attitude change, attraction and communication, social perception and social influence, prosocial and antisocial behavior and group processes. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PSY 110.
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4.00 Credits
Psychometric methods and theory, including scale transformation, norms, standardization, validation procedures, and estimation of reliability. Prerequisites: PSY 110 and statistics.
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4.00 Credits
A review of contemporary theory and research on the psychology of gender differences. Special topics include sex differences in achievement, power, and communication; sex-role stereotypes; beliefs about masculinity and femininity; and gender influences on mental health. Prerequisite: PSY 110.
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4.00 Credits
This course will explore the relations between a variety of types of family dysfunctions and child development and psychopathology. Specifically, topics in child abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and children from violent homes, alcoholic homes, and homes with mentally ill parents will be studied. The course will focus on empirical literature about dysfunctional families and child development, biographical and political perspectives. Prerequisites: PSY 116 and 117, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the scientific method, experimental design and the application of statistics to psychology. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the place of research in the field of psychology. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PSY 110 and statistics.
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3.00 Credits
The examination of psychophysical methodology and basic neurophysiological methods as they are applied to the understanding of sensor processes. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PSY 110, 431 and statistics.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the physiological psychologist's method of approach to the understanding of behavior as well as the set of principles that relate the function and organization of the nervous system to the phenomena of behavior. Three hours of lecture and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PSY110 and BIO 106, 107, 110, or 111; or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An off-campus experience in a community setting offering psychological services, supplemented with classroom instruction and discussion. PSY 448 covers the basic counseling skills, while PSY 449 covers the major theoretical approaches to counseling. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Internships give students an opportunity to relate on-campus academic experiences to society in general and to their post-baccalaureate objectives in particular. Students have, for example, worked in prisons, public and private schools, county government, and for the American Red Cross.
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