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3.00 Credits
Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence, bringing together psychology, philosophy, computer science, linguistics, anthropology, and neuroscience. This course will describe how the different methodologies and theories of these disciplines contribute to big open issues such as the real nature of mental representation, expertise, and consciousness. It will focus on a few fundamental questions in cognitive science research: What kinds of representations are needed to explain human intelligence or to develop computer intelligence? Is a scientific understanding of mind possible? This course is truly interdisciplinary.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to psychology and its major subfields. Topics include experimental psychology, research methodology and statistics, learning, memory, brain and behavior, perception, human development, assessment techniques, personality theories, social psychology, and psychological disorders and treatment. GE: Behavioral Sciences
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the statistical procedures used in psychology and other behavioral sciences, including frequency distributions, percentile ranks, graphing, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, standard scores and the normal distribution, sampling techniques and sampling distribution theory, hypothesis testing, the z-test, the t-tests, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and correlations and prediction. Prerequisites: PSY 0101; MATH 0098 or higher.
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The study of the physiological, behavioral, cognitive, social, and personality changes and differences that occur from conception to adolescence. Topics include genetics and prenatal development, genetic disorders, cognitive development, language development, intelligence testing, personality and social development, and memory development. Prerequisite: PSY 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the effects of people on other people, social factors in attitude formation and change, person perception, social influence, and interpersonal relations (e.g., affiliation, aggression, and altruism). Prerequisite: PSY 0101.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the major theories, models, and conceptions of personality. Topics include psychoanalytic and neo-analytic theories, behavior and learning theories, trait theories, humanistic theories, and cognitive theories. Prerequisite: PSY 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences
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3.00 Credits
The study of abnormal behavior, its causes, methods of classification, and therapeutic modification approaches. Prerequisite: PSY 0101. GE: Behavioral Sciences
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3.00 Credits
The study of a special topic in psychology.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers SPSS data analyses and the introduction to the writing style required by the American Psychological Association (i.e., APA-style). Prerequisites: PSY 0101, PSY 0201, and ENG 0102.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic principles of research and experimentation in psychology. Topics include how one conducts research, what one does after data have been collected, and the writing of a research report. Prerequisites: PSY 0201, PSY 0265, and two additional psychology courses.
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