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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examines areas of psychology relevant to the educational process. Topics include: theories of instruction, teaching and learning styles, classroom management and motivation, individual differences and the exceptional child.
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Examines the processes underlying how we experience (sense) and interpret (perceive) the world around us. Emphasis will be placed on the function and structure of the various sensory systems and their corresponding processing centers in the brain. Prerequisites: PS 150 and PS 207.
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3.00 Credits
Considers the ethical and legal responsibilities of the psychologist. The course also examines the role of the psychologist in the courts. Topics include the insanity defense, patients' rights, eyewitness testimony, criminal investigation and factors in jury decisions.
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3.00 Credits
Discusses historical and contemporary issues in psychology. Course involves seminar presentations on selected topics. Prerequisite: PS 309.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the cognitive processes broadly referred to as "thinking." Emphasis will beplaced on a discussion of memory models, consciousness, attention, language, concept learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and neural networks. Classical theories and experiments in these areas will be reviewed. Prerequisites: PS 150 and PS 207.
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3.00 Credits
Examines historical and contemporary issues in learning. Topics include respondent and operant learning principles, stimulus control, reinforcement, shaping, verbal behavior, imitation, data analysis, etc. Students will conduct projects in which they will apply princples of learning to real-world situations.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the physical, psychological and social aspects of drug dependence and of other addictive behaviors such as eating disorders and gambling. The course also discusses family dynamics, dual disorders, treatment and prevention, and relapse and recovery issues.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an introduction to the biological, psychological, and social factors that interact to influence physical health and illness. The course examines research on the application of psychological models to the maintenance of health and to the prevention and treatment of illness. Topics include lifestyle choices and health; stress and stress management; pain and pain management; psychoneuroimmunology; chronic illness; adherence to medical treatment recommendations; and alternative medicine.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the variables and processes critical to understanding and achieving personal success and fulfillment. Included will be a discussion of the concepts of "flow," optimism, virtue,gratitude, meaning, and emotional intelligence. Course will also examine how concepts in positive psychology can inform interventions in areas such as family and parenting, friendships and romance, recreation and leisure, school, work, and service. Prerequisites: PS 150 and PS 207
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3.00 Credits
The emphasis of this course will be on less conventional applications of art therapy as well as an introduction to other creative art therapies. Guest lecturers will lead workshops on a variety of topics. Prerequisite: PS 260.
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