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  • Psychology 318: E nvironmental Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This lecture-laboratory course studies the relationships between humans and physical environments - both natural and built. Topics include environmental assessment, attitudes and behavior toward the environment and the psychological effects of such environmental factors as crowding, architectural design, extreme environments, pollution and natural disasters. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205. Also offered as Environmental Studies 318 and through Outdoor Studies.
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  • Psychology 325: S ocial Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This lecture-laboratory course introduces the theory and research that relates the behavior of individual humans to factors in the social environment. Topics, chosen to represent the scope of social psychology, include attitude formation and change, conformity, affiliation and attraction, altruism, aggression, prejudice and group dynamics. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.
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  • Psychology 326: Hormones and Behavior

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This lecture-laboratory course provides an introduction to the field of behavioral endocrinology. Current knowledge derived from human and animal research concerning the effects of hormones on behavior is reviewed. Topics include the influence of hormones on reproductive behavior, parental behavior, aggression, sexual orientation, moods and emotions, psychiatric disorders and perceptual and cognitive abilities. Environmental and experiential influences on endocrine function are also examined. Counts toward the neuroscience major (behavioral track). Prerequisites: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.
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  • Psychology 327: S ensation and Perception

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This is a lecture-laboratory course that examines from multiple perspectives the ways in which humans and lower animals perceive and react to the world around them. All of the major senses are covered, with particular emphasis on vision and hearing. Topics include perceptual development, color perception, visual illusions, taste and smell perception, brain disorders and perception, perception of music, psychophysics, visual and hearing impairment, and pain perception. Counts toward the neuroscience major (behavioral track). Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.
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  • Psychology 331: Physiological Psychology

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This lecture-laboratory course is designed to show how neural structure and activity is related to behavior. The course follows an evolutionary approach and covers a variety of species, including humans. Counts toward the neuroscience major (behavioral track). Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.
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  • Psychology 348:

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    These courses cover special topics not regularly offered in the curriculum. The courses are designed for juniors and seniors and are taught in a regular class format, possibly with laboratory. Refer to the Class Schedule for course description. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101.
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  • Psychology 401: F undamentals of Learning

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    A lecture-laboratory course dealing with the concepts involved in learning as derived from experimentation with both human and nonhuman subjects. Topics include the laws of classical and operant conditioning, biofeedback, token economies, observational learning, learned helplessness, biological constraints on learning, behavior modification techniques and ethics of behavioral control. Counts toward the neuroscience major (behavioral track). Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.
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  • Psychology 402: Memory and Cognition

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This lecture-laboratory course offers a fairly comprehensive study of human cognition. In addition to extensive coverage of human memory, the course includes an analysis of such major areas as object perception, attention, semantic organization, language processing, problem-solving and metacognition. Where possible, students consider evidence that sheds light on the neural correlates of cognition, drawn mainly from the related disciplines of neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. In addition to providing an introduction to leading theories and empirical findings, the course also includes some applications, in areas such as repressed memories, eyewitness testimony and aging. Counts toward the neuroscience major (behavioral track). Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.
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  • Psychology 413: C ommunity Psychology

    8.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This seminar-internship course has two objectives: to provide an introduction to some basic issues, concepts and methods in community psychology; and to offer experiential learning through an individual internship placement in a community setting (eight hours per week). Topics include the ecological perspective, stress and coping, and prevention and evaluation research. Possible internships include Headstart, working with foster children, nursing homes, crisis intervention centers and mental health-related hospital units; a small number of students may participate in a community research project as their internship. Students are required to meet with the professor prior to registering, and generally must have internships secured by the end of the previous semester. Prerequisites: Psychology 100 or 101, Psychology 205 and permission of instructor.
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  • Psychology 432: Animal Behavior

    4.00 Credits
    St Lawrence University

    This lecture-laboratory course examines various forms of behavior as they appear throughout the phylogenetic scale. The roles of evolution, genetics and the neural system in the control of diverse behaviors from feeding to territoriality and human aggression are considered. Counts toward the neuroscience major (behavioral track). Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.
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