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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to address a broad spectrum of issues related to the psychology of gender. Of central importance is the examination of empirical findings related to gender differences and similarities in biological, behavioral, cognitive, social, and emotional domains. The course will also involve a critical examination of the meaning of gender in the field of psychology and in the broader society. Prerequisites: PSY 111, 112, 120 or 130. 3 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed as an introduction to health psychology/behavorial medicine. It will consider the role of psychology in the health field, including medical settings. It covers the relationship between psychological factors and physical disease from predisposition through maintenance. The study of behavorial medicine will include treatment of stress and stress-related disorders, preventive health behaviors and factors related to adherence of treatment programs. It also explores the psychological connections of pain and pain management, and how personal control is related to both health and the disease process. Prerequisites: PSY 111, PSY 112, PSY 120 or PSY 130. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys structures and functions of, and research strategies to examine, the various sensory systems with particular emphasis on the visual system. Physiological and philosophical aspects of perception are discussed. Prerequisites: PSY 111, PSY 112, PSY 120 or PSY 130. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the philosophical, psychological, and scientific foundations and implications of the emotion process by examining several related psychological elements associated with emotions, including motivational, social, and cognitive processes. Objectives include a) identifying several key questions in the science of emotion, b) understanding scientific approaches to the study of emotion, c) examining several processes associated with emotion and how these processes influence (and/or are influenced by) the emotion process, and d) analyzing major theories of emotion. Course content will be explored using a lecture/discussion approach, but may include some lab-like experiences requiring students to engage in data collection projects that accompany and compliment the content covered in the class.
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3.00 Credits
Evolutionary Psychology
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3.00 Credits
This course explores various processes involved in knowledge acquisition, storage, and retrieval. Specific topics include associative learning mechanisms, the impact of reinforcement and punishment on behavior, generalization and discrimination, memory encoding, long-term memory storage and retrieval, memory distortions, and the sources of individual differences in learning and memory. Prerequisites: PSY 111, PSY 112, PSY 120 or PSY 130. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
A study of mental, emotional and behavioral problems, including alcohol and drug abuse, brain disorders, criminal and psycopathic behavior, neuroses, psychophysiological reactions, psychoses, sexual deviations, subnormal intelligence and suicide. Prerequisites: PSY 111, PSY 112, PSY 120 or PSY 130. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the ways psychologists assist persons and groups. Particular attention is given to assessment, individual and group therapy, marriage and family counseling, and community psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 111, PSY 112, PSY 120 or PSY 130. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on three critical areas that fall under the umbrella of forensic psychology. First, students will be introduced to the area of legal psychology, including applied empirical research on issues important to the legal system such as eyewitness accuracy, police selection, jury decision making, and legal assumptions about human behavior relevant to the rights of defendents, victims, children, and consumers of mental health services. Second, the area of psychological jurisprudence will be explored by studying efforts to develop a philosophy of law and justice based on psychological values. Third, students will be introduced to the concepts generally thought of as forensic psychology, such as criminal profiling, insanity defense, competence to stand trial and child custody decisions. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to the content areas and methodology of neuropsychology, the study of the relationships between brain function and behavior. Topics include basic communication in the nervous system, organization and function of sensory and motor systems, hemispheric specialization, localization of function, brain injury and plasticity, and issues associated with neuropsychological assessment. Prerequisites: PSY 111, PSY 112, PSY 120 or PSY 130. 3 credits.
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