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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 273 and 306. Lecture and laboratory on empirical studies of developmental processes in humans. Focus is on research in particular content areas within developmental stages (e.g., infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood) and research on changes in behavior across time. Outcomes: Students will demonstrate skills and knowledge of developmental methodology, designing, conducting, and analyzing and interpreting the results of a research project, and writing a research paper in APA format.
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Prerequisites: PSYC 275 and 306. Lectures, demonstrations, readings, and individual or group research projects illustrating various methods, such as observation, interviewing, archives, standardized tests, and experimentation, are used to learn about topics such as group influences on the individual, attitudes, prosocial and antisocial behavior, and perception of self and others. Outcomes: Students will demonstrate skills and knowledge of methodology in social psychological research; designing, conducting, and analyzing and interpreting the results of a research project, and writing a research paper in APA format.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 306; PSYC 331 or 338 is recommended. Lectures and laboratory on empirical investigations of aspects of personality. Stress on methodology and selected areas of personality research (e.g., affiliation, the development of personality, self- restraint). Outcomes: Students will demonstrate skills and knowledge of methodology in personality research; designing, conducting, and analyzing and interpreting the results of a research project, and writing a research paper in APA format.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 101 Nature and causes of maladjustment and mental disorders. History of mental illness, diagnosis, research, and treatment of mental disorders. Outcomes: Students will demonstrate understanding of current approaches to researching maladaptive behavior, current views of maladaptive behavior, major categories of ¿mental disorders¿, factors contributing to development of problems, different types of intervention strategies, and appreciation of social, ethical, and legal issues.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 Facts and principles of personality study. Nature of personality, its structure, development, expression, and measurement. Exposition and evaluation of personality study methods with critical review of traditional and modern theories of personality. Outcomes: Students will acquire an understanding of different personality theories, critically evaluate these theories, and apply what they have learned.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 Review of psychological aspects of women¿s experiences. Topics include psychological aspects of biological events such as menarche, pregnancy, menopause; aspects of women¿s work and family roles; and mental health issues relevant to women. Outcomes: Students will demonstrate knowledge of critical contemporary issues impacting women and girls, and critically evaluate/analyze academic theory, social institutions, and media.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 Psychological principles and techniques as applied to the development and maintenance of adaptive and growth-enhancing human behavior. Outcomes: Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic principles of behavior change as applied to self-control, individual and group counseling, child and family systems intervention, and organizational design and management.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 273 Consideration of the nature and causes of maladjustment, emotional disorders, and learning disabilities in children in conjunction with approaches to prevention and remediation. Outcomes: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the major categories of childhood psychopathology and methods of diagnosis, theories of causes of maladjustment and mental illness in children and adolescents, and types of intervention strategies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 273. In-depth study of infancy and childhood using an interdisciplinary approach. Integration of social, psychological, and biological perspectives. Outcomes: Students will demonstrate understanding of basic theory and research in human development, and will develop skills in critical examination of psychological research as applied to current issues in human development.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 273. In-depth study of adolescence using an interdisciplinary approach. Integration of cultural, social, psychological, and biological perspectives. Outcomes: Students will appreciate the various factors leading to similarities and differences in the experience of adolescence in America and in other cultures, and will demonstrate understanding of major theories, research methodologies, and empirical knowledge in the study of adolescence.
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