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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) Research and theories of creativity are examined from the perspectives of cognitive, social, personality, and developmental psychology. Prerequisite: PSY 1530
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) A consideration of human behavior within an eco-cultural perspective, beginning with historical and methodological issues. P e rceptual, cognitive, and developmental processes, personality, and psychopathology are also studied. Distinct cultures serve as case studies. Prerequisite: PSY 1530 or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) The interventions suggested by the biopsychosocial model and mind-body paradigm are examined. Topics include: health behavior, social learning theory, attribution theory, and attitude formation as they apply to problems like health promotion, disease prevention, reactions to illness, management of chronic and terminal illnesses, and adherence to treatment regimens. Methods of evaluation of clinical services are addressed. Prerequisite: PSY 1530
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years An in-depth exploration of social and personality development from infancy through adolescence. Topics include: predispositions for sociability; formation of affectional ties with family members and peers; the development of knowledge of self and others; the acquisition of interactional knowledge and skills. Prerequisite: PSY 1530 and 2650, or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offe red irregularly) An in-depth exploration of cognitive development from infancy through adolescence. Students study major theories and re s e a rch fin dings on the development of problem solving, reasoning, memory, p e rception, and academic skills. Prerequisite: PSY 1530 and 2650, or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years Controversial social issues and policies are examined and discussed within a context of theory and research in developmental psychology. The goal is to examine how current developmental research has, and has not, been successfully applied to practical social issues regarding children and adolescents. Topics include: day care; sex education; adolescent pregnancy and parenting; changing family structure; infants and children with AIDS; television viewing; child abuse and neglect. Prerequisite: PSY 1530 and 2650, or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) Starts with an examination of various criteria for and precursors of language. Students read and analyze studies of children’s first words, private speech, early syntactical development, speech play, metaphor, storytelling, and bilingualism. Prerequisite: PSY 1530 and 2650, or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) An increasingly important focus in social psychology, social cognition is the study of how people think in social situations. Topics include: social categories, scripts and schemas, attribution, inference, memory, and attitudes. Important applications are also considered, including stereotyping and prejudice. Prerequisite: PSY 1530
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5.00 Credits
5 credits. Every semester A combined lecture and laboratory course teaching the application of the scientific method to the study of human and animal behavior. Topics include: experimental design, respondent and operant conditioning, psychophysics, perception, and cognitive processes. Students replicate classic experiments and prepare scientific reports on their results. Students design and carry out an original research project. A lab section is required. Prerequisite: PSY 1530 and 2320, advanced standing in psychology, and permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offe red irregularly) This course covers the basic principles, research, and theories on the testing and measurement of psychological constructs. Topics include test reliability and validity, test development, intelligence and its measurement, personality assessment, and clinical assessment. Prerequisite: PSY 1530
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