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Course Criteria
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
These courses cover new and noteworthy topics. The courses may eventually become permanent offerings in different areas.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to and survey of the science of human behavior and mental processes. There will be a primary emphasis on the application of scientific reasoning and the empirical method to the study of topics such as learning and cognition, the biological bases of behavior, personality, motivation and emotion, social and group dynamics, developmental processes, and behavioral disorders and treatment.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of quantitative behavioral research including the identification and selection of testable research problems, developing hypotheses, research designs, data analysis, writing research papers in the APA style, and ethical conduct in research. Students will learn to critically evaluate published journal articles including understanding potential sources of bias.
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3.00 Credits
This course outlines how people's behavior, feelings, and thoughts are influenced or determined by their social environment. Topics include person perception, prejudice, discrimination and diversity, the nature of attitudes and social cognition, group dynamics and behavior, and interpersonal relations.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the basics of the new science of positive psychology and reviews empirical evidence of successful positive psychology interventions. The focus will be on human strengths rather than weaknesses, and on understanding human happiness, well-being, flow, optimism and flourishing. Students will gain practical skills in applying positive psychology exercises to their own lives.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the theoretical and empirical models that direct development research on adulthood and old age. A primary emphasis will be placed on reviewing the empirical literature concerning developmental changes in cognition, motivation and emotion.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of psychopathology and abnormal behavior among adults. The focus will be on theoretical models of abnormal behavior as they relate to the definition, etiology, and treatment of mental disorders. Diagnostic classification, behavioral, and biological features of the major syndromes of psychopathology will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is concerned with how behavior influences the development of and recovery from disease. The course will introduce the biopsychosocial model and review existing behavioral, psychosocial, and epidemiological data on the relationship between behavior and disease, and how behavior, emotion, and cognition can influence the disease process.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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