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3.00 Credits
This is an introductory-level course exploring the relationship between human behavior and the functioning of the brain. It is intended to be accessible to students who may not have a strong background in the natural sciences. Topics to be covered include research techniques in neuroscience, the structure and function of the brain, the structure and function of nerve cells, the chemistry of the brain, and drug effects in the brain. No prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
Drugs are a serious social problem, especially because of the association of drugs and violence. This course reflects an up-to-date and accurate portrayal of the complexity of human drug use and its consequence. It covers all the major drugs that humans use as well as prevention and treatment of substance-related disorders. No prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
From conception to death, Lifespan Development looks at the changes that take place in our lives: in our bodies, our personalities, our ways of thinking, our feelings, our behavior, our relationships, and the roles we play during different periods of our lives. In this course we seek to describe these changes through the scientific research that has observed, measured, recorded and interpreted objective data on growth and development. Additionally we will seek to explain these changes insofar as possible, attempting answers to why they have occurred and what influential roles heredity and environment play.
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3.00 Credits
Throughout history, many have tried to help the poor and eradicate poverty. These efforts have failed, and scripture has Christ claiming that we will always have the poor with us. This course will examine the many facets of poverty from psychological, societal, and cultural perspectives. It will begin with a consideration of the problems of poverty from historical, cross-cultural, and attribution theory perspectives. Topics to be addressed will include: Who are the poor, and why are they poor? How does poverty impact the lives, and more especially, the "minds and hearts" of those who are poor? How arethe poor perceived by the non-poor? The course will also consider structural aspects of society that keep the poor impoverished and how those structures influence how societal members think about poverty. The course will include site visits, interviews, and guest speakers from to a number of nonprofit organizations that deal with problems of poverty.
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3.00 Credits
This course enters into the ongoing dialogue between psychology and religion. Focusing first on what psychologists have to say about the phenomenon of religion as it relates to culture, society, and the individual and then also considering the ways in which religious people and formal religion groups have articulated viable "psychologies" as well. Topics will include religious experience and behavior, cults andconversions, prayer and ritual behavior, shamanism, meditation, God dependence, religious intolerance, and altruism.
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3.00 Credits
Violence and aggression abound in our world. How are we to understand the causes and prevention? This course is intended to suggest answers to this question by reviewing practical and theoretical considerations. The practical includes such concerns as wife abuse, rape, the effects of alcohol on aggression, television and aggression, pornography, and the prevention of violence. Theory will assist us in understanding the psychological processes that stimulate and inhibit aggression. No prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
Social Psychology is the study of how people influence others and are influenced themselves. It includes such topics as persuasion, prejudice, leadership, love, friendship, aggression, competition, cooperation, decision-making, and bargaining. Formerly PSY 2265. No prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
What causes couples to establish long-lasting, loving relationships and other couples to experience conflict and short-lived relationships? This course will study love and liking in male-female, male-male, and female-female relationships. It will consider personality, attitudes, values, and communication in love and liking relationships. No prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
How do we acquire, store, retrieve, and use knowledge? This course studies how we make sense of our experience by exploring human information processing, the representation and organization of knowledge, and the uniqueness of higher cognitive skills. Topics covered include intelligence, attention, perception, memory, imagery, language, problem solving, and creativity. Special emphasis will be placed on the underlying neuropsychology of normal cognition and cognitive disorders. Formerly PSY 2375. No prerequisite.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of chemical addiction, including an understanding of commonly abused substances and the impact of these various substances on the body, both physically and psychologically. This course will explore various perspectives on diagnosis, intervention, treatment, and prevention, and will discuss the impact of chemical addiction on special populations; including pregnant women, adolescents, older adults, and those with psychological disorders.
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