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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 103/105L- 104/106L, or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture. This course looks at a variety of disturbing behaviors, as well as determining factors, symptoms, and methods of treatment.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 103/105L-104/106L, 275, or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory. This course examines cognitive information processing which occurs in the reception, integration, and interpretation of incoming sensory stimuli and the physiological and anatomical bases of these processes. Laboratory exercises are computer-based and demonstrate concepts studied in class.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 275 or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory. The course focuses on a detailed analysis of data pertaining to theories of learning and to the determinants of behavior change.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 103-104 or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture. The biochemical and physiological bases of drug action are presented as a basis for understanding the physiological and behavioral effects of drugs. The major classes of drugs are discussed with particular emphasis on popular drugs of abuse such as alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, and marijuana. The use of drugs in the treatment of mental disorders is also discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 274, 275. This course in developmental psychology is intended for majors in psychology and critically examines the psychological theories and research that describe and explain human development.
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1.00 Credits
Corequisite: PSYC 341 or permission of instructor. An optional two-hour laboratory focused on research in developmental psychology. To be taken concurrently with PSYC 241. Students investigate a topic of interest, design a proposal, conduct research, analyze information, and present results.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major areas of cognitive psychology including the current methodologies used to study it. The course explores cognitive psychology within the domain of human information processing and the ways in which people learn and think in an attempt to understand the nature of human thought processes. Topics covered include attention, decision-making, language acquisition and use, knowledge representation, problem solving, and reasoning. Current models of cognition are considered in relation to the evidence on human thinking capabilities.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 275. Corequisite: PSYC 344 or permission of instructor. Two-hours laboratory. Focused on research in cognitive psychology. Students investigate a topic of interest, design a proposal, conduct research, analyze information, and present results.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 103/105L-104/106L, 275, or consent of instructor. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory. This course involves the study of the biological bases of behavior. The focus is on the physiological mechanisms that mediate emotional, sexual, ingestive, and aggressive behaviors, as well as on the mechanisms mediating perceptual, learning, and memory processes. Laboratory exercises complement lectures and reading materials by providing hands-on experience with research techniques used in physiological psychology that illustrate the links between physiology and behavior.
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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the field of child psychopathology. The etiology, assessment, and treatment of the major psychological disorders of childhood and adolescence will be discussed. Other topics covered include research methods, diagnosis and classification, child maltreatment, and cultural diversity.
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