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3.00 Credits
Independent Study Prerequisite: None Research, conference and papers on the appropriate topic under the supervision of a member of the department. A clear statement of the student's research and writing plans must be submitted prior to the beginning of the course to the professor with whom the student will be working. Must be approved by advisor and the Dean. 1.000 TO 6.000 Credit Hours 1.000 TO 6.000 Other hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Independent Study School of Arts and Sciences College Psychology Department PSY 5XX - Psychology Elective Psychology Elective Prerequisite: Transfer Credit Evaluation Only 0.500 TO 6.000 Credit Hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Lecture School of Arts and Sciences College
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This course introduces the science of mental processes and behavior by addressing a range of questions including: How is brain activity related to thought and behavior What does it mean to learn and remember something How do we see, hear, taste, and smell How do we influence one another's attitudes and actions What are the primary factors that shape a child's mental and emotional development How and why do we differ from one another What are the origins and most effective treatments of mental illness Three credits.
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This course introduces the field, contributions, and methods of industrial/organizational psychology.It covers the history of this branch of applied psychology and the psychologist's role, along with other scientist-practitioners concerned with the world of work, in developing and maintaining human work performances and work environments.The course explores current concepts and methods in several specialties within this field: personnel, organizational behavior and development, counseling, labor relations, consumer, and engineering/ergonomic psychology.Topics include recruitment, selection, training and development, and appraisal of individuals and groups; development and change of organizational cultures; and relations between organizations and their stakeholders.The course emphasizes the unique contributions of psychological science to understanding human work skills, interests, attitudes, motivations, satisfactions and stresses; work careers, management, leadership, communication, group processes, and organization.Three credits.
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Implicit psychological assumptions about human behavior and how it should be controlled form the basis for the legal system, particularly our criminal justice system, from its code to its enforcement.This course examines those assumptions in light of current psycho-legal theory and research.It covers the treatment of traditional psychiatric populations (the mentally ill, mentally retarded, homeless) by the justice system in contrast to that received by normal people; clinical issues such as the insanity defense, predicting dangerousness, the validity of psychiatric examinations and lie detectors; and jury selection, eyewitness testimony, decision-making, sentencing, and parole.Three credits.
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This course surveys the major areas of concern in social psychology, emphasizing current issues and research in the fields of social influence and conformity, human aggression, prejudice, interpersonal attraction, propaganda, and persuasion.Students who have taken PY 248 may not take this course.Three credits.
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This course introduces students to the field of abnormal behavior, presenting the classic behavior patterns in the classification system and discussing the possible causes and remediation of such.Students who have taken PY 251 may not take this course.Three credits.
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Recent biomedical research, psychological theory, and clinical experience provide the foundation for this life-cycle study of death, dying, and bereavement.Some topics include the funeral process, cultural differences, suicide, the hospice approach, end-of-life issues, and euthanasia.Three credits.
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The course encompasses a developmental psychology approach to the growth of the individual from birth to old age, tracing motor, perceptual, language, cognitive, and emotional growth and emphasizing normal development.Students who have taken PY 263 or PY 264 may not take this course. Designated sections meet the U.S. diversity requirement. Three credits.
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This course gives students a basic knowledge of the most important theories and research on groups.The course combines sociological and psychological perspectives to give a more integrated picture of the way groups function.Students make use of experiential as well as classroom methods of learning.Three credits.
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This course reviews selected issues in the characteristics and dynamics of contemporary organizations, and examines, in the context of such issues, contemporary applications and emerging needs for approaches, constructs, research, and methods in industrial/organizational psychology.The course examines the roles and contributions in this field in the context of issues and changes in workforce demographics, diversity, and motivations; regulatory and litigating environments; organizational ethics; organizational values and cultures; management and leadership; globalization; international alliances and competition; environmentalism and consumerism; and technological change.The course is open to students in any discipline related to the study of organizations in the world of work.(Prerequisite: PY 132) Three credits.
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