Department of Psychology Course Listings

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PSYCH 100
Introduction to Psychology
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
N/A
An introduction to the problems, methods and concepts of psychology, covering a range of topics which characterize the discipline, including history, methodology and professional ethics, biological foundations, perception, motivation and emotion, learning, memory and thinking, individual differences, intelligence, personality, behavior disorders and their treatment, group processes.
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PSYCH 140
Psychology of Adjustment
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
PSYCH 100
Styles of adjustment; social interaction; self-concept and self-esteem; stress management; alienation; failures of adjustment.
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PSYCH 150
Human Development
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
PSYCH 100
Development from conception to death; biological, physiological, and social factors and their interactions at each stage.
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PSYCH 170
Psychology of Human Sexuality
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
PSYCH 100
Psychological foundations, sexual development and response patterns; male and female roles; individual and social attitudes, legal issues.
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PSYCH 180
Brain and Behavior
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
PSYCH 100
Brain structure, function, and relation to behavior. Topics include the neural basis of perception, learning and memory, consciousness, motivation, emotion.
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PSYCH 195
Special Topics in Psychology I
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
PSYCH 100
Readings and discussions on a selected problem or topic area. Topics vary from semester to semester.
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PSYCH 201
Independent Study in Psychology
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
6 cr in PSYCH courses and perm instr.
May be applied to major once.
This course is designed to meet the needs of individual students under the direction of a particular faculty sponsor. The course may involve independent readings, tutorials, work as an advising assistant or peer counselor, field placement, and individual research project, or participation in ongoing faculty research, any of these culminating in a written report.
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PSYCH 210
Child Psychology (D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr in PSYCH courses.
May not be taken for credit by students who have a collateral major, or a minor, in education.
Emotional, social, motor, and cognitive development as influenced by genetic, cultural and individual factors during the first twelve years of life.
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PSYCH 212
Psychology of Exceptional Children - (D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 150 or 210 or EDU 209
Special problems of adjustment and training of exceptional children, including the gifted, as well as the intellectually, emotionally, and physically handicapped.
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PSYCH 220
Personality (D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Review of the contributions of the understanding of normal personality in the theories of the Freudian and other analytical schools; of Allport, of representative behaviorist groups, and of constitutional typologists; also, methods of assessing and understanding individual personality.
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PSYCH 221
Psychoanalytic Theories (D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 220
Historical, theoretical, and empirical approaches from Freud to the present; empirical evaluation and integration of these theories with learning and ethological theory.
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PSYCH 223
Abnormal Psychology (A; D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Consideration of psychological abnormalities; symptoms, etiology, diagnostic procedures, and therapy.
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PSYCH 225
Ethology: Animal Behavior (B)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Adaptation, survival, reproduction, and evolution of behavior, emphasizing development and species-comparison.
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PSYCH 230
Social Psychology (D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Problems in human experience and behavior in the social context; theories and current methodology in research on the influences of the group on cognitive processes, motivation, personality structure and the self; attitudes and prejudice; leadership; groupd processes.
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PSYCH 235
The Psychology of Women (D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Psychological functioning of women; sexuality, pregnancy, social roles and status, aging, achievement, life styles, power.
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PSYCH 242
Health Psychology (A)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Psychological and behavioral factors related to physical illness and health promotion, including such areas as aging, stress and coping, pain, addiction and eating disorders.
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PSYCH 248
Statistical Methods in Psychological Research
4 hrs, 4 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 100
2. Completion of one of the following math requirements: MATH 120, or STAT 113 with a C or CR, or pass on Part I of the Calculus Readiness Test
3. Declaration of psychology major
Analysis and interpretation of quantified data. Descriptive and inferential statistics applied to psychological research.
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PSYCH 249
Experimental Psychology: Social
6 hrs (2 lec., 4 lab), 4 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
2. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
3. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
4. Declaration of a psychology major
Students may take either PSYCH 249 or PSYCH 250, but not both.
Introduction to the principles of research methodology and experimental techniques. Required research reports involve laboratory and field experiences concerned with a variety of social psychological phenomena.
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PSYCH 250
Experimental Psychology: General
6 hrs (2 lec, 4 lab), 4 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
2. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
3. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
4. Declaration of a psychology major
Students may take either PSYCH 249 or PSYCH 250, but not both.
Research and general experimental techniques in the study of behavior. Introduction to the principles of research methodology and experimental techniques. Required research reports involve a variety of laboratory exercises related to the study of basic behavioral processes.
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PSYCH 248 and PSYCH 249 or 250, and one year of an acceptable science sequence, and ENGL 120, and declaration of a psychology major are the minimum Prerequisites for all courses above PSYCH 250. (Students falling under the previous curriculum need not fulfill this science Prerequisite.

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PSYCH 270
Cognitive Processes (C)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
2. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
3. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
4. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
5. Declaration of a psychology major
How input is encoded, transformed, elaborated, stored and retrieved in the human information-processing system, and how these operations provide the basis for more complex forms of human behavior; analyses of theoretical issues and research pertaining to memory, problem solving, language, attention and perception.
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PSYCH 295
Special Topics in Psychology II
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Permission of instructor
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
Readings and discussion on a selected problem or topic area. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
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PSYCH 300
Physiological Psychology (B)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
2. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
3. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
4. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
5. Declaration of a psychology major
Neural and endocrine mechanisms involved in learning, emotion, perception, and other psychological processes.
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PSYCH 301
Sensation and Perception (B; C)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
2. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
3. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
4. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
5. Declaration of a psychology major
Methods, theories, and empirical data relating to stimulus detection, encoding, and perception as a function of variables including current stimuli and past history.
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PSYCH 306
Seminar in Psychological Services I (A)
8 hrs, 4 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 233 or PSYCH 323
2. Permission of instructor
3. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
4. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
5. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
6. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
7. Declaration of a psychology major
An integration of personality and abnormal psychology, the helping process, and the role of the helper. Seminar and one day per week placement in mental health/community service setting.
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PSYCH 307
Seminar in Psychological Services II (A)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 306
2. Permission of instructor
Seminar and one day per week placement in mental health/community service setting.
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PSYCH 309
Sex and Behavior (B; D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr in PSYCH at or above the 200-level
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
Research and attitudes about sex-related behavior in human and non-human animals emphasizing evolutionary and neuroendocrinological processes and social-psychological processes; male-female differences and similarities, therapeutic strategy in sex-behavior pathology, and sexual behavior and the law.
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PSYCH 310
Research Methods and Special Problems in Child Development (D/S)
4 hrs (2 lec.; 2 lab), 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 150 or 210
2. Permission of instructor
3. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
4. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
5. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
6. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
7. Declaration of a psychology major
Theory and research in selected areas of child development, with laboratory exercises in selected problems.
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PSYCH 323
Child Psychopathology (A; D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 212 or 223
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
Survey and evaluation of empirical and theoretical approaches to the major psychological abnormalities that arise in childhood and adolescence; their characteristics, causes, and treatments.
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PSYCH 327
Motivation (B; C)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr in PSYCH at or above the 200-level
2. PSYCH 270 or permission of instructor
3. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
4. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
5. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
6. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
7. Declaration of a psychology major
The problem of how behavior is initiated, maintained, directed, and terminated. Human and non-human research evaluated.
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PSYCH 328
States of Consciousness (C)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr in PSYCH at or above the 200-level
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
The subjective and physiological aspects of consciousness; the means by which it may be altered: hypnosis, dreams, drugs, meditation, and mysticism; psychosis.
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PSYCH 340
Industrial & Organizational Psychology (A)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr in PSYCH at or above the 200-level
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
A review of research and theories on the effects of leadership, human relations, motivation and organizational structures on behavior in business and industrial settings; applications of personnel psychology, motivational psychology and human factors engineering in the work place; job analysis, employee selection, leadership, performance, appraisal, power and authority, work motivation and organizational communication..
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PSYCH 348
Statistics Tutoring In Psychology
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr in PSYCH at or above the 200-level
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of B
5. PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR
6. Declaration of a psychology major

In this course students will provide accurate, patient, helpful tutoring to Psych248 students seeking assistance. They will also work closely with one instructor as lab TA or administrative TA. In the process they will learn a great deal more about statistical concepts and using computerized statistical programs than they knew prior to this course.

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PSYCH 350
Learning Theory (C)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. 6 cr in PSYCH at or above the 200-level
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
Theoretical and experimental approaches to human and animal learning; the relationship between systematic theory models and methodology; analysis of the historical and contemporary major contributions to learning theories.
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PSYCH 361
Psychological Tests (A)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
2. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
3. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
4. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
5. Declaration of a psychology major
Introduction to the principles of psychological assessment; major methods of measuring general ability, aptitude, achievement, interest, personality. Appraisal of psychological tests.
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PSYCH 369
Drugs and Behavior (B)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 300 or permission of instructor
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
Neurochemical substrate of brain functioning; historical context and social ramifications of drug use.
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PSYCH 370
Psychology of Cognitive Development (C; D/S)
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 270 or permission of instructor
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
A comparative information processing perspective on the development of mental structure and functioning, including perception, memory, problem solving, self-awareness of thinking, intelligence, concept formation and language development.
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PSYCH 390
Special Topics in Psychology III
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Permission of instructor
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
Readings and discussion on a selected problem or topic area. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
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PSYCH 395
Independent Research in Psychology
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Permission of instructor
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
7. May be applied to major once.
This course is designed to meet the needs and interests of individual students under the direction of a particular instructor at a more advanced level than PSYCH 201. Such study may involve independent reading, tutorials, independent research projects, or participation in ongoing faculty research, any of these culminating in an APA-style research report or literature review. FIELD PLACEMENTS (internships) CANNOT BE GRANTED CREDIT AS PSYCH 395; HOWEVER, SUPERVISED FIELD PLACEMENT TAKEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH PSYCH 361 (Psychological Tests) WILL BE GRANTED CREDIT AS PSYCH 395.
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PSYCH 396
Honors in Psychology
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Psychology GPA 3.5
2. Overall cumulative GPA 3.0
3. Permission of instructor
4. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
6. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
7. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250Declaration of a psychology major
Independent, sponsored, empirical research and seminar. Students are expected to attend the regularly scheduled seminar. An APA-style research report or its equivalent (to be filed in the Department) is a requirement of this course. To graduate with Departmental Honors, the student must receive a grade of A in PSYCH 396. Honors in Psychology is typically a one-semester course; however, when a PSYCH 396 research project extends beyond a single semester, the student may (with permission) register for a second semester as PSYCH 398. If taken, the student must receive a grade of A in both PSYCH 396 and PSYCH 398 to graduate with Departmental Honors.
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PSYCH 398
Honors in Psychology
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 396
2. Permission of instructor
Independent sponsored research and seminar. Attendance at regularly scheduled seminar and research report required. If taken, the student must receive a grade of A in both PSYCH 396 and PSYCH 298 to graduate with Departmental Honors.
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PSYCH 400
Special Topics in Psychology IV
3 hrs, 3 cr.
Prerequisites:
1. Permission of instructor
2. Completion of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
3. Completion of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing grade
4. Completion of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
5. Completion of PSYCH 249 or 250
6. Declaration of a psychology major
Readings and discussion on a selected problem or topic area. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
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Psych 605
Abnormal Psychology
(A)
Prerequisites:
1. PSYCH 220 or PSYCH 223 or the equivalent