| PSYCH
100 |
Introduction
to Psychology |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
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. |
| PSYCH
140 |
Psychology
of Adjustment |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH 100
Styles
of adjustment; social interaction; self-concept and self-esteem; stress
management; alienation; failures of adjustment. |
| PSYCH
150 |
Human
Development |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH 100
Development
from conception to death; biological, physiological, and social factors
and their interactions at each stage. |
| PSYCH
160 |
Evolution
and Behavior |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH 100
Aggression,
sleep, learning, communication, emotion, motivation and social behavior
in human and other species; underlying mechanisms, developemnt, evolutionary
history. |
| PSYCH
170 |
Psychology
of Human Sexuality |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH 100
Psychological
foundations, sexual development and response patterns; male and female
roles; individual and social attitudes, legal issues. |
| PSYCH
180 |
Brain
and Behavior |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH 100
Brain
structure, function, and relation to behavior. Topics include the neural
basis of perception, learning and memory, consciousness, motivation, emotion. |
| PSYCH
195 |
Special
Topics in Psychology I |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
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.
Prereq:
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. |
| PSYCH
210 |
Child
Pychology (D/S) |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr
Prereq:
6 cr in PSYCH courses and perm instr.
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. |
| PSYCH
212 |
Psychology
of Exceptional Children - (D/S) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH 150 or 210 or EDU 209
Special
problems of adjustmen and training of exceptional children, including the
gifted, as well as the intellectually, emotionally, and physically handicapped. |
| PSYCH
215 |
Introduction
to Research Methods in Psychology |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Evaluation
of published research; research principles and the concepts which underlie
them; how to evaluate and select research strategies. |
| PSYCH
220 |
Personality
(D/S) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
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. |
| PSYCH
221 |
Psychoanalytic
Theories (D/S) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH 220
Historical,
theoretical, and empirical approaches from Freud to the present; empirical
evaluation and integration of these theories with learning and ethological
theory. |
| PSYCH
223 |
Abnormal
Psychology (A; D/S) |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Consideration
of psychological abnormalities; symptoms, etiology, diagnostic procedures,
and therapy. |
| PSYCH
225 |
Ethology:
Animal Behavior (B) |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Adaptation,
survival, reproduction, and evolution of behavior, emphasizing development
and species-comparison. |
| PSYCH
230 |
Social
Psychology (D/S) |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
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,
motiovaiton, personality structure and the self; attitudes and prejudice;
leadership; groupd processess. |
| PSYCH
235 |
The
Psychology of Women (D/S) |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Psychological
functioning of women; sexuality, pregnancy, social roles and status, aging,
achievement, life styles, power. |
| PSYCH
240 |
Applications
of Psychology (A) |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Psychological
issues in business, law and medicen; consumer research, personnel selection
and trining, motivation and morale in industry, safety programs, tesimony,
lie detection, and psychological issues in copin with physical illness. |
| PSYCH
245 |
History
of Psychology |
| |
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr. in PSYCH courses
Introspective,
behavioristic, gestalt, psychoanalytic, and related viewpoints developed
from early philosophic roots of psychology. |
| PSYCH
248 |
Statistical
Methods in Psychological Research |
| |
4
hrs, 4 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
100
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
declaration
of psychology major
Analysis
and interpretation of quantified data. Descriptive and inferential
statistics applied to psychological research. |
| PSYCH
249 |
Experimental
Psychology: Social |
|
6
hrs (2 lec, 4 lab), 4 cr.
Prereq:
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
declaration
of a psychology major
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.
(Students
may take either PSYCH 249 or PSYCH 250, but not both.) |
| PSYCH
250 |
Experimental
Psychology: General |
|
6
hrs (2 lec, 4 lab), 4 cr.
Prereq:
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
declaration
of a psychology major
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.
(Students
may take either PSYCH 249 or PSYCH 250, but not both.) |
NOTE:
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.
Prereq:
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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. |
| PSYCH
290 |
Sensation
and Perception (B; C) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Methods,
theories, and empirical data relating to stimulus detection, encoding,
and perception as a funciton of variables including current stimuli and
past history. |
| PSYCH
295 |
Special
Topics in Psychology II |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Readings
and discussion on a selected problem or topic area. Topics will vary from
semester to semester. |
| |
|
| PSYCH
300 |
Physiological
Psychology (B) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Neural
and endocrine mechanisms involved in learning, emotion, perception, and
other psychological processes. |
| PSYCH
306 |
Seminar
in Psychological Services I (A) |
|
8
hrs, 4 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
233 or PSYCH 323
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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. |
| PSYCH
307 |
Seminar
in Psychological Services II (A) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
306
permission
of instructor
Seminar
and one day per week placement in mental health/community service setting. |
| PSYCH
309 |
Sex
and Behavior (B; D/S) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr in
PSYCH at or above the 200-level
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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 secual behavior and the law. |
| PSYCH
310 |
Research
Methods and Special Problems in Child Development (D/S) |
|
4
hrs (2 lec; 2 lab), 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
150 or 210
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Theory
and research in selected areas of child development, with laboratory exercises
in selected problems. |
| PSYCH
315 |
Psychological
Study of Adult Development (D/S) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
210 or 150
6 additional
credits in PSYCH at or above the 200-level
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Theories
and research concerning the personal and social development of men and
women in adulthood; ongoing changes with age related to physical growth
and decline, including marital, parental, and interpersonal relationships,
occupational roles, leisure activities, disablitily, and approaching death. |
| PSYCH
322 |
Problems
in Psycholinguistics (C) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
270 or permission of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Psychological
and psychophysical basis of language comprehension, production, and acquisition
from experimental and theoretical perspectives; the relationship between
language and the cognitive processes of perception, memory, and representation. |
| PSYCH
323 |
Child
Psychopathology (A; D/S) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
212 or 223
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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. |
| PSYCH
327 |
Motivation
(B; C) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr in
PSYCH at or above the 200-level
PSYCH
270 or permission of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
The
problem of how behavior is initiated, maintained, directed, and terminated.
Human and non-human research evaluated. |
| PSYCH
328 |
States
of Consciousness (C) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr in
PSYCH at or above the 200-level
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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. |
| PSYCH
340 |
Industrial
and Organizational Psychology (A) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr in
PSYCH at or above the 200-level
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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. |
| PSYCH
345 |
Health
Psychology (A) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr in
PSYCH at or above the 200-level
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Psychological
and behavioral factors related to physical illness and health promotion,
including such areas as aging, stress and coping, pain, addiction, and
eating disorders. |
| PSYCH
350 |
Learning
Theory (C) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
6 cr in
PSYCH at or above the 200-level
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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.
Prereq:
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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. |
| PSYCH
369 |
Drugs
and Behavior (B) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
300 or permission of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Neurochemical
substrate of brain functioning; historical context and social ramifications
of drug use. |
| PSYCH
370 |
Psychology
of Cognitive Development (C; D/S) |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
270 or permission of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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. |
| PSYCH
380 |
Microcomputers
in Psychological Research |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
An
introduction to the fundamentals of microcomputer programming and digital
electronics, including the structure of a computer language (BASIC), digital
logic, interfacing, and computer memory. Students learn to program psychological
experiments, collect data, perform statistical analyses, and control peripheral
devices by microcomputer. Designed for advanced udergraduates |
| PSYCH
390 |
Special
Topics in Psychology III |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Readings
and discussion on a selected problem or topic area. Topics will vary from
semester to semester. |
| PSYCH
395 |
Independent
Research in Psychology |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
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. |
| PSYCH
396 |
Honors
in Psychology |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
Psychology
GPA 3.5
overall
cumulative GPA 3.0
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
declaration
of a psychology major
Independent,
sponsored, empirical research and seminar. Students are expectedto 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
298 to graduate with Departmental Honors. |
| PSYCH
398 |
Honors
in Psychology |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
PSYCH
396
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. |
| PSYCH
400 |
Special
Topics in Psychology IV |
|
3
hrs, 3 cr.
Prereq:
permission
of instructor
completion
of ENGL 120 with a minimum grade of C
completion
of one year of an acceptable laboratory science sequence with a passing
grade
completion
of PSYCH 248 (Psychological Statistics) with a minimum grade of C
completion
of PSYCH 249 or 250
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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New York,
NY 10021