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Introductory Proseminar (3)
Lectures and discussion, coordinated by a single faculty member, focus on areas of expertise of Rutgers-Camden psychology faculty. Individual faculty members each take a block of time during the semester to present their substantive areas of interest and describe their ongoing research. This first-semester course will familiarize incoming students with the faculty and suggest possible research opportunities.
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Introduction to Psychological Science (3)
Provides an overview of research practices in psychological
science, with particular emphasis on reading, understanding, and
reviewing the psychological literature; basic methods in statistical
analysis; and presentation skills, both in terms of written
proposals and multimedia displays.
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Behavioral Neuroscience (3)
After a brief review of neuroscience basics (neurons, neurotransmitters, neural systems) and a critical review of neuroscience methods (fMRI, PET, ERP), this course will examine recent advances in understanding the biological basis of human behavior. The topics covered will be determined by student interests, but might include language, learning and memory, reasoning and decision making, perception, emotion, affective disorders, and addiction.
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Research Methods (3)
This first-semester course and Statistics and Research Design, given the following semester, form a two-semester sequence. Research Methods covers designing, conducting, and analyzing the results of research. Among the topics discussed are: basic research designs including experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational designs; the manipulation and measurement of variables; data collection; survey research; evaluation research; and research ethics. The course aims to prepare students to design and carry out methodologically sound research projects.
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Research/Fieldwork Practicum (3)
This course is designed to assist students in developing their thesis proposal with the guidance of a faculty mentor. At the beginning of the semester, each student chooses a faculty adviser and works closely with the adviser to formulate and refine a proposal. The proposal may develop as an apprenticeship with an experienced researcher, as when a student works under the direction of an adviser to test a hypothesis of mutual interest; or a student may work with an adviser to develop a more independent research question, which the adviser is willing and able to supervise. While developing the thesis proposal, students participate in the Research/Fieldwork Practicum seminar in which their evolving proposals are discussed with the practicum instructor and other students who are taking the course. Through presentations by other students in the seminar, instructor comments and suggestions, and active participation in group discussion and feedback, each student gains knowledge of research strategies and methods used in different settings. The grade is based one-half on the recommendation of the faculty adviser, and one-half on fulfilling the requirements of the practicum classes.
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Program Evaluation (3)
A survey of methods of program evaluation, including targeted research, primary and secondary prevention, ameliorative programs, the assessment of pilot programs, evaluation of training and educational programs, and the study of broad policy issues. Consideration is given to the assessment and reporting of results, including the use of objective/quantitative measures and qualitative assessment of goals that depend on descriptive performance criteria. The iterative process of evaluation, triangulation methods, and meta-analysis are emphasized.
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Child Growth and Development (3)
This course will cover children's physical, mental, and social development. The goal of this course will be to provide students with an integrated perspective on how typical children develop, beginning with the milestones and developmental tasks of infancy and continuing through the biological, social, and psychological changes of adolescence.
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Industrial Psychology (3)
This course provides an introduction to the field of industrial/organizational psychology, covering fundamental theory and research in personnel and organizations. Topics include psychology of industrial and human relations; job analysis and design; worker morale, motivation, and efficiency; group work; organizational conflict; workplace diversity; leadership and top management teams; training and development; organizational culture and change.
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Psychology of Emotions (3)
Classic and contemporary theories and research about emotions. Topics include phenomenology and physiology of emotions; emotional expression and behavior; emotion and motivation; the causes, effects, and functions of emotions; relationships among emotions; emotional pathology and regulation.
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Negotiations (3)
Negotiation is the art and science of securing agreements between two or more independent parties. The central issues of this course deal with understanding the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations in the context of competitive situations. This course combines analytical material on the negotiation process with a series of negotiating experiences to develop your skills at negotiation, bargaining, and conflict resolution. The course encourages you to take risks; analytically think about what you read and observe; honestly reflect about your personal behavior and preferences; and apply course concepts to real experiences.
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Social Psychology (3)
This course will review theory and research in social psychology.
It will cover the classic work, both theoretical as well as empirical,
in social psychology as well as contemporary perspectives. In
addition to discussing the traditional content areas in social
psychology (e.g., social perception, social relations, etc.), the class
will look at issues like the relationship between social psychology and
personality psychology.
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Survey Research Methods (3)
This course teaches how to do survey research, and more generally, how to gather data by asking questions and recording answers that are given. Topics include: the purposes and ethics of survey research; survey designs; methods of data collection; conceptualizing, operationalizing, and measuring variables; question and questionnaire construction, interviewing and questionnaire administration, sampling; methods of minimizing and correcting for nonresponse; data coding; the basics of survey data analysis; and the reporting of survey research results.
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Psychology of Leadership (3)
This course involves the study of leadership from the perspective of social and personality psychology. Although this course will examine how leadership manifests itself in everyday life, leadership in organizations will be a special focus. Specific topics to be covered are: the relationship between leaders and followers; leadership behaviors and skills; and psychological theories of leadership including trait and contingency theories. Students will be expected to analyze various situations in organizations relevant to leadership and various leadership styles. There will also be a number of classroom exercises and simulations.
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Psychology of Decisions and Choices (3)
Examines the theoretical analyses and empirical research on human judgment, decision making, choice behavior, and risk communication.
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Statistics and Research Design (3)
This course is designed to be taken after Research Methods (56:830:580), and builds upon knowledge and skills acquired in that course. (Students who take this course should already have knowledge of basic statistical concepts; basic descriptive statistics such as the mean, variance, and correlation; and basic statistical tests, such as t-tests and chi-square tests.) The focus of this course is on the multivariate design issues students will confront in various research settings. It covers factorial designs and mixed models, multiple regression and covariance analysis, factor analysis, and other univariate and multivariate techniques, relying on computerized data analysis and graphical representation.
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Psychological Measurement (3)
Science begins, observed the Scottish physicist Lord Kelvin, "when you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers." Although psychological constructs are more elusive than those studied by Kelvin, it is no less important to measure them. This course will consider the basic techniques for measuring psychological variables and the criteria for evaluating the resulting scales. Students will have an opportunity to apply these concepts by developing an instrument to assess some construct in their own area of interest and studying its psychometric properties.
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Human Factors and Information Processing (3)
An examination of human information processing in terms of both theoretical models and empirical methods for assessment. A focus on the person as a factor in the design and operation of complex systems. Emphasis will be placed on both the theoretical analysis of the "model human operator," and on real-world applications of information processing theories, such as the design of displays, the sequencing of complex tasks, the use of "virtual reality" aids, and the minimizing of human error. Students will complete short projects to demonstrate relevant methodologies.
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Special Topics (3,3,3,3)
Selected problems in psychology reflecting the specific research interests of individual faculty.
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Advanced Topics in Psychology (3)
Students do readings and write a graduate-level paper on a topic in psychology under the direction of a faculty member. Students may also attend lectures and do other coursework, as determined by the faculty member.
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Thesis Supervision (3)
An individual thesis project, carried out under faculty supervision, including data collection, analysis, write-up, in which students are expected to make significant progress toward production of a written final document. A thesis proposal approved by a student's thesis committee is a prerequisite for enrolling in this class.
Prerequisite: Approval of thesis proposal by student's thesis committee.
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Thesis Seminar (3)
A graduate seminar in which advanced students present individual research projects. This seminar is conducted by a single faculty member, but students continue to meet with their faculty adviser on an individual basis as they complete their thesis project.
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Research in Psychology (BA)
Students conduct original research in psychology, other than their thesis research, under the supervision of a faculty member.
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Matriculation Continued (0)
Continuous registration may be accomplished by enrolling for at least 3 credits in standard course offerings, including research courses, or by enrolling in this course for 0 credits. Students actively engaged in study toward their degree who are using university facilities and faculty time are expected to enroll for the appropriate credits.
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Additional Content Courses
Some undergraduate courses may be crosslisted at the 600 level for graduate students who are expected to perform additional academic work to satisfy graduate requirements.
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