21:830:101
Principles of Psychology (3)
Scientific study of human behavior, including historical foundations, methodology, physiological basis of behavior, sensation and perception, and cognition.
Note: 21:830:101 and 102 may be taken in either order.
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21:830:102
Principles of Psychology (3)
Scientific study of human behavior, including development, personality, social influences, abnormal behavior, and therapy.
Note: 21:830:101 and 102 may be taken in either order.
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21:830:301
Statistical Methods for the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences (4)
Basic statistical methods in the psychological sciences, starting with basic probability, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. Methods are put in the context of basic experimental research in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. Includes such methods as z-tests, t-tests, ANOVA, regression, and correlation.
Prerequisites: Fulfillment of math proficiency general education requirement and 21:830:101, 102.
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21:830:302
Experimental Methods for the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences (4)
Basic methods and paradigms in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. Research from areas of psychology in psychophysics, learning, memory, and perception are used to illustrate basic paradigms used in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. Students conduct experiments, analyze data, and write reports in standard psychology formats.
Prerequisite: 21:830:301.
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21:830:304
Cognitive Processes (3)
Introduces the
study of human cognition. Topics include perception, attention, memory,
knowledge representation, language, problem solving, thinking, and
reasoning. How is the world represented, and what are the processes
underlying those representations? Considers the real-world implications
of laboratory findings.
Prerequisite: 21:830:101.
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21:830:308
Critical Thinking in Psychology (3)
Scientific method in the context of popular ideas about psychology. Examination of the best scientific evidence concerning ESP, astrology, hypnosis, and other claims of paranormal powers. Analysis of controversial topics at the intersection of psychology and public policy, such as child rearing and the nature/nurture debate.
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21:830:311, 312
Health and Social Justice I, II (3, 3)
Explores health issues in the light of disparities due to socioeconomics, education, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, culture, ability, and other factors. Topics covered include: alcohol and drugs, AIDS, abortion, contraception, public health, sexual assault, depression, stress, environmental justice, healthy relationships, education, women's and men's health, leadership, and many more issues. Students practically apply what they learn to real-life situations. (Different aspects of each topic will be emphasized during parts I and II, which may be taken independently of each other.)
Corequisite: 21:830:400.
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21:830:323
Developmental Psychology (3)
This course explores the development of physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional capacities in children from birth to adolescence. Topics include language, intelligence, social behaviors and attitudes, moral development, emotional development, attachment formation, parenting, and atypical development. Major theoretical perspectives and current empirical work on development are critically evaluated.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:327
Cognitive Development (3)
Explores patterns of thought characteristic of infants and children, and investigates how those patterns change with age. Covers traditional and current theoretical explanations for pattern of stability and change in children's thinking.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102, and 304 or 323.
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21:830:330
Psychology of Learning (3)
Explores the key principles and research involved in learning. Learning
can be seen as an adaptive strategy to deal with variations in the
environment. Learning processes are thus ubiquitous in the human and
animal worlds, influencing a host of behavioral and cognitive skills.
The course examines behaviorist, cognitive, and neuroscientific
approaches to the problem of learning and seeks to integrate these
perspectives into a coherent, unified theoretical framework.
Prerequisite: 21:830:101.
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21:830:335
Social Psychology (3)
Psychological study of the individual's social interaction; theories of
interaction and the empirical research employed in the investigation of
topics such as attitude formation and change; group structure and
process; and motivation, learning, and perception in a social context.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102.
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21:830:337
Group Processes (3)
Almost universally, humans are born into groups. Class explores issues of individuality and conformity and evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of each. Factors to be considered will be age, gender, ethnicity, culture, and religion.
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21:830:342
Approaches to Psychotherapy (3)
This course will focus on the tools needed to be an effective counselor along with the various perspectives utilized to identify and understand individual behavior. Strategies and techniques of psychotherapy, models of human behavior, and perspectives of personality that can influence the psychotherapeutic process will also be examined. The theoretical orientations discussed will include psychoanalytic, trait and factor, humanistic, and behavioral approaches. These perspectives will be examined within the context of contemporary psychology, and the application for the multicultural and diverse populations of the 21st century.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:346
Psychology of Language (3)
Research investigations of language behavior as an aspect of intellectual functioning; comparative study of human and animal communication; biological and neurological determinants of language; innate versus acquired mechanisms; information theory; encoding and decoding phonological skills; and language models and theories evaluated, including mathematical models, learning theorists (e.g., Skinner, Osgood), and the transformational linguistics of Chomsky.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102, and either 304 or 372.
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21:830:354
The Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (3)
Psychological, biological, and cultural aspects of the life cycle from young adulthood to the later years; becoming a person and becoming partners; experimenting with lifestyles; deciding about children and how to relate to them; middle years--changes, crises, new opportunities; retirement and leisure compared with the work ethic; facts and fallacies about old age; and death and how we deal with it.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102. Recommended: 21:830:323.
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21:830:356
Family Processes (3)
Explores the many day-to-day and larger issues that families
experience, such as births, deaths, graduations, unemployment, and
divorce. It investigates how families experience these challenges and
the strategies they use to cope with them. It also asks how families
cope with chronic difficulties such as alcohol or drug addiction and
mental health problems. What factors cause some families to recover and
grow stronger in the face of challenge while other families flounder
and even break apart?
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:358
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (3)
Prerequisites: 21:830:102.
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21:830:363
Abnormal Psychology (3)
Psychopathologies, their probable causes, and usual behavioral manifestations; theories of pathology and research techniques employed in the investigation of abnormality.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:369,370
Fieldwork in Psychology (3,3)
Fieldwork at accredited agencies under the supervision of a departmental faculty member and an agency supervisor. Consult the advisers to determine the number of hours required for participation at an agency; advisers have a current listing of accredited agencies participating in this program.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102, junior or senior standing, and permission of instructor.
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21:830:371
Psychology of Personality (3)
Major theoretical and experimental contributions to the understanding of normal personality and its development; relative adequacy of different theories in dealing with specific empirical data.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:372
Perception (3)
Classical problems of perception--the constancies, form perception and the illusions, the perception of movement, neutral color, direction, and orientation; important theoretical issues of perception.
Prerequisite: 21:830:101.
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21:830:373
Psychology of Women (3)
Psychological roles of women in the human situation, traditional and contemporary; functions fulfilled by, and problems inherent in, the subordination of Eve to Adam; wider social-psychological implications of the new feminism. Examines novels, films, and journalistic, social-philosophic, psychoanalytic, and anthropolitical materials.
Prerequisites: 21:830:102 and either 323 or 354.
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21:830:374
Psychopathology of Childhood (3)
At any moment, about 15 to 20 percent of all children and adolescents are experiencing some form of psychopathological disorder, such as depression, anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity, or autism. Many more experience "sub-clinical" levels of psychopathology, which impact functioning but do not result in a serious degree of impairment. This course will explore three broad issues in understanding psychological disorders in children and adolescents: What are these disorders and how common are they? What are the identified "causes" of these disorders? How can professionals intervene to prevent or treat these disorders?
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:378
Advanced Abnormal Psychology (3)
Current theory and research in abnormal psychology; psychological and biochemical theories of psychopathology; examination of methods and findings of relevant experimental data.
Prerequisites: 21:830:363 and permission of instructor.
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21:830:400
Service Placement (1)
C.A.S.E. (Citizenship And Service Education) encourages students to develop a sense of community building, citizenship, and service ethics, particularly in the area of health disparities. Students will earn one credit by performing 40 hours (30 + 10 hours) of community service on campus or at a local community agency of their choice.
Corequisite: Must be co-enrolled in 21:830:311 or 312.
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21:830:405
Psychology of Emotion (3)
Examines the nature of emotions, where and how they arise, and the functions that they serve. The class examines how emotions are defined, and their evolutionary, physiological, cultural, and developmental roots. The class also explores how emotions affect memory, thinking, problem solving, coping and communication, and social relations. The nature of specific emotions, including hostility, disgust, fear, and love, is discussed.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:410
Perceptual Development (3)
Classical and current empirical and theoretical approaches to the development of perceptual capacities. Development of the ability to perceive surfaces, color, patterns, motion, depth, and objects with a focus on how studies of perceptual development inform understanding of mature visual systems and vice versa.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102.
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21:830:411
Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience (3)
Evidence from
cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, behavioral neuroscience, and
brain imaging used to investigate brain systems and mental
representations underlying sensation and perception, movement, memory,
and language. Brain anatomy, neurophysiology, and relation of brain and
cognitive states to our experience of the world.
Prerequisites: 21:830:304, 484.
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21:830:417
Theories of Interpersonal and Social Conflict (3)
Major theoretical perspectives of interpersonal and social conflict, and the application of these perspectives to describe and understand personal conflicts and those in the world at large. Design research to explore and evaluate hypotheses derived from one or more of these perspectives.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:420
Infancy (3)
Humans grow and change dramatically between conception and the age of 2 years. This course surveys classic and current research and theory in the study of infant development, including physical, neurological, perceptual, cognitive, communicative, emotional, and social development.
The course examines how development during the first two years provides the foundation upon which all psychological capacities are built. The course also addresses current controversies in infant development and their relation to parenting, public policy, and law.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102, 323.
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21:830:422
Laboratory in Social Psychology (3)
An introduction to nonexperimental methods in psychological research including observations, interviews, the use of psychological tests, and available data. Students gain practical experience in designing a survey, administering a questionnaire, entering the data, and analyzing it using SPSS, a computer program widely used in clinical, educational, and social research.
Prerequisites: 21:830:301, 302, or permission of instructor.
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21:830:423
History and Modern Viewpoints in Psychology (3)
Critical study, with historical background, of the major schools of psychological thought and theory and their relation to current theoretical approaches in the discipline. Theories covered include existentialism, structuralism, functionalism, Gestalt psychology, behaviorism and learning theory, psychoanalysis, and cognitive psychology.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing in the major and 21:830:101, 102.
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21:830:424
Health Psychology (3)
Psychological influences on health, illness, and the improvement of the health care system. Impact of judgments, attitudes, and beliefs on health; emotions and emotional control on health and coping; effects of gender, culture, and individual differences; interpersonal and organizational conflict in health care settings; patient-practitioner interaction; and management of chronic illness.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:434
Attachment Theory (3)
Effects of early childhood rearing on subsequent cognitive abilities, interpersonal and romantic relationships, coping styles, separation, loss, and mourning. Attachment theory examined from psychological, psychoanalytic, evolutionary, and ethological perspectives.
Prerequisite: 21:830:102.
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21:830:469
Psychology of Sexual Orientation (3)
This class will examine the development and psychological implications of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexuality. We will examine psychological research on these topics and compare and contrast scholarly work with popular media depictions of these topics. We will also examine how the implications of culture, gender, and race intersect with sexual orientation and sexuality.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102.
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21:830:481
Comparative Psychology (3)
Comparative study of animal behavior; organization of behavior, and the relations among structure, physiology, and behavior at representative levels in the animal kingdom; comparative ontogeny of behavior and the question of learned and unlearned components; and the evolution of behavior in the formation of species.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102.
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21:830:484
Physiological Psychology (3)
Physiological basis of behavior; basic structure and function of the nervous system; physiological basis of motivation and emotions; relations between hormones and behavior; physiological aspects of perception and learning; organization of the cerebral cortex; psychosomatics.
Prerequisite: 21:830:101.
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21:830:491,492
Research in Psychology (BA,BA)
Design and execution of an original research project under supervision; project may be a psychological experiment, an attitude survey, or a library study; learning how to do research by means of firsthand experience.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and permission of instructor.
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21:830:493,494
Individual Study in Psychology (BA,BA)
Exploration of contemporary and classical problems in psychology through planned readings and discussions with a faculty member; emphasis on going beyond textbooks and learning to think about psychological issues in depth. Students prepare a written report summarizing their project.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and permission of instructor.
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21:830:496
The Emotional Brain (3)
What are emotions? Neural substrates examined from neurobiological perspectives. Individual and social functions of emotions, emotional intelligence.
Prerequisites: 21:830:101, 102.
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21:830:497, 499
Senior Thesis (BA, BA)
Required for successful completion of honors in the major in psychology. Students design and execute a two-semester original research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Students may choose to conduct a nonresearch project under the supervision of a faculty member. Students may choose to conduct a nonresearch-oriented project in which the student engages in a creative, original, scholarly endeavor within psychology. Students produce a formal, APA-style document summarizing their project, which is evaluated by two faculty members.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing in the major and permission of instructor.
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