Course Schedule
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B309 Cooperative Work Experience in Psychology
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Junior or Senior standing
Credits: 1-3
Experience in psychology-oriented work settings. Grade is determined on the basis of a written report and a supervisor's evaluation. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Offered yearly.
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B354 Adult Development and Aging
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Prerequisites: P216 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
The course content examines changes which occur with age in the following areas: intelligence, memory, personality, sexuality, health, living environments, economics, developmental disorders, and treatment for developmental disorders. Credit not given for both B354 and P363. Offered as needed.
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B362 Practicum in Child Psychology
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Prerequisites: P316 and consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Experience in working with children in field settings. May be repeated once for credit. Offered as needed.
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B374 Group Dynamics, Theory and Research
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
An intensive survey of research and theory on the behavior of small groups and the research methods by which groups are studied. Offered as needed.
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K300 Statistical Techniques
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Prerequisites: P211 and 100 level math course
Credits: 3
Introduction to statistics; the nature of statistical data; ordering and manipulation of data; measures of central tendency and dispersion; elementary probability. Concepts of statistical inference and decision; estimation and hypothesis testing. Special topics include regression and correlation, analysis of variance, non-parametric methods. Credit not given for both K300 and K310. Offered Spring Semester.
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P103 General Psychology
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 3
Introduction to psychology: its methods, data, and theoretical interpretations in areas of learning, sensory psychology, psychophysiology, individual differences, personality, development, abnormal and social psychology. May not be taken by students who have previously taken P101 or P102. Offered every semester.
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P211 Methods of Experimental Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Design and execution of simple experiments, treatment of results, search of the literature, and preparation of experimental reports. Offered Fall Semester.
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P216 Life Span Development
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
A survey course of human development from infancy through old age, emphasizing the life span perspective of development. Classical stage theorists, current popular conception, major research findings, and implications for all life stages from birth to death.
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P233 Industrial Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Application of psychological principles and research techniques to industrial and personnel problems, including selection, training efficiency, safety, and design of equipment. Offered as needed.
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P280 Psychology Applied to Teaching
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No Prerequisites
Credits: 1-6
The study and application of psychological concepts and principles are related to the teaching-learning process. Offered as needed.
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P316 Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Development of behavior in infancy, childhood, and youth; factors which influence behavior. Offered as needed.
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P319 Psychology of Personality
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Methods and results of scientific study of personality. Basic concepts of personality traits and their measurements; developmental influences; problems of integration. Offered every Fall.
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P320 Social Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 and P211 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Principles of scientific psychology applied to individual in social situation. Offered every Spring.
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P324 Abnormal Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Emphasis on forms of abnormal behavior, etiology, development, interpretation, and final manifestations. Offered every Spring.
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P325 Psychology of Learning
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Prerequisites: P103 and P211 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Facts and principles of human and animal learning especially as treated in theories attempting to provide framework for understanding what learning is and how it takes place. Offered every other year.
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P326 Behavioral Neuroscience
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent and an introductory biology course
Credits: 3
Central nervous system function in relation to sensory processes, motivation, and learning. Offered every other year.
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P327 Psychology of Motivation
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent
Credits: 3
How needs, desires, and incentives influence behavior; research on motivational processes in human and animal behavior, including ways in which motives change and develop. Offered as needed.
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P329 Sensation and Perception
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Prerequisites: P103 and P211 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Basic data, theories, psychophysics, illusions, and other topics fundamental to understanding sensory and perceptual processes. Offered every other year.
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P335 Cognitive Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 and P211 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Introduction to human cognitive processes including attention and perception, memory, psycholinguistics, problem-solving, and thinking. Offered every other year.
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P336 Psychological Tests and Individual Differences
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Prerequisites: P103 and K300 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Principles of psychological testing. Representative tests and their uses for evaluation and prediction. Emphasis on concepts of reliability, validity, standardization, norms, and item analysis. Offered every other year.
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P390 Special Topics in Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 1-3
Topics vary with instructor and semester. May be repeated once for credit. Offered as needed.
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P425 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent and P324, or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
A survey of major behavior disorders, with emphasis on empirical research and clinical description relative to etiology, assessment, prognosis and treatment. Offered as needed.
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P450 Human Factors
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Credits: 3
Theories and data of experimental psychology applied to the problems of the interaction of people and technology in the workplace. Offered as needed.
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P457 Topics in Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent and Junior or senior standing
Credits: 1-3
Studies in special topics not ordinarily covered in other departmental courses. Topics vary with instructor and semester. May be repeated once for credit if topic differs. Offered as needed.
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P459 History and Systems of Psychology
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent and 6 hours of psychology courses or consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Historical background and critical evaluation of major theoretical systems of modern psychology: Structuralism, functionalism, associationism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, and psychoanalysis. Methodological problems of theory construction and system making. Offered as needed.
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P462 Field Experiences in Human Development
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Prerequisites: P103 and P216 or equivalent and consent of instructor
Credits: 3
Supervised fieldwork experience with persons of all ages in community settings. Intended as a laboratory for students to integrate human development theory with practice. Offered Spring Semester.
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P493 Supervised Research I
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Prerequisites: P103 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Credits: 2-3
Active participation in research. An independent experiment of modest magnitude, participation in ongoing research in a single laboratory. Students who enroll in P493 will be expected to enroll in P494. Offered as needed.
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P494 Supervised Research II
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Prerequisites: P493
Credits: 2-3
A continuation of P493. Course will include a journal-type report of the two semesters of work. Offered as needed.
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P495 Reading and Research in Psychology
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Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and junior or senior standing
Credits: 1-3
Offered as needed.
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S330 Computerized Statistical Analysis
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No Prerequisites
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