Department of Psychology (PSYC)
Undergraduate Course List
Professors L.
C. Morey (Head), W.E. Arthur,Jr., L.T. Benjamin,Jr., A. Cepeda-Benito,
J. W. Grau, A. D. LeUnes, M. W. Meagher, J. R. Nation, M. G. Packard,
W.S. Rholes, D.H.Rosen, S.M.Smith, D.K.Snyder, J.Vaid, P.J.Wellman;
Associate Professors
G. M. Alexander, H. Blanton, A.E.Bourgeois, E.S.Davidson, J.F. Edens, E.
Harmon-Jones, S. C. Payne, C. D. Samuelson, T. G. Wilcox;
Assistant Professors M.
Bergman, J. L. Bizon, S. Blasis, H. Bortfeld, A. J. Doss, B. D. Doss, S.
Eitan, L. Geraci, H. Lench, D. A. Newman, M. Perez, B. J. Schmeichel, B.
Setlow, T. Yamauchi; Clinical
Associate Professors R. W. Heffer, B. H. Stagner;
Instructional Asst. Professors T. Barnhardt (Assoc. Head), R. Hull
(Director of Undergraduate Advising); Asst.
Research Scientist M. A. Hook; Lecturers P.
Edens, J. Schumacher, C. Wiggins, K. Wickes; Post-Doctoral Research
Assoc. K. Baumbauer, L. Carcoba, E. Young
107. Introduction to
Psychology. (3-0). Credit 3. Introductory course dealing
with elementary principles of human behavior.
203. Elementary Statistics
for Psychology. (2-3). Credit 3. Practical knowledge of
statistics up through analysis of variance. Practice sessions devoted
to numerical problems. Will not satisfy mathematics requirement in
College of Liberal Arts curricula. Prerequisites: PSYC 107; MATH 141/166
or equivalent; major in psychology.
204. Experimental Psychology.
(2-3). Credit 3. Research techniques in psychology with emphasis on the
experimental method. Laboratory exercises applied to specific problems
in psychology. Prerequisites: PSYC 107 and 203; major in psychology.
300. Psychology of Women.
(3-0). Credit 3. Theoretical and research literature relevant to
psychological assumptions about the female personality. How these
assumptions are being questioned or verified by recent experimental
studies. Prerequisite: PSYC 107. Cross-listed with WMST 300.
304. Psychology of Sport and
Physical Activity. (3-0). Credit 3. The relationship of
psychology to sport; topics include history, application of learning
principles, social psychology, personality variables, psychological
assessment, youth sport, women in sport, the psychology of coaching,
sports law and ethics. Prerequisite: Junior classification. Cross-listed
with KINE 304.
305. Psychology of Adjustment.
(3-0). Credit 3. Adjustment problems of normal people; application of
psychological principles to family, school and community life.
306. Abnormal Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Survey of behavior pathology; functional and organic
psychoses, psychoneurosis, character disorders, psychophysiological
disorders, alcohol and drug addiction and mental retardation;
therapeutic and diagnostic methods. Prerequisite: Junior classification
or PSYC 203 and 204.
307. Developmental Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Growth and development of normal child from infancy to
adolescence with emphasis on elementary school years. Prerequisites:
PSYC 107; PSYC 203 and 204 or junior classification.
311. Comparative Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Survey of problems, principles, and methods of animal
psychology; animal learning, motivation, discriminative processes and
abnormal, social and instinctual behaviors. Prerequisites: PSYC 107;
PSYC 203 and 204 or junior classification. Cross-listed with NRSC 311.
315. Social Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Social psychological variables operating on the
individual; results of experimental laboratory findings; interaction of
personality and social behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 107; PSYC 203 and
204 or junior classification.
319. History and Systems of
Psychology. (3-0). Credit 3. Historical analysis of
pre-scientific psychology in philosophy and physiology through the
period of the psychological “schools.” Prerequisites: PSYC 107.
320. Sensation-Perception.
(3-0). Credit 3. Review of sensory physiology, sensory and perceptual
phenomena and the major perceptual theories; current research in the
field. Prerequisites: PSYC 107; PSYC 203 and 204 or junior
classification. Cross-listed with NRSC 320.
330. Personality.
(3-0). Credit 3. Review of personality theories, techniques of
assessment and research relevant to understanding individual
differences. Prerequisite: PSYC 107; PSYC 203 and 204 or junior
classification.
331. Social Neuroscience.
(3-0). Credit 3. Integrating biological and psychological explanations
of social behavior, this course will cover recent research and theories
in social neuroscience; Topics include emotion, motivation, aggression,
face processing, empathy, social cognition, and social relationships.
Prerequisites: PSYC 107; or permission of the instructor. Cross-listed
with NRSC 331.
332. Neuroscience of Learning
and Memory. (3-0). Credit 3. Brain mechanisms of
learning and memory from molecular to behavioral levels; synaptic
plasticity, model systems, multiple memory systems, diseases of learning
and memory. Prerequisites: PSYC 107; or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed with NRSC 332
333. Pharmacological and
Biological Mechanisms Underlying Psychological Disorders.
(3-0). Credit 3. Relies on recent neurobiology and clinical development
to explain molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and
there drug treatments; including depression and bipolar, anxiety
disorders, mood disorders, psychosis, and schizophrenia. Prerequisites:
1)PSYC107, 2) PSYC335 ; or 6 hours of biology. Cross-listed with NRSC
333.
335. Physiological Psychology.
(2-3). Credit 3. Physiological bases of sensation, motor functions,
emotion, motivation and complex psychological processes. Prerequisites:
6 hours of biology; PSYC 203 and 204 or junior classification.
Cross-listed with NRSC 335.
340. Psychology of Learning.
(3-0). Credit 3. Survey of significant concepts, experimental methods
and principles of learning. Prerequisites: PSYC 107 or INST 301; PSYC
203 and 204 or junior classification. Cross-listed with NRSC 340.
345. Human Cognitive
Processes. (3-0). Credit 3. Human cognition and
information processing: perception, attention, memory, reasoning and
problem solving; experimental methods and data, and contemporary
theories of human cognition. Prerequisites: PSYC 107; junior
classification or PSYC 203/204. Cross-listed with NRSC 345.
346. Psychology of Language.
(3-0). Credit 3. Examines theories of how language is acquired,
comprehended, produced, stored and used in normal and brain-impaired
individuals. Prerequisites: PSYC 107; junior or senior classification.
352. Organizational
Psychology. (3-0). Credit 3. Literature and research in
basic theories and practices of organizational psychology including
employee motivation, leadership, job satisfaction, counterproductive
work behaviors, organizational commitment, culture, climate,
communication, and group processes within organizations. Prerequisites:
PSYC 203 and 204 or junior or senior classification.
353. Personnel Psychology.
(3-0). Credit 3. Literature and research in basic theories and practices
of personnel psychology including job analysis, testing and validation,
selection, performance appraisal, training, and legal issues in
employment decision making. Prerequisites: PSYC 203 and 204 or junior or
senior classification.
360. Health Psychology and
Behavioral Medicine. (3-0). Credit 3. Survey of health
psychology emphasizing behavioral and lifestyle factors in health and
illness, prevention and modification of health-compromising behaviors,
health care utilization, and psychological management of chronic
disorders and psychological management of chronic disorders and terminal
illnesses. Prerequisite: PSYC 107. Cross-listed with NRSC 360.
405. Psychology of Religion.
(3-0). Credit 3. Review of world’s religions and the psychological study
of the religious experience; religion within the context of personality;
religious development through social interactions; religion in
psychological research and therapy. Prerequisites: PSYC 306 and 330 or
approval of instructor. Cross-listed with RELS 405.
407. Behavioral Disorders of
Children. (3-0). Credit 3. Behavior problems related to
childhood; psychological aspects of mental retardation, emotional
disturbance, physical handicaps and other disorders; causative factors,
preventative and therapeutic methods explored; where feasible, practical
experience included as requirement. Prerequisites: PSYC 306; PSYC 307 or
equivalent.
411. Psychology of Self.
(3-0). Credit 3. Brief review of Freud’s psychology and an in-depth
coverage of Jung’s psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 306 or 330 or approval
of instructor.
414. Behavior Principles.
(3-0). Credit 3. Behavioral analysis of humans’ complex interactions
with their environments: how behavioral repertories are constructed
during maturation process; how existent behaviors are strengthened,
weakened or eliminated; and how features of environment exercise control
over behavioral components within a repertory. Prerequisites: 9 hours of
psychology; PSYC 203 and 204 or junior classification.
484. Field Experiences.
(1-6). Credit 3. Participation in an approved mental health, mental
retardation, school, industrial or experimental setting; field
experiences supervised by an appropriate professor within an area of
student interest; course requirements vary with the setting, the
supervising professor and the needs of the individual student.
Prerequisites: PSYC 203 and 204; 12 hours of psychology; GPR of 2.5 or
better in all psychology courses; approval of instructor; major in
psychology.
485. Directed Studies.
Credit 1 to 3. Directed readings or research problems in selected areas
designed to supplement existing course offerings. Individual report
required. Prerequisites: 12 hours of psychology including completion of
PSYC 204; GPR of 2.5 or better in all psychology courses; approval of
instructor; major in psychology.
489. Special Topics in…
Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of psychology.
Prerequisites: PSYC 107 and approval of instructor.
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