(PSYC)
Professors W.E.Arthur,Jr.,
L.T.Benjamin,Jr., J. W. Grau, A. D. LeUnes, L. C. Morey, J. R.
Nation, R. D. Pritchard, W.S.Rholes (Head), D.H.Rosen, J. A.
Simpson, S.M.Smith, D.K.Snyder, J.Vaid, P.J.Wellman, W. Wood; Associate
Professors A.E.Bourgeois, A. Cepeda-Benito, E.S.Davidson,
J.F.Finch, D. H. Gleaves, M. W. Meagher, M. G. Packard, C. D.
Samuelson; Assistant Professors G.
M. Alexander, M. Bergman, H. Bortfeld, L. Koehly, S. C. Payne,
T. G. Wilcox, T. Yamauchi; Clinical
Associate Professors R. W. Heffer, B. H. Stagner; Lecturers T.
Barnhardt, C. Copeland, G. A. Miller
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 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: PSYC107. 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 PSYC203 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; PSYC203 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; PSYC203 and 204 or junior classification.
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; PSYC203 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; PSYC203 and 204 or junior
classification.
323. Psychology of Adolescence. (3-0).
Credit 3.
Psychological problems of normal teenage individual;
ways and means of aiding youth to meet these problems constructively.
Prerequisites: PSYC 107; PSYC203 and 204 or junior classification.
330. Personality. (3-0). Credit 3.
Review of personality theories, techniques of
assessment and research relevant to understanding individual
differences. Prerequisite: PSYC 107; PSYC203 and 204 or junior
classification.
335. Physiological Psychology. (2-3). Credit
3.
Physiological bases of sensation, motor functions,
emotion, motivation and complex psychological processes. Prerequisites:
6 hours of biology; PSYC203 and 204 or junior classification.
340. Psychology of Learning. (3-0). Credit
3.
Survey of significant concepts, experimental
methods and principles of learning. Prerequisites: PSYC 107
or INST 301; PSYC203 and 204 or junior classification.
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 PSYC203 and 204.
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.
351. Survey of Industrial/Organizational
Psychology. (3-0). Credit 3.
Literature and research in the basic theories
and practices of I/O psychology including selection testing,
job analysis, performance appraisal training, employee motivation,
job satisfaction, leadership and group processes within organizations.
Prerequisite: PSYC203 and 204 or junior 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.
365. Psychology of Aging. (3-0). Credit
3.
Examination of the psychological aspects of
the aging process including physiology and health, memory and
intellectual functioning, personality and social relationships,
emotional health and late life transition. Prerequisite: PSYC
107.
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
RELS405.
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; PSYC203 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: PSYC203 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.
