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Course Descriptions (Upper Division)
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Upper
Division Courses 3013 Psychological
Measurement
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 1013 and STA 2073 or consent of
instructor.
The application of quantitative and qualitative measures to psychological data.
3023 Social Psychology of Small Groups
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 2533 and PSY 3403 or consent of
instructor.
Theory and modern research in the social psychology of small groups. Particular
attention will be given to group formation, the nature of small group processes,
and the influence of groups on behavior.
3053 Cross-Cultural Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 1013 ANT 1013, or ANT 2053.
An examination of the role of culture in the development and validation of
psychological theories. Critical discussion of the application of theories of
human behavior developed in the United States and Western Europe to other
cultural groups, including ethnic minority subgroups. Topics may include
identity formation, cognitive and personality development, social and
organizational behavior, inter-group relations, psychological assessment, and
mental health.
3063 Psychological Testing
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 3403 or the equivalent.
An introduction to the development, interpretation, and administration of
psychological tests.
3103 Cognition
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 3403 and one of the following: PSY 2543
or PSY 2573.
Examination of current information-processing models of human cognition.
Emphasis will be placed on the processes by which stimuli are identified, by
which past information is retrieved and used, and by which one's knowledge is
modified.
3113 Motivation and Emotion
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 2533, PSY 2543, or consent of
instructor.
Topics may include examination of biological, physiological, learning,
psychodynamic, cognitive, and purposive factors in the motivation of human
behavior. Includes examination of nature and roles of emotion in explaining
motivational processes.
3123 Attitudes
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 2533 or consent of instructor.
Examination of current theory and research on the nature of attitudes, their
acquisition, and processes of attitude change. Topics may include psychological
foundations of attitudes, structure and function of attitudes, attitude
measurement, attitude-behavior consistency, theories of attitude change, and the
role of attitudes in social behavior.
3133 Contemporary Personality Research
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 2523 or consent of instructor.
Examination of current theory and research on the processes underlying
personality and individual differences. Topics may include temperament and
biological mechanisms, self-concepts and their relationship to behavior, and
cognitive processes underlying behavior consistency and emotional experience.
3153 Sensation and Perception
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 3403 and either PSY 2543 or PSY 2573.
Survey of the processes by which the information available in the physical world
is encoded and transformed to produce our perception of the world. Emphasis on
the interaction between data-driven and conceptually-driven processes. Topics
may include elementary sensory physiology, pattern recognition, illusions,
physiological bases of perceptual dysfunction, and perceptual development.
(Formerly PSY 2553. Credit cannot be earned for both PSY 3153 and PSY 2553.)
3203 Industrial and
Organizational Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: STA 2073 or an equivalent, and upper-class
standing or consent of instructor.
The role of psychology in industry. Applications of psychological knowledge to
industrial problems such as personnel selection, employee motivation and
satisfaction, and the influence of organizations on behavior.
3303 Psychological Perspectives on Gender
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 2503, PSY 2513, PSY 2523, or PSY 2533.
Consideration of physiological and social-learning origins of sex differences
and psychological theories of sex-stereotyped and sexual behavior. Topics may
include androgyny versus sex-typed behavior, gender dysfunction, origins of sex
stereotypes, sexual preferences, and sex differences in reasoning ability,
aggression, sexual behavior, personality, and psychopathology.
3403 Experimental Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: One course from PSY 2503, PSY 2513, PSY
2523, or PSY 2533; PSY 2543 or PSY 2573; a minimum grade of "C" in STA
2073 or consent of instructor; and concurrent enrollment in PSY 3413.
This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to familiarize
themselves with representative experimental designs employed in psychological
research, to provide instruction in the choice of appropriate designs, to
provide the opportunity to develop skills in the analysis of published research,
and to offer an introduction to techniques for collecting and analyzing data.
3413 Experimental Psychology Laboratory
(2-2) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PSY 3403.
Application of observational and experimental procedures to selected problems in
the collection of psychological data and the evaluation of psychological
theories.
3513 Psychopathology and Childhood
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 2513.
Clinical findings and experimental research regarding childhood behavior
problems, including hyperactivity, autism, schizophrenia, and anxiety disorders.
Additional topics include family influences on development of abnormal behavior
and various psychotherapeutic techniques.
3523 Psychology of Adulthood and Aging
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 2503 or consent of instructor.
Descriptive and theoretical accounts of psychological developments from early
adulthood to old age. Relevant data are reviewed in the areas of memory,
intellect, mental and physical health, social development, personality, grief,
and dying.
3543 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 2513 and PSY 3403, or consent of
instructor.
An introduction to the concepts, methods, and profession of clinical psychology.
Topics will include historical background, theoretical and research perspectives
on psychopathology and psychotherapy, clinical assessment, and professional
issues concerning clinical training, regulation, and ethics.
3633 Aggression
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 1013 or consent of instructor.
Survey of social and psychological data; findings and theory of aggression for
both human and nonhuman subjects.
3903 Advanced Psychological Research
(2-2) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 3403 or the equivalent.
Provides the opportunity for the student to conduct current research in a
subarea of psychology under the instructor's supervision. Lectures will include
a review of previous research in the subarea and discussion of research design,
data collection, data analysis, and the reporting of research.
4003 History of Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 3403 and PSY 3413; or consent of
instructor.
The development of major theoretical positions and research strategies in
psychology from the ancient Greeks to the present, with emphasis on the
development of scientific psychology since the late nineteenth century.
4013 Social Psychology of the Self
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 2523 or PSY 2533, and PSY 3403 or
consent of instructor.
A social psychological examination of current research on the self in social
interaction. Topics may include the structure of the self-concept and strategies
for the preservation of self-esteem; the evaluation of the self through social
comparison; the search for meaning and processes involved in understanding the
self; and individual differences in self-knowledge and self-presentational
styles. (Formerly PSY 3143. Credit cannot be earned for both PSY 4013 and PSY
3143.)
4103 Social Psychology of Prejudice
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 2533 and PSY 3403.
Consideration of social, psychological, and personality factors in prejudice and
stereotyping, and their interaction with cultural factors in producing racism
and other prejudices.
4113 Cognitive Development
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 2503, PSY 2573, and PSY 3403; or
consent of instructor.
The development of perception, memory, and thinking in children, with attention
to the roles of experience and maturation in development of thought, and the
validity of the concept of cognitive stages, particularly Piagetian models.
4133 Social and Personality Development
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 2503, PSY 2523, or PSY 2533.
Social and personality development across the life span. Topics may include
sex-role development, child rearing, achievement, and the influence of peers.
Socialization into different social roles may also be considered.
4143 Memory
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 3403 or an equivalent and one of the
following: PSY 2543 or PSY 2573, or consent of instructor.
Models for the coding, storage, and retrieval of information in memory.
Organization and structure of short-term, long-term, and semantic memory, and
the role of verbalization and images in memory.
4163 Sensory Processes
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 3153 or consent of instructor.
Study of sensory physiology and the four psychophysical questions: detection,
discrimination, magnitude estimation, and recognition.
4183 Physiological Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 1013 or consent of instructor.
Topics may include the biological and particularly neurophysiological bases of
human behavior and cognition, the structure and organization of the nervous
system, and the effect of the latter on perception, memory, learning,
motivation, and emotion.
4193 Relationships
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 2533 and PSY 3403.
A consideration of the psychological processes that underlie the development and
maintenance of social relationships. Emphasis on motivational and cognitive
factors that mediate social interaction and communication. Special attention may
be given to friendships, romantic relationships, successful marriages, and
distressed relationships. (Credit cannot be earned for both PSY 4193 and PSY
4203.)
4213 Social Cognition
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 3403 or an equivalent; PSY 2533 or PSY
2573; or consent of instructor.
The study of how people perceive and construe social events, social situations,
and the behavior of other people. Some emphasis is also placed on how social and
cultural forces affect personal perception processes.
4253 Psychology and Health
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Upper-class standing.
Exploration of the role of psychological factors in physical health. Topics may
include the relationship between mind and body, psychological factors in pain,
the effects of stress on health, psychological aspects of chronic illness,
psychological processes involved in perceiving and responding to physical
symptoms, interpersonal relationships in health care, personality factors in
illness, and issues concerning death and dying.
4273 Styles of Thought
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 3403 or an equivalent; PSY 2573 or PSY
3103.
Study of the various ways individuals perceive and analyze information. Topics
may include the basis for skilled cognitive performances, the nature of
cognitive pathologies, the impact of belief systems on cognitive performances,
the consistency of individual differences in styles of thought across different
cognitive tasks, and the modification of thought styles.
4293 Visual Information Processing
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 3153 or consent of instructor.
Focus on the acquisition, storage, and use of visual information. Topics will
include visual pattern recognition, models of visual attention, analog
representations in memory, and spatial cognition.
4303 Psychology and the Law
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: 12 semester credit hours of undergraduate
psychology credit.
Emphasis on the contributions of psychology to the understanding of the legal
system and criminal behavior. Topics may include cognitive and social
psychological factors in eyewitness testimony, jury selection and decision
making, competence and the insanity defense, prediction of criminal behavior and
dangerousness, lie detection and hypnosis, and sentencing.
4313 Psychology and Leadership
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: MGT 3013 and MS 1013; or PSY 3403; or
consent of instructor.
Examination of individual differences and environmental influences on
leadership. Primary emphasis will be on leadership in a work setting. Topics may
include traditional and contemporary theoretical perspectives on leadership and
cross-cultural issues.
4323 Psychology of Language
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 3403 and either PSY 2543 or PSY 2573.
Investigates how humans represent, produce, understand and acquire language.
Topics may include language processing, neurolinguistics, language acquisition,
conversational interaction, language disorders, and reading development.
(Formerly PSY 2583. Credit cannot be earned for both PSY 4323 and PSY 2583.)
4333 The Perception of Sound
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: PSY 3153.
An examination of how we experience sound. Topics may include auditory
psychophysics, auditory speech pattern perception, and the perception of complex
sequences including music and speech.
4911,3 Independent Study
1 or 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Permission in writing (form available) of the
instructor, the student's advisor, the Department Chair and Dean of the college
in which the course is offered.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of
a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 semester
credit hours of independent study, regardless of discipline, will apply to a
bachelor's degree. No more than 3 semester credit hours of independent study
will apply toward psychology major or minor requirements.
4923 Current Topics in Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: PSY 1013 and PSY 3403.
Coverage of topics of current interest in the field of psychology. May be
repeated once for credit when topics vary, but no more than 3 semester credit
hours will apply toward the major in psychology.
4933,6 Internship in Psychology
3 or 6 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of internship coordinator before
registration.
Supervised experience relevant to psychology within selected community
organizations. A maximum of 6 semester credit hours may be earned through
Internship in Psychology. No more than 3 semester credit hours will apply toward
psychology major or minor requirements. Must be taken on a credit/no-credit
basis.
4953 Special Studies in Psychology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally
or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies
may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but not more than 6 semester
credit hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor's degree.
4993 Honors Thesis
3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment limited to candidates for Honors in
Psychology. Requirements for candidacy include the sponsorship of a faculty
member and psychology faculty approval of the student's project proposal.
Supervised research and preparation of an honors thesis. May be repeated once
for credit with advisor's approval. No more than 3 semester credit hours will
apply toward psychology major requirements.
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