Undergraduate and Graduate Course Descriptions

105. General Psychology. (3)

Overview of the major content areas in psychology. Topics to be covered include learning, cognition, perception, motivation, biological systems, social and abnormal psychology, development, personality and approaches to psychotherapy. {Summer, Fall, Spring}

200. Statistical Principles. (3)

220. Developmental Psychology. (3)

Overview of the physical, perceptual, motor, cognitive, emotional and social development of children from infancy through adolescence. Prerequisite: 105. {Fall, Spring}

231. Psychology of Human Sexuality. (3)

(Also offered as Wm St 231.) Exploration of the physiological, cultural, social and individual factors that influence sexual behavior, sex roles and sex identity. Prerequisite: 105.

240. Brain and Behavior. (3)

A general survey of the biological foundations of behavior. Emphasis is on the central nervous system. Prerequisite: 105 or Biol 121L. {Fall, Spring}

250. Special Topics in Psychology. (1-3)

Study of any psychological topic not otherwise included in the curriculum upon expression of mutual interest by students and faculty. May be repeated for credit because the subject matter varies.

260. Psychology of Learning and Memory. (3)

Survey of the variety of laboratory learning situations, with an emphasis on the application of principles to practical situations. Topics range from simple processes such as conditioning to complex processes such as transfer, memory and concept formation. Prerequisite: 105. {Fall, Spring}

265. Cognitive Psychology. (3)

Study of the cognitive processes involved in the encoding, storage, retrieval and use of knowledge including attention, memory, comprehension, categorization, reasoning, problem solving and language. Prerequisite: 105. {Fall, Spring}

271. Social Psychology. (3)

Study of social influence: perception of oneself and others, attitudes, conformity, attraction, altruism, aggression, groups. Prerequisite: 105. {Fall, Spring}

300. Intermediate Statistics. (3)

Complex analysis of variance designs (factorial, mixedmodel, Latin square, unequal-n) and nonparametric tests. Prerequisite: 200.

301L. Quantitative Psychology Lab. (1 to a maximum of 2)

Computational techniques for statistical methods covered in 300. Emphasis placed on the use of a computerized statistical package, e.g., SPSS. Corequisite: 300 or permission of instructor.

302. Psychological Research Techniques. (3)

Application of the concepts covered in 200. Includes discussion of basic principles of research design and scientific methodology as applied to psychology. Prerequisite: 200.

310. Psychological Testing. (3)

Problems related to mental measurement; review of various types of tests and their practical applications. Emphasis is on the pragmatic and theoretical issues in the assessment of individual difference among humans. Prerequisite: 200. {Offered upon demand}

322L. Developmental Psychology Lab. (2)

Research projects related to topics in 324, 328, 329. Prerequisite: 220. Pre- or corequisite: 324, 328 or 329.

323./523. Social Development. (3)

An advanced course which presents theory and research focusing on social dynamic processes and relationship-formation within cultural settings throughout development. Prerequisites: 105, 200.

324. Infant Development. [Psychology of Infancy.] (3)

An advanced course which presents theory and research on the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, perceptual and motor development in the first two years of life. Prerequisites: 105, 220.

328. Cognitive Development. (3)

An advanced course which presents theory and research on the development of cognition, from memory and representation to spatial reasoning and concept formation. Prerequisites: 105, 220.

329. Adolescent Psychology. (3)

Empirical study of adolescent development from different theoretical perspectives. Organization of individual social patterns through cultural and historical transitions and interplay between risk and protective factors in healthy development as well as deviant behaviors. Prerequisite: 105, 200, 220.

331. Psychology of Personality. (3)

Survey of theory, research and applications of both classical and contemporary approaches to the study of personality. Prerequisite: 105, 200.

332. Abnormal Behavior. (3)

Review of the historical, scientific and ethical issues in the field of psychopathology. Categorization of deviant behavior, theories of abnormal behavior, systems of therapy and relevant research are covered. Prerequisite: 105.

335L. Clinical Psychology Lab. (2)

This laboratory course is designed to offer students exposure to the wide variety of research that typically is conducted in the field of clinical psychology. It will teach students how to read and critique the relevant literature in an area, and how to design solid studies to answer specific research questions. Prerequisites: 105, 200, 332.

341L. Behavioral Neuroscience Lab. (2)

A laboratory course designed to introduce students to basic techniques in neuroanatomy, functional imaging and neurosurgery. Prerequisite: 240

342. Evolution, Brain and Behavior. (3)

A survey of contemporary research and theory derived from an evolutionary perspective on behavior. Prerequisite: 240.

343. Developmental Neuroscience. (3)

Conceptual, empirical and methodological issues involved in studying the processes of pre- and post-natal brain growth. Experimental, neurobiological and genetic factors in normal and abnormal development will be considered. Prerequisite: 240.

344. Human Neuropsychology. (3)

The analysis of brain-behavior relationships regarding affect and higher cognitive functions (language, memory, spatial reasoning) in humans. Prerequisites: 240, permission of instructor.

347. Drugs and Behavior. (3) [2-3]

Study of the pharmacological action and physiological and psychological effects of drugs of abuse including stimulants, depressants, narcotics and hallucinogens. Prerequisites: 240 and/or permission of instructor.

360./560. Human Learning and Memory. (3)

How humans acquire and use knowledge. Theoretical and applied issues discussed around the topics of memory structures, attention, forgetting, mnemonics, imagery and individual differences in memory. Prerequisite: 260 or 265.

362L. Human Learning and Memory Laboratory. (2)

Laboratory projects related to topics in 360. Prerequisite: 200. Co- or prerequisite: 360.

364./564. Psychology of Perception. (3)

Study of the methods organisms use to gain information about objects. The sensory processes are discussed as a basis for description of more complex perceptual phenomena. Prerequisite: 260 or 265.

365. Applied Experimental Psychology. (3)

Application of theory, methods and data from experimental psychology to topics such as training, education, assessment, design of human-machine interfaces, legal profession, consumerism and environmental systems. Prerequisite: 265.

**367. Psychology of Language. (3)

(Also offered as Ling 367 and 567.) Theoretical and methodological issues in psycholinguistics, including comprehension, speech perception and production, language acquisition, bilingualism, brain and language, reading. Prerequisite: 265 or Ling 292.

374. Cross-cultural Psychology. (3)

Impact of culture on human behavior, learning, personality and selected topics is examined. Course emphasizes critical analysis, discussion and writing about the cross-cultural research and theory. Prerequisite: 220 or 271.

375. Psychology of Women. (3)

(Also offered as Wm St 375.) Survey of research and theory on gender-role stereotypes and gender differences in such contexts as interpersonal relations, the family, the work force, mass media, mental and physical health. Prerequisite: 105.

375L. Social Psychology Laboratory. (2)

Laboratory projects relevant to topics in 377 and 378 with discussion of research issues unique to social psychology. Prerequisite: 200. Pre- or corequisite: 377 or 378. Four hrs. lab.

377./577. Attitudes and Persuasion Processes. (3)

In-depth examination of the classic and contemporary approaches to attitudes and persuasion processes. Issues relevant to defining, measuring, forming and changing attitudes will be covered. Applications of attitude research will also be discussed. Includes discussion of formal (algebraic, computer-simulation) models.Prerequisite: 271.

378./578. Social Interaction. (3)

In-depth examination of interpersonal and group processes such as conformity, cooperation, competition, prejudice, conflict resolution and the sharing of limited resources. Includes discussion of formal (algebraic, computer-simulation) models. Prerequisite: 271.

391. Junior Honors Seminar. (3)

Discussion of the history and systems of psychology, philosophy of science and research methodology particularly as related to current topics in psychology. Prerequisites: 260 or 265, permission of instructor. Pre- or corequisites: 200, 302. {Fall}

392. Junior Honors Seminar. (3)

Continuation of 391. {Spring}

*400. History of Psychology. (3)

An introduction to the major developments and individuals in the history of psychology. Prerequisite: any 300-level Psychology course.

421./521. Advanced Developmental Psychology. (3)

Investigation of the theoretical bases and critical issues in the area of developmental psychology. Prerequisite: 324 or 329.

422./522. Child Language. (3)

(Also offered as Ling 460.) Theories, methodologies and findings in child language, from birth to late childhood. Emphasizes implications of child language data for linguistic and psycholinguistic theories. Topics: biological foundations; pre-linguistic communication; phonological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic development; bilingualism. Prerequisites: 324, 328 or 329.

430./530. Alcoholism. (3)

Causes, course, prevention and treatment of problem drinking. Prerequisite: 332 or permission of instructor.

434. Behavior Therapies. (3)

A survey of clinical behavior therapies, including techniques based upon learning theory, self-control, cognitive and social psychological principles. Emphasis is upon treatment outcome research and the practical application of methods to clients' life problems. Prerequisite: 332 or permission of instructor.

436./536. Family Psychology. (3)

Focuses on the major theoretical approaches to family dysfunction and examines family influences on the development and maintenance of deviance, including juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, anorexia nervosa, depression and schizophrenia. Corequisite: 332.

439./539. Child Psychopathology. (3)

Theories and practices related to an understanding of children and adolescents who deviate from normal development either intellectually, educationally, emotionally, physically or in some combination. Relevant family variables are considered. Prerequisites: 324, 329, 332.

442. Neuronal Plasticity and Behavior. (3)

Emphasis on experimental studies of behavioral recovery after brain injury. Prerequisite: 240.

450./650. Special Topics in Psychology. (1-3)

Study of any psychological topic not otherwise included in the curriculum upon expression of mutual interest by students and faculty. Can be used toward major as many times as needed. {Offered upon demand}

*467. The Science of Intelligent Systems. (3)

(Also offered as C S 438.) Concepts of intelligence from psychology and computer science. Areas considered include production systems, expert systems, computer assisted instruction, models for semantics and human cognitive processes from pattern recognition to output systems. Includes a project. Prerequisite: 265; Computer Science students: one 300-level programming class.

**468L. The Science of Intelligent Systems Laboratory. (2)

(Also offered as C S 439L.) Laboratory projects related to topics in 467. Not for credit for computer science majors (undergraduate or graduate.) Prerequisite: 200. Corequisite: 467. Four hrs. lab.

*469L. Experimental Psycholinguistics. (3)

(Also offered as Ling 469L and 569L.) Laboratory course in psycholinguistics; review of classic issues and research. Provides an opportunity to learn basic research methods in experimental psycholinguistics and gain skills necessary to conduct independent research. Prerequisite: 367 and a course in statistics or research methodology.

491. Senior Honors Seminar. (3)

Experimental methods and laboratory techniques. Senior thesis based on independent research. Prerequisite: 392. Three hrs. lab. {Fall}

492. Senior Honors Seminar. (3)

Continuation of 491. Three hrs. lab. {Spring}

499. Undergraduate Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

501. Advanced Statistics. (3)

Frequency and probability distributions; sampling distributions and point estimation; central tendency, variability and z scores; the normal distribution and the central limit theorem; the logic of hypothesis testing; correlation and regression; multiple regression. {Fall}

502. Design and Analysis of Experiments. (3)

Introduction to the logic of experimental design, and to the experimental designs commonly used in psychology and the corresponding analyses. {Spring}

503L. Advanced Statistics Laboratory. (1)

Computational techniques for statistical methods introduced in 501. Emphasis placed on the use of a computerized statistical package, e.g., SPSS. Corequisite: 501 or permission of instructor. {Fall}

504L. Design and Analysis of Experiments Laboratory. (1)

Practical issues related to material introduced in 502. Emphasis placed on use of a computerized statistical package, e.g. SPSS. Corequisite: 502 or permission of instructor. {Spring}

505. Research Seminar. (1 to a maximum of 3) [1]

Facilitates development of active research in first-year graduate students. Presentations include 1) research lectures by faculty and graduate students; and 2) research proposals by class members, critiqued by instructor and classmates.

506. Seminar in Mathematical Psychology. (3)

Discussion of recent research in various areas of mathematical psychology, including behavioral decision theory and mathematical leaning theory.

511. History and Systems of Psychology. (3)

Survey of historic and contemporary systematic issues and conceptual viewpoints in psychology.

**521./421. Advanced Developmental Psychology. (3)

Investigation of the theoretical bases and critical issues in the area of developmental psychology.

522./422. Child Language. (3)

(Also offered as Ling 560.) Theories, methodologies and findings in child language, from birth to late childhood. Emphasizes implications of child language data for linguistic and psycholinguistic theories. Topics: biological foundations; pre-linguistic communication; phonological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic development; bilingualism.

523./323. Social Development. [Seminar in Social Development of the Child.] (3)

A seminar which integrates theory and research focusing on social dynamic processes and relationship-formation within cultural settings throughout development.

**524. Seminar on Infant Development. [Psychology of Infancy.] (3)

An advanced course which presents theory and research on the physical, perception-action, cognitive and socioemotional development in the first two years of life. Prerequisites: 105, 220.

528. Seminar on Cognitive Development. (3)

A seminar covering theory and research on the development of cognition, organized around Piaget?s constructivist model of cognitive development and subsequent challenges, both theoretical and empirical, to that model.

530./430. Alcoholism. (3)

Causes, course, prevention and treatment of problem drinking. Prerequisite: 332 or permission of instructor.

531. Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology. (3)

An exploration of the professional contexts which have led to the development of modern clinical psychology and a review of the ways professional issues are relevant to practice and research in psychology.

532. Seminar in Psychopathology. (3)

A research-bases course that provides a comprehensive study of abnormal behavior. It stresses diagnosis and assessment of psychopathology, and examines various theories of etiology. Recommended treatments are mentioned briefly.

533. Psychological Evaluation: Cognitive and Neuropsychology Functions. (3)

Provides an introduction to intelligence testing, contemporary factors influencing intellectual performance, and clinical interpretation of cognitive tests. The neuropsychological implications of cognitive deficits are reviewed, along with different approaches to neuropsychological assessment.

534L. Practicum in Psychological Evaluation. (3)

Practicum experience in the administration and interpretation of cognitive and personality tests.

535. Psychological Evaluation: Personality Functions. (3)

This course examines: 1) psychometric principles involved in the development and evaluation of psychological tests; 2) major means of personality inventory construction; and 3) the general logic of major personality assessment procedures, including MMPI and Rorschach.

**536./436. Family Psychology. (3)

Focuses on the major theoretical approaches to family dysfunction and examines family influences on the development and maintenance of deviance, including juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, anorexia nervosa, depression and schizophrenia. Corequisite: 332.

538. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Ego Psychology. (3)

**539./439. Child Psychopathology. (3)

Theories and practices related to an understanding of children and adolescents who deviate from normal development either intellectually, educationally, emotionally, physically or in some combination. Relevant family variables are considered. Prerequisite: 220.

540. Biological Bases of Behavior. (3)

Provides an introduction to basic aspects of neuroscience; e.g., historical perspectives, neurocytology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy. In depth critical discussion of fundamental and current topics. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

542. Seminar in Recovery of Function and Epilepsy. (3)

Focus on the literature and current experiments on epilepsy and functional recovery, the two major problems following traumatic brain injury or stroke. Mechanisms of these processes and clinical advancements will be discussed.

544. Human Neuropsychology. (3)

The analysis of brain-behavior relationships regarding affect, higher cognitive functions (language, memory, spatial reasoning)in humans. Prerequisites: 240, permission of instructor.

547. Drugs and Behavior. (3)

Study of the pharmacological action and physiological and psychological effects of drugs of abuse including stimulants, depressants, narcotics and hallucinogens. Course may be used towards major. Prerequisites: 240 and/or permission of instructor.

551. Graduate Problems. (1-3)

**560./360. Human Learning and Memory. (3)

How humans acquire and use knowledge. Theoretical and applied issues discussed around the topics of memory structures, attention, forgetting, mnemonics, imagery and individual differences in memory. Prerequisite: 260 or 265.

562. Cognitive Processes II. (3)

Surveys the major topics and issues in memory and higher order cognitive processes. Includes coverage of fundamental theoretical and empirical work in memory, concept learning, problem solving and language. {Every other Fall}

563. Seminar in Human Memory. (3)

In-depth coverage of recent studies concerned with the theoretical and applied issues around the topics of memory structures and processes, forgetting, mnemonics, imagery, prospective vs. retrospective remembering and individual differences in memory.

**564./364. Psychology of Perception. (3)

Study of the methods organisms use to gain information about objects. The sensory processes are discussed as a basis for description of more complex perceptual phenomena. Prerequisite: 260 or 265.

565. Seminar in Thought and Language. (3)

(Also offered as Ling, Ed Psy 565.)

566. Psychology of Bilingualism. (3)

(Also offered as Ling 566.) Examination of psycholinguistic research relating to adult and childhood bilingualism. Topics include: bilingual memory and lexical representation, language separation and interaction in production, code switching and mixing, neurolinguistics, childhood bilingualism. Prerequisite: Ling, Psych 367.

568. Cognitive Processes I. [Cognitive Processes.] (3)

Coverage of traditional and current theoretical approaches to visual and auditory detection and perception, and motor con - trol (locomotion, reaching, grasping, drawing, writing and speech) in humans.

569. Seminar in Psycholinguistics. (3)

(Also offered as Ling 568.)

571. Seminar in Social Psychology. (3)

572. Theories of Personality. (3)

Review of theories of personality as they are relevant to current research and clinical applications.

573. Seminar on Cross Cultural Research. (3)

577./377. Attitudes and Persuasion Processes. (3)

In-depth examination of the classic and contemporary approaches to attitudes and persuasion processes. Issues relevant to defining, measuring, forming and changing attitudes will be covered. Applications of attitude research will also be discussed. Includes discussion of formal (algebraic, computer-simulation) models. Prerequisite: 271.

578./378. Social Interaction. (3)

In-depth examination of interpersonal and group processes such as conformity, cooperation, competition, prejudice, conflict resolution and the sharing of limited resources. Includes discussion of formal (algebraic, computer-simulation) models. Prerequisite: 271.

599. Master's Thesis. (1-6)

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

600L. Practicum. (1-3 to a maximum of 3)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

601. Multiple Measures. (3)

Analysis of studies employing multiple predictor or dependent variables. Emphasis is on the goals and properties of: Multiple regression Hotelling's T2, discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, canonical correlation, principal components analysis, factor analysis, path analysis and covariance structure analysis.

630. Seminar in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. (3)

631L. Practicum in Psychotherapy with Adults I. (1-3)

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

632L. Practicum in Psychotherapy with Adults II. (1-3)

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

633. Systems of Psychotherapy. (3)

This course surveys major alternative systems of psychotherapy. Also included is consideration of criteria for differential selection of therapy approach, familiarization with treatment outcome research and basics of program evaluation.

634. Seminar in Treatment of Children, Adolescents and Families. (3)

Integrates the study of developmental, psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and family systems theories, research and methods with individually supervised psychotherapy with children, teens and families experiencing emotional, behavioral and relationship problems.

635. Child Assessment Practicum. (1-3 to a maximum of 3)

Supervised experience conducting psychological evaluations of children and adolescents in clinical settings. Both test administration and report writing will be emphasized. Prerequisites: 533, 535.

637. Family Psychopathology. (3)

Focuses on major theoretical perspectives of family pathology and therapeutic intervention. Examines family therapy process and outcome research with emphasis on family and therapist variables and therapeutic techniques. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

641. Seminar in Physiological Psychology. (2)

Critical examination of recent empirical and theoretical articles on behavioral/cognitive neuroscience topics selected by students.

648. Seminar in the Biological Basis of Psychopathology. (3)

Investigate the neuropsychology, neuropathology and behavior genetics of selected disorders. Short papers on readings and paper and presentation required. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

650./450. Special Topics in Psychology. (1-3)

Can be used toward major as many times as needed.

699. Dissertation. (3-12 hrs. per semester)