Psychology Courses

Course Offerings Fall 2013

Course Code	Title/Instructor	Meets
PSYC 130-01	Perception, Memory & Thought Instructor: Anthony Rauhut, Patricia Reeder Course Description: This introduction to cognitive psychology will cover such topics as: How do you recognize your grandmother? Can you do more than one thing at a time? Why can't you remember the names of people you just met? More formally, we will examine the processes of perception, attention, representation, and retrieval in children, adults, and machines.	1330:TF KAUF 179
PSYC 130-02	Perception, Memory & Thought Instructor: Anthony Rauhut, Patricia Reeder Course Description: This introduction to cognitive psychology will cover such topics as: How do you recognize your grandmother? Can you do more than one thing at a time? Why can't you remember the names of people you just met? More formally, we will examine the processes of perception, attention, representation, and retrieval in children, adults, and machines.	1500:TF KAUF 179
PSYC 150-01	Cross-Cultural Psychology Instructor: Diane Brockman Course Description: This course takes the position that human behavior can best be understood only in the cultural context in which it occurs. Discussions focus on the impact of culture on human behavior including the nature of culture; political and religious elements of culture; perceptions, stereotypes and the realities of cultural differences; how nationalism and animosity between cultures grow; and sources of prejudice and cultural conflict, and how they may be reduced. Suitable for all students, regardless of prior background in psychology.	0930:MWF KAUF 179
PSYC 150-02	Cross-Cultural Psychology Instructor: Diane Brockman Course Description: This course takes the position that human behavior can best be understood only in the cultural context in which it occurs. Discussions focus on the impact of culture on human behavior including the nature of culture; political and religious elements of culture; perceptions, stereotypes and the realities of cultural differences; how nationalism and animosity between cultures grow; and sources of prejudice and cultural conflict, and how they may be reduced. Suitable for all students, regardless of prior background in psychology.	1030:MWF KAUF 179
PSYC 155-01	Child Development Instructor: Gregory Smith Course Description: This introduction to developmental psychology will cover such topics as: What are the processes of prenatal development and birth? How does an infant learn about the world around him or her? How do children develop as social beings? And, how do the cognitive abilities of thought, language, and memory develop?	1330:MR TOME 115
PSYC 175-01	Intro to Community Psychology Instructor: Michele Ford Course Description: This course will provide an introduction to the field of community psychology--a field that focuses on persons-in-context and the ways that social issues, institutions, and settings impact individuals' mental health and wellbeing. In the course, we will: (a) review the historical underpinnings of community psychology; (b) examine the field's major tenets and theories, including its emphasis on understanding the role of the environment in human behavior; (c) explore the field's application to a range of clinical and social issues; and (d) emulate the field's commitment to the promotion of social change through research and action.	1130:MWF KAUF 186
PSYC 175-02	Intro to Community Psychology Instructor: Michele Ford Course Description: This course will provide an introduction to the field of community psychology--a field that focuses on persons-in-context and the ways that social issues, institutions, and settings impact individuals' mental health and wellbeing. In the course, we will: (a) review the historical underpinnings of community psychology; (b) examine the field's major tenets and theories, including its emphasis on understanding the role of the environment in human behavior; (c) explore the field's application to a range of clinical and social issues; and (d) emulate the field's commitment to the promotion of social change through research and action.	1230:MWF KAUF 186
PSYC 201-01	Design of Psychological Resch Instructor: Teresa Barber Course Description: Permission of Instructor Required Completion of both PSYC 201 and PSYC 202 fulfills the WR Requirement.	0830:MWF KAUF 186 1330:W KAUF 186
PSYC 202-01	Analysis of Psychological Data Instructor: Anthony Rauhut Course Description: Completion of both PSYC 201 and PSYC 202 fulfills the WR Requirement.	0900:TR KAUF 186 1030:TR KAUF 186
PSYC 325-01	Res Meth in Biological Psych Instructor: Meredith Rauhut Course Description: Permission of Instructor Required	0930:MWF JAMESR 1206 1030:MWF JAMESR 1206
PSYC 340-01	Rsrch Meth in Social Psych Instructor: James Skelton Course Description: We conduct empirical studies in order to become familiar with techniques for measuring attitudes and social behavior in the field and the lab, for analyzing and evaluating data, and for reporting findings and conclusions. Students gain direct experience in the process of conducting research studies by working as experimenters and data analysts. Three hours classroom plus three hours laboratory a week. Prerequisites: 140, 201 and 202.	1130:MWF KAUF 185 1230:MWF KAUF 185
PSYC 365-01	Rsrch Meth in Clinical Psych Instructor: Suman Ambwani Course Description: This course will introduce various strategies used in empirical research of clinical phenomena. Practice in behavioral observation systems, structured clinical interviews, and assessment techniques will be gained as students conduct research and write research reports in the area of clinical psychology. Three hours classroom plus three hours laboratory a week. Prerequisites: 165, 201 and 202.	1330:MR KAUF 185 1500:MR KAUF 185
PSYC 380-01	Guided Research in Psychology Instructor: Gregory Smith Course Description: Students conduct empirical research in an area of psychological science, analyze data, and report findings and conclusions. Three hours classroom plus three hours lab per week.	0900:TR KAUF 187 1030:TR KAUF 187
PSYC 410-01	Seminar in Learning Theory Instructor: Anthony Rauhut Course Description: Elementary principles govern simple and complex human behavior. This seminar examines how such principles help us understand both typical, everyday behaviors (e.g., eating) and atypical or maladaptive behaviors (e.g., drub abuse). Formal theories of learning also are discussed. Prerequisites: 201 and 202.	1330:TF KAUF 187
PSYC 430-01	Seminar in Cognitive Psych Instructor: Anthony Rauhut, Patricia Reeder Course Description: Students will present and discuss one or more topics in human cognition using primary sources. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, intelligence and creativity, the development of physical and mental skills, changes in learning and memory as we age, and thought in humans and machines. Students will write several essays that explain and evaluate the concepts that are discussed. Prerequisites: 201 and 202.	0830:MWF KAUF 187
PSYC 435-01	Gender and Sexual Identities Instructor: Megan Yost Course Description: Cross-listed with WGST 300-02.	1500:TF KAUF 187
PSYC 480-01	Sem in Organization Psych Instructor: Diane Brockman Course Description: This course will focus on the relationship between the individual and the organization as well as examine elements of the organization that affect behavior. Selected topics include leadership, group and interpersonal processes, motivation, occupational health and safety, consumer behavior, and occupational stress. Small groups, role playing, and other experiential exercises will be used to clarify important concepts in the field.	1330:W KAUF 187
PSYC 500-01	Independent Study Instructor: Suman Ambwani Course Description:	:
PSYC 550-01	Independent Research Instructor: Megan Yost Course Description:	: