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404. Field Practicum.
One of the following: Psychology 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, or 390; and permission of instructor. (1-12). (Excl).
Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May be used as an experiential
lab in psychology. Credits may not be used toward either psychology
concentration. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated for a total of
twelve credits.
Students may make arrangements to work in field settings where
psychological principles may be observed and utilized. Information
about procedures for electing Psychology 404, 405, and 409 is
obtained at 1044 East Hall (764-2580).
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405. Field Practicum.
One of the following: Psychology 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, or 390; and permission of instructor. (1-12). (Excl).
Offered mandatory credit/no credit. May be used as an experiential
lab in psychology. Credits may not be used toward either psychology
concentration. (EXPERIENTIAL). May be repeated for a total of
twelve credits.
Students may make arrangements to work in field settings where
psychological principles may be observed and utilized. Information
about procedures for electing Psychology 404, 405, and 409 is
obtained at 1044 East Hall (764-2580).
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408. Field Practicum
in Research Techniques/Natural Science. Psychology
330 or 340 or 350 or 360 or 370 or 380 or 390. (1-4). (Excl).
Offered mandatory credit/no credit. Credits do not count for the
concentration, but the course may be used for an experiential
lab if taken for three credits. (EXPERIENTIAL). Credit is granted
for a combined total of twelve credits of Psychology 404, 405, 408 and 409, and for a maximum of fifteen credits for Psychology
211, 404, 405, 408 and 409. This course may be taken for a maximum
of two terms and/or four credits with the same instructor.
This field practicum course offers an opportunity to integrate
experiential and academic work within the context of a field setting.
Students make their own arrangements to work in a psychology research
lab; meet regularly with a faculty sponsor and research group
to discuss their experiences; read materials which are relevant
to the research topic and techniques being used; and create some
form of written product that discusses the research and the student's
participation in the research process. Students may obtain a list
of faculty sponsors offering research experience in the Undergraduate
Office, 1044 East Hall. An override from a Psychology Department
faculty member is required to register.
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409. Field Practicum
in Research Techniques. One of the following: Psychology
330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, or 390; and permission of instructor.
(1-4). (Excl). Offered mandatory credit/no credit. This course
may be used as an experiential lab in psychology. Credits may
not be used toward either psychology concentration. (EXPERIENTIAL).
May be repeated for a total of twelve credits. Credit is granted
for a combined total of twelve credits of Psychology 404, 405, 408 and 409, and for a maximum of fifteen credits of Psychology
211, 404, 405, 408, and 409. May be elected for a maximum of two
terms and/or four credits with the same instructor.
The course provides experience and education in research techniques.
The student works with the instructor on various aspects of psychological
research, completes readings, keeps a journal and completes a
paper which integrates the readings and experiences in the research
setting.
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411/WS 419. Gender and Group Process in a Multicultural Context. One course
in women's studies or psychology. (3). (SS).
See Women's Studies 419.
(White)
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412. Peer Counseling.
Introductory psychology. (3). (Excl).
Section 001 – Peer Counseling Skills. This course, which
is open to freshmen through seniors, is designed to explore the
basic principles, techniques, and developmental issues involved
in peer counseling. The class size will be limited to 30 in each
of two sections in this course so as to encourage discussion and participation in role play exercises. Appropriate readings and class discussion will address such issues as confidentiality, empathy, listening and communication skills. While there will
be no examinations, there will be weekly writing assignments, a midterm role play and critique, and a longer final paper. These
written assignments and in-class exercises will give an opportunity
to apply the theory and technique of peer counseling. Some of the readings and discussion will focus on issues of self understanding
in adolescence and adulthood, and on research issues in the field.
While there are not required prerequisites for this class, it
would be helpful for students to be curious about peer counseling
and have a capacity for empathy and self understanding. Both sections
of this course will meet with guest speakers on campus whose programs
offer opportunities to apply peer counseling skills and illustrations
of how such skills are applied. Some of the class sessions may
be videotaped for teaching purposes. Grades will be based on the
quality of participation and written assignments. A course pack
with readings and textbooks will be available, and additional
materials will be distributed by the instructor and teaching assistants
during the course. Cost:3
WL:1 (Hatcher)
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418/Religion 448. Psychology
and Spiritual Development. (3). (Excl).
See Religion 448. (Mann)
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437/Anthro. 368. Primate
Social Behavior I. (4). (NS). (BS).
See Biological Anthropology
368. (Mitani)
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442. Perception, Science, and Reality. Introductory psychology. (3). (NS).
(BS).
This course carries concentration credit for psychology concentrators
and natural science credit for non-psychology concentrators. The
course focuses on basic perceptual phenomena and theories. It
also examines the general relationship between perception and scientific observation. Topics include: sensory transduction and psychophysics, Gestalt organization, constancy and contrast effects, expectation, selective attention, perceptual learning, and symbolic
representation. While the course is oriented toward the natural
sciences, it also considers social, philosophical, and aesthetic
perspectives, since at its most general level, human perception
concerns the questions of how and why human beings use sensory
information to conceive of, and experience immediate reality the
way they do. The instructor assumes no particular psychology background, and non-psychology concentrators are welcome. Grades will be determined
on the basis of two short papers (each worth 20% of the grade)
and one longer paper (worth 60% of the grade). Questions concerning this class can be e-mailed to Robert Pachella. Cost:2
WL:5, Get on waitlist. At beginning of term be sure that your
telephone number at CRISP is correct: If not call 764-9440 to
correct it. As places in the course open up, we will call people
IN ORDER from the waitlist. (Pachella)
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448. Mathematical Psychology.
One year of college mathematics and Psych. 340. (3).
(Excl). (BS). (QR/2).
This course will examine several standard mathematical techniques
in modeling psychological processes and analyzing psychological
data. Topics include signal detection theory, game theory, measurement theory, and mathematical learning theory. Basic concepts will
be provided along with sufficient technical details so as to equip the students with a working knowledge (as well as pointing out
pitfalls and constraints) of these mathematical methods widely
used in psychological research. (Zhang)
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453. Socialization of the Child. Psych. 350. (3). (SS).
This course will focus on the social and emotional development
of children with particular emphasis on the various influences
on children's socialization such as family, peers, schools, and the society at large. A partial list of topics includes: biological
influences on development, infant-caregiver attachments, the development
of children's friendships, parental beliefs and behaviors, the
role of fathers in child development, sex-role development, the
development of prosocial behavior, the development of the self, the development of achievement motivation, schools as socialization
agents, day care and maternal employment, and divorce and single-parenthood.
The class will be a combination of lecture and discussion. (Meyers)
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455. Cognitive Development.
Psych. 350. (3). (SS).
How do children think? Are thinking and learning fundamentally
different for babies in comparison to children in comparison to
adults? This course tackles these questions, examining children's thinking and intellectual growth from infancy to adulthood. Topics
covered include: concepts, memory, language, math and number, literacy, problem solving, and children's understanding of the
social world (social cognition). We will consider different theories
of how mental abilities develop, and pay particular attention
to recent psychological research (experimental and observational
even cross-cultural) on these topics. The course includes lectures, but since enrollment is limited to 30 or fewer it also includes
considerable in-class discussion in a seminar format. Students
will be evaluated by exams and one term paper. Cost:2
(Wellman)
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456. Human Infancy. Psych.
350. (3). (Excl).
This course will cover the social, emotional, and cognitive development
of infants over the first three years of life, with an emphasis
on children's development in context. We will also focus on the
interface between social policy and issues relevant to infant
development. Student's performance on exams, a research paper, and class presentations will serve as the means for evaluation.
The class will meet twice weekly for lecture and discussion sessions.
Cost:2 WL:1
(Volling)
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459. Psychology of Aging.
Psych. 350. (3). (SS).
This undergraduate course is designed to familiarize students
with current knowledge about the constancies and changes that
occur in adult behavior and thought, as well as to acquaint them
with likely causes of stability, growth, and decline across adulthood, and provide them with an enriched understanding of development
and aging. By the end of the course, students should be able to
characterize the range and variety of possible adult developmental
trajectories, and interpret research addressing development and aging. The knowledge gained in the course should provide students
with an understanding of the needs of older adults in our present
society, as well an appreciation of the tremendous resource the
older population offers. In addition, the course should provide
students with insights about the changes they should expect as they get older, and things they can do to affect these changes.
The course also should expand students' thinking about the implications
of development and aging for individuals and societies. The course
will cover theory, methods, and data relevant to age differences
in adulthood. We will begin with a brief overview of theoretical
and methodological issues. Then we will consider age differences
in specific areas, and the implications of these age differences
for individual and societal functioning. Areas to be covered are
biological function (including physical and mental health); basic
cognitive processes (e.g., sensation, perception, attention, speed of processing, learning, and memory); higher mental processes (e.g., problem solving, intelligence, creativity, and wisdom); personality; emotionality; motivation; stress; coping;
social interaction (both within and between generations); social
roles (e.g., family, work, and community responsibilities, and leisure activities); gender differences; and ethnic, cultural, and historical diversity. Student grades will be based on exams
and papers. A text and supplemental readings will be assigned.
Classes will involve lecture and discussion. (Perlmutter)
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464. Group Behavior in
Organizations. Psych. 360. (3). (Excl).
The course is designed to help students understand the nature
of behavior in groups within organizational settings. Topics include the nature of groups, group roles, leadership, group effectiveness, and other related areas. Emphasis is on the application of group
concepts to organizational environments. (Saavedra)
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471. Marriage and the
Family. Introductory psychology. (3). (SS).
An intensive introduction to the clinical and research literatures
on the family in contemporary American society. Designed especially
for students interested in clinical work with families, the course
will examine family process, assessment, and intervention from the conceptual vantage point of general systems theory. Students
will be expected to attend weekly lectures and discussion. (S. Olson)
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474. Introduction to
Behavior Therapy. Psych. 370. (3). (Excl).
The course will review the major theoretical models, assessment
strategies, and treatment modalities of behavior therapy. The
syllabus will initially introduce behavior modification within the context of traditional psychology and review its underlying
assumptions. Basic principles of classical and operant conditioning
and social learning theory will be described, and the respective
paradigms will be extended to explain the mechanisms and remediation
of childhood and adult psychopathology including marital and family
dysfunction. Recent trends in behavior therapy, including the
growth of cognitive schools of behavior change and the application
of learning principles in the investigation and treatment of a
wide variety of medical disorders, will follow. Finally, a critical
evaluation of behavior therapy and relevant ethical concerns will
be discussed. Student evaluation will be based on three examinations
and a behavior modification project. Cost:2
WL:1 (Roth)
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488/Soc. 465. Sociological
Analysis of Deviant Behavior. Introductory sociology
or introductory psychology as a social science. (3). (SS).
See Sociology 465. (Modigliani)
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