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Psychology (PSYC)
The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
100 Introduction to Psychology (4, FaSp) Factors that influence human behavior, including learning, thinking, perception, motivation, and emotion; analysis of determinants of development, adjustment, and maladjustment.
155xg Psychological Perspectives on Social Issues (4, Irregular) Examines psychological dimensions of social problems, e.g., violence, substance abuse, discrimination, child development, sexual behavior, media, sports, power, and education. Emphasizes causes, effects and treatment. Not available for major credit to psychology majors.
165Lg Drugs, Behavior and Society (4) An integrative systems perspective of drugs; including their historical, economic, and cultural importance, psychopharmacology, addiction, relationship to crime, and therapeutic use in treating psychological disorders.
210gm Introduction to the Study of Women and Men in Society (4) (Enroll in SWMS 210gm)
230Lxg Brain, Mind and Machines: Topics in Neuroscience (4, Sp) (Enroll in BISC 230Lxg)
274 Statistics I (4, FaSp) Introduction to the use of statistics in psychology: basic ideas in measurement; frequency distributions; descriptive statistics; concepts and procedures in statistical inference. Recommended preparation: PSYC 100, MATH 116
275Lg Language and Mind (4, FaSp) (Enroll in LING 275Lg)
295 Urban Psychology (2, Sp) Combined classroom discussion of assigned readings and field application of community psychology. Projects directed by faculty to illustrate combining service and research in community settings. Recommended preparation: psychology or other social science background.
300 Human Diversity: The Psychology of Individual Differences (4, Irregular) How and why people differ from one another. Emphasizes the balance between both social and biological forces shaping individuality.
301L Cognitive Processes (4, Irregular) Experimental and theoretical aspects of human memory, perception, thinking, and language. Lectures, demonstrations, and individual experiments. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
304L Sensation and Perception (4, Irregular) Receptor processes and stimulus organization; traditional topics in the perception of objects, space, time. Laboratory demonstrations and exercises. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
305 Learning and Memory (4, Irregular) Principles involved in classical and operant conditioning. Concentration on basic causes of behavior; consideration of the relevance of simple behavioral laws to complicated human behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
314L Research Methods (4, FaSp) Experimental and other research methods in psychology; nature and concepts of scientific method. Laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and PSYC 274.
315 Psychological Measurement (4, Irregular) Modern tests of ability, intelligence, and achievement. Measurement of attitudes and personality traits. Principles of construction and validation of tests. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and PSYC 274.
320 Principles of Psychobiology (4, Fa) The integrative study of bio-behavioral systems. Evolutionary, developmental, ecological, social, ethological, and physiological factors mediating representative behavioral and psychological phenonmenon are examined in detail. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
326 Behavioral Neuroscience (4, FaSp) Neural bases of behavior. Concentration on sensory and motor processes and the interaction of neural, chemical, and hormonal systems. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
336L Developmental Psychology (4, FaSp) Child and adolescent behavior and associated theories; exploration of the continuity between child and adult behavior. Laboratory projects. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
337L Adult Development and Aging (4, FaSp) Genetic, physical, and social influences during adult years on perception, learning and memory, intelligence, personality, social roles, and normal and deviant behavioral patterns. Laboratory demonstrations and exercises. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
338 Adolescent Development (4) The adolescent years from both an applied and research-oriented perspective. Topics include physical, cognitive, and moral development; socialization; and sexual and sex-role development. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
340 History of Psychology (4, Irregular) Early Greek and medieval background; later European developments; modern psychological systems; current trends. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
355 Social Psychology (4, FaSp) Theoretical and experimental analysis of human behavior. Social processes involved in attitudes, conformity, compliance, interpersonal perception, liking, affiliation, aggression, altruism, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
359 Interpersonal Relations (4, FaSp) Theories and research on person perception, attribution processes, interpersonal attraction and romantic love, freedom and causality, social comparison phenomena. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
360 Abnormal Psychology (4, FaSp) The commonly diagnosed behavior pathologies; biological, social, cultural, and developmental antecedents of abnormal behavior; principles of learning, perception, and motivation, as they relate to psychopathology. Not open to students with credit in PSYC 461. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
361 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4, Irregular) Introduction to the scientist-practitioner model of clinical psychology, including research methods, psychological assessment and diagnosis, psychotherapeutic interventions, and treatment of special populations. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
366 Personality (4, Sp) Major theories of human personality; problems of measurement, experimentation, and theory construction as applied to personality theory. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
372 Human Sexuality (4, Sp) Psychological and physiological base of sexuality; gender identity, childbearing, birth control, venereal diseases; dysfunctions and treatments.
380 Junior Honors Seminar (2-4, max 8, FaSp) Advanced study of scientific inquiry in psychology with in-depth analysis of current research by faculty in the Psychology Department. Preparation for senior honors thesis research. Corequisite: PSYC 314L.
390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
401 Evolution, Genetics, and Behavior (4) Evolutionary and genetic basis of human behavior, including intelligence, sexual behavior, criminal behavior, and violence. Etiology of human diversity, including sex, race, and individual differences. Prerequisite: PSYC 100; recommended preparation: PSYC 274.
404L Psychophysiology of Emotion (4, Irregular) Introduction to the scientific study of emotional behavior. Emphasizes research into relations between physiological and psychological variables underlying emotional experience. Demonstrations and laboratory. Prerequisite: PSYC 100, PSYC 274, and PSYC 314.
405 Child Language Acquisition (4) (Enroll in LING 405)
406 Psycholinguistics (4, Irregular) Experimental and theoretical aspects of how spoken and written language is produced and understood, learned during childhood, and affected by brain damage. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or LING 210.
407 Atypical Language (4) (Enroll in LING 407)
420 Animal Behavior (4, Irregular) Sensory systems, central nervous system design, instinctive behavior, motivation, learning, social behavior, and the evolution of behavioral adaptations. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
424 Neuropsychology (4, Irregular) Effects of brain damage on human behavior and abilities, particularly language, memory, and emotion. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and PSYC 326.
426 Motivated Behaviors (4, Irregular) Social, environmental, and physiological influences on behaviors associated with aggression, eating, reproduction, and sleep. Will focus on behavioral disorders such as violence, anorexia/bulimia, sexual abuse, and insomnia. Recommended preparation: PSYC 100.
428 Psychobiology of Development and Aging (4, Irregular) The neurobiological correlates of behavior from a developmental orientation. Human and animal data examining the problems of brain plasticity will be examined. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and PSYC 326.
430 Advanced Child Development (4, Irregular) An analysis of selected topics and issues in child development. Prerequisite: PSYC 100; recommended preparation: PSYC 274, PSYC 314L , PSYC 366L.
433 Children's Learning and Cognitive Development (4, Irregular) Examination of contemporary psychological theory and research on the development of cognitive skills, including language, memory, reading, and mathematics. Prerequisite: PSYC 336L.
438 Behavioral Genetics (4, Irregular) Inheritance and evolution of behavioral characteristics in man and other species. Prerequisite: PSYC 274.
451 Formation and Change of Attitudes (4, Irregular) Effects of socialization, personal influence, propaganda and social structure on private attitudes and public opinion. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 and PSYC 355.
453 Intergroup Relations (4) Examination of the nature of relations between human groups and the psychological mechanisms relating to intergroup conflict, war, genocide, stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Prerequisite: PSYC 355.
454 Social Cognition (4, Irregular) Theory and research on cognitive processes in social behavior, to include social inference, cognition and emotion, the Self, social categorization, person memory, and attribution processes. Prerequisite: PSYC 100; PSYC 355 recommended.
457 Applied Social Psychology (4, Irregular) Practical applications of theories and research in social psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 100 or departmental approval; recommended preparation: PSYC 355.
461 Seminar in Abnormal Psychology (4, Irregular) In-depth study of the several paradigms of psychopathology and therapy with reliance on original sources as well as standard textbook readings. Not open to students with credit in PSYC 360. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
462m Minority Mental Health (4, Irregular) The influence of culture, ethnicity, race and gender on human behavior. Mental health issues relevant to ethnic minorities in the U.S.
463 Criminal Behavior (4, Irregular) Genetic, biological, psychological, and sociological characteristics of those who evidence criminal behavior; theoretical formulations to be reviewed and appraised. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
464 Psychology of Marriage and the Family (4) Theories and research on family relationships across the life span, including research methods, cultural and developmental perspectives, communication, conflict, attachment, individual psychopathology and family violence. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
465 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (4) Survey of current topics, technologies and techniques. Students acquire a basic understanding of how forensic psychologists contribute their unique expertise to the American legal system. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
480x Senior Honors Seminar (2-4, max 8, FaSp) Advanced study of empirical approaches in psychology. Progress presentations and evaluations of Senior Honors Thesis research. In-depth exploration of issues in science. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: senior standing in Psychology Undergraduates Honors Program and departmental approval.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSp) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, FaSp) Selected topics in the various specialty areas within psychology. Topic will vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: PSYC 100.
501 Statistics in Psychological Research (4, Fa) Principles of descriptive and inferential statistics for psychological research; introduction to analysis of variance and regression. Computer methods. Prerequisite: PSYC 274.
502 Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design (4, Sp) Experimental designs and their analyses of variance beyond straightforward factorial, nested, or repeated measures designs. Prerequisite: PSYC 501.
503L Regression and the General Linear Model (4, Fa) Multiple regression as a tool in experimental and non-experimental data; analysis of variance and covariance as regression on coded variables. Computer applications Laboratory exercises. Prerequisite: PSYC 501.
504 Research Design (4, Sp) Intensive review of research methods in the behavioral sciences. Problem analysis, formulation of research propositions, and procedures for research inference.
506 Learning and Cognition (4, Irregular) Survey of learning theory and research, including conditioning and information-processing approaches with human and animal subjects.
508 Historical Foundations of Psychology (4, Irregular) History of psychology: clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, quantitative, and social; epistemology and philosophy of science as applied to psychology.
510 Visual Cognition (4, Irregular) The behavioral, neural, and computational aspects of real-time shape recognition will be examined, along with implications for imagery, reading, concepts, and attention.
512 Seminar in Social Psychology (4, max 8, Fa) Problems and theories of the person in the social context. Person perception, interpersonal relations, attitude dynamics, social systems.
514 Psychopathology (4, Fa) Study of psychopathology: in-depth survey of theory and research concerning psychological disorders; introduction of diagnosis. (One of three clinical psychology core courses: PSYC 514, PSYC 515, PSYC 619.)
515 Clinical Assessment (4, Fa) Study of clinical assessment: test construction, measurement and prediction of behavior, major cognitive and personality assessment instruments. (One of three clinical psychology core courses: PSYC 514, PSYC 515, PSYC 619.)
516 Survey of Physiological Psychology (4, Irregular) Survey of theory and research in the physiological and neural bases of psychological and behavioral functioning.
520 Test Analysis (4, Irregular) Factor analytic theory. Classical test theory. Prerequisite: PSYC 501.
524 Research Design in Developmental Psychology (4, Irregular) Review and practice in the analysis and design of experimental and quasiexperimental paradigms for research on ontogenetic age changes and generational differences in behavior.
531 Psychology of Adult Differentiation and Aging (4, Irregular) Present findings on changes in organization of behavior after physical maturity; drives, emotions, learning and memory, thinking and problem solving, achievement, psychophysiology. Prerequisite: B.A. in psychology.
533 Cognitive Development in Children (4, Sp) Review of theories of cognitive development. Analysis of research on brain functioning, perception, memory, language, reasoning and academic skills from birth to adolescence. Open to graduate students in psychology.
534 Social and Emotional Development in Children (4, Fa) Theories of social and emotional development, including sociocultural perspectives. Analysis of research on temperament, social relationships, individuation and moral development from birth to adolescence. Open to graduate students in psychology.
535ab Proseminar in Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4-4, Irregular) Theory and research in human development: perception, learning, intelligence, and psychophysiological processes.
544 Psychophysiology (4, max 8, Irregular) Recent research on relations between basic psychological states (e.g., cognition, learning, emotion) and physiological response processes (e.g., autonomic responses, covert muscle activity).
545 Neuropsychology (4, Irregular) Brain mechanisms underlying perceptual and cognitive functioning: brain damage, loss of function, and clinical assessment. Prerequisite: PSYC 516.
546 Current Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience (4, max 8) Analysis of selected, recent advances of perception, memory, attention, and conceptualization, as revealed by neuroimaging; behavioral, drug, primate single-unit studies; cognitive deficits and evolutionary perspectives. Recommended preparation: some background in behavior science, neuroscience, or computational science.
547 Functional Neuroanatomy (4, Irregular) Regional organization and systems of the mammalian nervous system and their functions.
548L Functional Neuroanatomy Laboratory (2, Irregular) Laboratory on the regional organization and systems of the mammalian nervous system and their functions. Prerequisite: PSYC 547.
575 Multivariate Analysis of Behavioral Data (4, Irregular) Multivariate statistical techniques; multiple regression, univariate and multivariate analysis of variance, factor analysis, and canonical correlation. Computer methods in data analysis. Prerequisite: PSYC 501.
576 Psycholinguistics (3, Fa) (Enroll in LING 576)
577 Analysis of Covariance Structures (4, Irregular) Multivariate analysis of non-experimental data, including structural equation modeling, path analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Computer applications using variety of optimization routines and purpose-written software. Prerequisite: PSYC 503.
578 Workshop in Quantitative Methods (4, max 8) Practical, hands-on experience in the application of selected quantitative methods to empirical data. Includes training in use of relevant computer software. Prerequisite: PSYC 501 and either PSYC 502 or PSYC 503.
580 Seminar in Aging (4-8, Irregular) Review of the literature on selected aspects of aging. Identification of problems, issues of theory and interpretation, and implications for research design.
585 Biological Basis of Learning and Behavior (4, Irregular) Survey of data, concepts, and methods of attempts to determine physical substructure of learning and behavior.
586 Advanced Psycholinguistics (3, max 9) (Enroll in LING 586)
590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSp) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
594abz Master's Thesis (2-2-0, FaSp) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
595 Practicum in Clinical Psychology (1-4, max 12, FaSp) Supervised experience in interviewing skills and assessment, including psychological test administration and the preparation of reports. Graded CR/NC.
599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Selected topics in the various speciality areas within psychology at the graduate level. Topic will vary from semester to semester.
606 Seminar in Learning and Memory (4, max 8, Irregular) Basic problems and experimental data related to understanding the nature of learning processes.
607 Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience (4, max 8, Irregular) Selected topics considered in the contexts of recent experimental developments and current theoretical trends.
610 Seminar in Information Processing in the Nervous System (4, max 8, Irregular) Current issues in research on short term retention, recognition, and recall; sensory filtering and attention; information processes in human skill; limits of capacity.
612 Seminar in Advanced Social Psychology (4, max 16, Irregular) An intensive consideration of selected concepts, theories, and research problems in social psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 512.
616 Research Techniques for Non-Experimental Social Science (4, Irregular) Quasi-experimental designs; causal inference from correlational research, techniques for evaluating measures of attitude, personality, and social motives: observational methods; content analysis; sampling and survey techniques.
619 Psychological Intervention (4, Sp) Study of clinical psychological treatment: research and theory about major psychological approaches to intervention. (One of three clinical psychology core courses: PSYC 514, PSYC 515, PSYC 619.)
621 Seminar in Quantitative Psychology (4, max 12, Irregular) Selected topics in mathematical psychology.
622 Decision Analysis and Behavioral Decision Theory (4, Irregular) Normative and descriptive theories and research on human decision-making, with special emphasis on applications to real social decision problems.
660 Seminar in Clinical Psychology (4, max 8, Irregular) Selected topics in clinical psychology.
663 Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience (4) (Enroll in CSCI 663)
675 Seminar in Experimental Child Psychology (4, max 8) A treatment of current research with children, specializing in problems of learning and motivation.
676 Seminar in Psycholinguistics (3, max 12) (Enroll in LING 676)
680 Seminar in Psychopathology (4, max 8, Irregular) Selected topics in psychopathology.
691ab Internship in Clinical Psychology (0-0, FaSp) Supervised clinical work in an approved mental health setting. Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: good standing in clinical program and departmental approval.
695 Advanced Practicum in Clinical Psychology (1-4, max 12, FaSp) Didactic practicum combining theory and research on psychological intervention with clinical practice in assessment and treatment, focused on particular client groups or disorders. Graded CR/NC.
790 Research (1-12, FaSp) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.